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 Advanced Extremely High Frequency programme completed a major programme milestone recently, successfully delivering the AEHF-5 satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042401
Viasat Inc. and China Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. (China Satcom) announced an agreement for a strategic partnership to jointly provide in-flight connectivity (IFC) services within China for domestic and international airlines. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042402
The Boeing Company reported first-quarter financial results. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042403
There has been an unusual silence following the "anomaly" that occurred during testing a SpaceX Dragon-2 (aka Crew Dragon) spacecraft. SpaceX and NASA confirmed there was an "anomaly" but so far did not provide any details regarding the incident. A leaked video suggests that a rather large explosion took place, though. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042300
The launch of the final military telecommunications satellite of Russia’s Blagovest constellation from the Baikonur Cosmodrome has been put off from May to July, a source in the space industry was quoted as saying by Sputnik news agency. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042301
The latest component in the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has passed another important milestone. Tests have successfully concluded on the antennas of the EDRS-C satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042302
Canadian rural broadband service provider Xplornet Communications Inc. has entered into a lifetime agreement with Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), for substantially all of Canadian satellite broadband capacity on Hughes’ next-generation JUPITER 3 (aka EchoStar XXIV) Ultra High Density Satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042303
Iridium Communications Inc. announced that it has been awarded a new contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to continue supporting the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) gateway. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042304
Iridium Communications Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042305
SpaceX suffered an anomaly in one of its Crew Dragon capsules while conducting engine tests at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday. "The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand," the company said in a statement. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042100