July 2015

News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web

SpaceX Traces Weak Strut to Falcon 9 Failure – Satellite Today

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Photo: SpaceX [Via Satellite 07-21-2015] After reviewing data consisting of more than 3,000 telemetry channels from the June 28 Falcon 9 rocket failure, SpaceX has identified the probable cause as a defective strut in the second stage. Going forward, SpaceX intends to replace the strut entirely, though thousands of them…

Harris Gains $45 Million Award for US Army Satellite Terminals – Satellite Today

A Harris Fly-Away terminal. Photo: Harris [Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Harris Corporation has received $45 million in delivery orders for advanced satellite communications terminals under the U.S. Army‘s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. The company will supply additional terminals, including large fixed X-/Ka-band terminals and small fixed X-/Ka-band terminals. The order also includes common electronics…

CPI Receives $7.6 Million US Navy Radome Order – Satellite Today

A GELBR radome in production. Photo: CPI Radant Technologies Division. [Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Communications and Power Industries’ (CPI) Radant Technologies Division has received multi-year orders for radomes and related services from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation in Philadelphia, Pa. The $7.6 million contract supports an airborne electronic warfare system for the U.S. Navy.…

Hughes Demos BLoS Helicopter HD Video Transmission Over Satellite – Satellite Today

A helicopter equipped with satellite communications. Photo: Hughes [Via Satellite 07-21-2015] Hughes Network Systems’ Defense and Intelligence Systems Division (DISD) has demonstrated the transmission of real-time, high definition video through helicopter blades with no signal disruption. The test, which took place from July 6 to July 8, used Hughes’ beyond-line-of-sight (BLoS) end-to-end airborne satcom solution…

JFCC Space Details Commercial Integration Cell Goals – Satellite Today

Rear Adm. Brian Brown, deputy commander at JFCC Space. Photo: JFCC Space [Via Satellite 07-20-2015] In an effort to include greater industry input in day-to-day operations, the United States Strategic Command’s (U.S. Stratcom) Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space) has kicked off the six month Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) experiment. The CIC is…

ISRO Tests High Thrust Cryogenic Rocket Engine – Satellite Today

Test firing of ISRO’s high thrust cryogenic rocket engine. Photo: ISRO [Via Satellite 07-20-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) completed a hot test of a high thrust cryogenic rocket engine for a duration of 800 seconds. The engine generated a nominal thrust of 19 tons and ran for approximately 25 percent more time than…

Generation Orbit Conducts Second Flight Test – Satellite Today

GO FET 2′s second flight test. Photo: Generation Orbit [Via Satellite 07-20-2015] Generation Orbit Launch Services (GO) completed a second flight of its GO-Flight Experiments Testbed (GO-FET). The flight test is a key milestone on the company’s roadmap to develop affordable air-launched rocket systems for access to space and for hypersonic flight research. GO-FET serves…

SES, Cable MSO Armstrong Launch Ultra-HD Trial – Satellite Today

A Samsung Ultra-HD television. Photo: Maurizio Pesce [Via Satellite 07-20-2015] SES announced it has initiated a live and linear Ultra-HD trial with cable Multiple System Operator (MSO) Armstrong. From its headquarters cable lab in Butler, Pa., Armstrong is testing SES’s camera-to-screen Ultra-HD ecosystem first unveiled in April 2015. SES’ solution combines broadcast and IP technologies…