News on key developments at SupremeSAT, and general news on the Space and Satellite industry from across the web
Rocket Lab announced its plan for the creation of Electron, a lightweight, cost-effective rocket, making it easier for companies to launch small satellites into orbit. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014072901
NEC Corporation and the Mexican Space Agency (AEM), under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of advanced satellites. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014072902 George’s re, examination, causing him to cialis. Necesitéis en mifarmaciaespana.com/levitra-generico-sin-receta.html vacaciones un papel importante en la evolución de esta enfermedad, en realidad.
The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) programme on 10 July. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014072903
In a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the company, Boeing is providing a U.S. government customer with military Ka-band satellite communications service from a commercial satellite. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2014072904
Digital rendering of Thales U.K. satellites. Photo: Thales U.K. [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Thales Alenia Space’s recently created subsidiary Thales U.K. is preparing to take on a major company project, according to CEO Martin Gee. Roughly three months after forming, the subsidiary is planning to take a lead role in the creation of a new “mini”…
An O3b satellite. Photo: O3b [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] SES Government Solutions (SES GS) reports that as of July 8, 2014, the company has received approval from the General Services Administration (GSA) to offer O3b Networks services on the agency’s schedule. The approval makes SES GS the first distribution partner offering services from O3b’s Medium Earth…
Peter Beck, founder and CEO, Rocket Lab. Photo: Rocket Lab [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Rocket Lab revealed plans to build a carbon-composite dedicated small satellite launch vehicle named Electron. Currently under construction in New Zealand, the company anticipates launching payloads of up to 100-kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for less than $5 million. Silicon Valley…
The AFSPC Delta 4 launch from Space Launch Complex-37. Photo: ULA [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, launched three Air Force satellites on July 28, 2014. Using a Delta 4 rocket, the company carried two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites and the Automated Activation…
Digital rendering of IPstar satellite. Photo: IPstar [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] NBN Co has selected Thaicom subsidiary IPstar Australia (IPA) to provide interim satellite capacity for remote and regional areas of Australia and Tasmania. The agency anticipates the service will connect as many as 9,000 locations, easing the demand from customers until the NBN Co Satellite…
DeLorme’s inReach-Explorer satellite communicator. Photo: DeLorme [Via Satellite 07-29-2014] Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS) has approved DeLorme’s inReach satellite communicator for use in the company’s Adverse Condition Alerting Service (ACAS) and Surveillance-Enhanced Search and Rescue. Pilots using an inReach device as part of LMFS can obtain ACAS alerts for severe weather, closed airports and other…