SES World Skies Developing New Satellite Slot
SYS-CON Media
SES WORLD SKIES has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Andean Community of Nations (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) regarding the long-term use of the 67 degrees West orbital position. The 67 degrees West orbital position offers an extensive Ku-band satellite frequency range and excellent viewing angles for coverage of [...]
Indonesian satellite launched in China in normal state after failure to enter orbit
TMC.Net
…Indonesian satellite launched in China in normal state after failure to enter or TMCNet: Indonesian satellite launched in China in normal state …
Topics: China, Indonesia, launch, satellite, orbit
Ariane rocket launches ‘largest commercial satellite’
Reuters
TerreStar weighed 6.9 tonnes (15200 lb) at lift-off and was built by US satellite manufacturer Loral Space & Communications Inc (LORL.O). …
Topics: launch, Arianespace, loral space, telecom, lift-off, India, orbit, satellite
A new generation for mobile satellite communications
Spaceflight Now
The world’s largest commercial communications satellite ascended into orbit Wednesday atop the heavy-lifting Ariane 5 rocket, beginning an …
Topics: telecommunications, satellite, launch, orbit, Arianespace, telecom
GPS Satellite Glitches Fuel Concerns
Wall Street Journal
The Air Force’s Southern California space acquisition center on Tuesday announced that a Global Positioning System satellite, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp. and launched in March, is experiencing performance problems in orbit. …
Topics: GPS, Lockheed Martin, satellite, orbit, launch
ORBCOMM Provides Satellite Network for Manitowoc’s CraneSTAR Crane-tracking and Asset Management System
PR Newswire , NY
ORBCOMM provides the satellite communications portion of the CraneSTAR system. ORBCOMM’s network of low Earth orbit satellites provides cost-effective tracking, monitoring and messaging capabilities around the world. Marc Eisenberg , chief executive …
Topics: low earth orbit, orbit, satellite
Iridium Deploys Backup After Satellite Crash
By East Valley Tribune Mesa, Arizona
Operators of the Iridium satellite communications system said Monday they have completed the insertion of a backup satellite into orbit about 500 miles above the Earth’s surface to replace a satellite destroyed three weeks ago when it collided with a nonfunctioning Russian satellite over Siberia.
Topics: Russia, satellite, orbit
