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The FCC granted (with conditions) an application from Intelsat North America LLC to modify its authorization for fixed satellite service (FSS) C-, Ku-, and extended Ku-band satellite Intelsat 704 to permit it to operate with an East/West station-keeping tolerance of +/- 0.1 degrees. Sirius...

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SES to Support EchoStar's Mexico Effort -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global satellite company SES said it will support EchoStar's DTH push in Mexico through a multi-year agreement to provide satellite capacity. SES said it's expected that...

Hi All....long time reader, first time poster....so here it goes. I have a viewstat ultra (VS2000 ULTRA) and loaded the latest file (Oct 30) but the darn thing is still sutorll processing. The dish is set up for DN. Anyone else experiencing issues with DN? model: vs2000 ultra BL version...

EchoStar Supports SkyWay USA Services EchoStar and its EchoStar Satellite Services unit entered into an agreement with SkyWay USA to provide transponder services that support the broadband internet offering. Through the agreement, EchoStar will provide SkyWay USA with domestic Ku-Band...

New Satellite Launches for Canadian Sat TV Service Telesat's Nimiq 4 satellite was carried into orbit during a weekend launch mission that took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite is leased to Bell TV. The spacecraft will enable the Canadian satellite TV company...

Galaxy 19 Launch Delayed by Weather September 19, 2008 [Satellite Today 09-19-08] The launch of Intelsat’s Galaxy 19 satellite, scheduled for Sept. 23, will be delayed 24 hours due to unfavorable weather during transit to the launch site, Sea Launch announced Sept. 19. The launch now is...

Bell Gets New Bird for TV Distribution Senior staff from Telesat Canada will be at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the launch of the company's state-of-the-art Nimiq 4 satellite over the weekend. Nimiq 4 is fully leased to Bell, for its ExpressVu satellite TV service, as well as...

TECHNOLOGY: News from Globalstar and Orbit, Converter Box Matrix Globalstar said that Renewable Energy Systems Americas, a company engaged in the development and construction of renewable wind energy projects, signed an agreement to transmit wind measurement and other remote monitoring data...

BellTV Nimiq 4 satellite launches September 19th Wednesday, 17 September 2008 Telesat, the company that launched Anik A1 in 1972, announced today that its Nimiq 4 satellite will launch on Friday September 19th at 5:48 p.m. Eastern time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the Republic of...

Intelsat Supports SkyVision Intelsat said that SkyVision Global Networks, a provider of internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C- and Ku-Band transponder services on the IS-4 satellite. The service will support...

Intelsat Orders New Satellite Orbital Sciences said it was selected by Intelsat to design, build and deliver a new satellite, the Intelsat 18. The satellite will be based on Orbital's STAR-2 platform. It will carry 24 C-Band transponders that will cover the Northern and Southern Hemispheres...

Arianespace Carries AMC-21, Superbird 7 into Space Thursday's Ariane 5 launch conducted by Arianespace carried two satellites - Japan-based Space Communications Corporation's Superbird 7 and SES AMERICOM's AMC-21 - into their respective geostationary transfer orbits. The launch took place...

Antenna - Satellite Dish BUD - Big Ugly Dish LNB - Low Noise Block converter LNBF - LNB Feedhorn - Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and many Ku (FSS) dishes use an LNBF, which integrates the antenna's feedhorn with the LNB. Small diplexers are often used to distribute the resulting IF signal...

DIRECTV Deploys Entropic Technology DIRECTV incorporated Entropic's channel stacking switch technology in the SWM-ODU dish unit. The technology enables delivery of Ka-Band and Ku-Band satellite signals from the dish to set-top box receivers in the home via a single cable. European satellite...

Telesat Wins Key Spectrum Licenses This week, Canadian satellite operator Telesat was awarded six "approvals-in-principle" for the development of BSS (broadcast satellite service) and FSS (fixed satellite service) frequencies by government regulator Industry Canada. The spectrum covers key...

Wireless Interests Eyeing Satellite Spectrum Wireless interests are once again eyeing satellite spectrum for their terrestrial services. And the effort has caught the attention of one satellite-focused group. The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) recently filed a position...

ViaSat and KVH, MotoSAT and Balaton Two key satellite-related technology deals were announced Tuesday. For starters, ViaSat signed a 10-year agreement with KVH Industries to establish a global Ku-Band mobile broadband network using ViaSat's ArcLight technology. The agreement includes an...

Satellite TV Criticizes Dual-Carriage Pushes Satellite TV interests took aim at proposals being floated at the Federal Communications Commission that would require their platforms to carry dual local TV signals. One suggestion for a dual-carriage regime would require DBS companies to carry both...

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