Satellite News

The European Space Agency has opened a Web site that gives access to images acquired by Envisat, the world’s largest Earth observation satellite.

NSR said it has released its newest market survey and forecast report, “Cellular Backhaul via Satellite: Extending the Reach of Mobile Networks.”

Hughes Network Systems announced that it is providing a C-band version of its advanced broadband hub to Direct On PC Ltd. (DOPC), providers of VSAT satellite networking services in Nigeria.

SAT Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. , announced that it will deliver its SAT-DSA to SES Sirius for its Stockholm based Teleport.

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. lowered a forecast of its year-end subscriber count to 5.9 million to 6.1 million.

Spanish communications infrastructure company Abertis Telecom has announced a deal to acquire a 32 percent stake in Eutelsat Communications for EUR1.07 billion (US$1.42 million),

Northrop Grumman Corporation said it has completed Phase I and entered Phase II of a study contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in defining a payload for next-generation polar military satellite communications.

The launch of the second Galileo test satellite, GIOVE B, has reportedly been further delayed because of ongoing problems during testing.