News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Rocket: Soyuz-2.1b; Payload: Meteor M2-2, 32 piggyback satellites; Date: 5 July 2019, 0541 UTC; Launch site: Vostochny, Russia. Within 4,5 hours after the launch the satellites were deployed into the planned operational orbits. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070700
With unfavourable high-altitude winds above the Spaceport in French Guiana, Arianespace has taken the decision not to attempt a launch of Flight VV15 with the United Arab Emirates’ FalconEye1 satellite for the time being. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070701
Russian specialists have replaced a battery in the Spektr-RG space telescope and its launch will take place on 12 July, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070702
Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in cryogenic rocket engine technology that can extend the orbital period of rockets from a few hours to 30 days, state media reported. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070703
Ball Aerospace has officially commissioned NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) and begun on-orbit testing of a non-toxic, high-performance propellant. GPIM launched on 25 June 2019 on board a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070704
Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) announced that it has successfully delivered its first HYDROS-C water-electrolysis thruster for integration with NASA’s first Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator (PTD-1) CubeSat. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070705
Millennium Space Systems was selected to develop and manufacture two ALTAIR spacecraft for a NASA mission, which will measure the dynamics of the magnetic field surrounding the Earth. The company will also integrate, test and operate the full scientific observatories. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070706
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft sprang loose from its Prox-1 carrier vehicle as planned yesterday, and sent its first signals back to mission control at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070400
A research institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has announced a constellation programme, planning to launch 72 small satellites for the Internet of Things in the next three years. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070401
Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with Global Technologies for C-band capacity on its Eutelsat 10A satellite to provide connectivity and communications for the West Africa Power Pool Project (WAPP). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019070402