Satellite News

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied without comment Aug. 22 a request by Echostar Communications Corp. to delay a lower court order that could force Echostar to stop rebroadcasting network TV shows. Echostar was sued in 1998 by major commercial TV networks…

NASA, in coordination with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) programme, has selected Assurance Technology Corporation for a US$101.7 million dollar contract.

NASA’s Space Communications Office, which manages satellites and ground stations used for telecommunications and for tracking spacecraft, is both well-managed and highly effective, says a new U.S. National Research Council report. However, NASA should develop a long-term plan for the programme, ensure that future personnel needs are met, and address issues associated with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), the report says.

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Aug. 21 that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech…

SES Americom announced Aug. 21 that Comcast, Bresnan Communications, Brighthouse Networks, and Metrocast are among the first U.S.-based…

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received several orders from an unnamed U.S. government agency to provide Radarsat-1 products…

Boeing Co. demonstrated space-based delivery of MP-3 files, a streaming video multicast and Voice over Internet protocol (IP) services in a test of the company’s approach for the Transformational Satellite Communications (TSat) program, Boeing announced Aug. 22. A series of live tests were…

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Aug. 22 that the Optus D1 communications satellite has been delivered to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is…