June 2017

Northrop Grumman Corporation said reached another major milestone for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope with the delivery of the mid-boom assemblies. The graphite-epoxy assemblies were designed, built, and tested by Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman business. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017062701

D-Sat, the first nanosatellite with the ability to remove itself from orbit in a direct and controlled way through a dedicated device at the end of its mission, was successfully launched on 23 June 2017, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India atop a PSLV rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017062702

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/06/27/3d-printing-future-satellite-manufacturing/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/newspace/2017/06/27/oneweb-satellites-inaugurates-production-line-first-satellites/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/06/27/second-gps-3-satellite-ready-environmental-testing/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/06/27/northrop-grumman-delivers-integral-component-james-webb-telescope/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/06/27/polynesian-exploration-launches-high-accuracy-navigation-solution/

Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 10 Iridium NEXT satellites; Date: 25 June 2017, 2025 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The satellites were deployed into low-Earth orbit approximately one hour after lift-off. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017062600

Space Systems Loral (SSL) announced that the BulgariaSat-1 satellite, designed and built for Bulgaria Sat, an affiliate of Bulsatcom, is successfully performing post-launch manoeuvres according to plan. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017062601

Arianespace’s fourth heavy-lift Ariane 5 to take flight in 2017 is "go" for its lift-off from the Spaceport in French Guiana on 28 June between 2059 and 2216 UTC. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017062602