Satellite News

Spacehab’s Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has been awarded a new payload processing services contract by NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Russian and French engineers will jointly design two telecom satellites, Ekspress-AM 33 and Ekspress-AM 44, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

NASA cleared Atlantis for a landing on 21 September after finding that the space shuttle appeared undamaged and concluding the discovery of unexplained space debris did not pose a serious problem.

A recent Forecast International study projects that an estimated 682 expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) of various types will be produced throughout the next decade to meet global demand. The study, “The World Market for Expendable Launch Vehicles: 2006-2015,” estimates the value…

Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global-logistics provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, announced Sept. 19 it will offer existing MagnaStar customers special pricing…

Artel, Inc., a global provider of information technology and managed network services, announced nine signed but previously unannounced contracts valued at approximately $100 million. According to a…

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Sept. 19 that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.9 million…

Harmonic Inc. announced Sept. 19 that Boom TV’s recent satellite direct-to-home (DTH) service in Romania is powered by a Harmonic IP-based headend including Divicom encoders, Divitrack IP-distributed…