Launch Planned For January 5 Atop A Heavy-Lift Ariane 5 Rocket

As another year of successful Arianespace launch activity draws to a close, both satellites for its first mission of 2018 are now in French Guiana – positioning them for liftoff January 25 from the Spaceport on a heavy-lift Ariane 5.

Two To Be Freed From Detention On January 5, Authorities Say

Charges filed against two journalists for illegally flying a drone over Parliament in Myanmar have been dropped by local authorities.

First Delivery Complete, Second Scheduled For January

Air Lease Corporation has announced the long term lease placement of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft with FlyEgypt (Cairo). The first of the two aircraft was delivered in December 2017, and the second is scheduled to deliver in January 2018.

CubeSat's Compact Thruster Resembles A Butane Cigarette Lighter

ESA’s next miniature satellite will be its first able to change orbit. Thanks to a compact thruster resembling a butane cigarette lighter, the cereal box-sized satellite will fly around its near-twin to test their radio communications. Ready to be launched with its counterpart from China on February 2, GomX-4B is built from six standard 10 cm CubeSat units.

Projected To Reach $5.81 Billion By 2023

The airborne surveillance market is expected to be worth $4.42 billion in 2017, and is expected to reach $5.81 billion by 2023, at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 4.7% during the forecast period, according to a new report from Reportlinker.com. Rapid technological advancements, Internet of Things (IoT), amendments in laws, the growing demand for UAVs in commercial application, and the availability of low-cost UAVs are some of the driving factors for the airborne surveillance market, while air traffic management poses a challenge for this market.

Could See An Annual Expansion Of Six Percent Through 2021

The global commercial aircraft electrical systems market is expected to grow at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of more than six percent from 2017-2021, according to a new market research report by Technavio.

Components Support C-130 And P-3 Operations Internationally

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Derco has signed a five-year distribution agreement extension with Triumph Engine Control Systems to be the distributor of pump assembly spares for the 54H60 propeller system. Under the agreement, Derco will continue to distribute spares in support of C-130 and P-3 international operations effective immediately.

Hydraulic Engine-Driven Pump And AC Motor Pump From Parker Aerospace Chosen As Supplier-Furnished Equipment For Emirates’ New 777X Fleet

Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation has announced a pump call-out agreement with Emirates for its 777X aircraft. Emirates is the launch customer of the new Boeing aircraft with an order book of 150 777X, one of the single largest aircraft orders by value in the history of US commercial aviation. Parker will provide the hydraulic engine-driven pump and AC motor pump on the fleet of 777X wide-body airplanes.

Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring  (RAIM) A technique whereby a civil GNSS receiver/processor determines the integrity of the GNSS navigation signals without reference to sensors or non-DoD integrity systems other than the receiver itself. This determination is achieved by a consistency check among redundant pseudorange measurements.

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“We have two pressurized fuel tanks linked to two pairs of thrusters. Rather than burning propellant, these are simpler ‘cold-gas’ thrusters designed specifically for such a small mission. And simpler means cheaper and smaller. The fuel is stored under pressure, then released through a tiny rocket nozzle. Even though it’s cold gas, we achieve a substantial velocity change by using liquid butane that turns to gas as it exits. Storing it as a liquid, like in a cigarette lighter, allows us to pack as many butane molecules as possible inside the small available volume – its liquid form being some 1000 times denser than its gas.” Source: Tor-Arne Grönland, head of NanoSpace, describing how ESA&rsquo