Ball Aerospace Completes Arrays For NPOESS
Ball Aerospace said it completed the focal plane arrays for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), one of more than a dozen instruments that will fly as part of...
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Inmarsat 4F-1's AstroMesh Reflector Successfully Deployed
In its latest step toward the availability of the Inmarsat 4F-1 satellite, the AstroMesh reflector onboard the recently launched spacecraft successfully deployed. According to Northrop Grumman Corp., the manufacturer of...
Alaska Taps Infosat For Iridium-Based Airplane Tracking System
The Alaska Department of the Interior awarded a contract to Infosat Communications to establish an automatic tracking system for aircraft using the Iridium satellite network for air-to-ground data links. There...
Telesat, Barrett Xplore Partner For Broadband Via Satellite
Telesat said it signed a multi-year distribution contract that names Barrett Xplore Inc., a Canadian national service provider for the satellite broadband service operating on Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite. Subscribers...
Loral Files Reorganization Plan
Loral Space and Communications Ltd. filed a revised plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The plan revises terms of a previous plan filed Dec. 5, 2004, reflects an agreement...
Russian Express-AM2 To Be Launched On March 30
The Russian Satellite Communication Co. has scheduled the launch of the Russian Express-AM2 communications satellite for March 30. The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Proton-K...
Launch Services Alliance Announces Paradigm Contract
The Launch Services Alliance–an alliance between Boeing Launch Services, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries–announced a new contract employing Alliance launch systems to deliver satellites to orbit on time. The new...
SES Astra Creates New Subsidiary
SES Astra aims to boost its position in terms of generating revenues from technical services to satellite customers with the creation of a new subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom. The subsidiary...
China Delays DTH Satellite Launch
China News reported that China has delayed the launch of its SinoSat 2 direct-to-home broadcast satellite until next year. The satellite was expected to be launched this year, but has...
Iridium To Deploy Push-To-Talk Service
Iridium Satellite LLC announced plans to deploy a group call push-to-talk voice and data service. The new service will allow for deployment of multi-user communication “nets” from Iridium mobile satphones...