Satellite News

Rocket: Proton-M; Payload: three GLONASS-M satellites; Date: 4 November 2011, 1252 UTC. The navigation satellites were placed into transfer orbit at 1841 UTC.

DirecTV said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its DirecTV 10 satellite recently experienced problems with its propulsion system.

Astrium has been selected by DirecTV to design and manufacture DirecTV 15, a new high-power telecommunications satellite to provide back-up capacity and fleet expansion for television services to U.S. customers in homes and businesses.

The U.S. Air Force is considering terminating the Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) being developed by Northrop Grumman Corp, Reuters reported citing two sources familiar with the plans.

Europe’s first two Galileo satellites have reached their final operating orbits, opening the way for activating and testing their navigation payloads.

Sharp Corporation has achieved the world’s highest solar cell conversion efficiency of 36.9% using a triple-junction compound solar cell in which the solar cell has a stacked three-layer structure.

Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat) announced its financial results for the three month period ending 30 September 2011.

ATK reported operating results for the second quarter of its Fiscal Year 2012, which ended on 2 October 2011.