Satellite News articles from June 2008

Satellite News archives from June 2008

Rival CEOs Give Reaction to Khrunichev/ILS Deal.
June 4, 2008... [Satellite News - 06-02-08] Rival CEOs of launch service providers have not been surprised by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's swoop for a majority interest in International Launch Services (ILS), which the two...

Yahsat CEO Gives Update On Operator's Plans.
June 4, 2008... [Satellite News - 5-30-08] It has been a busy time for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the new Middle East satellite operator. It announced last week that it wanted to raise $1.2 billon from the finance markets to fund it...

Satellite Players See Strong Opportunities In German Digital TV Market.
June 4, 2008... [Satellite News - 5-22-08] The satellite market was well represented at the ANGA Cable trade show in Cologne this week with various representatives from Eutelsat, SES Astra and Premiere speaking on a number of industry panels covering the...

NASA Seeks Ideas For Lunar Surface Systems.
June 4, 2008... From sister publication Space & Missile Defense Report NASA will release details of a broad agency announcement seeking ideas for buildings to be constructed on the moon, with those details being provided in a meeting in Washington, D.C.,...

Griffin: Commercial Crew Transportation Unlikely During Five Years; Americans Must Depend On Russian Soyuz Spacecraft.
June 4, 2008... From sister publication Space & Missile Defense Report Even With Extra Funds, First Flight Of Orion-Ares Next-Generation Spaceship May Be Only One Year Earlier, In 2014, Rather Than In 2013, Griffin Indicates Continuing Shuttle Flights...

PCM Acquisition To Help GlobeCast Expand In Asia.
June 11, 2008... Mark Holmes Satellite News - 6-10-08] While GlobeCast has been present in the Asia- Pacific market for about 10 years, a recently announced a deal to acquire Hong Kong-based broadcast services company Pacific Century Matrix (HK) Limited...

Wright Reflects On Time In Satellite Industry.
June 11, 2008... June 10, 2008 [Satellite News - 6-10-08] After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different business, but his impact will be felt in the...

Satellite Versus IPTV: The Latest Figures.
June 11, 2008... Mark Holmes June 6, 2008 [Satellite News - [6-6-08] At the end of March, the major telcos in the United States and Europe's top five markets -- the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy -- reported just more than 3.9...

Satellite Role Examined At GTM.
June 11, 2008... Mark Holmes June 5, 2008 [Satellite News - 6-5-08] The satellite industry is well-placed to help industry meet the challenges of connecting people around the globe, Hamadoun Toure, secretary general of International...

Sen. Levin Cites NPOESS As Example Of Problem Program, Over Budget And Behind Schedule.
June 11, 2008... June 9, 2008 The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is an example of problem procurement programs, specifically afflicted with "unrealistic performance expectations," Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of...

U.S. General Calls for Greater Space Cooperation.
June 18, 2008... [Satellite News - 6-17-08] Space situational awareness is one of the key issues that countries around the world have to work on throughout the next 10 years in terms of improving the space landscape, according to U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin...

Czech Companies Hope For More Space Business.(Czech Space Alliance)
June 18, 2008... [Satellite News - 6-16-08] Czech space companies want to play a more of a role in the European space arena going forward. This is the message of Petr Bares, leader of the Czech Space Alliance, an alliance of a group of Czech space companies...

SES Astra Revamping Entavio Offering.(Interview)
June 18, 2008... [Satellite News - 6-12-08] SES Astra is having to go back to the drawing board for its digital TV plans in Germany. The company in September launched its digital satellite TV platform Entavio with German pay-TV operator Premiere. SES Astra...

Army Lofting Small Experimental Satellites.(Brief article)
June 18, 2008... The Army is moving to orbit small satellites on an experimental basis, Lt. Gen. Kevin Campbell, commanding general of the Army Space and Missile Defense Command, said. He spoke before a breakfast forum of the National Defense University...

AEHF Satellite Program Progresses.
June 18, 2008... The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite saw its spacecraft core structure mated with the payload module, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. AEHF will provide global, highly secure,...

United States Using Skynet 5 Capacity.
June 25, 2008... By Mark Holmes [Satellite Today - 6-19-08] The United States is using capacity on the United Kingdom's military Skynet 5 satellites and further deals could be struck later this year. Paradigm, an EADS company, which operates the...

Analysts Differ Over XM-Sirius Prospects.
June 25, 2008... By Mark Holmes [Satellite Today - 6-24-08] The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio moved closer to reality when Kevin Martin, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, signaled his support for...

"Compelling National Proposition" - Freesat MD.
June 25, 2008... By Mark Holmes [Satellite Today - 6-19-08] Freesat aims to establish a strong niche for itself in the U.K. digital TV market. The new FTA satellite offering, from the BBC and ITV, which was launched in May this year enters into a crowded...

NPOESS Has More Than $1 Billion Added Cost Overrun; Pentagon Threatens Funds Freeze.
June 25, 2008... The National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) that once was estimated to cost $6.5 billion, and more recently was pegged at $12.5 billion, now is priced at $13.6 billion, with a likelihood it soon will tip...

U.S. Space Industry Needs To Use Foreign Suppliers To Enter Foreign Markets.
June 25, 2008... Global demand for space-based capabilities will continue its rapid growth, and the U.S. government should aid U.S. industry as it seeks business overseas, a Commerce Department official said. Ed Morris, director of the Office of Space...