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MUMBAI: India’s workhorse satellite launch vehicle, PSLV took off on schedule with its Metsat payload from the Sriharikota launch site in south India this afternoon. PSLV-C4...
WASHINGTON: At 2:44 am EDT on Friday, the Intelsat 906 satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 44L vehicle. The satellite is expected to be operational...
Arianespace’s 10th mission of the year is scheduled for lift off today at the commercial satellite operator’s site in Kourou, French Guiana. The go-ahead was given...
LONDON: lntelsat has announced a tie up with ARTEL, the business solutions provider, for delivering satellite direct-to-home (DTH) services through the Armed Forces Radio and Television...
MUMBAI:Arianespace’s ninth mission of 2002, which will loft a dual satellite payload aboard an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher is set to take off later today from...
MUMBAI:Arianespace’s ninth mission of 2002, which will loft a dual satellite payload aboard an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher is set to take off later today from...
MUMBAI:Thailand’s Shin Satellite PLc announced yesterday that India’s Department of Space (DoS) has extended the existing transponder leasing contract for seven C-band transponders on the Thaicom-3...
MUMBAI: Pakistan is gaining use of a defective Boeing 601 satellite and plans to use it to provide commercial telecommunications services starting in early 2003, spacenews.com...
MUMBAI: Panamsat, which claims to be the premier provider of global video and data broadcasting services via satellite, has introduced two new digital services designed to...
THAILAND: The Shin Satellite Public Company Limited is deploying iPSTAR Service in China with Shanghai VSAT Network Systems Co, with the first iPSTAR Gateway to be...
HAMILTON (Bermuda): In support of the upcoming 2002 UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, Intelsat is sponsoring the global distribution of a half-hour television special called...
MUMBAI: EchoStar Communications Corp’s EchoStar VIII satellite is scheduled for launch on 20 August, two months after the originally scheduled launch date. The bird, to take...
Satellite launcher Arianespace is readying for its seventh launch of the year. The Intelsat 905 satellite to be carried aboard an Ariane 4, will be launched...
Arianespace has reported a loss of 193 million euros for the year ended March 2001. The losses have been attributed to Arianespace’s decision to take charges...
Thai communication major Shin Satellite has reported consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2002 of 1,303 million Baht, and EBITDA of 592 million baht. Total...
Arianespace yesterday announced three new contracts for Ariane launches of the DIRECTV-7S, iPSTAR-1 and STAR ONE C1 satellites. “We are pleased that despite the market downturn,...
Thai communication major Shin Satellite and Bagan Cybertech IDC &Teleport, Myanmar have signed a service and procurement contract for purchasing a complete iPSTAR system package, including...
Thai communication major Shin Satellite has signed an agreement with Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) to provide and promote a Joint Satellite TV Transmission Service on...
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has announced that its fourth satellite, AsiaSat 4 satellite will not launch this month, as scheduled earlier, due to manufacturing...
Another bird has gone up in the sky with its eye on the Indian market. Americom Asia-Pacific (AAP)’s GE-1A satellite was launched successfully yesterday by ILS...
Global satellite communications company New Skies Satellites has announced the completion of preparations for the launch of its high-powered NSS-7 Atlantic Ocean region satellite. The launch...
AsiaNet, a consortium of news organisations in the Asia Pacific region, has launched a website – http://www.asianetnews.net. The aim is to provide a regional resource primarily...
Satnews, the comprehensive resource centre covering the satellite, broadband and broadcasting industries, has released its 2002 international satellite directory. The directory, used by satellite professionals,...
The development of Cryogenic Upper Stage for Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has crossed another milestone (on 30 March) with the successful test firing of the...
Media baron Subhash Chandra has a number of firsts to his credit. To that list add another one. India’s first private sector satellite initiative officially went...
The success of the indigenously built Insat-3C launch is behind it. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is now working full steam for the launch of...
Intelsat Ltd is on a gobbling spree. The satellite operator that provides telephony, corporate network, broadcast and Internet solutions around the globe via capacity on 21...
It’s taking up a public position. Satellite operator Intelsat Ltd, announced on 8 March, that it would be making an initial public offering of its ordinary...
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) have cleared the decks for increased cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed yesterday envisages...
India’s new multi-purpose geostationary satellite, Insat 3C, has reached its designated orbital slot at 74 degrees East longitude. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro),...
Intelsat LLC has announced that it has signed two launch services contracts – one with Boeing Launch Services for a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL vehicle and the...
Even as the satellite launch sector saw a global recession in 2001, Arianespace took credit for maintaining a strong lead in the commercial space transportation segment....
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and GlobeCast have signed a new lease agreement for half of a 36 MHz C-band transponder on AsiaSat 2. GlobeCast...
There’s more in store for lovers of shooting stars. After last month’s spectacular Leonid meteor showers, the Geminid showers will make their way through Earth’s orbit,...
Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) has signed a new lease agreement with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). This will give C-band more capacity on AsiaSat 2 and...
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s Insat-3C satellite has reached Kourou, French Guiana, after its airlift from Bangalore on 3 December. The satellite has now been positioned...
Thailand prime minister Pol Lt Col Thaksin Shinawatra visited the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore on Monday, as part of his ongoing visit to the country....
An Ariane-5 solid rocket motor (MPS) was test fired on the booster teststand (BEAP) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, under the Ariane-5...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will get its latest generation satellite Insat-3C into space in early 2002, 16 Januaryy 2002, to be exact, if one...
They’re streaks of lights in the sky which make for a pleasant sight. But meteor showers are known to damage manmade satellites in their orbits. Bearing...
The Technology Experiment Satellite (TES), launched on 22 October by ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C3) from Sriharikota in southern India, is functioning well, according to...
The Indian Space research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully conducted the sixth flight of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C3, launching three satellites – Technology Experiment...
International satellite major Alcatel Spacecom and the European rocket launch agency Arianespace have cleared the decks to buy into the Subhash Chandra-promoted Agrani Satellite Services Ltd...
India’s next generation communication satellite Insat-3C, which was originally scheduled to be launched in September, will not be placed in orbit before January at the earliest....
Bitstream Inc. and NDS Group plc have have entered into a long-term, large volume contract to license Bitstream’s Korean stroke-based font for use in NDS’ digital...
India’s next generation communication satellite Insat-3C, which was scheduled for launch on 11 September on an Ariane 5, is likely to be lifted into orbit only...
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (Casbaa) will formally launch the Casbaa Satellite Group on 18 June in Singapore with a one-day conference featuring...
The French music channel Channel MCM is shifting from Asiasat 2 to Intelsat 704, a release issued today says. The dual illumination has started from 8...
The NDS Group, a News Corporation company and leading provider of conditional access systems and interactive applications for digital TV, announced recently it had been selected...
The latest satellite in the PanAmSat (PAS) series, the PAS-10, which will cover several countries in the Indian Ocean area, including India, was launched from the...
Platforms get three years to add features for hearing and visually impaired
Strong word-of-mouth turns Pongal satire into remake pick
Streaming giant bets on a seasoned marketer who helped build Amazon and Netflix into household names
Communications leader exits after three years spanning MD office strategy and media outreach.
Cricket star named face of Delhi Khel Mahakumbh to fuel youth talent hunt.
Kolkata-based beverage maker reports stronger revenues and profits for December quarter.
A crime thriller steps out of the shadows as Telugu storytelling claims centre stage.
From boards to bytes, chess readies for a nation-first showdown in Riyadh.
Leadership change follows layoffs, protests and a bruising battle over trust.
Revenue rises 4.3 per cent to Rs 10,209.33 crore while deferred tax gain lifts bottom line sharply
Akshay Kumar and stars launch awards at NSCI Dome on Feb 28
Merger creates one-stop hub for content, digital, and delivery
NEW DELHI: Hamdard Laboratories gathered a cross-section of India’s achievers in New Delhi on Friday, handing out the Hakeem Abdul...
MUMBAI: For decades, creative storytelling has been the cornerstone of brand communication. The “big idea” amplified through catchy jingles, striking...
MUMBAI: Zepto has elevated Ahmad Muneeb to vice president – HR centre of excellence, placing him at the helm of...
