Satellite News

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a multi-million dollar contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan.
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SES Astra has announced the start of a new orbital position at 31.5 degrees East. The new position will allow SES Astra to operate satellite services at up to 40 new broadcasting frequencies (BSS) and support the development of the Eastern European and Middle East markets.
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An antenna reflector built by Harris Corporation for the geosynchronous ICO G1 global communications satellite was successfully deployed on orbit on 26 April.
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GIOVE-B, the second experimental satellite part of the Galileo constellation, is scheduled for launch by a Starsem Soyuz/Fregat launch vehicle at 2216 UTC on 26 April. Here’s an overview of Thales Alenia Space’s contribution to the spacecraft.
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ESA’s Jules Verne ATV was used for the first time early this morning to raise the orbit of the International Space Station.
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Boeing said it has finished installing the hardware for its Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system’s Satellite Operations Center (SOC). The SOC now has the necessary security certification to allow the SBSS programme to begin integrated testing.
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NASA’s Ames Research Center and m2mi Corp. will work together to develop a nanosatellite constellation under a cooperative research and development agreement.
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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C9, is scheduled to carry the country’s latest Remote Sensing satellite, Cartosat-2A, along with Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nanosatellites from other countries at 0353 UTC on 28 April 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
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