Vocality and RSA Update Satellite-Based Air Traffic Communications in Brazil – Satellite Today
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/21/brazilian-air-traffic-communications-receive-vocality-update/
Countdown for Cartosat-2C has begun – Satellite News Digest
The 48-hour countdown for the launch of India’s Cartosat-2C and 19 other satellites, slated for 22 June UTC, has begun, the Indian space agency said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062000
Update: Ariane 5 ECA lifts heaviest payload so far – Satellite News Digest
Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that the satellites launched on 18 June aboard an Ariane 5 ECA were both successfully performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062001
TAS to supply payloads for Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 – Satellite News Digest
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with RSCC (Russian Satellite Communication Company) to supply payloads for the Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 communications satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062002
MLM Nauka complete but launch delayed again – Satellite News Digest
RSC Energia specialists have successfully completed the manufacturing and developmental testing of the additional equipment to be installed in the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) Nauka for the International Space Station (ISS). The module’s launch, however, has slipped another six months. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062003
NASA Glenn ignites largest fire experiment in space – Satellite News Digest
Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and Orbital ATK in Dulles, Virginia successfully conducted the first remote Spacecraft Fire Experiment, or Saffire I, carried inside an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo vehicle that departed the International Space Station on 14 June. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062004
MDA, Government of Canadian sign Polar Epsilon 2 contract – Satellite News Digest
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has signed a C$48.5 million (including taxes) contract with the Government of Canada to deliver an advanced broad-area global maritime and Arctic surveillance solution, called Polar Epsilon 2 (PE2), to the Department of National Defence (DND). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016062005
Shell Selects Globalstar Satellite Asset Tracking Solution – Satellite Today
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/06/20/shell-selects-globalstar-satellite-asset-tracking-solution/
AR1 Engine Testing Underway for a 2019 Delivery – Satellite Today
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/06/20/ar1-engine-testing-underway-for-a-2019-delivery/
Raytheon Moves Forward on GPS OCX Development – Satellite Today
http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/06/20/raytheon-moves-forward-gps-ocx-development/