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Japan’s space agency said that the ASTRO-H ‘Hitomi’ x-ray satellite has failed, concluding a month-long effort to salvage the ambitious project closely watched across the globe. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042804

Launched in January 2016, the Jason-3 operational oceanography satellite recently passed its in-orbit acceptance review. Jason-3 is a quadripartite programme between Eumetsat and NOAA (the European and American weather satellite organisations), and the French and American space agencies, CNES and NASA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042805

Kongsberg has signed two contracts with a total value of EUR23.6 million with Airbus Defence and Space for delivery of a Ka-band Antenna Pointing System and Solar Array Drive Assembly for the next generation European MetOp-Second Generation (MetOp-SG) satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042806

Airbus Group reported first quarter 2016 results. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042807

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042808

Telesat Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the three month period ending 31 March 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042809

DigitalGlobe, Inc., reported financial results for the quarter ending 31 March 2016. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016042810

On 30 April 1986, the computing system of the CNUCE Institute of Pisa (CNR) was connected to the U.S. computer network called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork). Italy thus became the fourth nation in the world (after Norway, UK and West Germany) to be connected to the network that in subsequent years became known…

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/04/28/telesat-shares-details-on-leo-constellation-expectations/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/regional/2016/04/28/spacex-wins-first-competed-national-security-award-with-gps-3-launch/