Satellite News

It has already been reported that the EU Commission is likely to award OHB Technology, Germany, a contract for at eight satellites for the Galileo satnav system. Industry sources now said it could be even for 14 spacecraft. An official announcement is expected on 7 January.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced it has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Boeing Satellite and Intelligence Systems, Inc.
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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to launch the country’s second telecommunications satellite, Vinasat 2, by 2012.

DigitalGlobe announced that its latest high-resolution satellite, WorldView-2, has achieved full operational capability. Imagery from the satellite is now available to global resellers, partners, and customers.

After nearly five years of concurrent operations with the Afternoon Constellation, known as the “A-Train,” the PARASOL satellite is going on another orbit “track.” The A-Train includes a number of NASA satellites that orbit the Earth one behind the other on the same track.

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Based Infrared Systems Wing announced the successful completion of critical design reviews for the SBIRS Follow-On Production (SFP) programme for the Highly Elliptical Orbit and Geosynchronous payloads.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to provide Nimiq 6 for Telesat and EchoStar XVI for a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation.
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Russia is operating less satellites than a few years ago, but unlike in the past most spacecraft have not reached the end of their guarantee life yet.
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