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Dream Lost satellite signal, Dream TV was shut down 2 Transponders: Dream was shut down TS 3 Transponder and TS 2 Transponder on Agila 2 Satellite at 146.0°E starting December 8, (Total 3 Transponders, now only one transponder is available), The following TV channels won't be availble on Agila...

BusinessCom Expands VSAT Capacity with Telesat, SES New Skies May 20, 2009 BusinessCom has expanded its VSAT space segment capacity on Telesat’s Telstar-10; Ku-band capacity on Telstar-12 and C-band beam capacity on SES New Skies’ NSS-7 satellites, BusinessCom announced May 19. BusinessCom...

ISRO Gives IITK Green Light to Launch Nano Satellite in 2009 May 20, 2009 The Indian Institute of Technology of Kanpur (IITK) has received approval from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch Jugnu, India’s lightest nano satellite, by the end of 2009, IITK announced May 19...

Faith Satellite Radio Contracts Capacity on Intelsat 10 May 20, 2009 Faith Satellite Radio, a religious satellite radio service covering Africa and Europe, has secured capacity on the Intelsat 10 satellite, the company announced May 19. Faith Satellite Radio said the contracted capacity...

Ipstar Reaches 60,000 in Australia; Offers Thaicom 4 Open Access Policy May 20, 2009 Ipstar Australia now has 60,000 broadband connections in Australia, its parent company Thaicom announced May 18. Under the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG), Ipstar service providers have been...

GlobeCast and Netia to Demonstrate HD Media Sharing Platforms May 20, 2009 GlobeCast will partner with its recently acquired subsidiary, Netia, to demonstrate and release its new HD media sharing platforms and digital channel workflow at CommunicAsia 2009, GlobeCast announced May 19...

Skycasters Receives Economic Development Award in Ohio May 20, 2009 Skycasters, a broadband satellite solutions provider, won the 2009 Crain's Leading Edge award from The Entrepreneurs Edge, a Ohio-based organization devoted to economic development through growth and entrepreneurship, the...

ISS Reshetnev Wins Contract to Build Russian Express Satellites May 20, 2009 The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) awarded Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev (ISS Reshetnev) a contract to build the Express-AM5 and Express-AM6 satellites, RSCC announced May 19. RSSC said it...

RAD to Unveil New Gateway Optimization Solutions May 19, 2009 RAD Data Communications, based in Tel Aviv, is set to unveil a set of gateways that support 2G and 3G cellular backhaul over landline, satellite and microwave radio links in June, the company announced. The list of gateways...

Religious Network Buys AsiaSat 2 C-band Capacity from Satlink May 19, 2009 God's Learning Channel (GLC), a Christian faith-based channel, entered into an agreement with SatLink Communications for digital C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite, SatLink announced May 18. SatLink will...

NASA Reschedules TacSat-3 Launch for May 19 May 19, 2009 NASA rescheduled the launch of the U.S. Air Force’s TacSat-3 satellite on a Minotaur rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport for Tuesday, May 19, NASA announced May 18. The launch’s back-up date is Wednesday, May 20, with...

Measat Inks Asian Food Channel Capacity Deal May 19, 2009 Measat Satellite Systems signed a capacity deal the Asian Food Channel (AFC), renewing its video distribution contract on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced May 18. AFC, a 24-hour food channel in Singapore, reaches 15 million...

ILS Launches Protostar 2/Indostar 2 Satellite May 19, 2009 International Launch Services (ILS) launched the Indostar 2 / Protostar 2 satellite into orbit on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, ILS announced May 16. The Indostar 2 / Protostar 2 satellite, launched...

TerreStar-1 Arrives in Kourou May 19, 2009 Space Systems/Loral has delivered TerreStar-1 to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, where Arianespace will launch it on June 24 aboard an Ariane 5 heavy lift launch vehicle, TerreStar announced May 18. TerreStar-1, the largest commercial...

ViaSat Reports Solid Growth in 2009 May 18, 2009 ViaSat fourth quarter revenues grew 12 percent to $165.6 million, beating its own expectations and setting the company up for sustainable growth, ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg said during the company’s fourth quarter and full-year financial results...

GMV Expands Into Asia May 18, 2009 GMV opened commercial offices in Malaysia and the Korean Republic, marking the Spain-based company’s entrance into the Asia region, GMV announced May 15. The company said the new offices will enable GMV to provide broader services to clients in Asia...

Lawmakers Introduce Bill Naming ‘Incitive’ Satellite Broadcasters as ‘Terrorists’ May 18, 2009 Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fl) and Joseph Crowley (D-NY) have introduced a bill to U.S. Congress, which would label satellite operators who broadcast “encitive stations” as associates of terrorists...

ATSB: RazakSat Satellite Launch Postponed to July May 18, 2009 ATSB will launch its remote sensing satellite, RazakSat, in mid-July after its scheduled April 21 launch was postponed due to technical problems, ATSB announced May 15. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will launch...

ICO Challenges EC Decision in S-Band Battle May 18, 2009 ICO Global Communications is filing legal challenges against the European Commission (EC) over its decision to issue Inmarsat and Solaris Mobile exclusive licenses to operate MSS services over S-band in Europe, the company announced May...

Italy : TiVu launches Next Month 17.5.2009 Tivù Sat, Italy's Freeview service is due to launch next month. The new service is a joint venture between RAI (48%), Mediaset (48%) and Telecom Italia Media (4%) who will most probably not renew their distribution contact via Italy's pay Tv operator...