News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Nanoracks announced that it has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to work on re-purposing and re-using spent C4M [Cyclone-4M, Tsiklon-4M] rocket upper stages, which would be in-orbit after launch missions from Nova Scotia’s Canso Spaceport, Canada’s first and only commercial spaceport. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102300
The Global Positioning System enterprise reached another major milestone on 21 October when the GPS III Contingency Operations Program (COps) successfully connected with the first GPS III satellite on orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102301
The Enhanced Polar System (EPS) was declared operational and handed over to U.S. Air Force operators following months of on-orbit check out and the successful completion of a Multiservice Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102302
Italian space transportation company D-Orbit announced the launch of Aurora, a customisable, cloud-based mission control software suite specially designed for the next-generation small satellite constellations. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102303
The Boeing Company reported third-quarter financial results. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102304
SES and Thales have successfully demonstrated uninterrupted access to high-throughput broadband applications for the first time over a platform supporting multi-orbit interoperability, switching seamlessly between SES’s geostationary (GEO) and O3b medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite beams. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102305
ESA said it has helped RUAG Space Switzerland to develop new rocket fairings that offer a smoother quieter ride to space. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102200
NASA’s Lucy mission successfully completed its Critical Design Review on 18 October. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102201
ISS-Reshetnev Company said it kicked off installation of a new testing complex at its Integration and Test Facility. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102202
Rocket Lab has partnered with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to be the sole provider of ground station services for the Electron launch vehicle and Photon satellite bus customers. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019102203