Satellite News

Work on the International Space Station returned to normal after a docking problem with the Russian Progress M-58 cargo ship was resolved. According to Russian Space Agency spokesman Igor Panarin, “the parameters of the orbit, the parameters of the atmosphere and the state of on-board systems in the Russian ISS segment are back to normal.”

The launch of radio broadcast satellite XM-4 aboard a Zenit 3SL was scrubbed 60 seconds before lift-off, which was scheduled for 2349 UTC on 26 October.

Intelsat has appointed Vicki Warker as senior vice president of marketing, the company announced Oct. 25. Warker will be responsible for the company’s growth…

DirecTV has added a new Arabic-language programming package to its international programming platform, the company announced Oct. 23. The Arabicdirect…

Having declared its second modernized GPS Block 2R-15(M) satellite operational Oct. 12, Lockheed…

Verso Technologies Inc. announced Oct. 26 a formal partnership with ViaSat Inc. to jointly develop and market global satellite-based Voice over…

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to conduct investigations into the operations of each Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the NAB announced. In separate Oct. 23 letters to the FCC, the NAB called for the FCC to investigate the…

Intelsat announced the recent appointment of Vicki Warker as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Marketing.