News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
LeoStella, a specialised satellite constellation design and manufacturer, announced the delivery of the first two satellites fully manufactured from its production line. The satellites are the fifth and sixth of an ongoing Earth observation constellation programme for the global monitoring company, BlackSky. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062200
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) said will build two prototype sensor payloads for DARPA’s Blackjack program under a US$37 million contract. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062201
On 9 June the U.S. Space Force’s fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-5) successfully completed Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Lockheed Martin ‘s Sunnyvale, California satellite manufacturing facility. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062202
As high-altitude winds above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavourable, Arianespace has taken the decision not to initiate the final chronology operations for Flight VV16 on Saturday, 20 June 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062100
This year’s first launch of Gonets telecoms satellites atop a Soyuz-2.1b rocket has been scheduled for 20 September, a source in the Russian space industry was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062101
Mission integrator NanoAvionics was contracted by Thales Alenia Space to build the initial two satellite buses for Omnispace’s satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. NanoAvionics’ two satellite buses will host the payload which is being developed by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, in partnership with Syrlinks. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062102
GomSpace (GS) and Aerial & Maritime (A&M) have agreed on a settlement and release of any potential claims and commitments of each party in connection with the original agreement from 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062103
Intelsat has filed its C-band spectrum transition plan with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020062104
Due to unfavourable wind conditions at altitude above the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace has decided not to initiate the final phase of preparation operations for the upcoming Vega launch. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020061800
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has signed a contract with NEC to launch a Vietnamese Earth observation satellite LOTUSat-1 using Japan’s Epsilon Launch Vehicle from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020061801