Satellite News

NASA is targeting a possible launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on Friday, 8 September because of a problem associated with one of the spacecraft’s electricity-producing fuel cells.

DigiTurk, a Turkish satellite pay-TV operator, is accelerating plans to offer high-definition television (HDTV) services in Turkey. DigiTurk will team with OpenTV, which will provide the HD platform. DigiTurk will deploy OpenTV’s…

Spacecom, the AMOS satellites operator, announced Sept 7 that it has secured six Romanian customers in 2006, adding to its share in the market. AMOS satellites’ hot-spot, located at 4 degreesWest, makes it especially attractive for Romanian…

Qinetiq has signed a licensing deal to market its auto-aligning satellite antenna through Andrew Corp. The Qinetiq design fully automates the set-up and alignment of the dish at any location. Designed to provide data network and Internet connections of up to 2Mbps for temporarily…

Andrew Corp. has introduced a 2.4-meter, vehicle-mounted antenna to serve the requirements of military and large commercial customers. Andrew’s new MilSatCom 2.4 Meter…

The U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Northrop Grumman to continue providing technology support to the Joint Warfighting Center (JWFC) in Suffolk, Va. The initial two-year, $218 million contract awarded Sept. 1 has a potential value of $686 million over six years, if all options are exercised. The JWFC…

Boeing said its current on-orbit fleet of 95 satellites has been providing services for a combined 887 years — 156 years beyond their initial contract life. The spacecraft were built for customers in 19 countries on six continents.

A defective propellant regulator of a strap-on motor caused the failure of ISRO’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) F02 mission on 10 July, according to the Failure Analysis Committee (FAC).