January 2018

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2018/01/25/end-near-satellite-dish/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2018/01/25/scientific-community-drive-economic-equalities-india/

Rocket Lab said it has successfully tested a previously unannounced kick stage on the Still Testing Electron launch vehicle, using it to circularise the orbits of the two Spire Lemur-2 CubeSats on board. Plus, there was a previously unannounced fourth satellite on board. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012400

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/01/24/telesat-leo-goldberg-answers-burning-question/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2018/01/24/rocket-lab-tested-new-kick-stage-electron-rocket/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2018/01/24/fifth-iridium-next-launch-planned-march/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/01/24/ptc-announces-changes-board-governors/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2018/01/24/comtech-awarded-11-million-space-level-eee-parts/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2018/01/24/us-air-force-clears-spacex-zuma-satellite-failure/

The Vulcain 2.1 engine, developed by ArianeGroup to power the main stage of the Ariane 6 launcher, for which the maiden flight is scheduled for 2020, has just been successfully tested by the DLR (German Aerospace Center) on the P5 test facility at its site in Lampoldshausen, Germany on behalf of ArianeGroup. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012300