Spaceway F1 Satellite Successfully Launched
Sea Launch LLC delivered DirecTV‘s Spaceway F1 satellite to orbit April 26, Sea Launch said. A Zenit-3SL delivered the satellite, the heaviest commercial satellite launched to date at 6,080 kg....
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MSV Acquires Celsat Patent Portfolio
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) acquired the patent portfolio of Celsat Inc, which includes 13 granted and two pending patents that cover a hybrid terrestrial/satellite system concept. These patents will join...
Sky New Zealand Taps Tandberg For Satellite Network Upgrade
Tandberg Television will upgrade the MPEG-2 video delivery network in New Zealand for Sky Network Television Ltd. in a deal worth more than $4 million, Tandberg company executives said. Tandberg...
WildBlue To Launch Satellite Internet Service In June
WildBlue Communications Inc. will introduce its satellite Internet service in June, providing high-speed connections to homes and small businesses in the continental United States, the company said. Initially, the service...
Viasat Broadcasting Launches New Sports Channel
Modern Times Group (MTG) subsidiary Viasat Broadcasting is launching a new sports channel in Scandinavia. The channel, Viasat Sport 24, will be available to all Viasat direct- to-home (DTH) Gold...
SkyTerra Completes Acquisition Of 50 Percent Of HNS
SkyTerra Communications Inc. completed the acquisition of a 50 percent interest in Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) from The DirecTV Group for $50 million in cash and 300,000 shares of...
Final Preparations For Spaceway-1 Launch Underway
Sea Launch LLC was in final preparations at press time for the launch of DirecTV’s Spaceway-1 satellite. The 30-minute launch window at Sea Launch’s equatorial launch site opened at 3:31:30...
WIA To Host May 3 Keynote Breakfast With NASA Administrator Michael Griffin
Women In Aerospace (WIA) will host a keynote breakfast with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Michael Griffin May 3 at the Capitol Hill Club, located at 300 First...
KVH Doubles Internet Speeds For Tracphone F77
KVH Industries Inc. has doubled the data rates for the Tracphone F77 Inmarsat-compatible marine satellite communications system to 128 kbps, KVH officials said. F77 users that use KVH’s Velocity Acceleration...
Arrowhead Names Dean Olmstead President
Arrowhead Global Solutions said that former SES Americom President and CEO Dean Olmstead will succeed Mary Ann Elliot as the company’s president. Elliot will continue on as Arrowhead chairman. “The...