Satellite News

Khrunichev will manufacture the Kazsat-2 satellite for the government of Kazakhstan, according to a Sept. 26 report from RIA Novosti. Khrunichev…

BSkyB announced a key contract as it looks to ramp up its triple-play operations in the United Kingdom. Easynet, which BSkyB acquired in 2005, awarded a multi-million dollar contract to telent PLC to manage the…

The MetOp-A satellite has been mated to the Fregat upper stage in preparation for a scheduled Oct. 7 launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, the European Space Agency…

Raytheon Co.’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) completed risk reduction activities for the U.S. Air Force Space Fence S-band Radar program, the company announced Sept. 26. The Space Fence…

Motient Corp. and Skyterra Communications Inc. completed transactions designed to simplify the ownership and control of a pair of companies developing systems to provide Mobile Satellite Services, the companies announced Sept. 25. Motient acquired Terrestar Networks Inc. and will consolidate the ownership…

Globecomm Systems Inc. said it has received the initial payment on a US$7 million infrastructure contract for an undisclosed foreign government.

Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) said it has found a new partner that would replace Orbital Sciences in the team that was awarded a Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) by NASA.

Iran has developed a plasma-thrusting engine for spacecraft stationkeeping, state television said quoting the country’s defence ministry.