News & Events

News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web

Vector Space Systems completes second stage engine tests – Satellite News Digest

Vector Space Systems, a Micro Satellite space platform enterprise comprised of new-space industry veterans from SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, McDonnell Douglas and Sea Launch, announced the successful test of its second stage engine, a major milestone in advance of the company’s first sub-orbital test flight as Vector Space Systems this summer. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016051900

Delay of the day: Proton/Intelsat DLA-2 – Satellite News Digest

Proton manufacturer Khrunichev announced that the launch of Intelsat DLA-2 aka Intelsat 31 had to be postponed owing to technical reasons discovered during pre-launch checks. Lift-off from Baikonur was previously scheduled for 28 May. No new launch date was announced. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016051901

SES and Telkom form strategic partnership – Satellite News Digest

SES announced a new strategic partnership with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (Telkom), Indonesia’s largest satellite telecommunications services company. Telkom will provide connectivity to the Indonesian market via capacity on the recently-launched SES-9 satellite, SES’s latest and largest spacecraft for the Asia-Pacific region. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016051905