December 2017

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/12/20/north-koreas-new-satellites-arent-seem/

Arianespace has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to launch CHEOPS (the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), which is its upcoming exoplanet mission as part of ESA’s science programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017121900

Orbital ATK announced that its "S. S. Gene Cernan" Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its eighth cargo supply mission to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017121901

NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) mission has begun integration and testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The mission will demonstrate how a transition from radio to laser communications will exponentially improve the way we connect with astronauts and spacecraft. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017121902

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2017/12/19/satellite-industry-2017-quiz/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/newspace/2017/12/19/apollo-fusion-says-engine-can-save-250k-satellite-manufacturers/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/newspace/2017/12/19/new-venture-manufacture-ultra-small-satellites-leo/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/12/19/serco-develop-eo-cloud-sharing-platform-esa/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/12/19/aerospace-company-use-quintech-matrix-switch-test-labs/

On 16 December 2017, assembly teams of RSC Energia, S.A.Lavochkin NPO and branch TsENKI of Space Center "Yuzhny" completed assembly of the ascent unit for launch of the integrated launch vehicle (ILV) consisting of the Zenit-2SB launch vehicle, Fregat-SB upper stage and Angosat telecommunication spacecraft (SC) in the integration and test facility of Site 31…