News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with RSCC (Russian Satellite Communication Company) to supply payloads for the Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 communications satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062002
RSC Energia specialists have successfully completed the manufacturing and developmental testing of the additional equipment to be installed in the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka for the International Space Station (ISS). The module’s launch, however, has slipped another six months. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062003
Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia successfully conducted the first remote Spacecraft Fire Experiment, or Saffire I, carried inside an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo vehicle that departed the International Space Station on 14 June. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062004
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a C$48.5 million (including taxes) contract with the Government of Canada to deliver an advanced broad-area global maritime and Arctic surveillance solution, called Polar Epsilon 2 (PE2), to the Department of National Defence (DND). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062005
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/20/shell-selects-globalstar-satellite-asset-tracking-solution/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/06/20/ar1-engine-testing-underway-for-a-2019-delivery/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/06/20/raytheon-moves-forward-gps-ocx-development/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/20/ssl-confirms-post-launch-operations-brisat-echostar-18/
Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: EchoStar XVIII, BRISat; Date: 18 June 2016, 2138 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. This heavy-lift mission delivered a total calculated mass of 10,730 kg into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) – setting a new launch benchmark for the Ariane 5 ECA version. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061900
The launch of an Ariane 5 with the EchoStar XVIII and BRIsat satellites on board has been rescheduled for 18 June, 2030-2140 UTC. The delay was caused by high upper level winds. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061700