News & Events

Rocket Lab announced Astro Digital as the customer for Rocket Lab’s ninth Electron mission, and fifth mission of 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100101

Russia will send only two manned Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020, instead of four it has been sending every year since 2009, according to insurance broker RK-Insurance, a subsidiary of Russian State Space Corporation Roskosmos. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100102

Astroscale announced that it will collaborate with the University of Southampton on a project to investigate collision risks between satellites, highlighting the necessity for financial incentives for satellite operators to engage with active debris removal services. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100103

World View announced it has reached an important milestone representing a key step towards the productisation of persistent and navigational stratospheric flight. After achieving the goal of more than 30 days aloft with full navigational control, the Stratollite completed its 32-day mission over the weekend showcasing its enhanced long-duration flight capability. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100104

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd announced that its subsidiary Singapore Technologies Engineering (Europe) Ltd has completed the acquisition of a 100% ownership in Newtec Group NV following the fulfilment of completion conditions, including the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100105

Iridium Communications Inc. announced that it has been awarded a five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency on behalf of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSpC) with potential revenues up to US$76 million. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019100106

The U.S. Air Force confirmed there will be five more Delta IV Heavy missions. United Launch Alliance will be paid the manufacturing costs and on top receive US$1.18 billion to support those five launches. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019093000

Arianespace said it welcomes the Space Safety Coalition’s initiative to better preserve the orbital environment and endorses this organisation’s related guidelines: "Best Practices for the Sustainability of Space Operations." http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019093001

GHGSat, a private company which owns and operates the world’s first and only satellite designed to monitor greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sources, has named its third satellite (GHGSat-C2), Hugo. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019093002

The first launch of a new Angara heavy carrier rocket from the Vostochny spaceport in the Russian Far East is due to take place at the end of the summer of 2023, Head of the State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092900