News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B spacecraft has hit the milestone of 700 days in orbit during its current Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5) mission and is just a few weeks short of breaking the vehicle’s spaceflight-duration record. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081201
According to Euroconsult’s newly released research, Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, the market for small satellite (smallsat) manufacturing and launch will grow from US$12.6 billion in 2009-2018 to US$42.8 billion in the coming decade from 2019-2028, nearly quadrupling in size. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081202
Russian state-run corporation Roskosmos has obtained a patent for a satellite that destroys itself after the end of service or an unexpected breakdown. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081100
ICEYE said it is the first in the world to achieve better-than 1 meter resolution imagery from under-100 kg SAR satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081101
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it was selected by the PSN Consortium, led by Indonesian satellite operator Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) to deliver a unified ground station monitoring solution to support SATRIA, the first Very High-Throughput Satellite (VHTS) in the region. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081102
Vector Launch Inc. (Vector) announced that it is "undertaking a pause of operations in response to a significant change in financing." http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081103
Viasat Inc. announced financial results for the fiscal first quarter ending 30 June 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019081104
Rocket: Atlas V 551; Payload: AEHF-5; Date: 8 August 2019, 1013 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. This marked the 80th successful launch of an Atlas V rocket, which has successfully launched and precisely delivered the entire AEHF constellation on orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019080800
OneWeb announced it has succeeded in bringing into use its spectrum rights in the Ku- and Ka-band spectrum. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019080801
Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Amos-17; Date: 6 August 2019, 2323 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite was deployed approximately 31 minutes after lift-off. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019080700