Satellite News

Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter and said the launch of new satellites would be delayed.

OHB Technology AG reported financial results for the first nine months of 2007.

The year-end launch of RazakSAT, Malaysia’s second low Earth orbit microsatellite, from Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, has been postponed to next year.

ISE (Integral Systems Europe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. announced a contract with RascomStar-QAF to provide a fully integrated CSM (Carrier Signal Monitoring) and transponder planning system for the Rascom-QAF 1 satellite.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced that it has completed development of its Merlin 1C next generation liquid fuelled rocket booster engine.

Two upcoming commercial rocket launches have been delayed.

Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Yaogan 3; Date: 11 November 2007, 2248 UTC; Site: Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China. The remote sensing satellite was placed in its target orbit 21 minutes after lift-off.

EchoStar Communications Corporation reported financial results for the third quarter of 2007.