Satellite News

Rocket: Atlas V; Payload: NROL-38; Date: 20 June 2012, 1228 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The classified military payload was launched for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, which operates the country’s spy satellites.
Other Posts:Japanese experimental satellite does not work as expectedSatellite TV is Always on the Cutting Edge – 3D TVSpaceDev’s Trailblazer selected for next Falcon 1 launchBelgacom sells satellite operations to ORGWildBlue-1, AMC-18 pre-launch detailsNRL’s ANDE-2 to launch aboard STS-127Measat 3A to be flown back to U.S. for repairsTypes of Exclusive Programming For Satellite TV

ESA’s Euclid mission to explore the hidden side of the Universe – dark energy and dark matter – reached an important milestone today that will see it head towards full construction.
Other Posts:Two satellite orders for SS/L on one dayCassini to resume nominal operationsNine years in orbit for OdinCALIPSO switching to backup laserTHEMIS satellites have arrived in final orbitsOrbcomm Inc. results 2010Promoting Online Dish Network SalesWorldView 1 ready for shipment

NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter has been taken out of safe mode. Remaining steps toward resuming all normal spacecraft activities will probably be completed by next week.
Other Posts:STS-115 pre-launch detailsTalia launches satellite Internet network on NSS-703Gilat Provides Broadband Satellite Network for Nigerian ElectionsUpdate: Arianespace to launch ELISA satellitesMolniya-1T satellite burns up in Earth’s atmosphereEPOXI to reach its target comet on 4 NovemberInmarsat Group Limited results Q1 2010Sinosat-2 Satellite Reported To Have Shut Down

The payload module structure of the telecommunications spacecraft Ekspress-AT2, manufactured by the Reshetnev Company, has been sent to Thales Alenia Space (France).
Other Posts:Lockheed Martin Team Completes Space Radar ReviewFirst dual launch of Ekspress satellites successfulMitsubishi Electric to supply PLS components for OrbitalLockheed Martin’s Stevens to retire; board elects Kubasik CEONew supplies arrive at ISSSatellite Dish Television – What You Should KnowAnalyze And Compare The Prices of Cable TV BundlesThird Ariane 5 for launch in 2009 delivered To French Guiana

Physicist and Engineers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Plasma Physics Division and Naval Center for Space Technology are researching a technique to ‘sweep’ Low Earth Orbit (LEO) debris from space using an Active Debris Removal (ADR) system of deployed micron-scale dust.
Other Posts:SBIRS GEO-2 achieves key testing milestoneOHB Group results Q1 2007See More With Satellite TVHDTV Antenna For HD TelevisionLiberty to gain control over DirecTV in exchange for News stakeViaSat Inc. Receives Order For Military Satellite ModemsSpacenet, Verizon to provide satcom network for U.S. Postal ServiceNo docking for Dragon?

Boeing has successfully demonstrated end-to-end communication using a terminal from the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) system and the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite.
Other Posts:Vnesheconombank, RSCC sign Ekspress-AM7 credit agreementSAR-Lupe 2 leaves OHB for testing, launch in JulyTerreStar-1 pre-launch detailsBest Satellite TV Provider – Dish Network Or DirecTV?SES-2 and USAF payload complete dynamics testSeveral new Russian nanosatellites plannedEutelsat results Q3 FY 2007-2008Hughes claims to offer fastest consumer satellite Internet access plans ever

SES announced a new multi-year agreement with one of its largest customers in the Philippines, MediaScape Inc, to provide additional capacity on the SES-7 satellite at 108.2 degrees East.
Other Posts:Northrop Grumman selects Nallatech for multiple FPGA-based satellite platformAMC capacity to be used for emergency networkThree Aspects of Satellite TV That You Ought to KnowGlobalstar launch rescheduled for early DecemberBall Aerospace completes CDR for Landsat’s Operational Land ImagerAsiaSat-5 launch delayed 24 hoursDelay of the day: I-4 F3Digital Video Recorder and Your Satellite TV