Satellite News

Satellite systems for many of us are has become the way we get watch analogue, digital and High Definition TV. You most likely have a small dish but that’s all that’s needed to catch these channels because the footprint is centered at its targeted location. The thing is that if you tried turning the dish you might be able to scan in channels from different satellite positions. The sky is full of satellites and free channels which don’t require huge dishes.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has been awarded a US$13.4 million U.S. Air Force contract to procure long-lead hardware for a second Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) spacecraft.

The United States Air Force said Friday that it has awarded Lockheed Martin a $262.5 million contract.

Iridium Satellite LLC announced that, in conjunction with Boeing, the companies have achieved two major milestones to further develop and demonstrate capability enhancements to the High Integrity Global Positioning System (GPS) programme for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.

Serbia Broadband (SBB) announced the expansion of its Total TV platform with new multi-year contracts concluded with Eutelsat Communications for two transponders at its 16 degrees video neighbourhood.