Satellite News

A substitute satellite for the failed Sinosat-2, planned to be China’s first direct-to-home broadcasting satellite, will take at least three years to develop, according to a Sinosat spokesman quoted by Xinhua. In the company’s first public admission that Sinosat-2…

To assist Dish Network customers losing their distant network channels, DirecTV on Nov. 29 launched a nationwide offer to provide those customers with $150 cash back. The offer…

Uplit and Cox Communications renewed a two-year agreement to provide satellite uplink services for Cox Sports Television (CST), according to a Nov. 29 statement. Since 2002, Uplit has…

Telecommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) received a contract from an unnamed U.S. government agency to supply a secure satellite…

Emcore Corp. received a multi-year order for solar cells from an unnamed satellite manufacturer, Emcore…

Emcore Corporation said its Photovoltaics Division has been awarded a multi-year purchase order from a leading manufacturer of high power geosynchronous communications satellites.

The manufacturer of SinoSat 2 reportedly hasn’t given up hope that the satellite can be saved, but its operator seems to be more sceptical.