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Fourth set of Iridium NEXT satellites arrive in orbit and provide telemetry
Dec 29, 2017 (SPX)
"Since Friday's deployment, the team has only positive news to report," said Scott Smith, chief operating officer at Iridium. "Similar to the first three launch...
Russia loses contact with Angolan satellite
Dec 27, 2017 (AFP)
The incident involving the Russian-made Angosat-1 followed a similar one in November when Russia lost contact with a weather satellite launched from a new cosmo...
SpaceX launches 10 more satellites for Iridium
Dec 23, 2017 (AFP)
The rocket, part of which had flown on a previous Iridium launch in June, lit up the night sky as it launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 5:27 pm (0127 GM...
Green Light for Continued Operations of ESA Science Missions
Dec 14, 2017 (SPX)
During its meeting at ESA Headquarters in Paris, on 21-22 November, the SPC approved indicative extensions for the continued operation of five ESA-led missions:...
mu Space becomes first Thai startup to acquire satellite license
Dec 08, 2017 (SPX)
Speaking on behalf of mu Space, Chief Technical Officer Samathorn Teankingkaeo said his team plans to differentiate mu Space from the others by providing satell...
New business incubators will help space industry grow
Dec 08, 2017 (SPX)
The incubators, in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Leicestershire and London, will provide world-class science innovation support for entrepreneurs and small busine...
Regulation and compliance for nontraditional space missions
Dec 05, 2017 (SPX)
The release of Aerospace's analysis is timely, as Congress is considering new legislation, The American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2017, intended to ...
Orbital ATK purchase by Northrop Grumman approved by shareholders
Nov 30, 2017 (UPI)
The approval came Wednesday at a special meeting, where more than 99 percent of owners of Orbital ATK's common stock -- present or represented by proxy -- voted...
Going green to the Red Planet
Nov 29, 2017 (ESA)
Whether orbiting a planet, following a comet or peering deep into our Universe, spacecraft have long used solar cells to generate electricity from sunlight to p...
UK space launch program receives funding boost from Westminster
Nov 28, 2017 (SPX)
Business Secretary Greg Clark announced the plans on Monday as he launched the Government's ambitious Industrial Strategy. This sets out a long-term vision for ...
Need to double number of operational satellites: ISRO chief
Nov 22, 2017 (IANS)
While currently India has 42 operational satellites for different purposes including communication, navigation and research, the ISRO chief said that it's "sign...
Space launch plans tour the UK
Nov 16, 2017 (SPX)
The Government wants to make the UK a world-leading destination for companies offering launch services. New legislation to regulate launch is currently before P...
Astronaut meets volcano
Nov 14, 2017 (ESA)
This is the last leg of the intensive Pangaea campaign for astronauts to become effective explorers for missions to the Moon, Mars and asteroids. The crew will ...
European Space Week starts in Estonia
Nov 03, 2017 (ESA)
Hosted in Talinn, Estonia, 3-9 November, European Space Week is bringing together space stakeholders, companies and visionaries, including ESA Director General ...
New communications satellite company awaits approval
Nov 01, 2017 (XNA)
Tan Qianhong, Party chief of China Space Sanjiang Group, a CASIC subsidiary in Hubei province, said Sanjiang has submitted a plan on the proposed satellite firm...
Myanmar to launch own satellite system-2 in 2019: vice president
Oct 23, 2017 (Xinhua)
To establish state-owned satellite system, the three ways - Condosat which is to lease the use of satellite transponder of another country, joint ownership syst...
Eutelsat's Airbus-built full electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite reaches geostationary orbit
Oct 16, 2017 (SPX)
EUTELSAT 172B was launched by Ariane 5 from Kourou, in French Guiana, on 1 June. The Airbus spacecraft control centre in Toulouse took control for early operati...
Turkey, Russia to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Space Technologies
Oct 10, 2017 (Sputnik)
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim recently announced that a draft law on the establishment of the Turkish Space Agency, which was submitted to the Turkish ...
SpaceX launches 10 satellites for Iridium mobile network
Oct 09, 2017 (AFP)
The white rocket blasted off at 5:37 am (1237 GMT), before sunrise, from Vandenberg Air Force base in California. About seven minutes after launch, the tall por...
Lockheed Martin Completes First Flexible Solar Array for LM 2100 Satellite
Oct 06, 2017 (SPX)
The MM Array incorporates three key features in the satellite design: higher power, less mass and compact stowage, and all of this enables satellite designers t...
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