by Matt Wilson | May 21, 2020 | International Space Station, JAXA, Launches, NASA, Satellites, Seradata News
On 20 May 2020, at 1731 GMT, the last planned launch of the MHI-built, H-2B variant took place. The mission lifted-off from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, carrying the HTV-9 cargo freighter into LEO. The HTV (H-II Transfer Vehicle) is part of Japan’s... 
by Matt Wilson | May 19, 2020 | Military space, Satellites, Seradata News
American satellite-manufacturer Northrop Grumman, has on 18 May 2020, received the awaited order for two polar orbit Next-Gen OPIR satellites. The contract is valued at US$2.37 billion. The Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-gen OPIR) satellites will... 
by Matt Wilson | May 14, 2020 | Finance, History, Seradata News
On 13 May 2020, it was announced by Intelsat – one of the primary FSS operators globally – that it had entered into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Court in the USA. This move is being described by the company as a “financial... 
by Matt Wilson | Apr 28, 2020 | Finance, Seradata News
The Australian company, Sky and Space Global (SAS), reported its entry into “voluntary administration” on 7 April 2020. This status is broadly equivalent to the “Chapter 11” bankruptcy protection arrangement in the USA, which fellow low Earth Orbit (LEO)... 
by Matt Wilson | Apr 3, 2020 | Finance, Satellites, Seradata News
IoT start-up Myriota Pty Ltd. of Australia, has entered into a deal with Canadian company, exactEarth Ltd. for the sale of four in-orbit satellites. This transaction is pending approval from Canadian authorities. The deal will see Myriota pay exactEarth, CAD$150,000...
