January 2018

GomSpace has purchased a launch for several nanosatellites onboard a LauncherOne rocket from the California based company Virgin Orbit. The flight, which is bound for a low-inclination orbit, is scheduled to occur in early 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018011601

The Angosat spacecraft made at RSC Energia under a contract with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Angola is undergoing scheduled flight tests, the manufacturer said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018011602

Thales Alenia Space has signed a new contract with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, KARI, to deliver the X-band communications system for the KOMPSAT-7 mission (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite 7), with a target launch in 2021 and a lifetime of five years. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018011603

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/01/16/secure-flight-connectivity-systems/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2018/01/16/viasat-supply-equipment-us-special-operations-forces/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/01/16/us-army-approves-gatr-antenna-full-rate-production/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2018/01/16/ula-launches-nro-47-payload-delta-4-rocket/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2018/01/16/free-air-channels-rise-middle-east/

In light of adverse weather predicted for the launch day, JAXA postponed the launch of Epsilon-3, the third Epsilon launch vehicle which encapsulates NEC Small radar satellite "ASNARO-2", from the JAXA Uchinoura Space Center, to no earlier than 17 January 2018 (UTC). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018011500

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying a payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 on 12 January at 2211 UTC. Designated NROL-47, the mission is in support of U.S. national defence. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018011501