Satellite News

Thanks to Space Information Center Belgium, here are some updates regarding the ongoing problems several Latin American countries have with their satellite slots, condensed from local reports.
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The European Union and the United States have agreed to make the U.S. GPS satellite navigation system and its EU rival Galileo compatible, they said in a joint statement.
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The European Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture between SES Astra and Eutelsat for the provision of satellite infrastructure for broadcasting mobile TV as well as voice and data communication services to mobile devices.
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EU governments reportedly plan to cut money from research and development programmes in order to provisionally finance the development of the Galileo navigation satellite system.
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report that summarises its past work on the progress and challenges facing two key environmental satellite acquisitions, the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) programme.
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Minority shareholders of ImageSat International N.V., which operates the EROS commercial imaging satellites, have filed a claim in the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York against ImageSat, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Elbit Systems and certain current and former officers and directors of ImageSat.
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ESA and the Agency for Security of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar have signed a co-operation agreement with the objective of using satellite navigation to improve air traffic safety over the African continent.
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The European Space Agency and Estonia recently signed an agreement on closer co-operation.
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