Satellite News

The launch campaign for the tenth Proton mission in 2010 has officially started in Baikonur with the arrival of the SkyTerra 1 spacecraft.

Goodrich Corporation has successfully integrated its electro-optic/infrared (EO/IR) sensor payload with the spacecraft bus for ORS-1, the first satellite in the Operationally Responsive Space programme designed to support Combatant Command operations.

The U.S. Air Force’s second geosynchronous Space-Based Infrared Systems satellite successfully completed the integration of its two equipment panels onto the spacecraft core module at the development site in Sunnyvale, California.

SES Astra and Astrium announced that Astrium will purchase a 75.1 percent stake in SES Astra’s satellite equipment provider and ground system integrator ND SatCom, based in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) has signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Company Limited for a long-term transponder service deal.

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced that the company has been awarded a Ka-band infrastructure contract from Hughes Network Systems valued at US$18.0 million.

There are a number of pros and cons when you are looking for a television provider. Not only do you have to take sides in the cable TV vs. satellite debate but you also have to then choose a provider. Rather than enter into the cable/satellite debate, this article list some of the specific pros and cons of cable TV service.
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