Satellite News

A yet-to-be-published report claims that the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B “mini shuttle” was spying on China’s Tiangong-1 space lab. According to many experts, this seems to be rather far-fetched.
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European satellite launch operator Arianespace said it had scheduled 13 missions for 2012, the first year in which it would deploy rockets in all three categories of payload. The company will post total revenues of about EUR985 million in 2011, and expects to reach break-even.Other Posts:Permira funds invest in Asia Broadcast SatelliteEstablishing a New Cable TV Company For New EntrepreneursIntelsat provides capacity for African cellular networksGDF-AIS completes testing of GeoEye-1Tv Computer SoftwareHarris completes major review for GOES-R ground segment contractSatellite Dish Television Provider – Good InformationMichael Dugan returns to EchoStar

Following the successful launch in December 2011, NigComSat-1R is expected to commence full commercial service on 6 February 2012.Other Posts:Cutting Down on Your Entertainment Budget With Satellite TVSSTL receives three RAeS awardsGlobecomm Systems Gains Additional $2 Million For Long-Term Infrastructure ProjectDefense Department Awards Contract For Connexion ServiceXM Satellite Radio Offers Portable Radio for Harley-Davidson MotorcyclesCOM DEV sets up subsidiary for AIS servicesHELIOS 2B pre-launch detailsOrbit Gets Ready for HD Debut

GlobeCast and Arabsat announced that the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) available anywhere in the world, is now located on the 5C satellite over Africa. This satellite, Arabsat’s newest, was launched in September 2011.Other Posts:Portable Color TVSBIRS GEO-2 payload deliveredATK awarded additional Orion launch abort system motor contractMTN Group Signs Pan-African Supplier Agreement With Harris CorporationHow to Pick the Best Satellite TV Provider and PackageGlobalstar okayed to buy Brazilian gateway operatorNorthrop Grumman delivers second STSS demo satelliteWatching Cable TV is Better Than a Regular TV

Fragments of the Fobos-Grunt probe not burnt in the atmosphere are expected to fall onto the Earth on 15 January, the Russian Air and Space Defence Troops’ spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin told Itar-Tass.Other Posts:Update: Do the bump!C-COM develops inclined orbit satellite tracking capabilityDRS Technologies to provide satellite bandwidth for DISNSES Global SA results H1 2006WISE to jettison instrument coverNo bonus for Boeing, reportGeosemble Wins Imagery Contract From DARPAViaSat demos 8 Mbps airborne broadband via 30-cm Ka-band satellite antenna

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory are looking into a novel approach that could some day aid scientific space and planetary research without the need for power-intense options often used today.Other Posts:Mars rover Spirit may have begun months-long hibernationGet Dish TV at Apartment HomesChina launches another spy satelliteAnother pair of solar arrays for the ISSTelenor To Provide Satellite Communications For Norwegian Service FleetSSPI Event Scheduled For Sept. 12Antrix leases Measat-3 capacityRussian relay satellite arrives at launch site

GeoEye, Inc. announced that it is working with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide millions of square kilometers of high-resolution satellite imagery to the Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr).Other Posts:GSLV returns to flight with INSAT-4CR launchIndonesia, Malaysia mull mutual satellite landing rightsOrbital Sciences Corp. results Q2 2009Satellite TV Spanish Language OptionsSatellite Television Can Enhance Your BusinessMel’s copy shopHiring an Aerial Installation ExpertJWST secondary mirror delivered for grinding

Hughes Network Systems, LLC ( announced HughesNet Gen4, the next-generation of its satellite Internet service that will bring faster speeds and greater download capacity.Other Posts:Soot from space tourism rockets could spur climate changeSatamatics Launches ReefermaticsATK wins services contract with Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDirect TV Or Dish Network?Bad weather might delay space shuttle launch in JuneRussia to close SvobodnyDISH Network Surpasses 13 Million CustomersBEVO-1, AggieSat-2 pre-launch details