News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
China’s BeiDou-3 navigation satellite system is expected to be completed in 2020, with a total of 35 satellites, researchers at a conference on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019061002
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have been co-operating under the KiboCUBE programme launched in 2015 to provide opportunities to deploy CubeSats from the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" of the International Space Station (ISS). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019061003
The U.S. Air Force’s fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) communication satellite was encapsulated on 5 June at Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in Florida. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060900
The Pentagon’s decision to prohibit the use of Russia’s commercial space launch services may affect European companies that use U.S.-made parts and components in their satellites, the chief of Russia’s space corporation Roskosmos, Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060901
Thales Alenia Space and Gazprom Space Systems announced that the Yamal-601 satellite started its transition to the geostationary orbit after an initial problem. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060902
More than 40 satellite missions will be launched at once by Europe’s Vega launcher this autumn, thanks to a modular "Lego-style" dispenser resting on its upper stage. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060600
Virgin Orbit announced that it has signed an agreement with ANA Holdings, parent company of All Nippon Airways (ANA), to bring the company’s LauncherOne service to Japan. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060601
Rocket: Chang Zheng 11; Payload: Bufeng-1A, Bufeng-1B, five smallsats; Date: 5 June 2019, 0406 UTC; Launch site: floating platform in the Yellow Sea at 34.90 deg. N, 121.19 deg. E. The two technology experiment satellites and five commercial satellites were successfully launched. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060500
The two satellite passengers for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 flight – AT&T T-16 [DirecTV 16] and Eutelsat 7C – are advancing through their payload preparation phases during parallel activity at the Spaceport in French Guiana. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060501
ESA said it is working with industry towards the maiden flight of Europe’s new Vega-C launch vehicle in 2020 for more launches, with increased performance, to more orbits. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019060502