[Satellite TODAY 01-08-10] OmniGlobe has applied for an orbital slot to launch Canuk-1, a medium-sized spacecraft, in the third quarter of 2013, the company announced Jan. 7.
    OmniGlobe said the application kicks off its business plan to procure, launch and operate a Ka-band FSS geostationary communications satellite over Canada. Canuk-1 aims to facilitate the delivery of advanced services including broadband Internet, Voice-over-IP, virtual private networks, videoconferencing, cellular telephony and telemedicine.
“The current lack of availability of ubiquitous Ka-band capacity over Canada due to the ever-increasing demand for higher bandwidth services has led OmniGlobe to seek increased space segment to support its growth strategy as well as deliver enhanced services to its wide customer base,” the company said in a statement.
     The satellite program will be led by OmniGlobe Space Inc., with Judy Harte leading the group as its satellite program director. Harte previously served as a satellite director and engineer at MDA Corp.