Month: August 2008

[Satellite Today 08-25-08] WildBlue Communications has introduced an equipment lease program for new customers, the company announced Aug. 25.     Under the program, customers will no longer be required to...

The global market for expendable launch vehicles (ELVs), or rockets, will see an upturn to total about $48 billion over the next decade, according to a new projection from Forecast...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08] An Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) suborbital rocket carrying two NASA hypersonic experiments exploded shortly after liftoff from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 22.    ...

[Satellite News 08-22-08] Global Satcom Connections founder C.J. Foster and her partner John Dugan say their organization, which matches executives with employment, was created because of high demand.     “When...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08]  Freesat has appointed James Strickland as its new director of product and technology development, the company announced Aug. 21.     Strickland will be joining Freesat from Cisco,...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08] Inmarsat has selected Thales Alenia Space and International Launch Services (ILS) to support an application under the European S-band Application Process (ESAP) for an award of S-band...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08] AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson is hoping the operator can gain good business from governments in the region. This is a key target market over the next 12...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08] A total of 2,500 Chinese fishing vessels will equipped with Inmarsat Mini C terminals in the first stage of a deal backed by the Chinese government, Inmarsat...

[Satellite News 08-22-08] AsiaSat expects to announce who has won the contract for the AsiaSat 6 satellite in the next three months.     AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson told Satellite News,...

[Satellite Today 08-22-08] Intelsat is currently offering transmission support of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to Latin America, the company announced.     The provider will deliver more than 12,000...