Panamsat-JSat Joint Venture To Build, Launch Satellite
Panamsat and Japan’s JSat Corp. formed a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite that will serve the U.S. market, Panamsat announced June 27. The joint venture, dubbed...
Month: June 2005
Express-AM2 Put Into Service
The Russian Satellite Communication Co. said June 28 the Russian Express-AM2 satellite was put into operation June 16 at its 80 degrees East orbital slot. The satellite will provide presidential...
Dish Network Prepares For U.S. Hurricane Season
Echostar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television system, is making preparations for what is expected to be another busy hurricane season on the U.S. East Coast,...
Eutelsat Selects Aon Explorer For Space Risks Management
Eutelsat selected Aon Explorer, a department of Aon Conseil & Courtage in France, as its insurance broker. Aon Explorer is a specialized aerospace and telecom consultant that helps customers develop,...
Lockheed Martin Test Fires Second Falcon Hybrid Motor
Lockheed Martin tested a hybrid rocket motor June 10 as part of the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle program, Lockheed Martin announced. The test, conducted at the U.S. Air Force Research...
C-Com Maintains Low-Key Market Approach
With the broadband satellite services market continuing to grow, C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. is content in letting its product do its talking rather than taking a more direct approach to...
At Press Time: IA-8 Successfully Launched
As this issue was going to press, Intelsat announced June 23 that at 10:03 a.m. EDT, the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) was successfully launched by Sea Launch LLC aboard a Zenit-3SL...
MDA To Study On Orbit Assembly Of Spacecraft
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) received a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to study technology for in-space manufacturing and assembly of a very large optical...
Iridium Introduces In-Network Service For Communication Between Iridium Terminals
Iridium Satellite LLC is upgrading and enhancing its in-network service to make it easier for fleet operators to take advantage of the Iridium-to-Iridium calling and the prepaid crew calling programs....
Globecast To Deliver MTV Europe On Hot Bird 6
Globecast announced June 21 that it would deliver MTV Networks‘ European channels to cable and satellite television providers across Europe via a dedicated transponder aboard the Hot Bird 6 satellite....