Satellite News

Boeing announced that GOES-14 (formerly GOES-O), the second satellite in a series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites built by Boeing for NASA and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed on-orbit testing and been accepted into service.
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Lockheed Martin announced that it has completed site acceptance testing over the Inmarsat-4 satellite network and delivered the Global Satellite Phone Service (GSPS) gateway in Subic Bay to Inmarsat.
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Elettronica Industriale, the network operator of the Mediaset Group, has renewed its leases for capacity with Eutelsat Communications on the Atlantic Bird 3 satellite in order to secure channel distribution to Digital Terrestrial Television DTT) transmitters across Italy.
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One thing that hockey fans across the nation enjoy is watching their game on satellite TV. While Direct TV and the Versus network can’t seem to get together, Dish Network is taking advantage of the void. Many are jumping over to a new satellite provider in order to watch the National Hockey League. But if you want even more rink action, then the NHL League Pass is the way to enjoy nonstop action.

If you are one of those people who love to watch TV and cannot get enough of your favorite programs, then perhaps you should look into the various satellite TV deals that are on offer through various providers. With satellite you can access only the best channels from around the world, and enjoy viewing 24 hours a day on most of the channels.

The launch of France’s HELIOS 2B reconnaissance satellite aboard an Ariane 5GS was scrubbed about six minutes before the scheduled lift-off time (1626 UTC) today.

Orbital Sciences Corporation has been selected by Intelsat, S.A. to design, build and deliver the Intelsat 23 (IS-23) commercial communications satellite.

SES S.A. announced that its SES Satellite Leasing business unit in the Isle of Man was selected as the successful bidder in yesterday’s public auction for the Protostar 2 satellite with a US$185 million, all cash offer.