May 2017

SES announced that the SES-10 satellite is now fully operational at 67 degrees West and will be serving the Latin America region. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051502

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/15/dreamliner-key-el-als-connectivity-goals/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/15/abs-appoints-new-managing-director-europe/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/15/digitalglobe-provide-elevation-data-rise-broadband/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/15/copasat-selects-leosat-leo-connectivity-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2017/05/15/ses-10-satellite-now-operational-latin-america/

Aerojet Rocketdyne said it successfully completed its test campaign of a fuel boost kick pump at its Sacramento, California, facility as part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstrator (HBTD) programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051200

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that the BulgariaSat-1 satellite, designed and built for Bulgaria Sat, an affiliate of Bulsatcom, which is a leading telecommunications company and the largest provider of pay-TV services in Bulgaria, has arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it will be launched aboard a re-used Falcon 9. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017051201

After the CanX-7 nanosatellite deployed its drag sails only a week ago, early results indicate the sails are having a noticeable effect. Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, which developed CanX-7, has announced the altitude decay rate changed significantly following the deployment in the late evening of 4…

http://www.satellitetoday.com/nextspace/2017/05/12/fleet-startup-signs-first-pilot-partners/