January 2018

http://www.satellitetoday.com/newspace/2018/01/30/gilmour-space-exec-hybrid-fuel-smallsat-competition/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2018/01/30/canal-improve-4k-wireless-video-distribution-quantenna-chipsets/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2018/01/30/nasa-isro-satellites-antenna-reflector-passes-cdr/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/01/30/faa-approves-first-stc-smartskys-4g-lte-network/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/government/2018/01/30/new-report-indicates-dod-networks-still-vulnerable-cyber-attacks/

The first flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is planned for 6 February between 1830 and 2130 UTC, the company’s founder and CEO Elon Musk said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012900

The propulsion system of the light-weight Angara 1.2 Launch Vehicle Service Module, manufactured by the Khrunichev Space Center (part of Roskosmos State Corporation), completed successful hot-fire testing at the Federal State Enterprise "Rocket & Space Industry Research & Test Center" (RSI RTC) test facility (Peresvet, Moscow Region). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012901

Four new O3b satellites have arrived safely at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for launch by a Soyuz vehicle in March 2018. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012902

Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the prime contractor to develop EGNOS V3, the next generation of the European Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) planned to provide the aviation community with advanced Safety of Life services and new services to Maritime and Land users. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012903

Sierra Nevada’s Space Test Program Mission 5 (STPSat-5) satellite has moved another step closer to launch, successfully completing its Factory Compatibility Test (FCT) with NASA’s Near-Earth Network and the NASA Ames Multi-Mission Operations Center. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018012904