June 2019

Maxar Technologies announced that the all-electric Eutelsat 7C communications satellite, built for Eutelsat is performing according to plan. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062302

Lockheed Martin has been selected to design dual small deep space spacecraft to visit near-earth asteroids in a mission called Janus, led by the University of Colorado Boulder. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062303

During its 62nd session, the Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) adopted a preamble and 21 guidelines for the long-term sustainability of outer space activities. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062304

Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies announced that they have received the necessary regulatory approvals for their all-stock merger and have set a closing date of 29 June 2019. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062305

NSR’s Smallsat Launch Vehicle Markets, 2nd Edition report, concludes the dedicated commercial small satellite launch market will see a rapid ramp-up period resulting in over US$2.2 billion in revenue over the next 10 years, overcoming supply chain constraints, new technology risks, and solidifying its place in the market as a proven competitor. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062306

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: AT&T T-16 [f.k.a. DirecTV 16], Eutelsat 7C; Date: 20 June 2019, 2143 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. For its second launch of the year, Ariane 5 successfully placed the two telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062000

Russia’s Vostochny space centre in the Far East will start launches under the OneWeb programme in early 2020, Russia’s Center for Operation of Space Ground-Based Infrastructure (TsENKI) said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062001

‘Comet Interceptor’ has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme. Comprising three spacecraft, it will be the first to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar System. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062002

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft recently performed another significant navigation maneuver–breaking its own world record for the closest orbit of a planetary body by a spacecraft. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062003

HEMERIA and Thales Alenia Space have signed a partnership agreement on the nano-satellite market. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2019062004