Month: April 2009

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] A team led by Raytheon received a contract extension to perform additional risk-reduction activities for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation Global Positioning System Operational Ground Control Segment...

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Northrop Grumman, the payload integrator for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), delivered the second geosynchronous orbit (GEO) payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin, for integration into...

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Hughes Network Systems signed Clear Channel Satellite as an authorized reseller of HughesNet broadband satellite solutions in the United States, Hughes announced April 21.     Clear Channel...

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Sea Launch has successfully launched Telespazio’s Sicral 1B communications satellite, the launch provider announced April 20.     The Sicral 1B payload includes one EHF/Ka band, three UHF-band...

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] Thaicom subsidiary, Ipstar has officially inaugurated its fourteenth gateway located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Thaicom announced April 20.     To coincide with the official inauguration of the...

[Satellite Today 04-22-09] GlobeCast Enterprise Services has changed its name to Keystone Enterprise Services, Keystone announced April 20.     The company said that the name change reflects the company’s new...

The link-up between Yahsat and SES Astra to create a company to target DTH markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South West Asia, announced by the companies April...

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] Avanti Communications has a won a five million euro ($6.52 million) contract from Hutchison 3G Ireland (Hutchison 3G) to supply broadband connectivity services under the Irish Government’s...

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] ABS-CBN International (ABS-CBNi) signed a multi-year contract expansion with Intelsat for capacity on Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, ABS-CBNi announced April 20.     Galaxy 19, located at 97...

[Satellite Today 04-21-09] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd (ATSB)  postponed the launch of ATSB’s RazakSat satellite due to a potential compatibility issue between the spacecraft and...