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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced the Galaxy 19 satellite built for Intelsat is performing post launch maneuvers, all according to plan. The satellite's solar arrays deployed on schedule several hours after separation, following yesterday morning's successful launch aboard a Zenit-3SL rocket from Sea Launch's Odyssey Launch Platform at the Equator.
Read MoreAn adjustment to the launch date of the space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope now appears to be on October 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. For further info a news conference is scheduled for Friday, October 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce an official launch date.
Read MoreGeneral Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Fermi, previously known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope or GLAST, is a nexgen, high-energy, gamma-ray satellite designed to make observations of celestial gamma-ray sources.
Read MoreThe Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) is exhibiting at IBC presenting its entire range of services supported by the latest satellite broadcasting technology, including its newly launched BADR-6, which makes its fleet not only the largest but also the youngest.
Read MoreIn a ceremony headed by the President of Argentina, Ms. Dr. Cristina Fernandez, on August 28th, 2008, the contract covering phases II to IV of the design and construction of the first Argentine Geostationary Communications Satellite — ARSAT-1 — was signed between INVAP and AR-SAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales, SA).
Read MoreMission accomplished for ITT Corporation as they celebrated the successful launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite and its ITT-built imaging payload from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Once fully operational, GeoEye-1 will boast the highest resolution of any commercial satellite imaging system on the market.
Read MoreNext week, the residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel, and supplies next week. NASA Television will broadcast the arrival of these materials. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the unpiloted ISS Progress 30 resupply craft, which will automatically dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 4:01 p.m. CDT, Friday, September 12.
Read MoreIn just a few days time, the historical Jules Verne mission will come to a close. After the ATV Control Centre commands the opening of the Automated Transfer Vehicle hooks, the European Space Agency's (ESA) first resupply and reboost vehicle will perform a fully automated undocking with the International Space Station on September 5th at 23:30 CEST (21:30 UT).
Read MoreGlobalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSAT) announced that satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space has begun production assembly, integration, and testing of the first Globalstar 2G flight model satellites. Globalstar, Thales Alenia Space, and Arianespace company officials presented the latest updates to members of the media and investment community at the Thales Alenia Space satellite manufacturing facility located in Cannes, France.
Read MoreNASA rolled the orbiter Atlantis from its processing hangar into the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building after getting a break from Tropical Storm Fay to move the spaceship from one building to another. The quarter-mile move set the stage for the huge event in just about seven days. The excitement mounts as NASA preps for the Hubble service mission.
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