E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] German broadcaster ProSiebenSat1 Media and SES Astra are set to launch three high-definition (HD) channels in Germany as part of SES’s HD+ service, SES announced July 20....

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] MTN Satellite Services, a SeaMobile company, signed a multi-year capacity deal with SES Americom-New Skies for one-and-a-half transponders on the NSS-12 satellite, scheduled for launch this fall,...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] Thales Alenia Space was awarded a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop an experimental re-entry test-bed spacecraft, intended to demonstrate re-entry technologies for complex...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] BP Corp. extended its contract with Hughes Network Systems to continue providing BP with managed network services connecting 16,000 retail locations in the United States, United Kingdom,...

[Satellite Today 07-21-09] A July 15 story in Satellite News should have read, “EMS is a hardware supplier to AirCell, a service provider in the United States and supplier of...

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] DigitalGlobe has launched its Web-based Crisis Event service, which aims to provide pre- and post-event satellite imagery to aid in emergency planning, response and recovery, the company...

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Lockheed Martin submitted its phase B proposal to provide advanced navigation accuracy, integrity and mission effects solutions for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced...

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] The Measat-3a satellite has completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service, Measat Satellite Systems announced July 17.     Launched June 22, the satellite was handed over...

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] GlobeCast signed a deal with Russia Today to distribute the FTA English-language channel across networks throughout Asia, the company announced July 17.     The distribution will initially...

[Satellite Today 07-20-09] Boeing will build the Intelsat 21 and Intelsat 22 satellites for Intelsat based on Boeing’s new 702B model, the companies announced in a conference call on July...