Satellite News

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that it has signed a contract for a new geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellite contract with OverHorizon, with offices in the U.S., Sweden and Cyprus.

An Iranian official has made yet another rather confusing remark regarding the country’s future satellites plans.

COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded follow-on contracts totalling more than C$7 million to provide passive microwave equipment for a military communications satellite.

Sypris Electronics LLC, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc., announced that it has been awarded approximately US$5 million in follow-on orders to manufacture electronic components for multiple commercial and government satellite systems.

ViaSat Inc. has named senior vice president Tom Moore as president of its newly acquired WildBlue subsidiary. Mr. Moore was a co-founder of WildBlue in 1998 and served as president and CEO until 2005, continuing as a director of the company until 2008.

The dish network channels appeal strongly to women for a number of reasons. Satellite TV channels educate and inform women about a variety of aspects connected to everyday life. They like having an entertainment friend as they go about their careers and life at home. Here’s a study of how dish TV brings women in front of TV screens.

Consumers are a smart lot these days. They know that time is precious and even when they are being entertained they want to take back something from that experience.