Focus: Broadcasting
June 15, 2021
SES has renewed a key deal with Comcast Technology Solutions. The company announced, June 15 that it will continue delivering CTS's Managed Satellite Distribution service, formerly known as Headend in the Sky (HITS), that reaches hundreds of multichannel video programming distributor systems across the U.S. CTS is a division of Comcast Cable that provides media…
June 7, 2021
The SiriusXM satellite SXM-8 launched early Sunday by SpaceX is performing as expected and in contact with ground stations, manufacturer Maxar Technologies confirmed after the launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying SXM-8 digital radio satellite took off at 12:26 a.m. EDT on June 6 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force…
May 17, 2021
The market for in-orbit satellite servicing received a recent boost with the successful Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) mission last month. Northrop Grumman (NGC) subsidiary SpaceLogistics LLC, successfully completed docking the MEV-2 to the Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) commercial communications satellite to deliver life-extension services. This satellite is co-owned with Telenor Satellite, and the satellite carried live…
April 6, 2021
Competing with SpaceX's Starlink constellation drove the wider discussion during the “New World Order” panel at the SATELLITE show LEO Digital Forum, as satellite operators pushed their multi-orbit strategies and emphasized the stability of GEO in a virtual discussion on the future of the industry. During the morning’s keynote, Telesat CEO Dan Goldberg said he…