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TRANSPONDER MONITOR
Key: D – Digital A – Analogue 62 degrees E: Intelsat-602 D. Iran has joined the digital revolution at last. Sahar Universal Network, a cultural and educational channel, has launched...
BT IN AMERICA
British Telecom (BT) has opened a second North American teleport facility in Marina del Rey, California, close to Los Angeles. The centre will provide a full range of satellite, fibre...
SEA LAUNCH CONTRACTS
Boeing’s Sea Launch confirmed it had won a major contract with PanAmSat. The deal calls for a single launch in the second quarter of 2000 (of PAS-9, a Hughes-built HS601...
ITALIAN FOOTBALL CHANNEL
Following the recent launch of a pay-TV channel dedicated to the Milan club, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has come up with the idea of a launching a satellite channel...
TELEGLOBE TAKES CONTROL
Orbital Sciences and Teleglobe, partners in the Orbcomm LEO-based short messaging platform, have restructured the ownership of the company and increased its capital by approximately $100 million. Teleglobe becomes the...
HISPASAT LAUNCHED
Spain’s Hispasat 1C, built by Alcatel, was successfully launched from an Atlas IIAS rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Station last Wednesday (February 2). International Launch Services co-ordinated the launch. Hispasat...
ITALIAN PAY-TV PLATFORMS BOOMING
More and more Italians are opting for a subscription to a pay-TV service, with live Italian league football being the main crowd-puller, followed by movies and news/current affairs. Latest figures...
NEWS BYTES...
According to International Launch Services, the Atlas II, IIA and IIAS vehicles have achieved 100 per cent mission success with a tally of 45 successful flights. The string of consecutive...
GREECE'S NOVA FINALLY ON AIR
Twenty one months after its initial planned launch date, the Greek Nova digital satellite bouquet has finally obtained a licence and is now officially on air. However, Greece seems set...