http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 5:30:57 EST [Satellite News 02-08-12] In December, Andy Sukawaty gave his final interview as CEO of Inmarsat after an almost eight year reign. In the second part of a two-part interview with Satellite News, Sukawaty looks back at some of the biggest risks he took while in charge of the MSS operator, as well as some of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38296.html Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-07-12] Andy Sukawaty’s eight-year tenure as CEO of Inmarsat began in 2004 and ended on Jan. 1, 2012. Replaced at the CEO role by Rupert Pearce, Sukawaty now serves the MSS operator as its Executive Chairman. In this first part of a two-part interview conducted with Sukawaty in... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38290.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-06-12] The European Commission (EC) has finalizing $400 million in contracts to build eight more Galileo navigation network spacecraft and adapt Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher to deliver four satellites to orbit in a single flight, officials confirmed Feb. 3.  ... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38283.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-02-12] It has been a busy day for aerospace and defense firm ATK as the company announced its third quarter 2012 results, its 2013 restructuring plan and a new appointment to its executive management team on Feb. 2.    ATK’s 2012 third fiscal quarter ended on Jan. 1. ATK... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38277.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 02-01-12] With Eumetsat’s Metop-B weather satellite now past its final checks with manufacturer Astrium and scheduled for transport to the Baikonur cosmodrome to be launched in May, Eumetsat Director General Alain Ratier said the Metop program is progressing much smoother than expected... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38266.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-31-12] BSkyB is launching a new over-the-top (OTT) broadcast service this summer that does not require a satellite subscription, signaling a break from its space platform in favor of a strictly IP-based architecture, the company confirmed Jan. 31.    Speaking at press conference... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38260.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-31-12] Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have spent nearly $924 million into their new four-stage, 30-meter Vega launcher. Now, ESA officials confirmed Jan. 31 that the rocket is assembled on its launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou and scheduled for lift-off next week... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38261.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-27-12] The Indian government has forced former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Gopalan Madhavan Nair and three of his colleagues to immediately resign all positions and roles with ISRO following the results of an investigation into a contract that was signed between... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38249.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-25-12] SkyVision Global Networks is expecting to improve its performance in the African region during the next two years after signing an AfricaSat-1 capacity deal with Measat Satellite Systems.    AfricaSat-1, located at the 46 degrees East orbital slot, provides C-band coverage... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38238.html Wed, 25 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST [Satellite News 01-24-12] Inmarsat will focus efforts in 2012 on reaching out to government customers and forging a key role for its Global Xpress constellation in the government’s long-term plans, Inmarsat Government Services President Peter Hadinger told Satellite News.    Hadinger joined... http://www.satellitetoday.com/satn/features/38231.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST