May 2017

Rocket Lab said its first Electron rocket reached space on its first test flight but die not achieve orbit. It was launched from the remote Mahia Peninsula on New Zealand’s North Island at 0420 UTC on 25 May. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017052501

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/25/cyber-experts-truth-threats-satellite-2/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2017/05/25/alaska-communications-signs-mou-become-onewebs-first-reseller/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2017/05/25/newtec-boost-broadcast-efficiency-m7-group/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/25/spirent-help-civil-aviation-manage-gnss-interference-threats/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/05/25/nasa-integrates-ultraviolet-space-spectrograph-ses-14/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/05/25/intelsat-globecast-partner-expand-trt-world-americas-asia/

The inquiry into the crash-landing of the ExoMars Schiaparelli module has concluded that conflicting information in the onboard computer caused the descent sequence to end prematurely. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017052400

Europasat, the "Inmarsat S-band/Hellas Sat 3" telecommunication satellite, has been shipped to the Kourou launch pad in French Guyana to be launched by an Ariane 5 rocket in June. This condominium satellite for Inmarsat and Hellas Sat will provide Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and Broadcast Satellite Services (BSS). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017052401

Boeing and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are collaborating to design, build and test a technology demonstration vehicle for the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) programme. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017052402