January 2017

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center sponsored ninth Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft has arrived at Titusville-Cocoa Airport, Florida. WGS-9 will provide additional communications capabilities to both U.S. forces and international partners. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017011101

The U.S. Air Force’s next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was encapsulated on 7 January at Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will launch on 20 January (UTC) aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017011102

The Bangabandhu programme has started the production phase with the integration of the communications module in Thales Alenia Space plant in Toulouse and the service module in Cannes, with the mating set for March 2017. At the same time, the ground team is kicking off factory acceptance tests and starting local work on the installation…

Information Satellite Systems – Reshetnev Company has begun building the new telecommunications satellites Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017011104

http://www.satellitetoday.com/nextspace/2017/01/11/eightyleo-iot-constellation-hones-architecture-name-focus/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/nextspace/2017/01/11/3d-printing-rocket-fuel-cut-launch-costs-half/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/01/11/ppc-broadband-corning-optical-collaborate-broadband-connectivity/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/01/11/c-com-nserc-invest-6-1-million-rd-intelligent-mobile-antenna/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/01/11/xplore-technologies-cls-america-launch-satellite-communications-tablet/

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 will launch the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight-3 mission for the U.S. Air Force on 20 January 2017 (UTC). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017011000