[Satellite News 05-18-12] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite and Japan’s Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully launched the Nimiq 6 direct broadcast satellite for Canadian FSS operator Telesat on a Proton Breeze M rocket from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, Telesat confirmed May 18.    The...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] The U.S. National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013 has been amended to includea measure that would give the U.S. president authority to ease export restrictions for commercial satellites and related components...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] Gilat Satellite Networks subsidiary Spacenet has introduced its new Connect Series of managed network services that were designed to help clarify and simplify network operations outsourcing for large multi-site networks, Gilat announced May 18.    The Spacenet’s...

[Satellite TODAY 05-21-12] SatLink Communications has opened a new HD playout center in the heart of the broadcast district in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company announced May 18.    SatLink said the new playout center would strengthen its ability to provide global satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] Satellite pay-TV company DirecTV has signed new agreements with satellite broadband providers ViaSat and Hughes that will allow U.S. customers to bundle their video and high-speed Internet services, DirecTV announced May 17.    DirecTV will offer ViaSat’s Exede...

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] Optus has signed a $15 million, five-year contract with Australia’s NSW Department of Education and Communities to provide remote distance learning satellite services for students, the company announced May 17.    The Australian...

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] German satellite and rocket manufacturer OHB System reported a dramatic increase in profits and revenue for its three-month fiscal period ending March 31 and that the company is in line to produce a 12 percent increase in 2012...

[Satellite TODAY 05-18-12] African satellite network operator Q-Kon and ICT service provider Business Connexion have partnered with iDirect to deploy its iDX 3.1 software upgrade and Evolution X1 remotes, the companies announced May 17.    Q-Kon and Business Connexion said they would use the...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] Arianespace has successfully launched the JCSAT-13 satellite for Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT and Vinasat-2 for the operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) as part of a turnkey contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] MSS provider Thuraya Telecommunications has launched its mobile satellite services in Russia in a collaborative effort with its regional partner, GTNT, the companies announced May 16.    GTNT will act as Thuraya’s sole service partner in Russia. Thuraya and GTNT...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV and Greenwich AeroGroup have entered into a distribution agreement with Iridium to support and install the operator’s OpenPort-Aero broadband aviation communications platform...

[Satellite TODAY 05-17-12] The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has ranked U.S. pay-TV operator Dish Network first among large U.S.-based satellite and cable providers for customer experience, including overall value, customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in its 2012 report published May 16...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] Wholesale 4G LTE network operator LightSquared has filed for bankruptcy to resolve signal interference concerns from U.S. regulators and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and to settle its rapidly growing debt, according to a Chapter 11 document filed May 15 with the...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] Hughes Network Systems has signed a technology cooperation memorandum of understanding with the Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) to explore the development of multimedia video and broadband Internet services via RSCC satellites in Russia, the companies announced May 15...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] The U.S. Air Force will pay United Launch Alliance (ULA) $398 million to launch two satellites by late 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed May 14.    The...

[Satellite TODAY 05-16-12] The Yahsat Y1B satellite has arrived at its intended 47.5 degrees East orbital slot to provide service over the United Arab Emirates, satellite operator Yahsat confirmed May 15.    The satellite, Yahsat’s second, was launched April 24 by an ILS Proton-M launch...

[Satellite TODAY 05-15-12] The National Space Society (NSS) has called on U.S. Congress to ease export control regulations on spacecraft and related items, as urged by the U.S. Departments of Defense and State in a recent joint report, the NSS announced May 14.    The report, titled “Risk...

[Satellite TODAY 05-15-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) shipped the EchoStar 17 satellite to its launch provider Arianespace and confirmed May 14 that the spacecraft arrived safely at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.    SS/L...

[Satellite TODAY 05-15-12] Thrane & Thrane has introduced new Inmarsat Multi-voice services across its entire line of Aviator SwiftBroadband units, the manufacturer announced May 14.    Thrane & Thrane said the upgrade to the Aviator systems includes support for several simultaneous voice...