June 2016

News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web

China launches SJ 16-2 – Satellite News Digest

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Shi Jian 16-2; Date: 29 June 206, 0321 UTC; Launch site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was catalogued in a 595 km x 616 km x 75.0 degrees orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062900

European involvement in the Juno mission to Jupiter – Satellite News Digest

NASA’s Juno mission will arrive at Jupiter and begin its orbit insertion manoeuvre at 0318 UTC on 5 July 2016. Juno’s goals are to study Jupiter’s gravitational field, inner structure, deep atmospheric composition and magnetic environment in order to understand the origin and evolution of the giant planet. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062904