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ISRO Launch Marks Halfway Point for IRNSS Constellation – Satellite Today

The PSLV-C27 launch of IRNSS 1D. Photo: ISRO [Via Satellite 03-30-2015] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched the fourth of seven satellites in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The March 28 launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the 28th successful mission and seventh in the XL configuration, delivered the satellite into…

Arianespace Soyuz Successfully Launches Two Galileo Satellites – Satellite Today

Arianespace’s VS11 mission carrying FOC satellites 3 and 4. Photo: Arianespace. [Via Satellite 03-30-2015] On March 27 Arianespace completed the launch of the third and fourth Full Operational Capability (FOC) satellites for Europe’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Galileo. The 700-kg satellites, known as Adam and Anastasia, reached their intended deployment point following two burns…

Eutelsat Gains Multi-Year Africa Pay-TV Customer – Satellite Today

Photo: Eutelsat [Via Satellite 03-30-2015] Strong Media SAL-Off-Shore (SMO), a digital television receiver equipment specialist, has entered a new multi-year agreement with Eutelsat to launch pay-TV services in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company leased capacity on the Eutelsat 16A satellite in order to launch a variety of channels in English, French and Arabic. SMO owns operations…

ITU Sends Vanuatu Emergency Satcom Resources – Satellite Today

Flooded street in Vanuatu.Photo: Simon_sees (Flickr) [Via Satellite 03-27-2015] The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is supplying emergency satellite communications equipment to the archipelago of Vanuatu, which on March 13 endured a category 5 tropical storm known as Cyclone Pam. The storm caused winds estimated at 250 Km/h, along with peak gusts of roughly 320 Km/h,…

Broadcom Releases SoC for HD Satellite in China – Satellite Today

Shanghai at night. Photo: Mike Behnken [Via Satellite 03-27-2015] Broadcom Corporation has revealed a new System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for HD Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) targeting China’s Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite broadcast market. The BCM7228 SoC features 1080p Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS+) for decoding and display, more than 750 Dhrystone Million Instructions per Second (DMIPS) application, CPU and a…

SmallSat Launch Company Orders Ground Station Solution – Satellite Today

The AL-4034D heavy duty tracking positioned. Photo: Orbit Communications [Via Satellite 03-27-2015] An undisclosed small satellite launch provider based in the United States and Oceania has purchased a turnkey tracking and telemetry ground station from Orbit Communications to support their launch missions. Orbit is providing an integrated turnkey solution based on its AL-4034 5-meter S-band…