Satellite News

Russia has taken ownership of the Okno space tracking station in Tajikistan. In exchange, it has forgiven the former Soviet republic’s debt.

NASA recently selected a University of Central Florida project that will measure the temperature and make-up of the Earth’s outer atmosphere as one of two missions of opportunity under its Explorer science space programme.

SES Astra has awarded the construction of a new satellite, Astra 1N, to EADS Astrium.

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) satellite — which began its mission in April — is now providing atmospheric scintillation forecast data.

Thales Alenia Space said it is ready to deliver the high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades Earth observation satellite.

Magellan Aerospace announced successful formal delivery acceptance of the CASSIOPE small satellite bus by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA).

Space Systems/Loral has been awarded a contract to manufacture Hispasat 1E, the company said in a statement.

Americom Government Services (AGS) announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to host an experimental sensor on board a commercial spacecraft.