Satellite News

The BBC/ITV-backed Freesat direct-to-home platform, set to launch in 2008, will be critical in helping the United Kingdom become an all-digital nation, according to Emma Scott, project director for Freesat. After the success of digital terrestrial offering Freeview, which is in more than 8 million…

The planned June 20 launch of DirecTV’s DirecTV-10 satellite will be delayed to July, according to a May 31 report out of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where the spacecraft is due to be placed into orbit by a…

Arqiva and Intelsat signed a multi-year renewal and expansion contract to distribute content to the…

Cobham PLC has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Antenna Systems, U.K.-based Cobham announced May 30. Patriot designs and manufactures parabolic antennas as well as other satellite communication products…

The Indonesian government has refiled to reclaim the country’s right to use the orbital slot of 150.5 degrees East with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

NASA confirmed earlier reports that it is examining the possibility of adding a lightweight grapple fixture to the James Webb Space Telescope, to be launched in 2013.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 3A; Payload: Sinosat 3; Date: 31 May 2007, 1608 UTC; Launch Site: Xichang Satellite Launch Center, China. The successful flight was the 100th of a Chang Zheng rocket — and the 97th successful one.

Norsat International Inc. made a final payment on its $1 million short-term debt, the company announced May 31, marking the…