Inmarsat-4 Launched Pushed Back To Nov. 8
The launch of the Inmarsat-4 satellite on a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL has been rescheduled for Nov. 8, according to the latest information on the Sea Launch Co. LLC Web site...
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Spacedev Introduces Modular Microsatellite
Spacedev unveiled Nov. 7 a high-performance microsatellite product, the Spacedev Modular Microsatellite Bus (MMB-100). The 100-kilogram microsatellite is based on industry-standard plug-and-play interfaces, including Ethernet and USB, and uses a...
Lockheed Martin Completes Advanced EHF Milestone
Lockheed Martin completed static loads testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite structure, the company announced Nov. 7. The test demonstrated that the structure can carry the...
Loral Skynet To Provide Distance Learning In Brazil
Loral Skynet do Brasil received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to provide Ku-band services for a distance-learning initiative, Loral Skynet announced Nov. 7. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based university...
NBC, DirecTV Ink On-Demand Deal For NBC Programming
NBC Universal and DirecTV Inc. announced a deal Nov. 7 that will give DirecTV subscribers with DirecTV Plus interactive digital video recorder the opportunity to purchase and view commercial free...
Executive Q&A: Thuraya CEO Prepares Company For Busy 2006
Since being founded by a consortium of national telecommunications operators in 1997, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. has built itself into a $1 billion regional mobile satellite telecommunications satellite system. Nearly...
Spacedev Closes $2.5 Million Financing Round
Spacedev Inc. closed the sale of $2.5 million of securities to Laurus Master Fund Ltd., the company announced Nov. 2. The proceeds from the sale will provide working capital, including...
Harris Unveils New Function for Satellite Command and Control Product
Harris Corp. introduced a new XTCE database converter for the company’s OS/Comet satellite command and control suite of products. The new database allows users to translate databases in XTCE to...
Delphi Delivers Modem For Asset Tracking
Delphi Corp. delivered the first shipment of the new DS300 satellite transceiver modem to Stellar Satellite Communications, Delphi announced Nov.2. The modem, aimed at the asset-tracking market, delivers data via...
SUIRG Launches Interference Tracking Matrix Database
The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) launched an online, interactive database to consolidate and tracks incidents of satellite radio frequency interference within the geostationary arc, the organization announced. The...