News & Events

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

Cygnus undocks from ISS – Satellite News Digest

The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the International Space Station three months after arriving at the station to deliver about 7,500 of scientific experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020051100

Rocket Lab resumes launch operations – Satellite News Digest

Rocket Lab has resumed launch operations for its next Electron launch following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions at Launch Complex 1. The mission will launch payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020051000

VOX Space readies to launch from Guam – Satellite News Digest

VOX Space, the Virgin Orbit subsidiary which provides launch services for the U.S. national security community, has signed a new agreement with the Department of the Air Force, allowing the company’s LauncherOne system to conduct missions to space from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020051001

Atlas V to launch X-37B space plane – Satellite News Digest

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch the USSF-7 mission for the U.S. Space Force on 16 May 2020. A launch window was not announced. This launch will mark the sixth flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-6). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050700