Satellite News

International Launch Services (ILS) and SES announced three new launch assignments under the Multi Launch Agreement that was signed in June 2007 between ILS and SES Satellite Leasing Limited, SES’ satellite procurement and leasing company in the Isle of Man.

The launch of the Atlas V carrying the WGS-2 satellite was scrubbed after the launch team detected an anomalous leak rate in the Centaur upper stage oxidiser valve.

Alliant Techsystems awarded United Space Alliance (USA) a US$257 Million contract to perform subcontractor support to ATK for the NASA’s Ares I and Ares 1-X programmes through the Design, Development, Test and Engineering (DDT&E) phase.

Intelsat, Ltd. reported results for the three-month period and combined year ending 31 December 2008.

NSR has released its newest market intelligence and forecast report: “Advanced Satellite Coding and Modulation, 2nd Edition.”

According to Brazilian news reports, more than three dozen satellite pirates were busted today by the country’s authorities. These are not pay-TV pirates as you may suspect. Instead, they have been using U.S. military satellites… to chat.