WASHINGTON — Two years after a space policy directive gave it responsibility for space traffic management, the Commerce Department says it is making progress on implementing that policy as it…
efriscoJune 19, 2020
WASHINGTON — Venezuela confirmed its first and only government-operated communications satellite, VeneSat-1, suffered a mission-ending failure that its Chinese builder blamed on a solar array problem. Satellite trackers at U.S.…
efriscoMarch 30, 2020
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuela’s only telecommunications satellite has veered off its orbit and stopped working, creating a logistical headache for the cash-strapped South American nation. The Chinese-built satel The…
efriscoMarch 27, 2020
WASHINGTON — Venezuela’s first and only state-owned communications satellite has been out of service since March 13 when a series of maneuvers left it tumbling in an unusable orbit. The…
efriscoMarch 23, 2020
WASHINGTON — DirecTV’s Spaceway-1 satellite has been retired to a graveyard orbit 500 kilometers above the geostationary arc, eliminating the risk of the malfunctioning satellite exploding in an orbit populated…
efriscoFebruary 14, 2020
WASHINGTON — DirecTV’s Spaceway-1 satellite, which suffered a battery malfunction last month that could still cause it to explode, is moving out of geostationary orbit and away from other satellites,…
efriscoJanuary 31, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Air Force leaders emphasized their commitment to quick acquisition of innovative commercial technologies by awarding a total of $9 million to 12 companies on the first…
efriscoNovember 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Commerce Department is “imminently” close to receiving a repository of satellite and space debris tracking data from the Air Force, a Commerce official said Wednesday. Kevin…
efriscoJuly 19, 2019
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- exoanalytic: ExoAnalytic has placed COSMOS 2473 on its ExoALERT watch list. Appears to have started tumbling in mid-June and hasn't maneuvered since drifting westward out of its 13.5W slot. More to follow @SMi_Group Military SSA Conference next week. #ExoAlert #spacedebris #milspace202O #stm
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