News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) investigators have determined the technical root cause for the Taurus XL launch failures of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) and Glory missions in 2009 and 2011, respectively: faulty materials provided by aluminium manufacturer, Sapa Profiles, Inc. (SPI). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019043001
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roskosmos should not consider postponing the launch of the ExoMars mission as its rescheduling will lead to the loss of support from European member countries, Director-General Jan Woerner was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019043002
Lockheed Martin announced the successful completion of AEHF-4 spacecraft on-orbit test and available for Satellite Control Availability (SCA). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019043003
NASA’s commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 0759 on Wednesday, 1 May for the launch of its 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station after successful completion of its static fire engine test. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042900
Collaboration between the UK and France has developed a forecasting instrument that will set new standards of accuracy in short term weather prediction, the UK Space Agency said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042901
Airbus Defence and Space and Orbital Insight have expanded upon their partnership agreement to create Earth Monitor, a change analysis and insights service which provides situation awareness over archived or newly tasked areas of interest. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042902
Russia’s Energia Space Rocket Corporation has developed a one-orbit scheme for spacecraft to reach the International Space Station (ISS). The scheme may be implemented in two-three years, the Energia press office announced on Friday. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042800
A newly-launched satellite of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) entered its preset orbit Friday, according to Xi’an Satellite Control Center. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042801
UK Export Finance (UKEF) will support an Airbus Defence and Space Ltd UK contract with Türksat, the Turkish communications satellite operator. Airbus will manufacture and deliver, in orbit, two telecom satellites and a ground station, which will be essential for the continued provision of TV and data services in Turkey and the wider region. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042500
Relativity announced a partnership with mu Space, a Thai satellite and space technology company, to launch a satellite to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, the world’s first and only 3D printed rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042400