Month: August 2008

[Satellite Today 08-08-08] U.S. Air Force Space Command plans to sell Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to the state of Florida, the organizations...

[Satellite Today 08-08-08] While talk surrounding Inmarsat centers on whether Harbinger Capital Partners Funds, which owns 28 percent of Inmarsat, will look to acquire the mobile satellite services company and...

[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News....

[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News....

In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant...

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. to provide supporting infrastructure for a communications network in Alaska, Globecomm announced Aug. 6....

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million contract to provide field services support for the Ramstein Air Base satellite communications teleport operated by the U.S. Air...

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Sirius XM Radio released Sirius’ standalone second quarter results showing total revenue increasing to $283 million, up 25 percent from the previous year, the company announced Aug....

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Hughes recorded revenues of $265.6 million in the 2008 second quarter, a 13 percent increase over the same period a year ago, the company announced Aug. 6....

[Satellite Today 08-07-08] A gap of 1.5 seconds between engine shutdown and stage separation caused Falcon 1’s engines to fail, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) founder Elon Musk said in an...