June 2001 Space News

Boeing Delta II Helps Unlock Secrets of the Universe Boeing 30 Jun 2001 -- A Boeing (NYSE: BA) Delta II rocket successfully launched NASA's Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP) into space today on a quest for the origins of the universe.
Boeing-Built ICO Satellite Successfully Launched Boeing 29 Jun 2001 -- A Boeing modified 601 satellite was successfully launched today on an Atlas IIAS vehicle at Cape Canaveral AS, Fla. Liftoff occurred at 12:41 a.m. EDT, (4:41 a.m. GMT and 9:41 p.m. PDT, June 18.) Acquisition on the spacecraft was received one hour and 54 minutes later at Brisbane, Australia confirming that systems are operating normally.
Telesat Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Powerful A2100 Satellite and Launch on Atlas V Lockheed Martin 28 Jun 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) today announced the award of a contract from Telesat Canada to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite, with launch on an Atlas V rocket provided by International Launch Services (ILS), backed up by a Proton.
Boeing Rocketdyne RS-68 First Flight Engine 'Go for Launch' Boeing 27 Jun 2001 -- The first Rocketdyne RS-68 flight engine has completed its flight acceptance hot-fire test series at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. .
Boeing Delta II Rocket to Help NASA Map the Universe Boeing 25 Jun 2001 -- A Boeing [NYSE:BA] Delta II rocket is set to thunder into space to help NASA seek answers to some fundamental questions about the universe.
Boeing Delta IV to Launch DSCS III A3 Satellite for U.S. Air Force Boeing 25 Jun 2001 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials today announced the U.S. Air Force has assigned a second launch of a Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellite aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket.
ATK Standard Missile Third-Stage Rocket Motor Completes Successful Test Firing ATK 21 Jun 2001 -- ATK (Alliant Techsystems) (NYSE: ATK) said the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has successfully conducted a static test firing of ATK's Third-Stage Rocket Motor (TSRM) for the STANDARD Missile-3 (SM-3).
ORBITAL AWARDED $5 MILLION SUBORBITAL ROCKET CONTRACT BY U.S. ARMY Orbital Sciences Corp. 20 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) has awarded the company a $5 million contract for a ballistic missile target launch vehicle to support operational testing of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) system.
BOEING-BUILT ICO SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED Boeing 19 Jun 2001 -- A Boeing modified 601 satellite was successfully launched today on an Atlas IIAS vehicle at Cape Canaveral AS, Fla. Liftoff occurred at 12:41 a.m. EDT, (4:41 a.m. GMT and 9:41 p.m. PDT, June 18.) Acquisition on the spacecraft was received one hour and 54 minutes later at Brisbane, Australia confirming that systems are operating normally.
ORBITAL'S LAUNCH OF PEGASUS ROCKET TO BE RESCHEDULED Orbital Sciences Corp. 19 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has decided to postpone the launch of its High Energy Spectroscopic Imaging (HESSI) satellite aboard the company's Pegasus XL space launch vehicle. NASA has elected to delay the HESSI mission in order to allow time for review of the analysis being performed by the X-43A Mishap Review Board.
ORBITAL'S BSAT-2b GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE SHIPPED TO LAUNCH SITE IN KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA Orbital Sciences Corp. 19 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that BSAT-2b, the second of three geostationary (GEO) satellites that the company plans to deliver to customers in 2001, has been shipped to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.
Thuraya Satellite Begins Commercial Mobile Phone Service Boeing 18 Jun 2001 -- Thuraya, the satellite-based regional mobile communications system built by Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) and Hughes Network Systems (HNS for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Company of United Arab Emirates (UAE), will begin launching commercial service to more than 20 countries in July.
Air Force Begins Independent Test of SBIRS Ground Station Lockheed Martin 18 Jun 2001 -- The Air Force has begun comprehensive testing of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) ground station that will replace three legacy Defense Support Program (DSP) control centers
Successful Launch for Boeing-Built ASTRA 2C Boeing 16 Jun 2001 -- ASTRA 2C, a Boeing 601HP satellite, was successfully launched last night aboard a Proton rocket provided by International Launch Services (ILS).
ILS Proton Successfully Launches ASTRA 2C For SES Lockheed Martin 16 Jun 2001 -- A Proton rocket successfully launched the ASTRA 2C broadcasting satellite this morning in the second mission in a month conducted by International Launch Services (ILS).
ORBITAL'S TAURUS ROCKET SELECTED TO LAUNCH TAIWAN'S ROCSAT-2 SATELLITE Orbital Sciences Corp. 15 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that its Taurus rocket, one of the world's premier small space launch vehicles, has been selected by the Republic of China's National Space Program Office (NSPO) to launch the ROCSAT-2 remote sensing satellite.
Thomson-CSF Signaal involved in MTBMD deployment Thomson-CSF 14 Jun 2001 -- Thomson-CSF Signaal in the Netherlands is actively involved in the three-year feasibility study ordered by The Royal Netherlands and German Navies to explore the possibility of adding a Maritime Tactical Ballistic Missile Defence (MTBMD) capability to their new air defence and command frigates, the LCF and F124 respectively.
BOEING-BUILT ICO SATELLITE SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH Boeing 12 Jun 2001 -- A specially modified Boeing 601 model satellite is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on June 19 on an Atlas IIAS vehicle.
BOEING-BUILT ASTRA 2C SATELLITE TO LAUNCH Boeing 11 Jun 2001 -- ASTRA 2C, a Boeing 601HP spacecraft built for Société Européenne des Satellites (SES), is scheduled to launch on June 16, 2001.
Boeing Awards Logicon $89 Million in Subcontracts to Support National Missile Defense Program Northrop Grumman 11 Jun 2001 -- Logicon Inc., a Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) company, has received two contracts totaling $89 million from The Boeing Company to support the National Missile Defense (NMD) program.
Lockheed Martin One of Two Selected For Spacecraft Design Analysis on NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope Lockheed Martin 06 Jun 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of two contractors selected by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt Md. to perform its spacecraft accommodation study for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Observatory.
ORBITAL'S LAUNCH OF NASA'S HESSI SATELLITE POSTPONED Orbital Sciences Corp. 05 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that the launch of its Pegasus XL rocket carrying NASA's High Energy Solar Spectroscopic (HESSI) satellite has been postponed.
Lockheed Martin Selects Camden, Arkansas, Operation as Final Assembly Site For PAC-3 Missile System Lockheed Martin 04 Jun 2001 -- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, prime contractor on the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile segment upgrade to the Patriot Air Defense System, has selected its production facility in Camden, Ark., as the final assembly site for the PAC-3 Missile.
SPACE SYSTEMS PROVIDES BACKBONE AND MUSCLE TO EACH SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT Lockheed Martin 01 Jun 2001
ORBITAL AND NASA SET TO LAUNCH X-43A "HYPER-X" VEHICLE Orbital Sciences Corp. 01 Jun 2001 -- Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that it is preparing to launch the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) X-43A "Hyper-X" research aircraft on June 2, 2001.

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