Satellite News

The U.S. military has stopped publishing tracking data for France’s working spy satellites – hardly a coincidence.

The European Galileo satellite navigation project needs financing of EUR1.5 billion (US$1.85 billion) on top of the already budgeted EUR3.4 billion, Le Monde reported.
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EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 70th Council meeting in Rome, Italy, on 21-22 June 2010. At the Council, the texts of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Programme Resolution and Programme Proposal were approved by all Member States, with Germany and Portugal voting yes ad referendum.

Former Serbia and Montenegro Defence Minister Prvoslav Davinic was indicted for abuse of office in connection with a contract renting the services of an Israeli spy satellite.

Azerbaijan signed an agreement on leasing an orbital position owned by Malaysia’s Measat, the Azerbaijani communication ministry said.

Solaris Mobile Ltd announced that it has successfully been granted 18 year licences to operate Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in France, Sweden and Germany.
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The Slovak Republic signed a Cooperation Agreement with ESA on 28 April 2010. This agreement will allow the Slovak Republic and ESA to create the framework for a more consolidated relationship in the future, the agency said.
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The upper chamber of the Kazakh parliament, the Senate, has ratified an agreement to extend Russia’s use of the Baikonur cosmodrome – more than six years after the document was signed.