Satellite News

GIOVE-A, the first Galileo test satellite in orbit, has been moved to a higher orbit to ensure that it does not cross the operational Galileo constellation’s orbits for more than 100 years.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and CNES President Yannick d’Escatha signed four agreements in support of U.S. and French space co-operation.

Lockheed Martin has begun thermal vacuum testing of the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.

NASA said its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon.

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed acoustic testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite.

The U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program achieved a major milestone on September 2009 when it flew its 200th mission.

Eurobird 1 at 28.5 degrees is fully operational again, according to Eutelsat.

The recent launch of the Optus D3 communications satellite marks the first flight of Saft’s newest lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology, the battery manufacturer said.