Satellite News

FTA stands for Free to Air. This technology allows home owners to receive free to air signals from TV satellites without subscription.

China will launch the French-made Apstar 7 communications satellite for Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Holding Limited in the first half of 2012.

A team led by General Dynamics C4 Systems has successfully completed the second of three incremental ground segment tests for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), the U.S. military’s next-generation narrowband satellite communications system.

Harris Corporation said it successfully completed the Systems Requirements Review of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite — Series R Ground Segment (GOES-R GS) programme.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has received a C$46 million contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop the next generation technologies and prototypes for international space exploration and spacecraft servicing missions.

Intelsat, Ltd. reported results for the three months ending 30 September 2009.

Inmarsat Holdings Limited reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the three months ending 30 September 2009.

Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ending 30 September 2009.