Mission VA257 will help improve the broadband coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. This Ariane 5 launch from Arianespace’s Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport, is scheduled for June 22, during a launch window from 21:03 to 22:43 UTC. This is the first Ariane 5 of the year that will orbit two geostationary telecommunication satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24. […]
Telecommunications
Satellites Around The Moon—Another Step Closer
ESA is going to the Moon – in collaboration with its international partners – and seeks to build a lasting lunar link to enable sustainable space exploration. The agency has now evaluated initial ideas to create a network of lunar telecommunications and navigation satellites. Creating a commercial telecommunications and navigation service for the Moon will […]