Author: Staff Writer

Panamsat said Nov. 16 that Argentinean broadcaster Artear will use Panamsat’s PAS-3R satellite to distribute TV channels. Among the channels that will be distributed over the satellite are the broadcast...

Globecast unveiled Nov. 16 its new technical operations center in Miami, a center designated to support the company’s newly inaugurated Internet protocol TV (IPTV) Super Headend. The Super Headend is...

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) announced Nov. 16 that it has partnered with Keystone Career Institute (KCI) in central Pennsylvania to incorporate SBCA’s National Standards and Testing Program...

An Ariane 5 ECA rocket lofted the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced. The vehicle lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:46 p.m. local time Nov....

EADS Astrium said Nov. 17 that it received an 86 million euros ($101.04 million) contract from the European Space Agency to build three satellites for the Swarm mission. The three...

Alcatel Alenia Space announced Nov. 17 that it has finished the installation of 51 weather data receiving stations in Africa, linking 47 countries to the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) weather...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Nov. 17 that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received an order valued at more than $1 million from satellite operator Chinasat Communications Group...

SES Astra and Greek satellite operator Hellas Sat signed a framework agreement that gives SES Astra access to capacity on the Hellas-Sat 2 spacecraft at 39 degrees East, SES Astra...

Alcatel Alenia Space said Nov. 16 it upheld its commitment to French procurement agency DGA to deliver the initial operational capacity of the Syracuse 3A military communications satellite just a...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said Nov. 16 it reached agreement with Anydata to develop next generation handsets supporting both satellite and terrestrial cellular connectivity on MSV’s hybrid wireless/satellite network. The...