E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] NASA has selected Harris Corp.’s OS/Comet telemetry, tracking, and command software for its constellation launch control system, Harris announced Nov. 4.     OS/Comet is a commercial off-the-shelf […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Eutelsat Communications saw sustained revenue growth in its first quarter 2009 financial report of 7 percent, performance of video applications up 5.4 percent, a 16.4 percent increase […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Bezeq Israel Telecom has sold its satellite communications operations to RRsat Global Communications Network, Bezeq announced Nov. 4. Bezeq said will post a capital gain of 49 […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] Thales Alenia Space España has been chosen to supply X-band communication subsystems and S-band telemetry, tracking, and command transponders for the first three Sentinel observation satellites in […]

[Satellite Today 11-04-08] United Space Alliance, a space operations provider, has been awarded a three-year, $206.5 million contract from NASA, United Space Alliance announced Nov. 4.     The provider said […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] Intelsat retired its Marisat-F2 satellite on Oct. 29 after 32 years of providing maritime communications to the South Pole, the company announced Nov. 3.     Marisat-F2, which […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] Measat Satellite Systems will distribute the JimJam television channel via the Measat 3 satellite throughout the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Eastern Africa regions, Measat announced Oct. […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with OpenSky for the provision of IDC’s broadband satellite technology for the rollout of a new digital […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and its joint venture partner has selected Telesat to manage in-orbit operations of both the MSV-1 and MSV-2 next-generation satellites to be launched […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] DigitalGlobe and Navteq have formed a partnership aimed at providing better support to software developers using Navteq map data who want to include high-resolution satellite and aerial […]

[Satellite Today 11-03-08] ICO Global Communications was awarded $236 million in punitive damages by a Los Angeles Superior Court jury in its case against Boeing Co. and its Boeing Satellite […]

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] Levi and Korsinsky, a law firm specializing in prosecuting investor securities litigation, is investigating alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations by the board of directors […]

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] BSkyB has now gone through the 9 million mark for subscribers, the company announced Oct. 31     BSkyB added nearly 90,000 net new subscribers in the 2008 […]

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. received a $1.8 million order for both Comtech and Radyne satellite communications equipment to be used by a government department in Asia to facilitate […]

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC) launched Venezuelan’s first satellite, Simon Bolivar (Venesat-1), Oct. 30, according to Xinhua.     The satellite was placed in orbit by […]

[Satellite Today 10-31-08] EMS Technologies Inc. reported strong third quarter financial results and credited the growth to “exceptional performance in satellite communication for both the Inmarsat and Iridium markets.”     […]

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has purchased the entire CitySphere 2.0 product from DigitalGlobe, the company announced Oct. 30.      CitySphere 2.0 is an enhanced version […]

[Satellite Today 10-30-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and ITV Global Entertainment Ltd. have signed a multi-year contract to broadcast the Granada TV channel across Asia on the ABS-1 satellite’s C-band […]

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] Arianespace received its heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA rocket this week from European manufacturers, the company announced Oct. 30.      The launcher will be used in the first […]

 [Satellite Today 10-30-08] The Astra 1M satellite, built by Astrium for SES Astra, will be launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during the night of Nov. 5-6, Astrium announced Oct. […]

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness technology demonstration program, the company announced Oct. 29. […]

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has established its second service and support center in China, the company announced Oct. 28.     The Beijing service center will be operated […]

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] GeoEye Inc. signed a multi-year agreement for Rome-based Telespazio S.p.A. to act as GeoEye’s commercial regional affiliate for Europe and North Africa, Geoeye announced Oct. 29.     […]

[Satellite Today 10-29-08] The U.S. Army has placed orders for additional VSAT equipment from TeleCommunication Systems Inc., the company announced Oct. 29.     TCS will provide the Army Secure Internet […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] ProtoStar already has sold a “significant amount” of capacity on its ProtoStar 1 satellite and expects to be profitable within the next few years, CEO Philip Father […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] GlobeCast has opened its playout facility at its regional headquarters in Singapore, the company said Oct. 27.     The facility is connected to the company’s worldwide satellite […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] Irdeto has opened an office in Taiwan, continues its push into Asia, Irdeto announced Oct. 27.     “In the past 15 months, we have added three new […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] Latens, a developer of software conditional access and middleware for pay-TV, has reached global reseller agreement with Motorola, making Latens the core conditional access component of Motorola’s […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] The Nasdaq Stock Market sent a notice to WorldSpace Inc. Oct. 21 that the company will be delisted, WorldSpace announced Oct. 27.     In its letter to […]

[Satellite Today 10-28-08] Tesacom, Stratos Global Corp. and Addvalue Communications have deployed a 1,200-site Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) mobile satellite network for the Brazilian Electoral Superior Court (TSE), the […]