Satellite News

The July 26 failure of a Russian Dnepr rocket was due to problem with the first stage, Kosmotras, the company that markets the rocket, announced Aug. 15. An…

Boeing Co. will close its Connexion satellite Internet unit for aircraft following “a detailed business and market analysis” of the service that was launched in June, Boeing announced Aug. 17. “Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in…

Boeing has decided to exit the high-speed broadband communications connectivity markets and close down its Connexion by Boeing service, which aimed at providing satellite-based Internet access for airplanes and ships.

In the second half of 2007, China will project its first satellite for monitoring environment and natural disasters, Xinhua news agency reported.

Belarus is expected to announce a tender for a new BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed when a Dnepr rocket crashed in Kazakhstan in July.

The STEREO mission — two nearly identical spacecraft the size of golf carts — are scheduled to launch on 31 August aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Their observations will enable scientists to construct the first-everthree-dimensional views of the Sun.

NASA senior managers unanimously voted to launch the Space Shuttle Atlantis on 27 August, 2030 UTC. The STS-115 mission marks the restart of the construction of the International Space Station.

Rockwell Collins has unveiled Tailwind 300, its latest satellite TV offering for business jets. First delivery of the system is expected by mid…