Satellite News

Following testing in orbit, Eutelsat’s Hotbird 10 is scheduled by the end of March to commence more than 15 years of service at 7 degrees West in geostationary orbit.

The Indian Space Research Organisation said that the Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) expected to be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota next month, is not an Israeli one. But what about its payload?

Almost a year ago, Russia denied that its Kosmos 2421 spy satellite was falling apart. Now officials said they were monitoring about 30 pieces of debris that broke away to ensure they don’t jeopardise the International Space Station and its crew.

The second of three next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites was recently shipped from Boeing’s satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo, Calif., to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, where it will undergo final preparations for launch this spring.

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the Critical Design Audit of the Space Segment for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).

A high-reliability heritage flight cryocooler built by Northrop Grumman Corporation is now operational, following its launch aboard Japan’s Ibuki, also known as the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT), earlier in February.

Lockheed Martin has partnered with the University of Florida to develop and launch five miniature satellites to test innovative new space solutions.

Harris Corporation announced that the OS/COMET COTS product for satellite control now includes NEO, a Network Enabled Operations capability for platform-independent remote access.