Month: July 2008

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] China has made progress on the development of its Long March 5 rocket, citing development of the rocket engine and the building of a production plant, according...

[Satellite Today – 07-03-08] Unitymedia, a relatively small player in the German satellite pay-TV market, is making a big impact as it begins to challenge well-established Premiere.     Unity is...

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element (GIOVE-B) satellite has completed in-orbit testing, prime contractor Astrium announced July 3.     The European Space Agency confirmed the conclusion of the...

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Orbcomm Inc. reported net additions of more than 40,000 billable subscriber communicators, the company announced July 2. The gains included about 32,400 satellite and 8,100 terrestrial subscriber....

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] OmniGlobe Networks Inc. signed an agreement with the city of Kingston, Ontario, to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in unserved areas of the region, the company announced July...

[Satellite Today  7-02-08] Arianespace is scheduled to loft the ProtoStar 1 and Badr-6 satellites into orbit July 7.     ProtoStar I is based on Space Systems/Loral’s 1300 platform and is...

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] Italian satellite operator Telespazio unveiled the details of a demonstration of a satellite-based system designed to manage humanitarian rescue operations in the case of natural disasters.    ...

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] A bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would end the state’s satellite TV tax.     House Bill 599, the "Ohio Video Tax Fairness Act," would...

[Satellite Today  07-03-07] ND SatCom received a contract from Internet Solutions of South Africa to set up a VSAT network, ND SatCom announced.     Internet Solutions will use ND SatCom’s...