News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
China’s Mars probe Tianwen-1 has successfully carried out its second orbital correction, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092105
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite is targeted for lift-off 10 November at 1931 UTC from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California, USA. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092000
State-owned space conglomerate China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CAST) is working with local authorities in Shandong province to set up a manufacturing complex for solid-propellant rockets, according to a project insider. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092001
L3Harris Technologies has finished figuring, polishing and coating the primary mirror for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), bringing it one step closer to launch. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092002
MethaneSAT said it has reached an important new milestone with completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for both the mission’s remote sensing instrument and the spacecraft platform bus. Completion of the CDR means that MethaneSAT is now entering the production stage with a design that exceeds anticipated capabilities. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092003
China’s satellite producer GalaxySpace announced that its new broadband communication satellite has entered the assembly stage after the company completed the development of satellite payloads. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092004
China plans to launch Taiji-2, a satellite to conduct in-orbit experiments on key technologies related to space-based gravitational wave detection, before 2024, Wu Yueliang, chief scientist of the Taiji programme, was quoted as saying. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092005
In its latest research, Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, Euroconsult provides a strategic review of the market reset resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on the aviation industry. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020092006
Intelsat has finalised all of its required contracts with satellite manufacturers and launch-vehicle providers to move forward and meet the accelerated C-band spectrum clearing timelines established by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this year. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020091700
Kleos Space S.A provided an update on the Kleos Scouting Mission launching on the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) PSLV-C49 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota Range in India (SHAR). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020091701