The Israeli government is to help fund the building of Amos-8, a much-needed communications satellite. Israel’s Ministry of Science, Technology & Space confirmed on September 3rd that the new craft would be built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has previously said that if it did not get the contract its future would be jeopardized. […]
SES has announced that the high-powered SES-14 satellite, positioned at 47.5 degrees West, is now serving Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, North Atlantic and West Africa. The all-electric satellite, which has both C- and Ku-band wide-beam coverage and Ku-band high throughput spot beam coverage, is SES’s second hybrid satellite to serve the Americas, with […]
Russia’s satellite launching answer to Arianespace and SpaceX is the giant Russian Proton rocket, managed and marketed to ‘western’ satellite operators by International Launch Services (ILS). With Arianespace developing its Ariane 6 series of rockets as an answer to the competitive challenges from Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9, Russia’s Roscosmos space agency was planning its […]
London-based satellite operator Avanti Communication now has its latest satellite, Hylas 4, on station and ready for work following a period of testing. Hylas 4 was launched back in April to its 33.5 degrees West. Avanti officially opened up its Ka-band capacity for South Africa and sub-Saharan users on Aug 29th. Hylas 4 will operate […]
Earlier this year the Uruguayan government decided to re-allocated the country’s 512 MHz terrestrial band, and to shift its broadcaster’s channels onto satellite. That has now happened, and Argentina-owned Cablevisión has launched an expanded DTH service into Uruguay’s 3 major cities and to add High-Definition channels to its portfolio. Cablevisión was operating a limited DTH […]
Nigeria has become the largest pay-TV market in Africa in terms of subscribers and continues to have a strong growth potential, according to the latest country profile report from Kagan, S&P Global Market Intelligence. Julija Jurkevic, senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, says
Philippe Oliva has been named Eutlesat’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Products as of September 3rd. He will report to Michel Azibert, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial & Development Officer, with a view to succeeding him as Commercial Director during the course of 2019. Michel Azibert will continue to serve as Deputy CEO. Oliva […]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit business has been spotted making test flights with its ‘Cosmic Girl’ modified Boeing 747 aircraft. The plane is fitted with a dispenser pylon fitted under its port wing in order to test the aerodynamics. The dispenser will eventually carry Virgin’s ‘LauncherOne’ two-stage rocket which will have a satellite in its […]
London-based specialist satellite business Avanti has secured an order from Washington-based Comsat, which supplies communications for the US Department of Defence and US government services. The deal is a 7-year Master Distribution Agreement with Comsat, and means that Avanti is now an approved carrier of Comsat traffic. “With this agreement, Avanti gains immediate access to […]
APT Satellite, which operates the Apstar fleet of satellites, says it is prepared to look for partners as well as new orbital slots in order to expand its coverage, in particular for its upcoming Apstar-6D craft launching in 2019. APT’s fleet covers more than 75 per cent of the planet’s population, and supply video and […]