Satellite News

NASA has announced the new name for the International Space Station’s Node 2: Harmony.

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announced the appointment of Dr. Jeff Ward as Vice President of Avionics, Guidance and Control.

SES New Skies said that its NSS-5 satellite has been selected by the Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) to provide Internet trunking services to the 118 islands constituting French Polynesia.

Orbcomm Inc. has announced fourth quarter and full year 2006 results.

COM DEV International Ltd. announced its first quarter financial results for the three-month period ending 31 January 2007.

Loral Space & Communications Inc. reported its financial results for the periods ending 31 December 2006.

The European Commission said it was concerned over big delays and cost overruns facing Europe’s planned satellite-navigation system Galileo. The companies involved have practically stopped working on the project because of questions over the project’s profitability, the Financial Times reported.

Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS) has selected Eutelsat Communications to supply capacity and services for delivering three entertainment channels to cable networks in Germany, Austria…