Satellite News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a resolution to create a commission for the construction of Vostochny Cosmodrome. Russian Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin was appointed chairman of the commission.

Romania might have its own communications satellite, to be launched in a maximum of 3-4 years, Minister for the Information Society Razvan Cotovelea was quoted as saying.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully demonstrated an innovative method of measuring winds and waves from space, using GNSS Reflectometry. This paves the way for a cost effective satellite system supporting the maritime sector and the organisations that rely on this information and it also offers improvements to weather services and climate research.

SES Broadband Services (SBBS) announced an expansion of its partnership with the Internet Service Provider Orbitcom to include the delivery of Astra Connect for communities in Germany.