Satellite News

Similar to cellular telephones, many people around the world use Satellite TV. For some people, this is the only way to receive television signals, but for others it is simply a way to view more television channels than what standard cable providers provide. There are television providers in Japan, Europe, South America, and basically all over the world.

Boeing announced that it has completed the post-launch testing and on-orbit handover of the first LightSquared satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN). The satellite system has been accepted by LightSquared and is ready to begin service.
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The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp’s production and test facility in Boulder, Colorado.
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EchoStar Corporation plans to acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries including its main operating subsidiary, Hughes Network Systems, LLC in a transaction valued at approximately US$2 billion, including Hughes debt expected to be refinanced in connection with the transaction.
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Consumers were once considered to be unaware about their antenna needs. Times have changed when it comes to consumers’ ability to self-educate, especially with the era of advanced technology and Internet connectivity. Consumers are no longer uninformed. Terrestrial information is readily available over the Internet.
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The launch of NASA’s Glory spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for 23 February. Lift-off will be from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Lift-off is targeted for 1009 UTC in the middle of a 48-second launch window.
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Boeing said it wants US$356 million back from its partners in the Sea Launch venture. This includes US$147 million related to a payment made by Boeing under a bank guarantee on behalf of Sea Launch and US$209 million related to loans Boeing made to Sea Launch.
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has formed a high-level commission to look into allegations of revenue losses in the allocation of S-band spectrum between ISRO’s commercial arm, Antrix, and private company Devas Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.
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