Month: January 2010

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] NSS-12 has entered into commercial service, SES World Skies announced Jan. 18.     NSS-12, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and placed at 57 degrees East, aims to...

[Satellite TODAY 01-20-10] L-3 Communications Systems has contracted EMS to supply antennas to the U.S. Navy for its CDL Hawklink program, EMS announced Jan. 19.     EMS will supply the...

[Satellite News 01-19-10] Michel de Rosen took over the role of CEO of Eutelsat Communications from Giuliano Berretta in November.     For most of the previous decade, de Rosen had...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Stratos Global Corp. has become an international distributor of Harris Corp.’s ruggedized Inmarsat BGAN terminals, Stratos announced Jan. 18.     Stratos will distribute the RF-7800B-DU024, a land...

[Satellite News 01-19-10] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) unveiled details of a 3-D TV roadmap in a Jan. 14 report that concentrates on standards to ensure 3-D TV lives up...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] China has launched its third Beidou navigation satellite, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. announced Jan. 18.     A Changzheng-series rocket carried the satellite into geostationary...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] MTN Satellite Communications has opened a new facility in Houston, the Fla.-based company announced Jan. 18.     The office would serve as a base for VSAT satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] HaiVision has released its Makito video encoder equipped with a DVI input, the video technology developer announced Jan. 18.     The new encoder aims to deliver low-latency,...

[Satellite TODAY 01-19-10] Globalstar will launch six of its second-generation satellites during a 90-day window that opens on Jul. 5, the company announced Jan. 19.     The satellites will be...

[Satellite TODAY 01-15-10] Measat Satellite Systems’ AfricaSat-2 entered service Jan. 13, the operator announced.        The satellite provides both C and Ku-Band capacity for telecommunications and broadcasting services across Africa,...