Radar warns of debris in space

At the International Astronautical Congress Fraunhofer FHR shows how An increasingly dense cloud of space junk is orbiting Earth and endangering telecommunications, navigation and many other satellite-dependent functions.   There is no orbital garbage collection. Radar systems can detect these particles and their trajectory, then warn satellite operators of any impending collision.   Fraunhofer FHR Read More

Nigeria’s Latest FTA Local Channel Bouquet via SES Unveiled

“PREMIUM.FREE” launches a new bouquet of 13 compelling and high picture-quality channels supplied by AfricaXP and delivered using SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East Local television broadcast audiences will now have access to 13 new free-to-air (FTA) channels delivered as a multi-channel bouquet branded ‘PREMIUM.FREE’. The bouquet’s launch channels will be supplied by AfricaXP and Read More

QVC UK Ensures Continuity of its Retail Channels Across the British Isles with SES

QVC audiences in the UK and Ireland to benefit from the extension of direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast of its retail channels provided by SES and MX1   British and Irish viewers will continue to receive QVC’s range of retail channels as the result of a multi-year renewal agreement signed with SES, including services from MX1. The Read More

Marlink and SES Networks Extend Enterprise Services Partnership

Marlink adds fibre-like MEO-enabled connectivity to enterprise portfolio Satellite services and solutions provider Marlink has contracted SES Networks’ fibre-like connectivity to enable new low-latency services in its enterprise portfolio, SES announced today. With a highly differentiated range of satellite-based solutions, Marlink is expanding the options and value it offers to meet the evolving demands of Read More

Insight TV Now Available to Viewers across Latin America through SES Ultra HD Platform

Viewers receive Insight TV’s full line-up of 4K UHD adventure and extreme sports content in English, Spanish and Portuguese   Insight TV the world’s leading 4K UHD broadcaster and producer of native UHD HDR content covering action sports, entertainment, and lifestyle, today announced its foray into Latin America through SES’ Latin American Ultra HD platform. Read More

United Launch Alliance Selects NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as the Future Home of the Last Delta II Rocket

United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced today that the last Delta II rocket will join a lineup of historic rockets in the Rocket Garden on display at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Cape Canaveral, Fla. “The Delta II rocket has been a venerable workhorse for NASA and civilian scientists, the U.S. military, and commercial Read More

Photos ULA Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s ICESat-2 spacecraft poised for launch

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Sept. 15, 2018 A ULA Delta II rocket carrying NASA’s ICESat-2 spacecraft stands poised for launch See our Live Launch Updates for official and timely information during the countdown to liftoff here: https://www.ulalaunch.com/missions/delta-ii-icesat-2   Heather Mowad - photos ULA Read More

ULA Delta II ICESat-2 mission for NASA forecast

The ULA and NASA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and everything is progressing toward the ULA Delta II ICESat-2 mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on a Delta II rocket on Saturday, Sept.15 from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Today’s forecast shows a 100 percent Read More

Kiwisat Subscribers to Enjoy Augmented Channel Bouquet via SES

Building on its growing viewership, the DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform launched earlier this year for the Caribbean brings 60 new channels to offer targeted TV packages and expand reach Kiwisat Subscribers to Enjoy Augmented Channel Bouquet via SES (Photo: Business Wire) Aiming to enhance the variety of its TV package with Spanish-speaking content and new English-speaking Read More