March 2017

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/15/dod-awards-comcast-contract-support-african-comms-via-global-xpress/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/15/serco-wins-contract-operate-european-meteorological-satellites/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/03/15/urthecast-raises-ca17-6-million-support-optisar-constellation/

Zero 2 Infinity, a company specialised in Space transportation systems based in Barcelona, Spain, said it successfully launched its first rocket from a balloon on 1 March. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017031400

SpaceX has postponed the launch of EchoStar 23 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, scheduled for 14 March (UTC), owing to high winds. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017031401

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has delayed the launch of an H-IIA rocket with the Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) Radar 5 reconnaissance satellite from Tanegashima Space Center. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017031402

UrtheCast Corp. announced that it will receive approximately C$17.6 million in funding from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Industrial Technologies Office as part of its Strategic Aerospace & Defense Initiative (SADI) programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017031403

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/14/kacific-ceo-may-capacity-originally-planned/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/03/14/spacex-postpones-echostar-23-launch-due-high-winds/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/03/14/spacex-postpones-echostar-22-launch-due-high-winds/