Author: Staff Writer

Eutelsat To Redeploy Hotbird-3 Satellite

Eutelsat Communications announced Oct. 2 that its Hotbird-3 satellite will begin operations from its new orbital slot at 10 degrees East before the end of October. The satellite, renamed Eurobird-10,...

Shin Satellite Deorbits Thaicom 3

Shin Satellite Public Co. Ltd. deorbited its ailing Thaicom 3 satellite following a power loss, the company announced. Thaicom 3, built by Alcatel Alenia Space and launched in 1997, has...

Globalstar, Ocens To Offer Satellite Data

Globalstar Inc. has partnered with Ocens to launch a suite of data services, Globalstar announced Three services are available to Globalstar subscribers in the United States. Ocens Mail provides capability...

MetOp Launch Postponed For Fourth Time

Eumetsat announced Oct. 2 that the planned launch of the MetOp satellite would be delayed again after the spacecraft and the launch vehicle’s upper stage experienced a slight mechanical shock....

India Approves Communications Satellite

The Union Cabinet approved the design, development and launch of the Gsat-8/Insat-4G communications satellite, the government of India announced Sept. 29. The spacecraft, which is scheduled to be in service...