Satellite News

SES said it has switched off some transponders aboard AMC-16/EchoStar 16.

Orbital Sciences said the Galaxy 15 satellite, built by the company for Intelsat, had been affected by increased solar activity when it stopped reacting to commands on 5 April 2010.

A team of Indian space scientists has established that the indigenously built cryogenic engine aboard the GSLV-D3 rocket’s third stage did in fact ignite, which hadn’t been clear immediately after the botched launch.
Other Posts:Proton M with Intelsat-16 satellite on launch padWind River carrier-grade Linux goes to spaceNorthrop Grumman, SpaceX File Protests Over ULAAirborne Systems To Design Parachutes For SpaceX RocketChina launches first direct broadcast satelliteGLONASS programme to be amendedRussian pay TV operator takes second Eurobird transponderSatellite TV and Other Useful Presents For All Occasions

Rocket: GSLV-D3; Payload: GSAT-4; Date: 15 April 2010, 1057 UTC; Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. The first flight of the GSLV-Mk II rocket ended prematurely owing to a third stage failure. The satellite was lost.
Other Posts:Comparing Cable and Satellite TV Options For BusinessesSave Money With Satellite TVIntegral Receives Additional Orders Under CCS-C ContractISS-Reshetnev working on Arktika multipurpose satellitesLiftPort may be in troubleNASA Mars Odyssey returning to serviceJules Verne refuels the ISS for the first timeGLONASS: just no cuts or even more money?

It has emerged that Intelsat has lost contact with Galaxy 15. However, the root cause is still unknown. Meanwhile there is speculation that the launch of SES-1, like G-15 an Orbital Star-2 model, might be delayed.
Other Posts:ViaSat Receives $19M Order From U.S. NavySouth Africa to set up space agencyCommission plans EU-wide MSS licensesCanal Digital Reports Slow Subscriber AdditionsDnepr launches Bigelow’s second inflatable spacecraftNimiq 5 mated with Briz M upper stage5 Benefits of a Direct TV DVRJules Verne ATV launch rescheduled to 9 March

Intelsat S.A. announced that its Galaxy 15 satellite (G-15), located at 133 degrees West, experienced an anomaly on 5 April 2010 at 0948 UTC. The G-15 satellite primarily provides transmission capacity for cable programmers in North America.

NASA has provided some details of the incident that affected its EOS Aura satellite on 12 March 2010.
Other Posts:Optus won’t comment on legal action over D1 misconfigurationIrvin to develop CEV parachutesRussian space programme to be fully funded in 2010, but…Georgia Tech researchers keep working on electric propulsionIntegral To Upgrade JSAT Ground SystemSpacehab receives extension from NASDAQSES buys stake in UAE company GlocomCanalDigitaal to use two Astra transponders for HDTV

A relatively old GPS satellite has stopped working shortly after a manoeuvre. It is not known whether the failure is permanent.
Other Posts:Are They Lying to Me? Applied Psychology and Satellite TVBoeing’s fourth WGS satellite passes key integration milestoneDate for next Globalstar launch announcedNew launch date for Ekspress AM44, MD1 setLatest News From NAB 2007SAT-GE Open For Business In Asia Pacific RegionBreaking Down the Cost of the NFL Sunday Ticket PackageHDTV Premium Packages Are the Central Point of a Satellite TV Home Theater Unit