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Ariane flight 127, Japan’s Superbird-4 craft, was successfully launched last Thursday, February 17. The Ariane 44LP rocket, equipped with two liquid and two solid strap-on boosters, blasted off at 2204...
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SUCCESSFUL GARUDA 1 LAUNCH BOOSTS OUTLOOK FOR PT PASIFIK SATELIT
Satellite industry analysts are viewing the successful launch of the Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) satellite, Garuda 1, as a promising sign for major backer PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara [PSNRY] of...
LOCKHEED MARTIN PROCESSES FIRST ATLAS 5 INTERSTAGE ADAPTER
The first Atlas 5 conical interstage adapter arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 10, and is being inspected by the launch operations team supporting Atlas Missions. Following...
RUSSIA FINDS RETURNED ROKET , BUT PAYLOAD STILL IS MISSING
An experimental rocket, launched last week by Russia, has been recovered by search teams after it successfully returned to Earth using Inflatable Reentry and Descent Technology (IRDT). However, those teams...
MURDOCH PONDERS SATELLITE SPINOFF
Rupert Murdoch is considering a spin-off of the global satellite operations of his News Corp. Ltd. [NWS] empire. The media mogul is in the process of reorganizing the News Corp....
PANAMSAT GRANTED DIRECT ACCESS TO PERU
Peru’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications has granted the company a carrier license, enabling <ST>PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT]<E> to provide satellite-based Internet and telecommunications services directly to the Peruvian market. The...
ARIANESPACE PROVIDES FINANCING TO SEAL LAUNCH DEAL WITH START-UP ISKY
Arianespace has won a contract to launch two satellites for iSky’s proposed broadband service by offering much-needed financial help to assist the start-up company. The financing will allow iSky to...
HISPASAT GRANTED SATELLITE LICENSE IN BRAZIL
Brazilian telecommunications agency Agencia Nacional de Telecomunica has awarded Hispasat a license to operate in Brazil. Hispasat will be able to use its Hispasat 1C satellite to offer satellite-based telephony,...
NETSAT EXPRESS, CISCO TEAM UP TO OFFER INTERNET SERVICES TO UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Hauppauge, N.Y.-based satellite Internet service provider NetSat Express announced an agreement with <ST>Cisco Systems Inc. [CSCO]<E> that will enable Cisco to build out its Internet infrastructure hardware in underdeveloped countries....
NEW SAT LAW FOR ITALY
Italy’s Telecommunications Authority has now drafted national satellite television regulations that should end years of legislative uncertainty. It will also regularise the status of the country’s two pay-TV operators, Telepiù...