Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a contract to build four additional 702X satellites from SES — this will increases the number of the company’s O3b mPOWER satellites in ME) to 11. These four additional O3b mPOWER satellites will enhance SES’s next-generation MEO constellation throughput and efficiency as well as expand its unique capabilities to deliver […]
Satellites
SES-22 + SES-23 Satellites To Be Built By Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space (a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)), has signed a contract with SES to build the SES-22 and SES-23 geostationary communications satellites. These two new satellites are designed to provide digital broadcasting services over North America. Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for the design, production, testing of the satellites and […]
Sierra Nevada Corporation Adds Two New Satellite Platforms
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has added two new satellite platforms to the firm’s spacecraft offerings — the SN-200M satellite bus designed for MEO and the SN-1000 that offers increased payload capacity for MEO and other orbits. The SN-200M variant specifically adapts SNC’s standard SN-200 bus for the MEO radiation environment. The SN-1000 is a demonstration […]
USSF Delivers GPS II (SV) 04 To Launch Site + Completes M-Code Installs For GPS Operational Control System
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14. GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 04 was safely transported from the Lockheed Martin facility in Waterton, Colorado, to Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. […]
Ovzon’s US$3.9 Million Contract for Steerable Beam From Intelsat General Corporation
Ovzon‘s announcement of a contract that covers three months, from early September to early December 2020, is valued at a total of US$3.9Million, with the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD), through the U.S. service provider Intelsat General Corporation. IGC includes satellite capacity on a steerable beam on Intelsat’s IS-39. The contract is for the […]
US Space Force Selects General Atomics For EO/IR EWS Satellite Program
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has been selected for the United States Space Force Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Weather System (EWS) satellite program under the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC). GA-EMS will design and manufacture a prototype spacecraft, integrate the EWS payload and provide on-orbit mission control services to support the collection of theater weather imagery and […]
ATLAS Space Operations To Advance Satellite Constellation Management Scheduling
ATLAS Space Operations has been selected by NASA for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II award to further the development of an algorithmic solution to develop satellite ground station contact schedules designed to optimize ground station antenna usage around a customer’s mission requirements. ATLAS’ intent is to provide this unique ability to satellite […]
Eutelsat + Intelsat Agree On Operations At The 48° E Orbital Slot
Eutelsat and Intelsat have signed a long-term agreement to jointly operate at the 48 degrees East orbital slot. Both operators have certain orbital rights to that position. Eutelsat has already built its ‘Quantum’ satellite, which will be positioned at the location by the end of this year. The 48 degrees East location is considered ideal […]
Express Satellites Launched + Engaged For Copernicus C02M Mission Payloads
The Express-80 and Express-103 communications satellites have been successfully launched by a Proton launch vehicle from the Cosmodrome of Baikonour in Kazakhstan. The satellites are the result of the partnership between the Russian company ISS Reshetnev, providing the H1000 platforms, and Thales Alenia Space, a Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) joint-venture, providing the payloads. The […]
Web Industries Highlights Thermal Insulation Products @ SmallSat Conference
Web Industries Inc. highlighted their design and manufacturing capabilities of thermal insulation blankets and micrometeoroid shielding products at the recent SmallSat Conference. During the SmallSat Conference, Web Industries showcased their multi-layer insulation (MLI) blankets and formatted materials for thermal management tasks aboard satellites and space vehicles. MLI blankets are lightweight components consisting of multiple layers […]