September 2016

Inmarsat has formally unveiled its strategic partnership with Turkish state-owned regional satellite operator Türksat. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092703

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/09/27/5-takeaways-years-world-satellite-business-week/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/09/27/rocket-lab-completes-first-orbital-launch-complex/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/09/27/ka-band-connectivity-become-standard-lufthansas-a320-fleet/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2016/09/27/ula-launches-rocket-hardware-design-challenge-grabcad/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2016/09/27/qatar-airways-launch-customer-flight-aware-aireon-flight-tracking/

Rocket: PSLV-C35; Payload: SCATSAT-1, seven secondary payloads; Date: 26 September 2016, 0344 UTC; Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, India. This PSLV mission was the longest of the PSLV missions conducted till date and was successfully completed in 2 hours 15 minutes and 33 seconds after lift-off. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092600

The Air Force and Lockheed Martin teams successfully completed planned pre-fuelling testing and inspections of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) Flight-3 Satellite currently located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092601

Firefly Space Systems, a developer of dedicated launch vehicles for the small satellite market, announced that it has successfully completed over 50 hot fire tests of its combustor, including multiple full mission duty cycle ("MDC") tests. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092602

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/09/26/defense-eyes-lower-risk-high-throughput-future-2/