Satellite News

The Turksat 4A spacecraft built by Mitsubishi Electric for Turksat AS was delivered by air to the Baikonur Cosmodrome on 16 January. This communication satellite is to be launched by a Proton M/Briz M launch vehicle this February.

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft is to exit hibernation on 20 November at 1000 UTC. Operating on solar energy alone, the spacecraft was put to sleep in mid-2011 as it cruised far from the Sun and out towards the orbit of Jupiter.

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft is to exit hibernation on 20 November at 1000 UTC. Operating on solar energy alone, the spacecraft was put to sleep in mid-2011 as it cruised far from the Sun and out towards the orbit of Jupiter.

India’s advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D has been declared operational.

China’s moon rover Yutu has completed its first scientific exploration of lunar soil on Tuesday, the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) said.

Boeing said its Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system has helped the U.S. Air Force cut the danger of satellites being lost by two-thirds in the past year by detecting potential threats more quickly and enabling operators to take earlier action if needed.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Ghalam LLP (Kazakhstan) have agreed that SSTL’s new X50 platform design will deliver KazSTSAT, a small satellite mission announced under a contract signed last year.

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that its Cygnus cargo logistics spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach manoeuvres with the International Space Station (ISS).