Satellite News

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft is approximately 18 million kilometers from Earth, and continuing its drift-away orbit. All systems are operating normally.

An advanced antenna reflector designed and built by Harris Corporation for use onboard the Sirius FM-5 satellite was successfully deployed on orbit on 15 July 2009, the company said in a statement released today.

Lockheed Martin said that the recently launched satellite known as PAN was “performing as required.”

Satellite spotters say they have found the mysterious PAN communication satellite recently launched from Cape Canaveral. Its apparent location may be another strange twist in this story but could also provide a clue about its user, an unnamed U.S. government agency.
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The Demonstration Flight H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), launched by the H-IIB Test Flight Launch Vehicle on 11 September 2009 from the Tanegashima Space Center, was successfully berthed at the International Space Station (ISS).

Pakistan and China signed an agreement to develop a new satellite, PakSat-1R, Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Division (EAD) said in a press release.