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[Satellite News 06-05-12] Loral subsidiary Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) is evaluating a delayed south solar array deployment on the Intelsat-19 (IS-19) satellite it built for FSS operator Intelsat, the manufacturer confirmed June 4.    The satellite, launched June 1 on a Sea Launch Zenit rocket from an oceanic platform on the Equator, successfully deployed its north...

NewSat, the Australian satellite company, hopes to launch a plethora of satellites during the next few years and become an emerging force in the satellite market. The company is a big believer in Ka-band and could announce plans for multiple high-throughput satellites in the near future. Adrian Ballintine, CEO, NewSat, talks about how the company’s...

Intelsat, PCCW Agree to Interconnect MPLS Networks Intelsat and PCCW Global, an operating division of Hong Kong communications provider HKT, have signed a contract agreement to interconnect their Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. The agreement allows Intelsat and PCCW Global to offer networking services and access to the video neighborhoods to customers in Asia and...

[Satellite News 05-18-12] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite and Japan’s Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) spacecraft into orbit onboard a JAXA H-2A rocket, JAXA confirmed May 18.             JAXA announced the first...

DigitalGlobe Inks Two Imagery Licensing Deals With Microsoft High-resolution earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has signed two licensing agreements with Microsoft. The first agreement more than doubles the volume of high-resolution imagery DigitalGlobe delivers to Microsoft for use in its Bing Maps service. The imagery will be delivered on a quarterly basis to provide refreshed content...

[Satellite News 04-17-12] China has taken a significant launch market lead in 2011 by successfully lofting 19 rockets into orbit by the end of the year – one more than the United States, which launched 18 missions in 2011, according to an April 17 report from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the nonprofit...

[Satellite News 04-12-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites to Arianespace in preparation for a dual launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the manufacturer announced April 12.    Lockheed said the Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-13 and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group’s (VNPT) Vinasat-2 arrived safely at the Arianespace launch...

[Satellite News 04-09-12] SpaceX is considering building a launch private launch facility in Cameron County, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notice of intent issued April 9.                 The document provided details explaining an environmental review that must precede construction of the site, which will launch orbital and suborbital launch vehicles in an...

[Satellite News 03-27-12] Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has commissioned two telecommunications spacecraft, Express-AM7 and Express-AM4R from European satellite manufacturer Astrium, RSCC officials confirmed March 27.    The two satellites were ordered as part of RSCC’s planned nine-satellite expansion, the rest of which the state-owned company is contracting from multiple manufacturers, including ISS Reshetnev, MDA...

[Satellite News 03-20-12] European launch company Arianespace expects its yearly revenue to exceed 1 billion euros for the second straight year in 2012 after adding two new rockets — the veteran Soyuz and new, light-launch Vega — to its service portfolio. Arianespace sends more than 50 percent of the world’s commercial satellites into orbit every...