September 2016

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/23/eumetsat-relocates-meteosat-8-indian-ocean/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/23/boeings-craig-cooning-retires/

The technical malfunction that led to the postponement of the Soyuz MS-02 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), has been detected and will be fixed, Vladimir Solntsev, the director general of the space rocket corporation Energia said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092200

The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded a contract option to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to procure two additional Global Positioning System III satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092201

Israel’s new Ofek 11 spy satellite is finally operational and taking high-quality pictures after suffering technical difficulties during its launch earlier this month, defence officials said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092202

Airbus Defence and Space is continuing to future-proof its site at Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the construction of a new Integrated Technology Centre (ITC). At the heart of the four-storey centre with a basement and a footprint of around 4,200 m² will be a large central clean room for the development and construction of satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016092203

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/22/dod-heightens-importance-cybersecurity-future-ground-systems/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/22/echostar-prepares-q4-satellite-launch-makes-ott-investment/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/22/airbus-defence-space-expands-german-satellite-manufacturing-plant/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2016/09/22/us-air-force-taps-lockheed-martin-two-additional-gps-3-satellites/