Satellite News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that the launch time of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 4 with the H-II Transfer Vehicle “Kounotori 4″ (HTV4) onboard has been set for 3 August, 1948 UTC.

Inmarsat’s Alphasat I-4A F4 satellite has achieved a major milestone with the successful deployment of its solar arrays. The spacecraft has now reached geosynchronous orbit and is drawing power from the Sun.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has issued an official reprimand to the head of Roskosmos after a series of embarrassing rocket launch failures.

Globalstar, Inc. announced that the company and its senior French lenders have signed a Global Deed of Amendment and Restatement providing for the amendment and restatement of Globalstar’s COFACE Facility Agreement and related loan documentation.

RigNet Inc., a provider of managed remote communications solutions to the oil and gas industry, announced the entering into a strategic deal with Inmarsat plc under which Inmarsat will sell its Energy Broadband business to RigNet and the appointment of RigNet to become a key distribution partner to deliver Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) and L-band services to the energy sector worldwide.

Inmarsat plc announced financial results for the six months ending 30 June 2013.