Author: Jeffrey Hill

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Arianespace to launch the Sentinel-1A satellite as part of the European program Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES), Arianespace...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] SES received a $171.5 million loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to build and insure the QuetzSat telecommunications satellite, according to documents the operator released Dec. 14....

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Italy’s Cosmo-SkyMed constellation is complete and fully operational after the system’s fourth satellite began sending images to ground stations, the Italian Space Agency announced Dec. 16.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Lockheed Martin has met the requirements of a critical design review for NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) small explorer mission, the prime contractor announced Dec. 16....

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-10] Dish Network has rolled out its 3-D Cinema On-Demand offering, giving customers access to a variety of 3-D movies, the U.S. pay-TV provider announced Dec. 16.    ...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] RRsat opened its second point of presence in New York City on 8th Ave. and unveiled plans to open a third on Hudson St., the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency renewed their space science and technology partnership agreement through 2020, the agencies announced Dec. 15.     The...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 12-16-10] The Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) 2010 U.S. aerospace sales report shows the sector generated $216.5 billion, as orders increased 20 percent over 2009, AIA President and...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales (Arsat) to supply the payload for Arsat-2, the second Argentine geostationary telecom satellite of the...

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-10] DigitalGlobe has been selected by enhanced navigation solutions companies China Mobile, YF International and Hazens to supply digital imagery to support the companies’ products, DigitalGlobe announced Dec....