Satellite News

The Ciel II satellite has been delivered to the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and is ready to start its launch campaign for a Proton launch scheduled for the evening of 10 December.

Kayser-Threde has signed a contract with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Bonn, under which the company will become system prime contractor for the next German satellite mission, EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program).

Boeing announced the successful demonstration of a common software application that can support the space and ground segments of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT).

The first orbit reduction manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft which is orbiting the moon, was successfully performed on 9 November 2008. The satellite had entered lunar orbit the day before.

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months.

Orbital Sciences Corporation has shipped the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite to its launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Northrop Grumman Corporation said it successfully delivered a key sensor for global climate change measurement one week ahead of schedule and on budget. The sensor is the second to be delivered for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP).

Orbcomm Inc. said it has signed eight new test and evaluation agreements with prospective value added resellers, distribution partners and potential end-users in connection with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) services.