January 2017

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

Galileo navsats plagued by clock failures – Satellite News Digest

Europe’s Galileo navigation satellite system is suffering from clocks failing onboard a number of satellites at an alarming rate. None of the 18 spacecraft launched so far had to be declared a total loss, but the project may experience further delays as the cause of the failures is being investigated, ESA director general Jan Woerner…

Preparations begin for next Vega launch – Satellite News Digest

Activity for Arianespace’s initial mission in 2017 with the lightweight Vega is fully underway in French Guiana, where the launch vehicle’s build-up is starting and its Sentinel-2B payload has begun the pre-flight checkout process in preparation for an early March lift-off. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017011801