March 2017

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/03/22/first-light-third-sbirs-successfully-transmitting-images/

Arianespace said the second Ariane 5 launch of 2017 has been rescheduled for 23 March as continuation of the social movement in French Guiana has prevented today’s transfer of the heavy-lift vehicle to its ELA-3 launch zone. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017032100

The ULA Atlas V 401 rocket carrying the OA-7 Cygnus spacecraft for Orbital ATK and NASA is now scheduled to launch no earlier than 27 March (UTC). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017032101

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC (TS&I), was awarded a US$9.98 million contract from the French Space Agency, the Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), to provide infrared detectors and electronics for the European Space Agency JUICE mission to Jupiter. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017032102

Rocket Lab, a private American-New Zealand space company, announced closing a Series D financing round of US$75 million. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017032103

SES and Intersat announced that they have signed a multi-year agreement to deliver Internet services across Africa. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017032104

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/21/final-panel-satellite-2017-raises-familiar-issues/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/nextspace/2017/03/21/rocket-lab-raises-75-million-production-electron-rocket/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/03/21/ses-intersat-provide-internet-connectivity-across-africa/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2017/03/21/intelsat-orion-express-extend-russia-media-services-agreement/