News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Eutelsat has sold its interest in the Eutelsat 25B satellite operated at 25.5 degrees East to the co-owner of the satellite, Es’hailSat, for a consideration of EUR135 million. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018081002
Spire has selected Arianespace to launch the company’s small satellites on multiple Vega flights. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080800
Airbus Defence and Space announced the successful landing of its first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite). After taking off on 11 July in Arizona, USA, Zephyr S logged a maiden flight of over 25 days, the longest duration flight ever made. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080801
Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Merah Putih [Telkom 4]; Date: 7 August 2018, 0518 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite is performing post launch manoeuvres according to plan following its successful launch. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080700
Rocket Lab USA and Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation have entered into an agreement to support Rocket Lab launch of Ecliptic-managed hosted payloads on the kick stage of Rocket Lab’s Electron rockets. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080701
On 7 August 2018, China Great Wall Industry Corporation and APT Satellite Company Limited jointly conducted the ceremony to celebrate the successful in-orbit delivery to the customer the Apstar-6C. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080702
Aerojet Rocketdyne, in collaboration with Teledyne, recently delivered the electrical power generator for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where it will be fuelled, tested and readied for flight. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080703
EchoStar Corporation announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2018. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080704
According to Euroconsult’s latest report, Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, a significant expansion is underway in the smallsat market, both in terms of demand and systems’ capabilities. About 7,000 smallsats are due to be launched over the next ten years, i.e. a six-fold increase from the 1,200 units launched over the past decade. About…
According to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Small-satellite Launch Services Market Quarterly Update Q2 2018, launch demand is expected to increase to 11,740 small-satellites by 2030 with revenues reaching US$70.10 billion. Commercial players will offer and enable real-time imagery, digital transformation, and seamless global connectivity. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018080706