Satellite News

Owing to a technical glitch, two articles in yesterday’s issue unfortunately got mangled. Please refer to the archive for the corrected versions. Apologies for any confusion.
Other Posts:Herschel and Planck integrated with launcherProblem with GPS IIR-20(M) won’t be solved this yearAerojet To Provide Launch Technology To Air ForceChina achieves ‘highest international standard’ for satellite controlJules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 MarchSpice Up Your Television Experience With Dish TVEstimate: Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver Shipments to Increase Sevenfold by 2011China to provide ‘financial assistance’ for PakSat-1R

Malaysia’s Business Times corrected an earlier report that claimed the launch of Measat-3a was scheduled for 19 June. The paper now said that “The target date for the satellite launch is in the fourth week of June and will be confirmed at a later date.” The article in our archive has been edited accordingly.
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An article published by AP regarding the cancellation of the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) military satellite programme was inaccurate.
Other Posts:Delay of the day: GPS IIR-16(M)OS/COMET now with capability for remote accessMerrimac awarded US$430,000 Multi-Mix order for military satelliteOrbital names new Executive VP, Space Systems General Manager30 years ago: Voyager 2 launchedMotient/MSV/SkyTerra/TerreStar consolidation INorthrup Grumman To Develop Satellite Communications System For B2Update: Americom satellite to carry military piggyback payload

The headline “Iridium Satellite LLC results Q3 2009″ should have read “Iridium Satellite LLC results Q3 2008.”

Astra 5A (Sirius 2, GE 1E) was launched in November 1997, not November 2007 as erroneously claimed yesterday. The article in our archive has been corrected accordingly.