News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Rocket Lab has announced Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective as the sole customer for Rocket Lab’s 17th Electron launch, and its seventh mission of the year. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112501
The Russian Klyon-R command and measuring system will boost the radio visibility of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) fourfold, Russian Space Systems Company (RSCC; part of the federal space agency Roskosmos) said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112502
A faulty part from a third-party supplier was discovered in Russia’s Soyuz-ST-A rocket at the Guiana Space Center, but emergencies were prevented thanks to the incorporated control system, according to Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roskosmos. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112400
China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) has passed technical verification on its key performance indicators for applications in the civil aviation sector, according to civil aviation authorities. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112401
Telesat Canada announced that it has entered into an agreement with Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) pursuant to which Telesat Canada and Loral will become subsidiaries of Telesat Corporation (Telesat), a new publicly traded Canadian incorporated and controlled company. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112402
After a five-year collaboration, Inmarsat and Addvalue Innovation announced the Commercial Service Introduction (CSI) of their Inter-satellite Data Relay System (IDRS) service, following the successful demonstration of the first live data connectivity between customer Capella Space’s Control Center and its recently launched Sequoia satellite at low Earth orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112403
Rocket: Chang Zheng 5; Payload: Chang’e-5; Date: 23 November 2020, 2030 UTC; Launch site: Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, China. The Chang’e 5 spacecraft separated from the rocket 37 minutes after lift-off. The rocket placed the 8.2-metric ton Chang’e 5, which has four components — orbiter, lander, ascender and re-entry capsule — in an Earth-moon transfer…
A Soyuz-ST-A rocket for orbiting a UAE FalconEye satellite will be rolled out to the launch pad of the Guiana Space Center on 25 November after repairs, a source in the Russian space industry said. Meanwhile, a Gonets launch from Plesetsk was delayed. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020112301
Rocket: Electron; Payload: 30 smallsats; Date: 20 November 2020, 1520 UTC; Launch site: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. The ‘Return to Sender’ mission deployed satellites for TriSept, Swam Technologies, Unseenlabs, and the Auckland Programme for Space Systems at The University of Auckland. The mission brings the total number of satellites launched by Rocket Lab to 95.…
OneWeb announced its emergence from U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and achievement of all relevant regulatory approvals. A consortium of UK Government (through the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) and Bharti Global, has invested US$1 billion of new equity to offer broadband connectivity services, via a constellation of 650 LEO…