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SES Americom Retires Satcom C1 Satellite

SES Americom conducted the last operations on the Satcom C1 satellite, safely de-orbiting the satellite more than 280 km beyond the geosynchronous orbital belt, the company announced May 2. The...

NSAB Taps ILS For Sirius 4 Launch

Nordic Satellite SB (NSAB) awarded International Launch Services (ILS) a contract to launch the Sirius 4 satellite in the second quarter of 2007 on a Proton Breeze M rocket. Nordic...

Dates Set For NOAA-N, GOES-N Launch

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) on May 11 at 6:22 a.m. EDT...

India Launches Pair of Satellites

The Indian Space Research Organization placed its latest remote sensing satellite into orbit May 5 aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the agency announced. The Cartosat-1 spacecraft as well as...

Alcatel Wins Saudi Broadband Deal

Alcatel inked a key satellite broadband deal in Saudi Arabia, signing an agreement with the Almisehal Group to supply “DSL-in-the-Sky” broadband access satellite gateway and associated terminal equipment. The Almisehal...