Connectivity

Pakistan’s national satellite, Paksat, will play a major role in a program intended to bring the benefits of satellite technology to the population. CEO Usman Bajwa discusses the challenges ahead. ...

[Satellite TODAY 10-30-10] Eutelsat Communications has lost the W3B satellite due to a satellite propulsion subsystem anomaly that occurred after its launch on an Ariane 5 rocket, the operator announced...

[Satellite TODAY 11-01-10] Lockheed Martin’s BSat-3b broadcasting satellite, designed and built for Broadcasting Satellite System (B-Sat) of Japan, was launched by Arianespace on an Ariane 5-ECA launch vehicle, the manufacturer...

Participants at a workshop held in Wroclaw, Poland, in mid-September discussed efficient use of spectrum and orbit resources. They agreed that ensuring this efficiency is getting “more and more difficult,”...

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, non-profit research organization that calls the beginning and end of recessions, declared in September that the recession that gripped the globe throughout...

[Satellite News 10-29-10] For the second time in two years, Eutelsat has seen its capacity expansion efforts dashed shortly after a launch. After a problem with the propulsion system on...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-29-10] Sea Launch Co. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing its reorganization process Oct. 27, the company announced.     Sea Launch’s plan of reorganization, approved...

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Raytheon reported modest sales gains across most of its divisions during the third quarter of 2010, which resulted in a slight boost in its financial position when...

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Astrium and space cryogenics specialist Air Liquide established a new joint venture to develop and produce cryogenic tanks for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 Midlife Evolution (ME) upper-stage engine,...

[Satellite TODAY 10-29-10] Increased activity in communication satellite and UAV surveillance sectors has pushed MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ (MDA) backlog up to $1.19 billion in the third quarter of 2010...