Satellite News

This month’s scheduled Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-115 mission resumes assembly of the International Space Station (ISS) with delivery of the Boeing Port 3/Port 4 (P3/P4) truss segment and solar arrays. STS-115 is the first assembly mission since November 2002.

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to build the TerreStar-2 MSS (mobile satellite services) satellite for TerreStar Networks Inc.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ending 30 June 2006.

Intelsat, Ltd. reported results for the three-month period ending 30 June 2006.

A proposed U.S. system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations would cause world-wide radio communications blackouts, according to new research by a group of scientists from New Zealand, Finland and the UK.

A proposed U.S. system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations could cause worldwide radio communications blackouts, according to a group of scientists from New Zealand, Finland and the United Kingdom. The planned radiation belt remediation system, being developed by the…

BSkyB announced its latest plans in the interactive advertising arena, signing an agreement with Emuse Absolutely, a U.K. independent, cross-platform interactive advertising…

Arianespace placed a commercial communications satellite and a French military communications satellite into orbit Aug. 11, the launch provider announced. The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off…