Satellite News

European Space Agency director general Jean-Jacques Dordain admitted that the reasons for the delay of the second Galileo test satellite, GIOVE-B, were not solely of a technical nature. In particular, ESA appears to be unhappy with the performance of the industrial consortium that is to provide at least the first four Galileo satellites.

SpaceX may make the second attempt to launch its Falcon 1 rocket from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean on 21 January, the company’s CEO Elon Musk said.

U-blox America Inc. delivered its 5 millionth GPS receiver to…

Camping World will sell and service King Controls’ new King-Dome line of high definition-ready automatic and in-motion satellite…

Al Majd Satellite TV, an Arabic entertainment and news channel, has surpassed 200,000 subscribers, the company announced Jan. 15. The…

The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) will induct six members into its Satellite Hall of Fame during a Feb. 20 ceremony preceding the annual SSPI Gala which coincides with the…

NASA has increased the value of its Canadarm shuttle remote manipulator system contract with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the…

Starchaser Industries was awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the detailed assessment of the company’s Thunderstar/Starchaser 5A space tourism reusable launch vehicle, Starchaser…