Satellite News

The Boeing Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) programme has successfully completed a Preliminary Design Review.

Harris Corporation announced that it is the first company to successfully uplink to a Milstar satellite using an Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system.

ESA has awarded the Norwegian Space Center the contract to monitor the scientific data sent from the recently launched Japanese solar research satellite Solar B.

Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, announced that it has completed its contract to design, integrate and install a complete uplink teleport for AGH Media Group — AXA TV.

Eutelsat Communications announced that its Hotbird 3 satellite, launched in 1997, will shortly be redeployed at the 10 degrees East location. Due to complete its mission at 13 degrees East on entry into service of Hotbird 8 on 3 October, Hotbird 3 is scheduled to initiate its new mission later this month at 10 degrees East where it will be rebranded Eurobird 10.

SES Astra announced that it has signed a new transponder contract with the British commercial TV broadcaster Five.

SES Astra TechCom has been selected to participate in Vietnam’s first public satellite project Vinasat-1.

ARTEL, Inc., a provider of Information Technology and Managed Network Services, announced that since January 2006 the company has signed nine previously unannounced contracts valued at approximately US$100 million. The contracts are a combination of exercised options on previous awards and new task orders for the U.S. Department of Defense.