ICO Loses Judicial Review Against Ofcom; May Lose Spectrum Assignments
Satellite Today ICO Global Communications has lost its judicial review action against the U.K. Office of Communications regulator Ofcom, which the company filed in 2009 after Ofcom announced its intent to request that the ITU remove ICO’s global medium-Earth orbit satellite system from the… Topics: telecom, broadband, U.K., satellite, orbit
ITU: Global Momentum Builds to Connect Schools and Communities
TMC.Net Hyderabad- ICT Ministers and senior officials from several countries around the world gathered yesterday during the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) to share experiences and best practices and forge common approaches during a round table session dedicated to ITU’s flagship initiative, “Connect a School, Connect a Community’. Topics: VoIP, orbit, satellite, telecom
RSCC’s Express-AM1 Fails in Orbit
Space News Express-AM1 was operated in geostationary orbit at 40 degrees east longitude and carries nine C-band and 18 Ku-band transponders for domestic Russian television and Internet service. It also carries one L-band transponder for mobile communications links. Topics: orbit, satellite, telecommunications, broadband, Russia, telecom
Ariane Rocket Puts Japanese, Australian Satellites Into Orbit
France24 An Ariane 5 rocket successfully placed communications satellites into geostationary orbit Friday for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Australian operator Optus, Arianespace said. Topics: FCC, France, satellite, orbit, broadband, Japan, Australia, Lockheed Martin
Delta 4 Rocket On Launch Pad for Next Generation GPS Satellite
Spaceflight Now The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket that will deploy the first satellite in a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites was placed atop its Cape Canaveral pad this morning. The bright orange and white launcher is scheduled for blastoff May 20 during a window extending from 11:29 to 11:48 p.m. EDT. [...]
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, satellite, Indonesia, orbit, launch
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, lift-off, telecom, India, orbit, Arianespace, satellite, loral space
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: satellite, Arianespace, telecom, orbit, launch, telecommunications
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: satellite, Lockheed Martin, launch, GPS, orbit
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, satellite, orbit
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: satellite, Russia, orbit
