News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Thales and Aireon, the first ever company to build and deploy a global, space-based, air traffic surveillance system, have extended their partnership though a new Memorandum of Agreement (MoA). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031302
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) agreed today to study the possibility of collaborating on international space exploration. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031200
ISS-Reshetnev Company said it has developed a new type of solar arrays for satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031201
Eutelsat Communications said it has secured the first customer for its recently launched Eutelsat CIRRUS delivery solution, with rapidly-growing video distributor, Mondo Globo/MCNC. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031202
The Vega-C launch system recently passed its Critical Design Review and is now ready to complete manufacturing and final testing as part of the qualification phase. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031100
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority and Thales Alenia Space have signed an agreement under which Thales Alenia Space will build the national satellite telecommunication system for Nepal. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031101
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B; Payload: ChinaSat 6C; Date: 9 March 2019, 1628 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellite was successfully deployed into geostationary transfer orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031000
The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV carrying the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-10) mission for the U.S. Air Force has been delayed to allow for additional troubleshooting to resolve some off-nominal data indications. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031001
The SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday after more than six days in space, completing its demonstration mission for NASA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019031002
Russia’s Khrunichev State Space Research Center is developing a programme jointly with the State Space Corporation Roskosmos to boost the reliability and efficiency of Proton-M rockets and Briz-M upper stages in the next three years, the Khrunichev said on its website. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019030700