Satellite News

Eutelsat Communications announced the signature of a multi-year contract with Canal Satellite Reunion, which is a subsidiary of Canal Overseas (Canal + Group).

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced that the company has been awarded a contract to provide a direct-to-home broadcast Earth station valued at US$1.0 million from an existing customer, which is a long-term European services provider.

ProtoStar Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) announced a two-pronged agreement for SingTel to provide ProtoStar with satellite control services and at the same time lease C-band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite.

ORG Informatics Ltd said it successfully acquired Belgacom’s satellite based business from Belgacom NV/SA.

The companies behind European Satellite Navigation Industries (ESNIS) have reportedly given up hope that the joint venture, which was to act as Galileo prime contractor, could play any future role in the development of the troubled European satellite navigation project.

The second of three GLONASS-M navigation satellites, launched from Baikonur on 26 October, has become operational.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it has shipped a payload fairing for the H-IIA No.14 (H-IIA F14) launch vehicle to the Tanegashima Space Center.

Sea Launch said it was rescheduling the launch campaign for the Thuraya-3 satellite owing to unusually strong ocean currents at the launch site.