News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
The launch of a Proton launch vehicle with the Eutelsat 5 West B / Mission Extension Vehicle-1 satellites scheduled for 30 September was postponed due to an issue encountered during electrical testing of the Integrated Launch Vehicle. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092502
Rocket: H-IIB; Payload: KOUNOTORI8 (HTV 8); Date: 24 September 2019, 1805 UTC; Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092400
Eutelsat Communications has unveiled its ELO constellation project targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) market. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092401
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected AdaCore to provide a qualified multitasking solution for spacecraft software development to support multiple ongoing and future ESA projects. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092402
Euroconsult released its flagship research, which predicts the satellite communications market will grow to US$19.4 billion by 2028. Following a decline that began in 2014, the research forecasts a return to revenue growth beginning in 2020, driven by demand for broadband applications, including rural connectivity, in-flight communications, as well as cellular backhaul. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092403
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/YZ1; Payload: Beidou-3M19 (Beidou-47), Beidou-3M20 (Beidou-48); Date: 22 September 2019, 2110 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The two navigation satellites were deployed into an approx. 21,530 km x 22,191 x 55.02 degrees orbit at the end of a four-hour mission. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092300
The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-15 crew transport spacecraft was rolled out of the Integration and Checkout Facility and erected on the launch pad No. 1 (Gagarin’s launch pad) of the Baikonur launch site. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092301
NASA has awarded the Orion Production and Operations Contract (OPOC) to Lockheed Martin of Littleton, Colorado. OPOC is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that includes a commitment to order a minimum of six and a maximum of 12 Orion spacecraft, with an ordering period through 30 September 2030. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092302
Thaicom Public company Limited announced the signature of an Agreement of Intention with Russian Satellite Communications company (RSCC) to collaborate on the joint development of a service offering for maritime satellite broadband connectivity. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092303
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has revised the launch schedule of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 8 (H-IIB F8) which carries aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI8" (HTV8), the cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019092200