Via Satellite magazine has announced the nominees for its 2011 Satellite Executive of the Year award. Via Satellite AssociateEditor Mark Homes said that 2011 was a strong year for the satellite industry, as it performed admirably in tough economic conditions. “After many discussions and ...

The China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC) has successfully launched Orbcomm’s VesselSat2 Automatic Identification Service (AIS) satellite on a Long March rocket from the Tiayuan Satellite Launch Center in China, the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) service provider confirmed Jan. 10. VesselSat2 was...

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...