July 2017

NASA has provided Boeing concurrence to remove and replace the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite’s (TDRS-M) Omni S-band forward antenna. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017072701

General Dynamics Mission Systems received a contract from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to ‘fly’ the current Landsat 8 mission from the existing Landsat mission operations centre at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Seabrook, Maryland. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017072702

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has received an Authorisation to Proceed on a multi-million dollar contract from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017072703

Intelsat S.A. announced financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2017. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017072704

Eutelsat Communications and Digiturk beIN MEDIA GROUP have concluded a multi-year multi-transponder agreement on the Eutelsat 7A satellite, extending a collaboration that began in 2000 with the launch of Turkey’s first pay-TV platform. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2017072705

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2017/07/27/elon-musk-future-launch-industry/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2017/07/27/iridium-reports-2-percent-year-year-revenue-increase-q2/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/07/27/viasat-will-help-deliver-satcom-equipment-australian-defense-force/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2017/07/27/arqiva-will-broadcast-uk-ireland-using-eutelsat-capacity/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2017/07/27/atlas-5-will-launch-nasas-tdrs-m-august-20/