Month: August 2008

In June, Kazakhstan’s National Space Agency, KazCosmos, announced that it had lost contact with the nation’s first communications satellite, Kazsat 1. News coverage of this event to date has been...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Northrop Grumman, at the command of the U.S. Air Force, has decommissioned the Defense Support Program (DSP) Flight 19 satellite after nine years of service.     Launched...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Primus Telecommunications announced its results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. The company reported $236 million in net revenue, up $10 Million or...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] A team led by Boeing Advanced Systems has been awarded a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for the first phase of the Fast Access Spacecraft...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] NDS has won a new middleware contract with one of the emerging satellite pay-TV operators in Africa, the company announced July 31. Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS), already...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced that it delivered the Galaxy 19 satellite for Intelsat to Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif. On July 30. Galaxy 19,...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] EMS has appointed Dr. Neil Mackay as its new COO and executive vice president.     Mackay has been with EMS for over 15 years. He served as...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] DISH Network Corporation announced that they will be the first in the industry to offer high definition programming in 1080p.     This new functionality includes the rollout...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] SES Astra announced it has signed a new capacity deal with a Lithuanian satellite services provider via its Nordic affiliate, SES Sirius. SatGate has signed a deal...

[Satellite Today 08-01-08] Comtech EF Data announced that it has joined with Radyne’s satellite earth station business.     The company said the joining of the two companies will expanded the...