spacetoday.net: space news from around the webin association with SpaceNews


Loral to build second TerreStar satellite
Posted: Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
SS/Loral 1300 satellite illustration (SS/Loral) Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a second satellite for a mobile satellite communications company. SS/L will build TerreStar-2, a 1300-series spacecraft that will provide mobile communications services in the 2-GHz band. SS/L already won a contract to build TerreStar-1 for TerreStar Networks Inc. The company will use the two spacecraft, as well as a ground component, to provide voice and data services throughout North America. TerreStar-2 is scheduled for delivery in 2009, while TerreStar-1 is slated for launch in 2007. The contract is the fifth commercial satellite award so far this year for SS/L.
<<previous article   next article>>
news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Monday, April 13
Elon Musk slams DIRCO official: ‘Stop being such a racist!’
The South African — 5:42 am ET (0942 GMT)
Vandenberg Space Force Base Takes ‘Mission Update’ to Carpinteria
Santa Barbara (CA) Edhat — 5:41 am ET (0941 GMT)


about spacetoday.net   ·   info@spacetoday.net   ·   mailing list