News
-

USGS Suspends Landsat 5 Operations for Additional 90 Days
Read more →: USGS Suspends Landsat 5 Operations for Additional 90 Days[02-20-12] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has suspended Landsat 5 Earth-imaging operations for an additional 90 days while…
-

DirecTV CEO Hangs On to Two-Year Forecast Despite Weak Sub Growth
Read more →: DirecTV CEO Hangs On to Two-Year Forecast Despite Weak Sub Growth[02-20-12] Rising television programming costs and thriftier U.S. consumers will not prevent satellite pay-TV operator DirecTV from meeting…
-

Eutelsat’s First-Half Satellite Revenues Help Soften Impact of Refinancing Costs
Read more →: Eutelsat’s First-Half Satellite Revenues Help Soften Impact of Refinancing Costs[02-20-12] Eutelsat’s W3C, Atlantic Bird 7 and Ka-Sat satellites have helped the operator increase its 2012 half-year backlog…
-

Global Satellite USA Rolls Out Iridium Pilot to Maritime Customers
Read more →: Global Satellite USA Rolls Out Iridium Pilot to Maritime Customers[02-20-12] Satellite solutions provider Global Satellite USA has launched Iridium’s second-generation maritime broadband platform Iridium Pilot for its…
-

Enterprise provides template for orbiter fleet retirement
Read more →: Enterprise provides template for orbiter fleet retirementAs the retired Shuttle fleet continue their Transition and Retirement (T&R) processing, efforts are being focused on Northern…
-

SES Wins MNLA Partnership, Capacity Deal
Read more →: SES Wins MNLA Partnership, Capacity Deal[02-17-12] Media Networks Latin America (MNLA) has signed a long-term contract with operator SES to secure capacity for…
-

The Cornerstone of SES’ 2012 Strategy: Incremental Capacity for Emerging Markets
Read more →: The Cornerstone of SES’ 2012 Strategy: Incremental Capacity for Emerging Markets[02-17-12] European operator SES entered 2011 knowing it would be a year of operational transition, according to SES…
-

SES-4 Deploys Solar Arrays, Heads to GEO Orbit
Read more →: SES-4 Deploys Solar Arrays, Heads to GEO Orbit[02-17-12] The SES-4 satellite successfully performed post-launch maneuvers and deployed its solar arrays yesterday following its launch on…
-

Thai Analysts Raise Bar for Thaicom’s Ipstar Service Potential in 2012
Read more →: Thai Analysts Raise Bar for Thaicom’s Ipstar Service Potential in 2012[02-17-12] Thaicom could be one of 2012’s satellite sector turnaround stories, according to several reports from regional investment…
-

SED Unveils Third-Generation Decimator Spectrum Analyzer Product Line
Read more →: SED Unveils Third-Generation Decimator Spectrum Analyzer Product Line[02-17-12] Technology developer SED Systems has introduced the third generation of its Decimator family of spectrum analyzer products,…
-

Via Satellite Names Iridium CEO Matt Desch 2011 Executive of the Year
Read more →: Via Satellite Names Iridium CEO Matt Desch 2011 Executive of the Year[02-17-12] Via Satellite magazine has named Iridium CEO Matt Desch its Satellite Executive of the Year for 2011.…