June 2016

Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), was horned by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation with the Stellar Award, for having helped in designing and developing a rapid and innovative solution for reinstatement of the resupply flights to the International Space Station following the mishap of the…

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/06/14/launch-contracts-scarce-google-lunar-xprize-deadline-approaches/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/06/14/ses-government-solutions-o3b-provide-satcom-noaa/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/14/leosat-responds-nsf-antarctic-broadband-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/06/14/orbcomm-wins-genscape-ais-contract/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2016/06/14/al-jazeera-balkans-joins-teamsat-tv-platform-eutelsat-16a/

This successful design review is a major milestone in the validation process of the Ariane 6 programme under contract from the European Space Agency (ESA). It enables Airbus Safran Launchers to validate all of the Ariane 6 technical, industrial and programming characteristics. Its conclusions were presented to ESA on 10 June. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061300

China’s newly launched high-resolution mapping satellite ZY-III 02 [Ziyuan 3-02] has delivered its first batch of images after being launched. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061301

Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources, Inc. announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the banking institution Société Nationale de Crédit et d’Investissement (SNCI). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061302

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/06/13/ariane-6-first-design-phase-now-finalized/