E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-10] Teleport services provider Vicus Luxlink has leased six transponders of Thor 3 inclined-satellite capacity from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) with the option of an additional two transponders,...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-10] Intelsat has contracted SatLink Communications to provide Virtual Network Operator (VNO) end-to-end turnkey services based on the iDirect Evolution hub, SatLink announced Dec. 20.     The long-term...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) postponed the Dec. 19 launch of GSAT-5P satellite aboard its Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) after a leak was discovered in...

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-10] NASA has test-fired the Aerojet liquid fuel AJ26 engine, which was built to power the first stage of Orbital Sciences‘ Taurus 2 rocket, the agency announced Dec.20....

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-10] Oil and gas industry communications systems provider RigNet closed its initial public offering of 5 million shares at an initial price of $12.00 per share, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] DirecTV Latin America has completed a $604.8 million cash for stock transaction with Globo, which increases DirecTV’s ownership of Sky Brasil to about 93 percent, the pay-TV...

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] Teleport Access Services (TAS), a fixed satellite services provider in Taiwan, awarded a contract to Irdeto to upgrade TAS’s conditional access system, Irdeto announced Dec. 17.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] U.K. broadband satellite operator Avanti Communications signed a five-year contract with Filiago in Germany to provide broadband services via the Hylas 1 satellite, Avanti announced Dec. 17....

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] NASA named Richard Keegan associate deputy administrator, replacing Charles Scales, who is retiring after serving in the position since April 2007, the agency announced Dec. 17.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 12-20-10] Rogers Corp. introduced its RT/duroid 6035HTC high-thermal-conductivity laminate material engineered for low loss in high-power circuits, the developer announced Dec. 17.     The composite material is designed...