Satellite News

The Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) officially took control of its second satellite, Vinasat-2, at a ceremony in Hanoi on 4 July.

Arianespace will orbit two satellites on its third Ariane 5 launch of the year: the dedicated Internet satellite EchoStar XVII for the U.S. operator and service provider Hughes, and the MSG-3 weather satellite for EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

JAXA confirmed that the Global Change Observation Mission 1st – Water “Shizuku” (GCOM-W1) was inserted into a planned position on the A-Train orbit as a result of orbit control performed on 29 June 2012. The satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center on 17 May 2012 (UTC).

While industrial partners build the first Sentinel satellites, experts at ESA are developing and testing vital mission control systems for engineers to operate the craft once in orbit. For the mission operations teams at ESOC, ESA’s European Space Operations Centre, it also means developing the hardware, software, networks and other resources on the ground to operate the satellite.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Integral Systems Europe Limited subsidiary (ISE) has been selected by Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. to deliver an RF System for integration at Measat’s Cyberjaya Teleport and Broadcast Centre near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Aerojet has marked the delivery of its 100th R-4D-15 High Performance Apogee Thruster (HiPAT) to Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems in a ceremony today at Aerojet’s Redmond production facility. The event commemorated the milestone delivery and the R-4D record of 100% mission success throughout five decades of service, the company said.Other Posts:Astra-1L And Galaxy 17 Ready For Launch Aboard Ariane 5Advantech Names Government Sales ExecutiveLast parts for Ares I-X shippedMilitary Communications Programs Making ProgressSwedish Space Corporation appoints new CEOSatellite TV Enables Americans to Follow the News EasilyGMV selected by Intelsat to provide satellite ground softwareCOM DEV wins contract on commercial broadband satellite

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