GlobeCast and France 24 are planning to launch an exploratory Hbb-TV service in early 2012 with the support of French telecom Orange and satellite operator SES, the companies confirmed Dec. 22. The service aims to add interactivity to satellite TV programming via broadband-connected TVs and ...

Motion control technology developer Moog Inc. has acquired Netherlands-based satellite equipment manufacturer Bradford in an all-cash deal worth $13.1 million, Moog confirmed Dec. 16. The acquisition is expected to add about $10.5 million to Moog’s sales during the remainder of its fiscal ...

GlobeCast has expanded its available satellite capacity resources over Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by launching a new Ku-band platform on the Yamal-201 satellite, the company announced Dec. 8. Located at the 90 degrees East orbital slot, Yamal-201 will offer free-...

Retired U.S. Army Col. Patrick Rayermann has been hired by Orbital Sciences to serve as its senior director of corporate strategy and development, the company announced Nov. 22. Rayermann will be responsible for identifying strategic and budgetary challenges for Orbital’s government customers...

Boeing shipped its fourth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to undergo final preparations for its scheduled January launch, the company announced Nov. 18. WGS-4 is the first of the WGS Block 2 satellites and will join three other spacecraft ...

O3b Networks has raised $137 million for the construction of four additional satellites that will aim to double capacity and boost redundancy over its targeted emerging markets, the broadband operator and service provider announced Nov. 10. The additional spacecraft will launch in 2014, ...

Inmarsat subsidiaries Stratos Government Services (SGSI) and Segovia have been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization (DITCO) to provide satellite communications infrastructure and service for the U...

Australian satellite operator Optus has selected Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket to launch its new Optus 10 spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit in the middle of 2013 from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, the launch company confirmed Oct. 31. Optus 10 will be the sixth satellite...

Arianespace has successfully launched its first Soyuz rocket from the European Spaceport and Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, the company confirmed Oct. 21. The debut launch carried the first two Galileo IOV-1 satellites in the Galileo constellation, which aims to provide Europe with its...

The European Space Agency (ESA)has contracted satellite manufacturerThales Alenia Spaceto lead a nine-month study regarding satellite communications solutions for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) systems (UAS), the company announced Oct. 14. Thales said the emerging system concepts for UAS ...