GVF: Blanket Licensing a Must Have for Emerging Satellite Markets
As satellite industry leaders concentrate more of their resources on capturing market share in different economies, a potential stumbling block in their efforts could stem from no wrongdoing of their own. Government interests in satellite, along with government needs, make it a very influential actor in the… READ MORE »
Russia’s Express AM5 Satellite Launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome
The ISS-Reshetnev-built Express AM5 satellite was successfully launched from platform 81 at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome onboard a Proton M rocket. Express AM5 is the first satellite built around ISS-Reshetnev’s heavy-class Express-2000 platform. Positioned in GEO at 140 degrees east, the satellite will carry 30 transponders for C-band… READ MORE »
Azerbaijan’s First Telecom Satellite Reaches $10M in Revenue for 2013
Azerspace 1, which entered commercial service in March, has gathered $10 million in revenues for Azerbaijan. Located at 46 degrees east longitude, the satellite carries 36 active transponders in Ku-band and C-band. The country’s satellite operator has sold more than 50 percent of Azerspace… READ MORE »
ISRO Targets January 5th Launch Window for GSAT 14 Satellite
India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has set the date for the launch of its 23rd geostationary communication satellite, GSAT 14. The satellite is scheduled to launch on Jan. 5, 2014, and will become the 10th… READ MORE »
The January issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month, we celebrate the winners of the first edition of the Via Satellite Excellence Awards. These impressive individuals and forward-thinking companies represent what it takes to succeed in our industry. Also in this issue, we explore Lockheed Martin’s plans to re-enter the commercial satellite business, in both the manufacturing and launch arenas. Read it now!
Arianespace Completes Checkout of Athena-Fidus Satellite, Preps for First Heavy Mission of 2014
The joint French-Italian multipurpose satellite Athena-Fidus has finished its initial checkout at Arianespace’s spaceport. The spacecraft has a launch date on Jan 23rd, along with the SSL-built ABS 2 satellite. This will be Arianespace’s first launch… READ MORE »
GATR Assists Philippine Relief Movement with its Customers
GATR and its customers Global DIRT and emergency.lu, along with Cisco Tactical Operations (TACOPS) and Intelsat General, contributed inflatable ground-based satellite terminals, networking equipment, satellite bandwidth, and support for recovery efforts in the Philippines. GATR deployed seven GATR inflatable systems and… READ MORE »
