Arianespace is preparing for its 9th launch this year and is busy readying two satellites to be carried into space on September 5th. Intelsat 37e is the heavier of the two spacecraft. Built by Boeing using one of its 702MP platforms it is the latest in the ‘Epic’ series of high-performance satellites, and the fourth […]
Intelsat has announced Brazilian regional television broadcaster TV Clube as the latest television programmer to move their HD channel distribution to Intelsat 14, a new HD video neighbourhood expanding Intelsat’s leading distribution presence in the region. Under a new, multi-year agreement, TV Clube, a Rede Record TV affiliate, will use services on Intelsat 14 to […]
Russian news agency TASS is reporting that the nation’s deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin has called for lower costs for its rocket launches. Russian scientists must respond in an “asymmetrical” way to their US counterparts – in particular SpaceX – who have developed technologies for returning launch vehicle first stages to the launch site, he […]
NSR’s Commercial Satellite Ground Segment, 2nd Edition (CSGS2), forecasts 2016-2026 cumulative global revenues for Commercial Satellite Ground Equipment to surpass $158 billion. Satellite TV continues to be the largest segment by shipments and revenues. Consequently, STBs and Antennas generate the largest revenue shares. However, in terms of growth VSAT platforms (modems + baseband equipment), driven […]
London-based Avanti Communications has confirmed its Hylas-4 satellite will launch next year on an Arianespace rocket in a period “commencing March 1st”. The much-delayed launch (it was originally promised for launch in “early 2017”) will be somewhat improved by the rocket and satellite carrying extra fuel. The commitment from Avanti is that the satellite will […]
AsiaSat, Asia’s leading satellite operator, has announced its 2017 interim results for the six months ended June 30th 2017. H1 revenue maintained at HK$ 642 million (2016: HK$640 million). Value of contracts on hand remained stable at around HK$4,076 million (December 31st 2016: HK$4,067 million). AsiaSat’s Chairman, JU Wei Min, said, “The company entered 2017 […]
AsiaSat has teamed up with Encompass Digital Media to provide Telekom Malaysia with C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 5 satellite to deliver live coverage of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to viewers across Asia-Pacific. Encompass will support Telekom Malaysia with the satellite capacity and distribution, enabling viewers across the Asia-Pacific to access coverage of […]
Russian news service Interfax is reporting that the upcoming launch of Spanish satellite Amazonas-5, built by Space Systems/Loral, and originally expected to launch on September 9th, may now slip to later in September. Amazonas-5, owned by Hispasat of Madrid, is needed in orbit to replace capacity lost on Amazonas-4 when it suffered power problems in […]
Thailand’s Bangkok Post newspaper is reporting that the country’s government is seeking – at least – partial control of the upcoming Thaicom-9 craft. Thaicom-9 is due for launch in 2019 to the 119.5 degrees East orbital slot. “State telecom enterprise CAT Telecom will probably be assigned to partly operate and manage the state satellite,” Deputy […]
Brazil’s publicly-owned telecoms infrastructure comp any Telebras says it has postponed its sale of Ka-band capacity on its SGDC defence satellite. It had divided the bandwidth into three lots for sale but has now, following consultations, postponed the process. Companies wishing to bid for the capacity now have until September 27th to enter their bids. […]