News & Events

NASA engineers conducted a successful developmental test of RS-25 rocket engine No. 0528 on 29 July 2016, to collect critical performance data for the most powerful rocket in the world – the Space Launch System (SLS). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080101

Russia’s Rocket & Space Corporation Energia presented the design configuration of the Egyptsat-A spacecraft to be developed in the interests of the National Agency of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the Earth Remote Sensing. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080102

A new type of advanced surveillance satellite, 14F156 Razdan, is expected to replace Russia’s existing 14F137 Persona spacecraft, media reported. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080103

SES S.A. announced the completion of the acquisition of the remaining shares in O3b Networks. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080104

UrtheCast Corp. has signed a strategic partnership with OmniEarth, Inc. in support of UrtheCast’s planned UrtheDaily Constellation, expected to be capable of imaging 140 million square kilometers of the global landmass every day at 5 meters ground sample distance (GSD). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016080106

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/01/ils-inks-first-angara-1-2-launch-contract-kari/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/01/gsma-regulatory-expert-joins-eutelsat-spectrum-management-team/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/01/sncs-dream-chaser-moves-toward-phase-two-flight-testing/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/08/01/mbc-group-signs-exclusive-channel-agreement-arabsat/

A commission of the Russian state space corporation Roskosmos has rescheduled provisionally to 10 October from 29 August the launch of a Proton M rocket with EchoStar 21 aboard. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072900