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  • Solaris Mobile Takes Next Step

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Solaris Mobile is establishing its headquarters in Dublin, the organization said June 18. Solaris Mobile is a joint-venture satellite based service company formed by SES Astra […]

  • SingTel Signs SES New Skies Capacity Deal

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] SingTel, one of Asia’s largest telcos, is extending its suite of maritime satellite solutions by contracting capacity on SES New Skies’ NSS-7, NSS-703 and NSS-5 satellites, […]

  • Euroconsult Study Bullish About Asia HD Prospects

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] 2008 could be the year that HDTV really takes off in Asia. That s the conclusion of a new study into the topic, jointly announced by […]

  • WorldSpace’s New Digital Chips

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] WorldSpace has signed a partnership deal with STMicroelectronics for European satellite digital radio chips, the company said June 17. STMicroelectronics will develop, manufacture and distribute chips […]

  • Eutelsat’s W5 Satellite Suffers Anomaly

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Eutelsat Communications, said June 17, that its W5 satellite had experienced an anomaly to part of its power generator subsystem in the night of 16 to […]

  • Foxtel Gets Ready For HD Launch In Australia

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] Foxtel, the Australian DTH operator, it set to launch its new HD+ service this Sunday, the operator said June 18. Foxtel also said that more than […]

  • iDirect Gets Ready for an Evolution

    [Satellite Today – 6-18-08] iDirect has launched the first suite of Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second Generation (DVB-S2)/Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) products in its Evolution product line, […]

  • Proton Breeze M Ready To Return to Flight

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Just three months after failing to launch the AMC-14 satellite, the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle has been cleared to return to flight, International Launch Services […]

  • SES New Skies Continues with Asia DTH Deals

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] SES New Skies has announced its second major capacity deal in 24 hours with a DTH service in Asia. The company said June 17 that it […]

  • RSCC Appoints New Director General

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed Alexey V. Ostapchuk as its new director general, the operator said, June 17. RSCC said that Ostapchuk took […]

  • Thuraya Steps Up Asian Effort

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Thuraya is ready to make a big push into Asia, after it announced June 17, that its Thuraya-3 satellite was now fully ready for commercial activities. […]

  • GlobeCast Expands Asian Presence

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] GlobeCast, like Thuraya, is also expanding its activities into the Asian region. The company, which recently announced a deal to acquire Pacific Century Matrix (PCM) in […]

  • Hughes Wins Canada Broadband Deal

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC (Hughes), will provide advanced Spaceway-3 broadband satellite equipment and services to broadband provider Barrett Xplore Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, Hughes announced […]

  • Comtech EF Data, Vados Systems Announce Cooperation On Integrated Satcom Offering

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Comtech EF Data Corp. announced June 17 a strategic co-operation agreement with Vados Systems, a provider of converged integrated solutions to the mobility market.  The agreement […]

  • Globecomm Wins New Telco Business

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Globecomm Systems has been boosted by the news of a $1.2 million satellite-based infrastructure deal with a telecoms operator, the company said June 16. While Globecomm […]

  • Tandberg Helps SkyLife With HD

    [Satellite Today – 6-17-08] Tandberg Television has won further business from leading Korean DTH operator, Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting Co. Ltd., more universally recognized under its ‘SkyLife’ brand name, the […]

  • SES New Skies Signs Asia DTH Deal

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] A new Asia wide DTH platform is set to launch using SES New Skies capacity, the satellite operator said June 16. SES New Skies has signed […]

  • Newtec Appoints New Asia Exec

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Newtec has made a new appointment to strengthen its team in Asia, the company said June 16. The company has a appointed Richard Walshe as vice […]

  • Norsat Adds To Ka-Band Portfolio

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Norsat has made three additions to its Ka-Band portfolio of Block Upconverters (BUCs) and LNB downconverters (LNBs), the company said June 16.     The new Ka-Band […]

  • Swe-Dish Makes Key Upgrade To CCT Terminals

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems is expanding its line of CommuniCase Technology (CCT) terminals which will enable warfighters to have better communications flexibility, the company said June 16. […]

  • NASA Robotic Vehicles Zip Around Moon-Like Landscape On Earth

    Unmanned vehicles this month zipped around a lunar-style landscape, but it was on Earth, where they had to fight 16 times the force of gravity that they would encounter on […]

  • AEHF Satellite Program Progresses

    The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite saw its spacecraft core structure mated with the payload module, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. AEHF will provide global, highly […]

  • ATK Launch Systems and Space Systems Merging

    Two units of Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] will merge, the company announced. The Launch Systems and Space Systems groups are combining into a single business unit, the company stated. They […]

  • Stand To Permit Testing Orion Space Capsule Emergency Abort Motor

    A test stand is ready for firing the launch abort system motor that will be mounted on the Orion crew exploration vehicle, the next-generation U.S. space capsule, according to NASA […]

  • New Smithsonian Exhibit Shows Life On The Moon

    A new Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum exhibit features a model home – for moon dwellers. It also gives people a chance to participate in planning a notional voyage […]

  • Army Lofting Small Experimental Satellites

    The Army is moving to orbit small satellites on an experimental basis, Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell, commanding general of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said. He spoke before […]

  • Contracts

    NASA Awards Lunar Spacesuit Contract Worth Up To $745.9 Million NASA last week gave Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston a contract worth up to $745.9 million to design, develop and […]

  • Launches

    Ariane 5 Launches Skynet 5C And Turksat 3A Satellites An Ariane 5 rocket launched the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites, lifting off from the European spaceport in French Guiana, […]

  • Vizada Strengthens Offering In Asia

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Vizada is now offering the full range of Thuraya mobile satellite services in Asia, Vizada announced June 16. The development follows the launch of the Thuraya-3 […]

  • True Visions Deploys Tandberg Solution For Pay-TV Service

    [Satellite Today – 6-16-08] Tandberg Television has extended its relationship with one of Asia’s leading DTH operators, the company said June 16. It has done a deal with Thailand’s True […]