Satellite News

There are contradicting statements regarding China’s plans to set up a global navigation satellite system.
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Thales Alenia Space said it won five contracts for geostationary communications satellites out of a total of 26 ordered in 2008, a market share of 23 percent, plus contracts for four communications payloads, one observation satellite and the low Earth orbit constellation for O3b Networks, comprising 16 satellites.
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Eutelsat Communications and Telespazio announced the signature of an agreement to 2020 for capacity at the 13 degrees East Hotbird video neighbourhood.
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The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy with a U.S. National Reconnaissance Office payload has been rescheduled for 18 January, 0033 UTC.

SES Astra announced that its satellite Astra 5A, the former Sirius 2 operating at 31.5 degrees East, experienced a technical anomaly leading to the end of the spacecraft’s mission.

Gazprom Space Systems (formerly known as Gascom or Gazkom) has ordered two satellites from Thales Alenia Space and one from Reshetnev Company in order to enlarge its Yamal constellation.

Mission managers have decided to once again postpone the launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy with a National Reconnaissance Office payload for two reasons.
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ISS Reshetnev Company has won a tender on in-orbit delivery of a geostationary telecommunication satellite, Telkom 3, for the Indonesian operator PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.
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