Magellan Aerospace On A Roll…
Magellan Aerospace has announced the successful, formal delivery acceptance of the CASSIOPE small satellite bus by Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) of Vancouver.
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Esto Es Muy Bueno Para SS/L, Or, Isto É Muito Bom Para A SS/L
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for HISPASAT Group, the eighth largest operator in the world and the leading operator in the broadcasting and distribution of contents in Spanish and Portuguese.
Read MoreThales Packs Pleiades With “Super Looker”
Thales Alenia Space is ready to deliver the high-resolution (HR) optical imaging instrument for integration in the first Pleiades earth observation satellite.
Read MoreProtoStar-I Parading Perfect Performance
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the ProtoStar I satellite, which was launched on Monday afternoon from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers.
Read MoreIAI’s Amos-4 Gains Thales Alenia Space RF Comm Capabilities
Thales Alenia Space now has a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) LTD, acting through its Systems Missiles and Space Group, MBT Space Division, to supply RF communication assemblies for the Amos-4 communication satellite.
Read MoreHerschel Is Hammered
The Herschel spacecraft is now undergoing a series of mechanical tests at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC).
Read MoreWattlessness Has Afflicted Intelsat’s Galaxy 26
Not a happy occurrence for Galaxy 26—of the satellite's total 37 watt capacity, 15 watts have been lost due to a partial failure
Read MoreTerreStar Tells The Good News, Then The Bad News…
TerreStar Corporation (NASDAQ: TSTR) and its majority-owned subsidiary, TerreStar Networks Inc., announced that its satellite TerreStar-1 (TS-1) has successfully completed Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) and High Power and Passive Intermodulation (PIM) testing of the flight model S-band feed array for its 2 GHz mobile satellite service satellite.
Read MoreThermal Vacuum Testing Of LCROSS Finishes Ahead Of Schedule
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed one of the most critical spacecraft environmental tests on NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), two months ahead of schedule.
Read MoreCOM DEV Sings “Oh, Canada”
COM DEV International Ltd. [TSX: CDV], a manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has been awarded an $8.6 million contract to design, build and launch a micro-satellite for the Government of Canada.
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