Satellite News

The satellite transponder market has consolidated considerably since the London Satellite Exchange (LSE) was created more than five years ago to serve as a marketplace where companies could bid for leased space on satellites. In April, EADS Space Services announced it would acquire a 49 percent stake in the…

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is committed to the commercial imagery sector and sees the opportunity to leverage that industry in the future, said the agency’s new director. “We are determined to work closely with the two primary vendors we have in the U.S. in commercial imagery and…

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, the Middle Eastern direct-to-home operator, could soon be looking to launch high-definition (HD) TV services in the region. “HDTV requires a lot of bandwidth, and we are…

Sea Launch’s Odyssey platform and Commander have departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Koreasat 5 communications…

Andrew Corp. and ADC Telecommunications Inc. agreed to terminate their May merger agreement, and Andrew’s board also rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Commscope Inc., Andrew announced Aug. 9. Andrew will pay ADC $10 million to end the merger agreement and would pay another $65 million in the…

Shin Satellite PCL lost 34 million Thai baht ($907,000) in the 2006 second quarter, as revenues slipped nearly 10 percent from the first three months of the year due to declining revenues from the IPStar broadband satellite business, Shin announced Aug. 10. Revenues in the 2006 second quarter were $1.5…

Worldspace Satellite Radio posted higher revenues in its 2006 second quarter, but the company’s subscriber additions plummeted in comparison to the first three months of the year, the company announced Aug. 9. Worldspace added a little more than 6,500 subscribers in the 2006 second quarter, which closed June…

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: JCSAT-10, Syracuse 3B; Date: 11 August 2006, 2215 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket successfully placed two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the JCSAT-10 communications satellite for Japanese operator JSAT Corporation, and the Syracuse 3B military communications satellite for the French Ministry of Defense.