Month: September 2011

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Sea Launch will orbit Eutelsat’s Atlantic Bird 7 satellite Sept. 24 on a Zenit-3SL rocket from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in international waters of the Pacific...

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Inmarsat has named FleetBroadband terminal developer Thrane & Thrane its key launch manufacturer for its upcoming Global Xpress service, the MSS operator announced Sept. 22.    As...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-23-11] Clearwire may sell off a portion of its 4G spectrum if approached by an interested buyer, the company’s CFO Hope Cochran said during a Sept. 21...

[Satellite TODAY 09-23-11] Arianespace successfully launched the SES-2 and Arabsat 5C satellites into orbit on board an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, the...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-22-11] An unexpected labor strike delayed Arianespace’s launch of the Arabsat 5C and SES 2 communications satellites just moments before the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the two...

[Satellite News 09-22-11] Steve Collar took up his role as the new CEO of O3b Networks in March, replacing Mark Rigolle who had succeeded in securing a financial package worth...

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space-1 (ORS-1) satellite was declared fully operational following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all systems, the spacecraft’s bus manufacturer ATK...

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Spacenet was selected to continue its provision of VSAT network services to an unnamed U.S. retailer with thousands of locations throughout the country,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared has signed an agreement with Javad GNSS to develop a system that will eliminate related interference issues for high-precision GPS devices,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-22-11] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has formed a strategic partnership with Sensory International, a systems developer for maritime and residential markets, to provide integrated VSAT services and connectivity...