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Evaluation of the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite determined that the satellite experienced a failure of the orbit raising propulsion system during a transfer manoeuvre on 29 June, a spokesman for the Naval Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command said. It is the second failure of a Lockheed-Martin-built military satellite within a few…

ECAPS, an SSC Group company, announced that the High Performance Green Propulsion (HPGP) system included on the Terra Bella SkySat-3 satellite has been successfully commissioned on-orbit and declared fully operational. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080301

Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to supply the electrical power system for the Dream Chaser, a commercial spacecraft that will carry cargo to and from the International Space Station. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080302

The U.S. Government has granted Moon Express, Inc. (MoonEx), permission to travel beyond Earth’s orbit and land on the Moon in 2017. This decision provides authorisation to Moon Express for a maiden flight of its robotic spacecraft onto the Moon’s surface. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080303

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/03/eutelsat-expects-return-growth-two-three-years/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/03/navy-ids-propulsion-failure-cause-muos-5-stall/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/03/latam-police-force-taps-advantech-wireless-sat-2-networking-solution/