Satellite News

The European Space Agency ESA and the Alphabus Joint Project Team successfully completed the Qualification Review of one of the world’s largest yet lightest satellite tanks ever built, a new generation of bi-propellant tanks.

Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced that it had on 13 January 2010 brought into service the Africasat-2 satellite at 5.7 degrees East.

Globalstar, Inc. announced that in preparation for the upcoming launches of its new second-generation satellites the company has commenced installation of satellite telemetry control unit (TCU) upgrades.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced that in preparation for the upcoming launches of its new second-generation satellites the company has commenced installation of satellite telemetry control unit (TCU) upgrades.
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“Johannes Kepler,” the second unmanned European cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS), is currently undergoing its first flightworthiness and functionality tests as a fully integrated unit at the Astrium facility in Bremen, Germany.
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The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) programme has achieved two key milestones: a testing milestone demonstrating that the ground system is on track to support launch of the first SBIRS geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite in the constellation, and a maturity milestone moving the ground system into the next level of integration.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that the GOES 10 satellite that it built for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was retired after serving the organisation for 12 years, more than twice its required mission life.
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SES Astra has been awarded a second contract by the European Commission (EC) to provide hosted payload services for EGNOS, the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. The contract was awarded following a tender by the European Commission.
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