Satellite News

Korean Air will ask Boeing to reimburse the airline about $12 million to cover the cost of installing equipment to provide Boeing’s Connnexion satellite Internet service, The Korea…

Orbital Sciences Corp. named Carl Marchetto as executive vice president and general manager of Space Systems…

Verso Technologies and Shiron Satellite Communications Ltd. announced the completion of interoperability tests between Verso and the Shiron Intersky 2-Way Satellite IP Broadband platform. The companies also announced their joint…

The first launch of a U.S. Air Force GPS Block 2F satellite has slipped from November to possibly January 2009, the U.S. Department of Defense said. The delay was revealed in a Selected Acquisition Report for the June 2006 reporting period submitted to Congress. The report summarizes the latest estimates of…

Telenor Satellite Services has purchased the satellite communications activities of Norse Technology AS and acquired the majority of stock in Norway-based Norse Electronics AS, Telenor announced Aug. 23. Norse Electronics will become part of Telenor’s Customized…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied without comment Aug. 22 a request by Echostar Communications Corp. to delay a lower court order that could force Echostar to stop rebroadcasting network TV shows. Echostar was sued in 1998 by major commercial TV networks…

NASA, in coordination with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) programme, has selected Assurance Technology Corporation for a US$101.7 million dollar contract.

NASA’s Space Communications Office, which manages satellites and ground stations used for telecommunications and for tracking spacecraft, is both well-managed and highly effective, says a new U.S. National Research Council report. However, NASA should develop a long-term plan for the programme, ensure that future personnel needs are met, and address issues associated with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), the report says.