News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
SpaceX suffered an anomaly in one of its Crew Dragon capsules while conducting engine tests at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday. "The initial tests completed successfully but the final test resulted in an anomaly on the test stand," the company said in a statement. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042100
Rocket: Chang Zheng 3b/G2; Payload: Beidou-3I1Q (IGSO-1) [Beidou 44]; Date: 20 April 2019, 1441 UTC; Launch site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. This is the 44th satellite of the constellation and the first Beidou-3 satellite in inclined geosynchronous Earth orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042000
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the "S.S. Roger Chaffee" Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and berthing manoeuvres with the International Space Station. The mission marks the company’s 11th successful berthing with the orbiting laboratory. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042001
The Boeing Co. has been awarded a not-to-exceed US$605,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract for the production of the Wideband Global Satellite Communication Space Vehicle 11, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019042002
Intelsat has declared its IS-29e satellite a total loss. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041800
Arianespace announced the signing of a launch service contract with Synspective for the launch of the satellite StriX-a (with a lift-off mass of approximately 150 kg) into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in 2020.# http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041801
China announced a co-operation plan for its future Chang’e-6 mission, offering to carry a total of 20-kg solicited payloads, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041802
Rocket: Antares; Payload: NG CRS-11; Date: 17 April 2019, 2046 UTC; Launch site: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, USA. The Cygnus cargo vessel reached its target orbit approx. nine minutes after lift-off. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041700
NSPO in Taiwan have shipped six FORMOSAT-7 satellites to the U.S. in preparation for their launch on Falcon Heavy later this year, according to SSTL, which provided the satellites’ buses. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041701
Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) and U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) have signed an agreement for space situational awareness (SSA) services and data. The SSA Sharing agreement enables AGI, including its Commercial Space Operations Center (ComSpOC), and USSTRATCOM to exchange SSA information and services in a streamlined process. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019041702