Arabsat president and CEO Khalid Balkheyour firmly denies that his satellite operation is involved in the distribution of pirated signals from beoutQ over the Middle East. Various recent statements from FIFA and other sports bodies have formally complained about the pirated signals, but Arabsat is now demanding an apology from FIFA. Arabsat says it wrote […]
SpaceX is preparing to launch the huge Telstar-19 VANTAGE satellite for Canada’s Telesat operator. SpaceX is scheduling to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Station between 1am and 6am Florida-time on July 22nd. The Telstar 19 VANTAGE mission will be the second launch of a Block 5 Falcon 9, and SpaceX will […]
US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin (LM) is to participate in the development of the UK’s first commercial spaceport at a seaside site near Melness, in Sutherland, Scotland. LM, making the announcement at the Farnborough Air Show, said that as part of the scheme it will provide “strategic support and guidance” to the overall site development. […]
The British Isles is to build a satellite launch site in Scotland. A remote section of Scottish seaside, on the A’Mhoine Peninsula in Sutherland, which is at the extreme North-West of Scotland, has been chosen by the UK Space Agency. Scotland will receive a £2.5 million ($3.3m) grant towards development of the site, and the […]
According to a report from the Bahrain News Agency, the tiny Gulf state (population about 1.4 million) wants its own satellite. “The Kingdom is planning to optimise the use of space sciences within five years to serve national development and keep abreast of global strides”, the news agency quotes Transportation and Telecommunications Minister, in charge […]
Leading global satellite operators Intelsat, SES and Eutelsat are joining forces on a market-based proposal for the future use of the lower C-band spectrum in the US. Eutelsat has agreed to join the proposal initiated by Intelsat, Intel and SES. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to announce its planned adoption of a […]
Back on June 7th, the London Court of International Arbitration awarded specialist satellite operator Avanti Communications the sum of $20.075 million, in a final determination of a long-running dispute between Avanti and the Indonesian government. A statement on July 10th from Avanti to the London Stock Exchange said: “Due to administrative delays from the London […]
India’s Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says that it wants to build and launch 40 rockets into space over the next four years, and of that 40, around 10 will carry geostationary satellites for TV and broadband communications. The remaining 30 rockets will carry scientific missions. ISRO chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan, speaking in Bengaluru, said that ISRO […]
Madrid-based satellite operator Hispasat is joining Japan’s SKY Perfect/JSAT in taking a financial stake in LeoSat. LeoSat, in a joint press release, says the drive to be ready for fast, more secure and global data communications, is behind the move. LeoSat is planning for 108 Low Earth orbiting satellites and each using laser transmission – […]
Satellite communications innovator and space gateway, Goonhilly Earth Station, has launched its roadmap and outlined developments which will galvanise its position in the satellite industry and place it firmly at the vanguard of the new space economy driven by private investment and solid growth performance. With the agility of a start-up yet with many science and […]