News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Work to develop and launch the Angosat-2 telecoms satellite for Angola to replace its failed predecessor Angosat-1 has been assigned to the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company, the Energia Space Rocket Corporation (the satellite’s previous developer) was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050703
NanoAvionics has received a contract to build two nanosatellites for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AERO-VISTA mission team at NanoAvionics’ recently opened manufacturing facility in Columbia, Illinois, USA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050704
SES S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050705
AMERGINT Technology Holdings (AMERGINT) announced it has acquired Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI). The transaction will bring together AMERGINT Technologies, Inc. and TUI to provide integrated end-to-end solutions for satellite communications and in-space services to the space market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050706
A cargo capsule that was part of a key test in China’s space programme experienced an "anomaly" during its return trip, the China Manned Space Agency said in a statement. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050600
Paris, May 6th 2020 – Eutelsat Communications has secured a multi-year contract with Telenor Maritime to provide Ku coverage on a regional basis for sailing areas in Europe, Trans-Atlantic crossings, the Caribbean and South East Asia. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050601
Inmarsat has launched a comprehensive new Rail Telemetry and Communications Solution for the global rail industry. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050602
Rocket: Chang Zheng 5B; Payload: two test capsules; Date: 5 May 2020, 1000 UTC; Launch site: Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, China. The unmanned prototype spaceship successfully separated and entered its planned orbit about eight minutes after lift-off, according to the Xinhua news agency. A test version of a cargo return capsule also successfully separated from…
Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050501
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a sole-source contract for satellite bandwidth utilisation services. The base year of the contract is valued at US$3,061,221; if all four option years are exercised, the total value will be US$19 million. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020050502