News
-

Ariane 5 launches ATV-5 en route to the ISS
Read more →: Ariane 5 launches ATV-5 en route to the ISSEurope’s ATV-5 cargo ship has set sail on a 14 day journey to the International Space Station (ISS)…
-

Rocket Lab Announces Electron SmallSat Launcher, First 30 Launches Booked
Read more →: Rocket Lab Announces Electron SmallSat Launcher, First 30 Launches Booked[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Rocket Lab revealed plans to build a carbon-composite dedicated small satellite launch vehicle named Electron.…
-

Thales Alenia Space UK to Introduce ‘Mini-GEO’ Satellite Bus
Read more →: Thales Alenia Space UK to Introduce ‘Mini-GEO’ Satellite Bus[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Thales Alenia Space’s recently created subsidiary Thales Alenia Space U.K. is preparing to take on a…
-

DeLorme inReach Satellite Communicator Receives Approval from Lockheed Martin
Read more →: DeLorme inReach Satellite Communicator Receives Approval from Lockheed Martin[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS) has approved DeLorme’s inReach satellite communicator for use in the…
-

GSA Approves SES GS to Sell O3b Service to US Government
Read more →: GSA Approves SES GS to Sell O3b Service to US Government[Via Satellite 07-29-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) reports that as of July 8, 2014, the company has…
-

CASC Listed as Class-A among Central SOEs for 10 Years
Read more →: CASC Listed as Class-A among Central SOEs for 10 YearsBEIJING, July 25. (China Space News) — China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and 45 other centrally-administered…
-

ULA Delta IV successfully launches AFSPC-4 mission
Read more →: ULA Delta IV successfully launches AFSPC-4 missionUnited Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket has successfully deployed a pair of space surveillance satellites and a technology…
-

US-Russian Cooperation Essential for Space Debris Mitigation
Read more →: US-Russian Cooperation Essential for Space Debris Mitigation[Via Satellite 07-28-2014] To reign in the ever-expanding proliferation of space debris, cooperation between the governments of the…
-

Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for Ultra HD Set Top Boxes
Read more →: Tata Sky Selects Broadcom for Ultra HD Set Top Boxes[Via Satellite 07-28-2014] Tata Sky has opted for Broadcom’s BCM7252 High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) H.265 system-on-chip (SoC) for…
-

Rockwell Collins Sells Satellite Communications Systems Branch
Read more →: Rockwell Collins Sells Satellite Communications Systems Branch[Via Satellite 07-28-2014] Rockwell Collins has sold its satellite communications business to an Atlanta-based private investor group. Roughly…
-

ViaSat Acquires ISR Assets from Gray Labs
Read more →: ViaSat Acquires ISR Assets from Gray Labs[Via Satellite 07-28-2014] ViaSat has acquired a high-rate modem product line and custom spacecraft technologies for Earth observation…
-

SpaceX Roadmap building on its rocket business revolution
Read more →: SpaceX Roadmap building on its rocket business revolutionFollowing the recent success of the Falcon 9 launch with six ORBCOMM spacecraft, SpaceX is in the midst…