Satellite News

Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. received a contract from NASA to design the escape system for the agency’s next generation space exploration vehicle, the…
Share This

Satellite Systems Corp. has established a subsidiary, Dominion Test Instruments, to enhance satellite communications offerings, the company announced June 26. Satellite Systems has been manufacturing satellite…
Share This

Genesis 2, the second experimental pathfinder spacecraft for Bigelow Aerospace, was placed into orbit June 28 by a…
Share This

STMicroelectronics , which has provided radio receiver chipsets for Sirius Satellite Radio since 2004, will provide the digital broadcasting chipset for Sirius Backseat…
Share This

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking public comments on the 1997 rule that would bar the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. The FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking June 27 that seeks comment on whether the 1997 order that prohibits a holder of a satellite…
Share This

[Editor’s note: This article is representative of the new, premium Web-only Satellite Today content which formerly was delivered in the Satellite News blue sheet. Please see http://www.SatelliteToday.com for details.] With Microspace Communications Corp.’s digital cinema premiere of “Transformers” in Los…
Share This

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) announced that telecommunications programme management executive Ines LeBow has joined the company as vice president for Next-Generation Services Programs to develop, integrate and execute the company’s roll out of its next-generation services.
Share This

Eutelsat Communications announced the conclusion of a five-year contract for capacity on its W3A satellite with Gateway Broadcast Services, which is preparing to launch a new pay-TV platform for sub-Saharan Africa.
Share This