Satellite News

Telesat Canada in a lawsuit said that Boeing officials withheld information or “recklessly” failed to issue timely warnings regarding the degradation of novel solar arrays aboard Telesat’s Anik F1, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The European Parliament voiced deep concerns about the delayed Galileo satellite navigation system while a top EU official ruled out pulling the plug on the troubled programme.

Mobile Satellite Ventures announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,203,490 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by Thales of Alcatel’s shareholdings in Alcatel Alenia Space (AAS) and Telespazio, currently jointly controlled by Alcatel and Finmeccanica.

Vietnam’s Space Technology Institute, which is mainly involved in developing satellite technologies, equipment, remote sensing technology and application, and space dynamics, was inaugurated yesterday.

It is expected that the European Commission will issue a ruling this spring on use of the S-band spectrum which may pave the way to approval in Brussels.

A U.S. District Court has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed by shareholders against XM Satellite Radio last May.

EU transport ministers said they will seek alternatives for completing Galileo, the European satellite navigation system, unless the current consortium resolves key organisation, technical and financial problems within weeks.