May 2017

Aerojet Rocketdyne recently completed a series of hot-fire tests on a 133.5 kN (30,000 lbf) thrust-class Bantam liquid-fuelled rocket engine built with additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051600

Lockheed Martin has completed the propulsion subsystem for the first modernised A2100 satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051601

With the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the new Integrated Technology Centre (ITC), Airbus marked the commencement of the intensive construction phase for its new EUR43-million satellite hub. The building, for the development and integration of satellites, will enable the Friedrichshafen site to handle future requirements. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051602

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/16/finding-value-big-data-digitalglobes-gbdx/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/16/hughes-awarded-multi-year-contract-deliver-ip-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/16/comtech-launches-heights-dynamic-network-access/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/16/gilat-gogo-demonstrate-flight-connectivity-solution/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/05/16/spacex-launches-inmarsat-5-f4-global-xpress-satellite/

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: Inmarsat5-F4; Date: 15 May 2017, 2321 UTC; Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, USA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051500

Payload build-up is underway in French Guiana for Arianespace’s medium-lift Soyuz mission this week, which is to orbit the SES-15 telecommunications satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051501