Ariane 5 Heavy Launch
Ariane 5 Heavy Launch Of Spainish Military Satellite Delayed Again (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 26, 2006 Arianespace scrubbed Friday's scheduled launch of its Ariane-5 rocket because of an unspecified telemetry circuit problem. The rocket carries Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 7A telecom satellite and Spain's military SPAINSAT.
Satellite homes in on Mars orbit for a close look (Pioneer Press)
WASHINGTON — Mars is about to get another visitor. On March 10, an advanced scientific satellite, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, will join three orbiting spaceships and two on-the-ground rovers to dissect the secrets of our neighboring planet and scout sites for a possible human landing.
Nimbus, Sahara One sign India satellite broadcast deal (India Infoline)
Nimbus Communications Limited, the BCCI’s global media rights partner for Indian cricket till March 2010, today signed a landmark deal with Sahara One Media And Entertainment Limited’s leading satellite & cable channel in India, Sahara One Television, to broadcast the India-England international cricket series starting 1st March 2006, and consisting of 3 Tests and 7 ODIs.
ESA And EUMETSAT Reaffirm MetOp Satellite Program (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Paris (SPX) Feb 26, 2006 The directors general of ESA and EUMETSAT signed an updated agreement last week to launch the Meteorological Operational satellite, or MetOp, Europe’s first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to weather and climate monitoring.
Supernova detected by PSU-run satellite (Centre Daily Times)
A cosmic explosion, detected Feb. 18 by NASA's Swift satellite, has turned out to be the beginnings of a supernova — the death throes of a star more massive than the sun.
(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-27 05:22 GMT: Hong Kong-listed Phoenix Satellite TV denies reported News Corp withdrawal (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG (AFX) - Phoenix Satellite Television has rejected a report that News Corp has discussed pulling out of the venture. "We've never heard that (News Corp) is planning a full withdrawal from us.