Satellite News

Australian satellite service provider NewSat Ltd. has given some details regarding its planned satellite. The spacecraft is to be named Jabiru after the Asian Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), which is commonly called Jabiru in Australia.

NASA selected Orbital Sciences Corporation to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services that could pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station.

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited has provided an update on progress towards launching its North American geosynchronous satellite, ICO G1.

NASA selected Orbital Sciences Corporation to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services that could pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station.

SES S.A. reported financial results for the year 2007.

Indian telecom firm Reliance Communications (RCom) has booked capacity on Measat-3.

There are indications that the U.S. Navy will try to shoot down the failed NRO-L21 (USA 193) satellite sooner rather than later – possibly just hours after space shuttle Atlantis has landed on 20 February.

Iranian officials said the launch of the country’s Kavoshgar (Explorer) sounding rocket earlier this month had been successful.