Satellite News

Russia’s Progress M-62 space cargo ship has been de-orbited as planned.

Russia’s Progress M-62 space cargo ship has been de-orbited as planned.

EADS Astrium and OHB Technology AG will likely build a satellite for Germany’s first independent mission to the moon, Financial Times Deutschland reported.

Lockheed Martin said the company’s A2100 communications satellite fleet recently achieved a major milestone by accumulating 200 years of successful in-orbit operations.

Turkey is reportedly interested in buying an Ofek spy satellite from Israel. But one of the main hurdles for such a deal is that Israel demands that any of its sensitive military facilities stay off-limits to surveillance.

The long-delayed and almost forgotten project of an “orbital tugboat” that could extend satellites’ lives may get a boost. Eutelsat is interested in the system, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing industry sources.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak will promote the sale of a spy satellite to Turkey during a visit to Ankara this week, Reuters quoted unnamed Israeli security sources as saying.

Thales Alenia Space said that the SAR Interferometer radar altimeter SIRAL-2 has been delivered in due time to EADS Astrium GmbH (Immenstaad, Germany), the prime contractor of the CryoSat-2 mission.