News & Events

http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/06/07/qvc-renews-ses-capacity-commitment-changes-satellites/

Rocket: Rokot; Payload: Geo-IK-2 No. 12L [Musson-2, 14F31, Kosmos-2517]; Date: 4 June, 1400 UTC; Launch site: Plesetsk, Russia. The 900-kg satellite was deployed into a 936 km x 961 km x 99.3 degrees sun-synchronous orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060600

The flight of the next crew to the International Space Station has been postponed until 7 July from 24 June in order to ensure the safety of the first launch of their new "Soyuz-MS" spaceship, Russian space agency Roskosmos said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060601

A Proton M launch vehicle, utilising a 5-burn Briz M Supersynchronous Transfer Orbit (SSTO) mission design, will lift off from Pad 24 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, with the Intelsat 31 satellite on board on 8 June at 0710 UTC. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060602

Airbus Defence and Space has completed integration of PerúSAT-1, Peru’s first Earth observation satellite. It was built in less than 24 months. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060603

Airbus Defence and Space and the European Space Agency (ESA) have agreed to start a joint pilot project phase to prepare the operation and utilisation of a new external payload platform on the European International Space Station (ISS) laboratory Columbus. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016060604

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/06/airbus-defence-and-space-finishes-perusat-1/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/06/06/stn-taps-elemental-for-broadcast-equipment/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/06/06/international-datacasting-to-merge-with-novra-technologies/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/06/06/gmv-supports-satellite-based-augmentation-systems-project-in-south-africa/