April 2016

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced it was awarded a contract to provide a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to an undisclosed customer. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042602

e2v has won a major contract with Airbus DS GmbH to design, develop and supply bespoke Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors for the advanced METimage radiometers that will be integrated in a series of three European Space Agency’s Meteorological Operational (MetOp) second generation weather satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042603

Thales Alenia Space announced the official kickoff of its Stratobus research & development project. Stratobus is an autonomous stratospheric airship that was just approved by the French government’s "investment in the future" programme, with funding of EUR17 million. These funds cover a 24-month development phase for key enabling technologies, culminating in the construction of a…

Lockheed Martin reported financial results for the first quarter 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042605

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/04/26/made-in-space-taps-northrop-grumman-as-subcontractor/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/04/26/spacex-to-launch-sky-perfect-jsats-jcsat-14-on-may-4/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/04/26/arianespace-soyuz-launches-sentinel-1b-plus-four-additional-payloads-to-leo/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/04/26/ssl-wins-undisclosed-leo-satellite-order/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/04/26/x2nsat-named-first-partner-for-thurayas-north-american-m2m-service/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/04/26/kacific-choses-newtec-dialog-for-interim-satellite-service/