News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that its subsidiary Space Systems Loral (SSL) was selected to provide a next-generation satellite constellation for high-resolution Earth imaging to DigitalGlobe. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017070602
The European spacecraft BepiColombo is currently undergoing final testing in launch configuration, prior to being shipped to the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana next March for a scheduled October 2018 launch. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017070603
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. successfully conducted a series of hot-fire tests on a Power Processing Unit (PPU) for an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS). The tests were conducted at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017070604
http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/07/06/pwc-exec-companies-arent-aware-vulnerability-cyber-threats/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/07/06/esa-awards-200000-euro-contract-orbital-access/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2017/07/06/rscc-refurbishes-equipment-shabolovka-technical-center/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2017/07/06/spacex-outpaces-competition-successful-launch-intelsat-35e/
http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2017/07/06/pacsci-emc-tests-new-technologies-demonstrator-satellite/
Investigators have uncovered the problems behind the failure of atomic clocks onboard satellites belonging to the beleaguered Galileo satnav system, the European Commission said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017070500
The first Russian atmospheric platform dubbed "Sova" (Owl) with a high-aspect ratio flexible wing began flight tests at an altitude of 49,000-65,000 feet [14.7-19.5 km], an official with the Advanced Research Fund was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017070501