Telesat Canada results Q2 2020 – Satellite News Digest
Telesat announced its financial results for the three and six-month periods ending 30 June 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020073003
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Telesat announced its financial results for the three and six-month periods ending 30 June 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020073003
Arianespace’s fifth mission of 2020 has been given the "green light" for lift-off following a launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072900
The launch of a Proton-M rocket with Russia’s Ekspress-80 and Ekspress-103 telecoms satellites has been delayed for twenty-four hours to hold additional checks of assemblies and equipment, the Russian federal space agency Roskosmos said in a statement. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072901
Open Cosmos has sealed a deal with satellite communications operator Sateliot to build and operate their nanosatellite constellation, enabling continuous global connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) under 5G architecture. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072902
The Boeing Company reported financial results for the second quarter 2020. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072903
Eutelsat Communications and Strong Roots Ethiopia Broadcasting Service PLC have concluded a Master Service Agreement for a Ku capacity on a 36 MHz transponder on Eutelsat’s Eutelsat 8 West B satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072904
In its latest research titled, "Satellite Connectivity and Video Market," Euroconsult revised its forecast to account for the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic has deeply impacted maritime and in-flight connectivity demand, and to a lesser extent other segments such as enterprise networks. It remains to be seen how long those markets will take to recover.…
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover. The launch is on track for 30 July at Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch is planned for 1150 UTC at the opening of a two-hour launch window. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072800
The first European satellite capable of being completely repurposed after launch — developed within an ESA Partnership Project for Eutelsat and built by Airbus on an SSTL platform — has concluded its radio-frequency tests at a specialised facility in Toulouse. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072801
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) for the delivery of the X-Band Transceiver and X-Band Diplexer, which will ensure communications for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2020072802