Satellite News

China will launch a new meteorological satellite “at an appropriate time in coming days,” the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

The launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-133 mission was delayed until at least 4 November, the latest in a series of glitches that have set back its final mission to the International Space Station.

The launch of Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed 4 Earth-observation satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base has been postponed for the fourth time.

ESA’s ERS-2 and Envisat satellites have been paired up again – for the last time. Data from this final tandem campaign are generating 3D models of glaciers and low-lying coastal areas.

Eutelsat Communications reported revenues for the first quarter ending 30 September 2010.

Integral Systems, Inc., announced that its services organisation, Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3), has been awarded a contract by the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to provide world-wide interference geolocation services.

Intelsat S.A. announced that NewWave Broadband Ltd., one of the major suppliers of maritime data services, signed a multi-transponder, multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on two future Intelsat satellites.

Astrium said it is celebrating 20 years of its of Eurostar telecommunication satellite platform.