News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
The General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies team located in San Jose, Calif., completed the installation and testing of two 34-meter beam waveguide antennas as part of NASA’s modernisation plan for its Deep Space Network (DSN). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061404
SES Government Solutions (SES GS) and O3b Networks announced that the companies have jointly completed the first O3b managed services installation for NOAA’s National Weather Service Office (NWSO) at Pago Pago, American Samoa. This remote station is responsible for providing critically important tropical weather alerts and cyclone warning information to a large part of the…
exactEarth Ltd. announced its financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended 30 April 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061406
Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), was horned by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation with the Stellar Award, for having helped in designing and developing a rapid and innovative solution for reinstatement of the resupply flights to the International Space Station following the mishap of the…
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/06/14/launch-contracts-scarce-google-lunar-xprize-deadline-approaches/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/06/14/ses-government-solutions-o3b-provide-satcom-noaa/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/14/leosat-responds-nsf-antarctic-broadband-network/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/06/14/orbcomm-wins-genscape-ais-contract/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2016/06/14/al-jazeera-balkans-joins-teamsat-tv-platform-eutelsat-16a/
This successful design review is a major milestone in the validation process of the Ariane 6 programme under contract from the European Space Agency (ESA). It enables Airbus Safran Launchers to validate all of the Ariane 6 technical, industrial and programming characteristics. Its conclusions were presented to ESA on 10 June. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016061300