A very large joint-venture satellite using a pre-flown (“flight tested”) SpaceX Falcon 9 booster stage will be launched no earlier than October. The much-delayed satellite had been expected to fly during September, and was initially scheduled for September 27th although previous expected launch dates of October 2016, November 2016 and July 2017 have been missed. […]
Two telecommunications satellites are due to be launched into orbit today (September 5th), by Arianespace. The satellites are Intelsat’s I-37e and Japan’s BSAT-4a. The final countdown starts at 18.51pm French Guiana time (17.51 EDT, 21.51 GMT), when a 33-minute launch window opens for this, Arianespace’s 5th flight this year. Intelsat 37e is riding as the […]
Embratel Star One, a Brazilian satellite operator, says it has issued Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for a new satellite. This craft, named Star One D2, will be its 12th satellite and the most powerful in the Star One fleet. The plan, says Embratel, is to have the satellite in orbit by the end of 2019. […]
Kacific Broadband Satellites Group has selected SpaceX as the launch provider for its Kacific-1 satellite, which is being built by The Boeing Company. Kacific-1 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a two-stage orbit-class rocket designed from the ground-up for maximum reliability and reusability. Kacific-1 is designed to deliver high speed broadband via 56 […]
The case centres on a claim that in the early part of this year the Mexican government specifically reserved Eutelsat Americas satellite capacity without payment, and that Eutelsat is being further penalised. In reality, the capacity has allegedly been “reserved” by Mexico’s government for some years, but without payment. The argument is being heard before […]
There are reports that Intelsat’s I-33 satellite is suffering another problem. What has been confirmed is that the satellite, launched in August 2016, has ‘lost’ about 3.5 years of its planned life in orbit. Intelsat is making a $78 million insurance claim because of the overall issues. CEO Stephen Spengler in September 2016 said that […]
Satellite operator Intelsat and LAMHAS, one of the fastest growing teleport operators in India, have announced a multi-year agreement for satellite services supporting media distribution in India via the Intelsat 20 satellite. LAMHAS is using a C-band Multiple Channels per Carrier broadcast platform on Intelsat 20, located at 68.5° East, to deliver broadcast services to […]
Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions, has announced that Tata Sky, the Indian content distribution platform providing pay-TV and OTT services, has deployed the DataMiner NMS/OSS to manage its DTH operations. Tata Sky is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with the objective of connecting to the best content […]
UK subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat is seeking proposals from manufacturers to develop a set-top box for its next generation consumer product. The new product will give manufacturers a significant opportunity to develop a new range of innovative set-top-boxes at scale for subscription-free satellite TV customers across the UK. The product requirements will be based […]
PT Telkom’s Telkom-1 satellite which suffered problems on August 25th is now considered totally lost. Specialist space debris tracking company ExoAnalytic Solutions has observed several large pieces which have been tracked individually, separate to the actual satellite. ExoAnalytic can track objects down to as 0.4 metres in size, and carried out similar work back in […]