July 2016

Inmarsat announced that construction and associated sub-system tests of the satellite payload for its European Aviation Network (EAN) in-flight connectivity solution has been completed on schedule by Thales Alenia Space. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072101

Space Systems Loral (SSL) has received US$20.7 million from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and build robotic arm flight hardware for the first phase of the agency’s Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072102

Following an in-depth review, the European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Arianespace by Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL), a joint venture between Airbus and Safran. This approval is subject to conditions. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072103

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/21/itu-regional-director-speaks-on-how-africa-is-changing/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/21/thales-alenia-space-finishes-europasat-construction-inmarsat-ifc-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/21/darpa-increases-ssl-funding-robotic-satellite-servicing-technology/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/21/telus-launches-4k-tv-western-canada/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/07/21/brent-bruun-becomes-kvh-coo/

Vector Space Systems, a micro satellite space launch company, announced it has finalised the acquisition of Garvey Spacecraft Corporation. As part of the acquisition, Garvey Spacecraft Corporation Founder and CEO John Garvey joins Vector Space Systems as Chief Technology Officer. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072002

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) late last month decommissioned GOES-3, a 38-year-old satellite that for 21 years had helped to link NSF’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station with the outside world. It was among the oldest, continuously operating satellites in the skies. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016072001