Satellite News

Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts are to land at Edwards Air Force Base after bad weather prevented them from returning to Florida for two days in a row.

Sea Launch has announced its next launch would be that of Intelsat 15 “later this year.”

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain signed a memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of space transportation.

A Proton M/Briz M rocket is to launch Telesat Canada’s Nimiq 5 on 17 September within a launch window that opens on 1919 UTC.

After the sudden failure of Chandrayaan 1, ISRO has decided to replace onboard computers on all future satellites, including the two spacecraft to launch next.

SES World Skies announced Pathfinder Communications has signed a multi-transponder, multi-year deal to deliver its new Infinity TV package over the Astra 2B satellite to homes throughout Nigeria.

Intelsat, Ltd. announced that South African direct-to-home (DTH) television operator, MultiChoice, signed a long-term, multi-transponder agreement for satellite capacity.

SES S.A. announced that it is expanding the reach of its satellite-based broadband service Astra2Connect to Africa through a signed agreement with Intersat Africa, a provider of satellite-based Internet services on the continent.