Author: Rebecca Lincks

Viasat Brings New HD Package to Russia
[Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has launched a new package of HD channels now made available to Rostelecom’s ‘Interactive TV’ subscribers, Viasat announced Dec. 3. The...
Arianespace Launches Pléiades 1B Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 12-03-12] Arianespace has launched its fourth Soyuz rocket with the Pléiades 1B observation satellite onboard for French space agency CNES from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French...
Telesat Applauds Canada's Aerospace Review Report
[Satellite TODAY 11-30-12] Canadian satellite operator Telesat has issued a statement supporting the Aerospace Review Report, which addresses many of the critical issues facing Canada’s space industry. Telesat announced its...
Beam, Iridium Sign Product Development Agreement
[Satellite TODAY 11-30-12] World Reach Limited subsidiary Beam Communications and Iridium Communications have signed a strategic product development initiative, World Reach Limited announced Nov. 30. Beam will serve as the...
SSTL's GPS Receiver Reaches First High Altitude Fix
[Satellite TODAY 11-30-12] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)’s experimental SGR-GEO GPS receiver aboard the retired GIOVE-A satellite reached a GPS position fix at 23,300km altitude, the first above the GPS...
TVN and Canal+ Merge Pay-TV Platforms, Form nc+
 [Satellite TODAY 11-30-12] The TVN Group and Canal+ Group will begin merging their pay-TV platforms n and Cyfra+ through the creation of a new pay-TV operator nc+, the companies announced...