Satellite News

A few more details regarding the Ofek-7 spy satellite, which was launched yesterday, have been reported.
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The U.S. Air Force has exercised an option on its Alternate Infrared Satellite System (AIRSS) contract with Northrop Grumman Corporation to move the programme to a System Design Review (SDR) level of maturity. The option was exercised following a successful System Requirements Review.
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A hyper-spectral imaging sensor developed by Raytheon Company to demonstrate and assess military applications from satellites launched on demand has been delivered to Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, USA.
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Saab Space in Gothenburg, Sweden, has been selected by Northrop Grumman Space Technologies to supply Telemetry antennas to NASA’s LCROSS lunar mission.
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Saab Space, Sweden, has received its first two orders for frequency converters for Space Systems/Loral.
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The first of Italy’s Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO) SkyMed satellite is scheduled for launch 8 June, 0221 (UTC) aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg AFB [too late for this issue].

The third of four pairs of massive solar arrays and a second Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems facility in Sunnyvale, will be launched aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS) as early as 8 June.

Spacehab, Incorporated said that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded several satellite processing contracts, in both the commercial and government sectors, for a value of US$4.7 million.