News & Events

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/14/hispasat-broadcasts-puritani-opera-teatro-real/

Reaction Engines Ltd. has signed a EUR10 million European Space Agency (ESA) contract which will enable the development of a ground based demonstrator of SABRE (Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine), a new class of aerospace engine which is highly scalable with multiple potential applications in hypersonic travel and space access. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016071300

The Sentinel-3A satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space and dedicated to environmental monitoring and oceanography, was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on 16 February 2016. It has just passed its in-orbit commissioning review (IOCR), showing that all functions are operating correctly and delivering the specified performance. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016071301

13 July 2016: Inmarsat and VT iDirect are forming a joint research & development (R&D) team – i2 – to support the development of the next generation satellite communications (satcom) technologies. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016071302

With demand for Earth imagery increasing, manufacturers are expected to produce some 1,935 remote sensing satellites over the next 10 years, according to Forecast International. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016071303

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/13/airbus-boeing-outlooks-see-strong-market-satellite-connected-aircraft/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/stbriefs/2016/07/13/cnes-places-222-million-ariane-6-launch-site-renovation-contract-eclair6/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/13/lockheed-martin-boosts-investment-astrotech-space-operations-subsidiary/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/13/hughes-testing-hm300-portable-x-band-terminal/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/13/panasonic-china-telecom-satellite-extend-ifc-trial-chinese-airlines/