News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Cobham Aerospace Connectivity announced that it has been awarded a contract by the UK MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research Advanced Anti-Jam techniques for the protection of navigation signals received from the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020033004
OneWeb Satellites said it is still operating with no plans to file for bankruptcy. However, the OneWeb/Airbus joint venture is reducing workforce at its Florida factory effective immediately, citing concerns about the coronavirus situation. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020033005
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. AEHF-6 successfully separated from its United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket approximately five hours and 45 minutes after launch and is responding to commands from…
OneWeb announced that the company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The company intends to use these proceedings to pursue a sale of its business in order to maximise the value…
United States Space Force officials formally declared initial operational capability and operational acceptance of the Space Fence radar system, located on Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands on 27 March 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032802
"If you’re thinking about investing in OneWeb, I would recommend strongly against it. They fooled some people who are going to be pretty disappointed in the near term." – SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell in October 2019 according to CNBC http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032803
Rocket: Atlas V 551; Payload: AEHF 6, TDO-2; Date: 26 March 2020, 2018 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The satellite was to be deployed more than five hours after lift-off (too late for this issue). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032600
Airbus has received confirmation from ESA of a successful end to the In Orbit Commissioning (IOC) of CHEOPS after the IOC review. This critical phase was performed by Airbus in Spain with the support of the Instrument Team (University of Bern), Mission Operation Centre (INTA), Science Operation Centre (University of Geneva) and ESA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032601
The Venezuelan government conformed that the country’s first communications satellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032602
ICEYE unveiled its latest capability of 25 cm resolution imaging with synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) small satellites, utilising the company’s current commercial SAR satellite constellation in-orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020032603