Satellite News

United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, has received anti-trust clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report on the status of a next generation NOAA weather forecasting satellite system, GOES-R. The report raises concerns about the current plans for acquiring new weather satellites relied upon to provide the U.S. with daily and severe forecasts.

The Swedish Space Corporation is the first space company in the world to receive a long-term Radio Frequency S-band license for Galileo.

South Korea and the European Union have signed an agreement on co-operation in the satellite radio navigation programme Galileo.

The French Finance Ministry has approved the combination of French satellite pay-TV platforms CanalSat and TPS after the companies agreed to measures aimed at addressing competition concerns.

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced that the U.S. Patent Office awarded the company patent No. 7,092,708 (the “‘708 patent”). The ‘708 patent is the latest in a series of patents issued to MSV for its advanced Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) technology.

Globalstar, Inc. has received the U.S. Government approvals needed to export its eight spare satellites to Europe for continued pre-launch preparations.

The South African government has approved the establishment of the South African Space Agency, Government Communications said in a statement.