News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Eutelsat Communications and CANAL+ have signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for Ku capacity on Eutelsat 7C to support the launch by CANAL+ of a premium DTH platform in Ethiopia at the beginning of 2021. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072803
HawkEye 360 Inc. announced that it is offering a daily Regional Awareness Subscription (RAS) service. Leveraging the company’s RFGeo product, RAS delivers mission-critical insights by allowing organisations to identify, monitor, and analyse signal behaviour over time. Large-scale RF signal mapping provides deeper situational awareness in these regions, with the data sets enabling trend analysis using…
Sateliot, the first satellite telecommunications operator to provide continuous global connectivity to the Internet of Things (IoT) universe under a 5G architecture, has sealed an agreement with the Danish Gatehouse Group to develop the world’s first NB-IoT [narrowband Internet of things] network, which will enable it to offer global 5G connectivity once its LEO nanosatellite…
The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has passed a series of strenuous tests, and engineers can now prepare it for shipment to the U.S. for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon-9, which is scheduled for 10 November. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072700
On 25 July 2020, China’s Chang Zheng-4B rocket was successfully launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, and the space exploration satellite named "Lobster Eye X-ray Explorer" was successfully put into orbit. "Lobster Eye X-ray Explorer" is the first space exploration satellite in the world to apply X-ray technology focusing with lobster-eye optics. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072701
Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced its participation in the winning consortium, led by the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises ("Bharti"), that will acquire OneWeb out of bankruptcy. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072702
In the 6th edition of its latest research titled "Prospects for the Small Satellite Market", Euroconsult forecasts that two mega-constellations will account for half of the smallsats to be launched between 2020 and 2029, yet only account for one fifth of the total smallsat market value due to economies of scale, mass manufacturing and batch…
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4B; Payload: Ziyuan III 03, Tianqi 10, Lobster Eye 1; Date: 25 July 2020, 0313 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. The satellites were deployed into approx. 484 km x 498 km x 97.50 degrees Sun-synchronous orbits. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072600
To enable additional technical checks required under the fairing and the Ariane dual launch system (SYLDA), the final phase of launch preparation operations for the 253rd Ariane flight (VA253) has not been initiated by Arianespace. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072601
The tests of a satellite held by Russia’s Defense Ministry in mid-July created no threats for other space vehicles and violated no principles of international law, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Earlier, U.S. Space Command said it had evidence that Russia conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072602