Countdown Underway For IA-8 Launch
Sea Launch LLC initiated a 72-hour countdown in preparation for the launch of the Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8) satellite June 23, the company said. The IA-8 satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral...
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CASBAA Appoints New Vice President
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced June 21 the appointment of John Medeiros as vice president for government relations and regulatory affairs. Medeiros will be responsible...
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Qatar First International Airline With Onboard Satellite TV
Qatar Airways announced June 19 it would be the first international airline to install live onboard satellite television as part of a $100 million agreement with Lufthansa Technik. The service...
Digiweb Acquires Satellite Broadband Business
Digiweb Ltd. announced June 19 it completed the acquisition of Tiscali‘s satellite broadband business. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Digiweb said the acquisition will be seamless...
Eutelsat Selects Aon Explorer For Space Risks Management
Eutelsat selected Aon Explorer, a department of Aon Conseil & Courtage in France, as its insurance broker. Aon Explorer is a specialized aerospace and telecom consultant that helps customers develop,...
Lockheed Martin Test Fires Second Falcon Hybrid Motor
Lockheed Martin tested a hybrid rocket motor June 10 as part of the Falcon Small Launch Vehicle program, Lockheed Martin announced. The test, conducted at the U.S. Air Force Research...
Antrix, EADS Sign Satellite Communications Agreement
Antrix Corp., the marketing arm of the Indian Space Research Organization, and EADS Astrium will combine their technologies to develop commercial communication satellites, the organizations announced June 17. Communication payloads...
Ace Hardware Selects Spacenet For Broadband Connectivity
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced June 20 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by Ace Hardware Corp. to provide satellite broadband network solutions for its 4,800 independent hardware...
New Skies Announces Partial Quarterly Dividend
New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. announced June 20 that its board of directors declared a dividend, a partial quarterly cash dividend for the period from May 13 to June 30...
Eurely, iNavSat Submit Joint Galileo Bid
The two teams competing for the contract to build and operate the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system submitted a joint bid to the Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) June 20....