Satellite News

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.

Having trouble deciding which TV package to go for? The choice between Cable TV and Satellite TV can somewhat be overwhelming. Given the seemingly limitless amount of choices available, it is quite easy to be lost in the drain for choice and making up your mind seems like a hard thing to do.
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Have you ever thought how your household might change if, instead of watching television 20 hours each week, you split that time into a part-time job, volunteer work, physical activity, and learning something new that interests you? Or what about more time preparing dinner as a family, reading together out loud, or family debates and games?

A new Proton-M launch vehicle has been delivered from the Khrunichev Space Centre to Baikonur cosmodrome.
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As already briefly reported, Arianespace successfully launched the Rascom-QAF1R and Nilesat 201 communication satellites.
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Arianespace announced two new launch contracts.
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SES World Skies, U.S. Government Solutions announced the delivery of the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) sensor assembly to Orbital Sciences Corporation .
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has accepted another onboard video system provided by Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation. The space-ruggedised and miniaturised video system will be used to observe post-launch activities on a satellite.
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