Satellite News

Boeing’s first of four satellites for Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network, has passed all of its on-orbit testing and has now been handed over to Inmarsat.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a precautionary safe standby mode on 9 March after an unscheduled swap from one main computer to another. The mission’s ground team has begun restoring the spacecraft to full operations.

ECAPS, an SSC Group company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Skybox Imaging (Skybox) to supply 12 complete HPGP propulsion system modules for the SkySat constellation of high-resolution imaging and video-capable satellites.

Harris Corporation has received an 18-month follow-on contract from Boeing to provide Ka-band antennas for the fourth Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite.

Two downlink antennas are being integrated into the protected communications payload built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite.

Orbital Sciences Corporation today introduced its GEOStar-3 satellite platform, stating the programme is now ready for delivery to commercial satellite operators on production schedules of 24 to 27 months.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for a Lithium Ion battery Orbital Replacement Unit (ORU), which will continue to give astronauts the power they need to conduct important research aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Aireon LLC, the developer of the world’s first space-based global air traffic surveillance system, announced that the receiver payload for the system has successfully completed qualification testing for operation in the harsh environment of space.