Satellite News

Intelsat and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS (TSBc) have entered into an agreement to interconnect the two companies’ fibre networks in London, providing customers of both Intelsat and Telenor with expanded, seamless access to new regions and services through each provider.

China plans to launch Haiyang 1-B (HY-1B, “Ocean 1-B”), an advanced version of the Haiyang 1-A oceanic satellite, by the end of this year to monitor marine environment and disasters.

The next Ariane 5 launch, previously scheduled for 19 September, will be delayed until the end of the month.

Astrium has chosen Arianespace to launch the SATCOMBw-2a and SATCOMBw-2b military communications satellites.

NASA again delayed the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-115) for 24 hours, this time because of a troublesome fuel sensor. The shuttle had been earlier been cleared for launch today despite a suspect fuel cell.

Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway, has chosen Fabio Alencar to lead Telenor Satellite Services’ Brazilian…

Not even two months after its initial public offering, satellite service provider RAMTelecom Inc. announced Sept. 6 it…

Rural New Zealand is poised to benefit from the launch of satellite broadband service from Orcon Internet. The company announced on Sept. 7 that its new satellite service will complement its existing fixed-line services…