The China Great Wall Industry Corp.(CGWIC) and theChina Institute of Rocket Carrier Technologyhave launched the French-made W3C telecom satellite into orbit on a Long March rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, CGWIC officials announced Oct. 7. The Xi'an Satellite Measuring ...

International satellite operatorSEShas signed an agreement withSea & Space Explorationto distribute SES’ Astra2Connect satellite broadband service in 20 countries in Central and West Africa, SES announced Sept. 2. ASTRA2Connect will be distributed by Sea & Space spin-off ...

The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) issued a request to foreign satellite operators Aug. 26 for extra C- and Ku-band transponder capacity in Ku- and C-band, due to a shortage of space for HDTV channels. ISRO currently has 187 transponders from nine Indian communication satellites, ...

FSS satellite operatorIntelsathas received multiple contracts from oil and gas managed communications providerRigNetto acquire new satellite capacity and renew its existing leases, Intelsat announced Aug. 5. RigNet will take up new capacity on Intelsat 901 located at the 342 degrees East ...

Eutelsatis opening a new orbital position at 3 degrees East and commissioningAstriumto build a tri-band satellite for launch in early 2014, the operator announced July 29. The new satellite will be named Eutelsat 3B and will aim to increase the operator’s reach in markets across Africa, ...

Integral Systemsreceived a $468,000 contract frommZeal Communicationsto provide space systems expertise and Multi-level Secure (MLS) network architecture to support mZeal’s Mission-Aware Network Architecture for Small-Satellite Adaptive Systems (MANASSAS) project, Integral announced July 25. ...

Satellite-based managed network solutions providerGlobecomm Systemshas won $2.4 million contract from an unnamed multi-national organization for transportable satellite ground terminals as an amendment of a previous contract where the company was awarded approximately $29.5 million in system ...

EMS Technologies’ Defense and Space subsidiary has won a contract withThales Alenia Space to provide Ka-band redundant low noiseamplifier(RLNA) switching hardware to support Europe’s Athena-Fidus satellite, EMS announced July 8. EMS will deliver civil broadband Internet technologies, ...

Canadian-based satellite equipment manufacturerAdvantech Wirelesshas renewed its supply contract with an unnamed Chinese satellite communication provider operating in all 26 provinces for a fifth year, Advantech announced June 10. Advantech Wireless said it would be delivering VSAT ...

Nigeria’sNational Space Research and Development Agency(NASRDA) will launch two satellites into the orbit by the end of June, NASRDA officials announced June 6. NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X will act as follow-ups and complementing spacecraft to NigeriaSat-1, which was launched in 2003. ...