News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
The Analytical Laboratory Drawer (ALD), the core of the Rover of the ExoMars 2020 ESA Program, has been successfully integrated and tested by Thales Alenia Space in its facility in Torino, Italy. Now it is ready to be integrated inside the Rover named Rosalind Franklin that is provided by Airbus Defense and Space in UK.…
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) and Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced an agreement to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services in Brazil. Hughes will hold the majority interest in the joint venture. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050902
Five more satellites will be added to Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System GLONASS in 2019, according to the Strategy of GLONASS Development until 2030. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050800
A Chinese company has assembled a liquid oxygen-methane engine in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. The TQ-12 engine, independently developed by private rocket-maker LandSpace over the past two years, is a new generation power system for rockets. Its main components, the thrust chamber, gas generator, turbopump and valve have passed tests. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050801
PSN Consortium signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with the Government of Indonesia represented by Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) for the Multifunctional Satellite (MFS) called SATRIA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050802
ATLAS Space Operations, Inc. announced an agreement to augment PlanetiQ’s ground station operations and provide telemetry, commanding, and data support for PlanetiQ’s constellation of 20 small satellites. ATLAS will support the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation via their global network of ground stations. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050803
ESA said its new NAVISP research and development programme is prioritising research into countering jamming and spoofing of satnav signals, with partner companies exploring varied approaches. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050804
A crucial stage has been completed in the production of Eutelsat Communications’ high-power broadcast satellite, Eutelsat 7C, serving markets across Africa, Europe, Middle East and Turkey. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050700
CGI has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space France to enhance and maintain security software for the Galileo satellite navigation system. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050701
Telesat, Vodafone Group and the University of Surrey have successfully demonstrated that Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can provide effective backhaul transport for mobile network operators (MNOs), including advanced backhaul solutions for 5G. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050702