Author: Steve Schuster

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three GLONASS Russian government navigation satellites exploded Tuesday morning only moments after being launched

Lockheed Martin announced that its second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built for the U.S. Navy was successfully encapsulated into its payload fairing. It is scheduled to launch July 19 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 launch vehicle.

As global climate change continues to spark international concern, satellite technology is providing experts with additional tools to better analyze and combat its effects.

While satellite signal interference incidents continue to surface, industry officials are taking proactive steps to tackle this issue.

While the majority of satellite signal interference is unintentional, politically motivated jamming incidents continue to surface, according to David Hartshorn, secretary general, GVF.

Orbital Sciences filed a lawsuit last week seeking more than $1.5 billion – including trembled damages – against its competitor, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and its engine supplier RD AMROSS, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, which deals with fair market competition.

The United States is no longer alone in testing Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) technology as Canada became the first country approved to use and test the Lockheed Martin-produced satellite system, according to company officials.

International satellite communications companies have begun increasing delivery of Global VSAT Forum (GVF)’s VSAT Installation Training & Certification throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Geolink Satellite Services, part of CETel Group, has signed a multi-year transponder contract with Arabsat on its 5A satellite.

SES and Thailand’s IPMTV have broadened their partnership, signing additional capacity on the upcoming SES 8 and renewing IPMTV’s multi-year capacity deal on NSS 6.