Satellite News

NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe.Other Posts:Construction of two new Ekspress satellites has begunAerojet’s xenon ion thruster exceeds 30,000 hours of operationLockheed Martin Corporation (Space Systems) results Q3 2007WorldView-2 pre-launch detailsAstra 5A launched in 1997Starchaser, PTC Renew PartnershipSurrey Wins ESA Contract For Geostationary Smallsat DevelopmentNear Earth Launches Online Library With Industry Documents

Astrium Services has signed a three-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the delivery of satellite images under the terms of the European GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment & Security) programme. This contract, initially worth EUR17 million, is being funded by the European Commission.Other Posts:Swift back under controlmNext GPS satellite to be launched on ThursdayFAQ’s on Dish Network Turbo HDGilat Expands SkyEdge Network For Telecom Operator In KazakhstanKey step to space-based solar power claimed to be achievedLatAm satellite services grow on broadband, pay-TVU.S. satellite radio monopoly formally approvedNorthrop Grumman results Q2 2007

All funds which were originally allocated for the lost KazSat-1 communications satellite were returned to the state budget, the chairman of the Kazakh National Space Agency Talgat Musabayev said.Other Posts:Patriot Antenna Systems Rolls Out New Flyaway AntennaDelay of the day: Astra 1N and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110RMeasat Signs Capacity Deal With AstroSpaceX adds two Falcon 9 launches for DragonLabFirst firing of European staged-combustion demonstration engineIntegral Systems, Inc. results Q3 FY 2008And then there were twoATK and NASA test space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor

Spacecom, operator of the Amos satellite fleet, announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Magyar Telekom, the principal provider of telecommunications services in Hungary, to supply its DTH (direct-to-home) service, branded T-Home SatTV, with more bandwidth.Other Posts:Super NiCd battery aboard KOMPSAT-2Tivuitalia to use Astra capacity for DTTSBIRS GEO-1 completes acoustic testingGlitch shuts down MetOp-A payloadReport: WiMAX has more opportunities than threats for satelliteBoeing to fire another 750 after GPS IIIA lossFalcon 9 static test firing successfulMAVEN mission completes CDR

Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C. V. announced that Media Networks Latin America (MNLA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Telefonica International and provider of satellite distribution and technical operations services, have signed a multi-year and multi-transponder capacity contract for broadband data services throughout Latin America.Other Posts:FCC grants milestone extension to ICOWorldSpace to terminate Indian service on 31 DecemberEvidence of Lakes on TitanOutrageous Dating ‘Realities’ on Satellite TVSatlynx provides Lunasat with broadband satellite platformSpaceX guerilla marketing?NewSat to call own satellite ‘Jabiru’Roskosmos to insure against satellite launch failures

Sea Launch announced it will launch the Intelsat 19 communications satellite in early 2012, the first of up to five missions on the Sea Launch system for Intelsat LLC under a multiple launch services contract.
Other Posts:One channel of Hubble’s ACS back onlineVenus Express temporarily in safe modeSix next-gen Globalstar satellites successfully launchedEMS Technologies results 2006URM 2 successfully test firedXM, Sirius extend merger agreementFive Ekspress launches planned over next two yearsMajor satellite operators to share data

The Japanese government said it will put a new intelligence satellite into orbit aboard an H-2A rocket on 18 September after postponing the launch twice because of a rocket glitch and a typhoon.
Other Posts:Cause for N2O explosion at Scaled Composites still unknownChina, Russia to co-operate on moon probesWho Knew There Were So Many Satellite Sports Packages?SpaceX activates new communication system aboard ISSManufacturing of Luch-5A has begunUpdate: DMSP-F18 launch pushed to next yearPropulsion module for second AEHF satellite deliveredJules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 March

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft will conduct a flight near the International Space Station (ISS), but docking between them is not planned, Vladimir Solovyov, head of the Russian segment of the ISS mission control centre was quoted as saying.
Other Posts:New MCPC platform on AsiaSat 3SCharacteristics of Modern Media TechnologyU.S. lawmakers start hearing on satellite export rules reformSatellite TV Dealers – Which One’s the Best?AIRSS works goes on for NorthropPros and Cons of Cable and SatelliteMeasat-3a to begin testingBermudan government optimistic over satellite slot