Satellite News

Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. announced the expansion of the distribution network for the Tooway satellite broadband service that was first presented in Germany. Distribution agreements have been signed which mark the extension of the service beyond Germany into France, Spain and Bulgaria.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has deployed 50 satellite terminals in Peru to help restore vital communication links in remote and underserved areas affected by the earthquake that hit the country last month.

NASA is preparing the first of three Solar Dynamic Observatories (SDO)to monitor the sun’s ultraviolet brightness.

In the fifth and final orbit-raising operation conducted from Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan in Karnataka, INSAT-4CR has been successfully placed in near-geosynchronous orbit.

UK company Avanti Communications plc has signed a contract with Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for the launch of the HYLAS satellite aboard a Falcon 9.

NASA will terminate the agreement it had with Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) to develop commercial transportation services to the International Space Station, Aerospace Daily reported.