News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
SES announced Gilat and ST Engineering iDirect as its latest technology partners who will be developing the core infrastructure modem platforms for O3b mPOWER, SES’s non-geostationary-satellite orbit (NGSO) communications system. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110306
Rocket Lab has announced its next Electron mission will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand. The mission, which will be Rocket Lab’s 16th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula during a 14-day launch window that opens on 15 November UTC.…
A decision on resuming launches of Start-1 rockets converted from Topol intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) is expected in the next twelve months, Chief Designer of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology (the Topol developer) Yuri Solomonov was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110201
Efforts to deploy a constellation of 264 Marathon IoT communications satellites will take three years, Deputy CEO of Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems said. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110202
Here is a detailed list of payloads for Rocket Lab’s next Electron mission, currently scheduled for 15 November UTC. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110203
Inmarsat has been awarded a three year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), which will co-fund the development of a new capability for governments to plan, procure, manage and monitor their satellite communications (satcoms) services from Inmarsat and other operators and service providers. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110204
The next three Gonets-M satellites are scheduled for launch on 24 November, two days ahead of the previous date, a spokesman for satellite operator Gonets was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110100
The second test launch of the Angara-A5 heavy rocket from the Plesetsk space centre in northwestern Russia was tentatively postponed from 24 November to 28 November, according to a rocket and space industry source. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110101
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has started directing resources towards the planning and design of its next satellite, Kacific2. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110102
Orbcomm Inc. and Inmarsat announced that they will extend their agreement through at least 2035 and enhance their strategic partnership. The two companies will collaborate on joint product innovation and distribution of next-generation IoT satellite services, telematics devices and end-to-end solutions. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020110103