The HTV-9 (H-2 Transfer Vehicle) cargo freighter undocked from the ISS and was released into Earth orbit at 1736 GMT, 18 August. This model is due to be replaced by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) with the new HTV-X generation. The HTV, also known...
Airbus announced on 18 August, that Arabsat had contracted with the manufacturer for a dual C-/Ku-band GEO communications satellite. It is to be based on its new, all-electric, Eurostar Neo bus. Arabsat intends to call the satellite BADR-8 and locate it at its 26...
At 1431 GMT on 18 August 2020 SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 carrying 58 Starlink satellite internet units along with three Skysat Earth Observation (EO) small sats into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. This marks the eleventh...
Intelsat has updated its C-band transition plan with the FCC. On 14 August it outlined additions to the launch schedule for replacement satellites, including an intention to add non-C-band payloads to some of the new units, as well as a re-evaluation of the satellite...
An Ariane 5 ECA rocket successfully launched the BSAT-4B, GALAXY 30 and the MEV-2 spacecraft into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) at 2204 GMT, 15 August from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana. The BSAT 4B satellite is owned by the Japanese B-SAT...
Continuing a recent spate of orders for the industry, SES has expanded its O3b mPOWER order with Boeing. The Europe-based operator of a global communications satellite fleet announced this on 7 August, alongside the American satellite manufacturer. This addition to...
