Satellite News

Inmarsat has agreed a contract with Boeing for the delivery of three 702HP Ka-band satellites which, through a new network, will deliver speeds of up to 50 megabits per second (Mbps) to customers.

The first three satellites in the Globalstar second-generation constellation are ready to be shipped from Thales Alenia Space facilities to the launch site. They will be orbited by Arianespace on a Soyuz launcher in October from Baikonur, along with three other satellites in the first launch batch, to be delivered by the end of August.

Kazakhstan will build a satellite assembly and testing centre in Astana in 2012 to produce satellites for local and foreign companies in co-operation with EADS Astrium.

Inmarsat Plc posted financial results for the first half of 2010.

Globalstar, Inc.announced its operational and financial results for the three-month period ended 30 June 2010.

Iridium Communications Inc. announced that it has received in excess of US$1.8 billion of commitments from a syndicate of international banks in connection with the credit facility that will be used to finance the construction of the company’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.

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