Author: Staff Writer

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed a major milestone last month, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced Sept. 6. The Cross-track Infrared Sounder (CrIS),...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mainstream Data has teamed up with Portugal Television (PT) and Lusa, Portugal’s national press agency, to distribute news stories and photographs to customers in Europe and...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Spacenet, Inc. announced a new hybrid service program specifically built for retail enterprises that will help mitigate the risks of network downtime, the company announced Sept....

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Media&Broadcast has signed a 10-year contract to lease a transponder on Eutelsat’s Eurobird 9 satellite, the companies announced Sept. 6. Media&Broadcast plans to use the capacity...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. has signed transponder contracts with two major direct-to-home (DTH) providers in the Middle East and Europe, the company announced Sept. 6. The contacts, both...

[09/06/07 – Satellite Today] JCSAT-11 was lost when the Proton rocket suffered a second stage failure shortly after liftoff, launch provider International Launch Services (ILS) said. The satellite was slated...

[9-6-07 –  Satellite  Today] Apax Partners has successfully completed its acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services and is incorporating the company into the Vizada brand, the company announced Sept. 6. The...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] SES Astra has signed a contract with National Broadband Services to provide satellite-based broadband Internet to Ireland, the company announced Sept. 6. According to recent Irish...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has awarded three contracts to SpaceDev to deliver more than 200 satellite components, the company announced Sept. 6. The contracts, which are worth...

[09-06-07 –  Satellite Today] Globecomm is introducing a new suite of video services for customers ranging from traditional direct-to-home (DTH) and cable channels to new IPTV service providers, the company...