Boeing gets construction order for ABS-8 as SpaceX gets the launch

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Launches, Satellites, SpaceX | 0 comments

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has awarded a construction order for the ABS-8 satellite to Boeing Satellite Systems.  The ABS-8 spacecraft will use an “all electric” Boeing BSS-702 SP bus design and will be launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9v1.1 launch vehicle as part of a matched pair with another unnamed Boeing BSS-702 bus satellite.  The launch will take place in late 2017.

Comment by David Todd:  Boeing has done a similar dual launch on a Falcon 9v1.1. before when its ABS-3A flew with Eutelsat 115 West B with both using Boeing-702 SP buses with one mounted directly atop the other.

About Seradata

Seradata produce the renowned Seradata database. Trusted by over 100 of the world’s leading Space organisations, Seradata is a fully queryable database used for market analysis, failure/risk assessment, spectrum analysis and space situational awareness (SSA).

For more information go to https://www.seradata.com/product/

Related Articles

Soyuz 2-1a launches Progress MS-23 cargo freighter to ISS

At 1256 GMT on 24 May 2023, a Soyuz-2-1a rocket was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakhstan. Aboard was Read more

China launches trio of sats into LEO for two universities

At 0800 GMT on 21 May China successfully launched a Long March 2C (CZ-2C) rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Read more

Axiom Space launch puts first Arab woman in ISS with the second private astronaut mission to the station

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 2137 GMT on 21 May, Read more

New orders: Five UAE SAR satellites order goes to Finland’s Iceye

Finland's ICEye firm has been awarded an order to develop and build five synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) equipped satelites for Read more

SpaceX launches five Iridium-NEXT and fifteen OneWeb sats plus a OneWeb test spacecraft called Joey-Sat for its competitors

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from Vandenberg, California, USA at 1316 GMT on 20 May 2023. Read more

Inmarsat orders three small GEO Inmarsat-8 satellites from newspace manufacturer Swissto12

Inmarsat, - a British GEO operator undergoing a purchase by Viasat - has ordered three GEO satellites from newspace entity, Read more

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Starlink Group 6-3 from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 0619 GMT on 19 May Read more

Thales Alenia Space wins US$256 million Italian contract for servicing demo mission

Thales Alenia Space has secured a US$256 million (€235m) contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to develop a dedicated Read more

Categories

Archives

Tags

nasaspacexecoreviewsissesaArianespacevideochina25virgin galacticfalcon 9ULARoscosmosDGAFalcon 9v1.2FT Block 5evaaviation weekspacewalkaressoyuzIGTBeidouawardsInternational Space StationspaceBlue OriginSatellite broadcastingrussiamoonStarlinkCargo Return VehicleRocket LabresearchboeingmarsblogAirbus DSOneWeborionISROimpacthyperbolamarsdelayjaxaspaceshiptwodemocratgoogle lunar prizerocketlunarhypertextobamaEutelsatlaunchVegatourismconstellationbarack obamafiguresSESnorthspaceflightthales alenia spacenode 2fundedRaymond LygoIntelsat2009romeAtlas VExpress MD-2dassault aviationss2Elon MuskLockheed MartinaviationLucy2008wk2sstlukradiotestmissilesuborbitaldocking portexplorationVirgin OrbitinternetAriane 5 ECAChina Manned Space EngineeringSLSsts-122missile defensenewspapercotsgalileospace tourismflight2010Ariane 5Express AMU 1spaceportbuildspace stationaltairNorthrop GrummanElectronshuttleProton Minternational astronautical congressscaled compositesIntelsat 23LauncherOneEuropean Space AgencyCosmoshanleybudgetrulesnew yorksoyuz 2-1aLong March 4CLong March 2D/2Ariane 6shenzhouspace shuttleVietnamatvboldencongressMojaveLong March 2Cnew shepardOrbital ATKGuiana Space CenteriaccnesksclawsSpace Systems/LoralUK Space AgencyInmarsatLong March 4BILSUS Air ForceprotonTalulah RileyApollodarpaSkylonAstriumlanderpictureeuusaastronautdragonbaselunar landerfiveeventVega CSSLAprilSNCinterview50thSea LaunchfalconWednesdaycustomerlinkLong Marchatlantissuccessor7TelesatSpace InsuranceKuaizhou 1AFalcon 9v1.2 Block 5