Satellite News

Russia’s recently launched Meridian strategic communications spacecraft was put into operational service ahead of schedule.

SES Americom said that the Americom-18 (AMC-18) satellite launched on 8 December 2006 successfully completed in-orbit-tests and is now operational from its assigned orbital location of 105 degrees West. Its is the first C-band satellite to be operated by SES Americom at that location.

SpaceDev announced that it has completed a series of three hot-fire tests of its hybrid upper stage motor, part of the SpaceDev Streaker Small Launch Vehicle development programme.

Sea Launch said it was in the process of securing the Odyssey Launch Platform and taking initial measures to determine the root cause of the 30 January (UTC) explosion of a Zenit-3SL rocket on the launch pad.

ProtoStar Ltd. has appointed Paul Froelich as CFO, the Bermuda-based company…

Entertainment news and picture agency Splash News and Picture has chosen Mainstream Data’s MediasFTP service to deliver the agency’s content worldwide, Mainstream Data announced…

GlobeCast has struck a deal to carry North African channel Nessma, GlobeCast announced…

Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based global satellite voice service developed by…