News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3C/G2; Payload: Tianlian 1-4; Date: 22 November 2016, 1524 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The 2,100-kg tracking and relay satellite was placed in a geostationary transfer orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112200
NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission. Launch is targeted for April 2021 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112201
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has signed a contract valued in excess of C$7 million with Airbus Defence and Space to provide a communication antenna subsystem to be integrated into the Inmarsat-6 mobile communication satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112202
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http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/11/22/thuraya-joins-lora-alliance/
For the first time, an optical clock has travelled to space, surviving harsh rocket launch conditions and successfully operating under the microgravity that would be experienced on a satellite. This demonstration brings optical clock technology much closer to implementation in space, where it could eventually allow GPS-based navigation with centimeter-level location precision. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112102
Orbital ATK announced that its Cygnus spacecraft successfully unberthed from the International Space Station, starting the second phase of its mission before it reenters Earth’s atmosphere. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016112101