Satellite News

BAE Systems and industry partners have designed, manufactured and tested hardware and software for a space-qualified GPS receiver.

Orbcomm Inc. has completed a debt financing in the form of a five-year term loan through a Senior Secured Note Agreement in the principal amount of US$45 million with AIG Asset Management (U.S.), LLC.

YahLive, the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based HD television satellite platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and GlobeCast announced a new partnership in which GlobeCast will provide YahLive with a 24/7 monitoring and reporting service for YahLive’s satellite signals (video, audio, and data) across the MENA region.

Arianespace is targeting a total of 12 missions with Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega in 2013. This was the main message of Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall during the company’s traditional New Year’s kickoff press conference.

Thales Alenia Space announced that the Yamal-402 communications satellite has successfully passed the In Orbit Acceptance Review.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced the signing of a US$706 million contract with the Canadian Space Agency to build, launch and provide initial operations for the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM).

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. recently successfully completed the delta Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) spacecraft.

GenCorp Inc. announced that it has received a modification to the request for additional information (“Second Request”) from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in connection with the company’s proposed acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne from United Technologies Corporation.