Communications satellite

Americas Space 

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches Fifth Batch of Iridium NEXT Satellites

April 5, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Falcon 9, Iridium Communications, Iridium NEXT, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, SpaceX Technologies, Thales Alenia Space, USA, Vandenberg AFB

The fifth batch of Iridium NEXT satellites built by Thales Alenia Space has been successfully launched abroad a SpaceX Falcon

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Americas Space 

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract Modification for AEHF, Milstar and DSCS III Support

March 19, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Satellite, Communications satellite, Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS), Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Military satellite, Milstar satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Lockheed Martin Space Systems has been awarded a contract modification for services required to support operations and sustainment for Advanced

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Asia-Pacific Space 

Lockheed Martin Begins Assembly of JCSAT-17 Commercial Communications Satellite

March 11, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Japan, Lockheed Martin, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC)

The assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) team at Lockheed Martin has started production of a new commercial satellite, JCSAT-17,

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Middle East Space 

Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of Arabsat’s Newest Communications Satellite, Arabsat-6A

February 20, 2018February 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Arabsat, Arabsat-6A, Arabsat-6G, Communications satellite, Lockheed Martin, Saudi Arabia

Lockheed Martin has completed assembly on the Arabsat-6A satellite, which was recently shipped to its Sunnyvale, California facility to begin a comprehensive

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Asia-Pacific Space 

GomSpace, Singapore to Conduct Design Study for Space-based VHF Communications

February 6, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Traffic Management (ATM), Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Communications satellite, GomSpace, Singapore, Singapore Technologies, ST Electronics

GomSpace A/S together with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) signed a

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Europe Space 

Chinese Long March 2D Rocket Launches GomSpace’s GOMX-4 satellites

February 4, 2018February 20, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Denmark, European Space Agency (ESA), GomSpace, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Long March-2D (CZ-2D), PR China

Chinese Long March 2D (LM-2D) rocket successfully launched GomSpace’s GOMX-4 satellites at 07:51 UTC on Friday from the 94 Launch Platform at

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Europe Space 

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches GovSat-1 Satellite into Orbit

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Communications satellite, Falcon 9, GovSat, GovSat-1, Luxembourg, LuxGovSat S.A., Orbital ATK, SES (comm. satellite operator), SpaceX Technologies, USA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched GovSat-1 multi-mission satellite into orbit on January 31 at 4:25 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral

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Middle East Space 

Orbital ATK-Built Al Yah 3 Commercial Communications Satellite in Good Health

January 30, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al Yah 3, Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), Communications satellite, Orbital ATK, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Orbital ATK announced the Al Yah 3 commercial communications satellite, built by the company for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company

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Europe Middle East Space 

Ariane 5 VA241 Mission Delivers SES-14, Al Yah 3 Satellites to Orbit

January 27, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Al Yah 3, Al Yah Satellite Communications (Yahsat), Ariane 5, Arianespace, Communications satellite, SES (comm. satellite operator), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket carrying the SES-14 and Al Yah 3 satellites lifted off from from the Ariane Launch

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Americas Space 

Iridium Announces Date for Fifth Iridium NEXT Launch

January 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Communications satellite, Falcon 9, Iridium Communications, Iridium NEXT, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, SpaceX Technologies, USA, Vandenberg AFB

Iridium Communications Inc. announced that the fifth Iridium NEXT launch has been targeted by SpaceX for March 18, 2018 at

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