February 2018

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2018/02/13/market-ready-orbit-satellite-servicing/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2018/02/13/cpi-targets-haps-new-ka-band-antenna/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/telecom/2018/02/13/satadsl-enables-satellite-connectivity-africa-cloud/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/broadcasting/2018/02/13/ses-broadcasts-2018-winter-olympics-4k-hdr/

http://www.satellitetoday.com/publications/st/2018/02/13/sts-global-brings-satcubes-satellite-terminal-us/

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3B/YZ 1; Payload: BeiDou-3 MEO-3, BeiDou-3 MEO-4; Date: 12 February 2018, 0503 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. Success of the mission was confirmed some four hours after launch, following insertion of the satellites into their intended orbits around 21,000 km above the Earth. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018021200

Aeolus, the European Space Agency’s wind sensing satellite, has left Liège in Belgium having successfully completed an extensive thermal and functional performance test campaign under in-orbit conditions. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018021201

Space qualification tests of the drill manufactured by Leonardo at its Nerviano (Milan) plant for the ExoMars 2020 mission have now been completed with success. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018021202

The Board of Directors of SES announced its decision to appoint a new President & CEO and a new CFO of SES with effect from 5 April 2018. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018021203

http://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2018/02/12/2017-satellite-executive-year-gwynne-shotwell-president-coo-spacex/