November 2016

Engineering and technology group SENER and Thales Alenia Space have effectively started their pioneering agreement to execute a joint business plan that will lead the Spanish industry in the development of optical payloads for space missions. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112401

The European Data Relay System has begun servicing Europe’s Earth observing Copernicus programme, transferring observations in quasi-real time using laser technology. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112402

Preparations for Arianespace’s latest mission at the service of Earth observation are entering their final phase, with the GÖKTÜRK-1 optical satellite now transferred to the launch zone for integration on its lightweight Vega launcher. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112300

Space Systems Loral announced that the EchoStar XXI satellite, designed and built for EchoStar Corporation, has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it will be launched aboard a Proton Briz M vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS) on 22 December. The satellite will be used for mobile voice and data communications services…

Good progress has been made in investigating the ExoMars Schiaparelli anomaly of 19 October. A large volume of data recovered from the Mars lander shows that the atmospheric entry and associated braking occurred exactly as expected. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112302

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2016/11/23/chicago-start-aims-help-networks-keep-ott-video/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/11/23/nasa-taps-spacex-launch-surface-water-survey-satellite/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/11/23/china-launches-tianlian-04-satellite-bolsters-data-relay-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/11/23/nsr-service-m2miot-satellite-terminals-top-2-5-billion-2025/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/11/23/asc-releases-high-wind-version-nomadic-antenna/