December 2016

On 30 November, a joint U.S. government and industry team closed their investigation into a potential parts issue of a failed component from another contractor’s satellite [i.e. the U.S. Navy’s MUOS 5]. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016120501

NASA has awarded the Restore-L Spacecraft Bus and Support Services contract to Space Systems/Loral. Restore-L is a robotic spacecraft equipped with the tools, technologies and techniques needed to service satellites currently in orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016120502

Authorities in Russia’s Siberian region of Tuva are examining several pieces of the Progress cargo spaceship found after it crashed last week having failed to reach orbit. Roskosmos is currently investigating the reasons behind the crash, which could have been caused by an engine failure on the third-stage rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016120503

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has entered into a transponder service agreement with Space-Communication Ltd. (Spacecom). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016120504

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/12/05/national-satellite-operators-challenging-paradigm-2/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/12/05/globalsat-licenses-inmarsat-ka-l-band-services-throughout-mexico/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/12/05/digitalglobe-unveils-first-public-image-worldview-4/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2016/12/05/comptia-appoints-boeing-aerojet-rocketdyne-execs-sec-council/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2016/12/05/mvs-usa-updates-satcom-network-eye-cybersecurity/

The insurance payout for the Progress MS-04 spacecraft lost on 1 December is estimated at RUB2.5 billion (about US$39 million at the current exchange rate), a source in the Russian insurance market was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2016120200