Swe-Dish Appoints President
Lars Bjerde has been named president of mobile satellite communications equipment provider Swe-Dish Satellite Systems, the company announced Oct. 2. Bjerde, who will join Swe- Dish in November, previously has...
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WSBR Lunch Considers Investment Climate For Space And Satellites
“Space and Satellites: State of the Investment Climate” is the topic of an Oct. 19 executive lunch sponsored by the Washington Space Business Roundtable. Hoyt Davidson, CEO and managing member...
Bridge Ratings Deem Satellite Radio Market Sluggish
Retail sales of satellite radios continue to be sluggish, and a general lighter trend in retail traffic suggest that “should this trend continue into mid-October, it may very well be...
MetOp Launch Postponed For Fourth Time
Eumetsat announced Oct. 2 that the planned launch of the MetOp satellite would be delayed again after the spacecraft and the launch vehicle’s upper stage experienced a slight mechanical shock....
Boeing Taps Vendor For SBSS Optical Sensor
Boeing Co. announced that its team building the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system has selected a vendor for the optical sensor that will fly aboard the Pathfinder spacecraft. Boeing...
Alcatel Alenia To Build Cryosat-2 Radar Altimeter
Alcatel Alenia Space received a contract from prime contractor EADS Space to provide the main instrument for the Cryosat-2 spacecraft, Alcatel announced Oct. 2. CryoSat-2, scheduled to be launched in...
India Approves Communications Satellite
The Union Cabinet approved the design, development and launch of the Gsat-8/Insat-4G communications satellite, the government of India announced Sept. 29. The spacecraft, which is scheduled to be in service...
Intelsat Names Kokal Vice President, Treasurer
Intelsat Oct. 2 announced the promotion of Linda Kokal to senior vice president and treasurer. Kokal’s areas of responsibility and oversight include treasury, risk management, financial planning and analysis. She...
Andrews Replaces Orbital On Rocketplane Kistler COTS Effort
Andrews Space Inc. has joined Rocketplane Kistler to work on NASA‘s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, the companies announced Sept. 28. Rocketplane Kistler and Orbital Sciences Corp. received a...
IPStar Terminal Sales Reach 50,000
Strong growth in Australia has helped Shin Satellite PLC reach 50,000 IPStar terminals distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific region, Shin announced Sept. 27. IPStar Australia Pty Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary...