Satellite News

Alcatel and Lucent Technologies announced the completion of their merger transaction and that they will begin operations on 1 December.

China’s failed SinoSat 2 satellite was insured for US$120 million, AMBest reported.

Preparations for launching China’s first space mission to the Moon have entered its final phase, with officials expecting a lift-off early next year.

Alcatel Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Russian Satellite Communications company (RSCC), the state-owned satcom operator, to provide telecommunication payloads for the Ekspress MD-1 and Ekspress MD-2 satellites built by Khrunichev.

AeroAstro, Inc. announced the successful completion of the Pre-Ship Review on the STPSat-1 satellite by the U.S. Air Force.

NASA senior managers unanimously recommended launching the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-116 mission on 8 December, 0235 UTC.