Satellite News

On 14 March 2022, GOES-T executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-T was renamed GOES-18. GOES satellites are designated with a letter prior to launch and a number once they achieve geostationary orbit.

GMV has signed a new contract with Spain’s INTA (Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial) for the corrective maintenance of the main elements of the Paz satellite’s ground segment.

The CO2M mission, a key mission in the European Earth observation programme Copernicus, has successfully completed its satellite Preliminary Design Review (PDR). This milestones confirms that the preliminary design of the CO2M satellites is in line with the customers’ requirements and the mission can proceed to the C/D development phase.

Astroscale Ltd., the U.K. and European subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. announced that the European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Astroscale Ltd., to lead a collision avoidance study that’s part of the Collision Risk Estimation and Automated Mitigation (CREAM) activities in ESA’s Space Safety Program.

MDA Ltd. announced that it is receiving C$269 million from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the next phase of the Canadarm3 programme.

Sidus Space, Inc., a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection announced the successful completion of the LizzieSat (LS) Preliminary Design Review (PDR).

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Airbus has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its system concept for the second generation Galileo navigation satellites. During this important milestone, Airbus’ proposed preliminary design and the customer’s system requirements have been fully reviewed and agreed.

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