August 2017

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/08/21/eclipse-affect-satellites-mit-plans-research/

Elbit Systems Ltd. confirmed that on 7 August 2017, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas found Hughes Network Systems, LLC, to have infringed one of its patent, which generally relates to high-speed satellite communications, U.S. Patent No. 6,240,073. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017081804

Early in July the Inter-site links between the two Galileo Ground Control Centres in Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany) and Fucino (Italy) were declared fully functional and approved for use by the Galileo Security Accreditation Board. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017081803

With a Flight Readiness Review successfully concluded on 17 August, the U.S. Air Force’s Operational Responsive Space (ORS)-5 satellite is now ready for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Lift-off of the five-stage Orbital ATK Minotaur IV launch vehicle is scheduled for 26 August during a four-hour launch window that opens at 0315…

Russian Aerospace Forces assumed control over newest military satellite, Blagovest No. 11L, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome earlier, the Russian Defence Ministry said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017081801

Rocket: Atlas V 401/Centaur; Payload: TDRS-M; Date: 18 August 2017, 1229 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. This mission was launched into geostationary transfer orbit aboard an Atlas V 401 configuration vehicle, which includes a 4-meter extended payload fairing. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017081800

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/08/18/awn-test-first-aircraft-broadband-clusters-year/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/08/18/awn-test-first-aircraft-broadband-clusters-year/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/08/18/kymeta-support-first-responders-total-solar-eclipse/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/08/18/recovering-damages-nasas-satellite-finally-launches/