News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
ESA said its new NAVISP research and development programme is prioritising research into countering jamming and spoofing of satnav signals, with partner companies exploring varied approaches. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050804
A crucial stage has been completed in the production of Eutelsat Communications’ high-power broadcast satellite, Eutelsat 7C, serving markets across Africa, Europe, Middle East and Turkey. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050700
CGI has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space France to enhance and maintain security software for the Galileo satellite navigation system. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050701
Telesat, Vodafone Group and the University of Surrey have successfully demonstrated that Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites can provide effective backhaul transport for mobile network operators (MNOs), including advanced backhaul solutions for 5G. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050702
Following the initial institutional and commercial launch orders for Ariane 6 obtained by Arianespace since the autumn of 2017, and the resolution of the ESA Council on 17 April 2019, related to the rocket’s exploitation framework, ArianeGroup is starting to build the first series production batch of 14 Ariane 6 launchers. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050600
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center, in partnership with the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, released a request for proposals for the purpose of competitively awarding firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contracts to two domestic launch service providers. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050601
Relativity announced that it has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Spacefligh to launch Spaceflight’s dedicated rideshares of small satellites, microsats, and cubesats to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, an entirely 3D printed rocket. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050602
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as EDRS), will be launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East on 24 July 2019 by an Ariane 5 launcher. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050603
A four co-primes consortium formed by Thales Alenia Space (JV between Thales 67 %, and Leonardo 33 %) in Spain and France, and Airbus in Spain and France, has been selected by Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos S.A. (Spanish Governmental Satellite Operator), for two Spainsat NG satellites for governmental communications that will replace the existing Spainsat and…
Airbus has been selected by Measat Global Berhad to build Measat-3d, a new multimission telecommunications satellite to replace capacity and augment its core business in Malaysia, Asia, Middle East and Africa. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019050605