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Following successful April 15 launch, Anik G1 deploys solar arrays and continues progress to geostationary orbit PALO ALTO, CA, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the Anik G1 satellite, designed and built for Telesat, one of the world's top satellite operators, was launched yesterday and is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan. The satellite deployed its solar arrays on...

Multi-mission satellite to support DTH services for Shaw Direct in Canada, X-band services in the Americas and Pacific Ocean Region, and C-band and Ku-band services in South America BAIKONUR SPACE CENTER, Kazakhstan, April 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Telesat, a leading global fixed satellite services operator, announced today that an ILS Proton rocket has successfully launched Telesat's powerful Anik G1 satellite. Anik G1 will be located at 107.3 degrees West providing a range of...

OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Telesat, Canada's premiere satellite operator, would like to express its appreciation to Finance Minister James Flaherty and the Canadian Government for its invitation to participate in today's pre-budget consultation roundtable that focused on the continued implementation of Canada's Economic Action Plan and on addressing long-term economic challenges.  The four hour session involved participants across all regions of the country drawn from...

Mr. Emerson and his colleagues underscore the strategic importance of Canada's space industry and the need for timely Government action OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Telesat, Canada's premiere satellite operator, welcomes the Report of the Aerospace Review released earlier today and believes that its recommendations provide a clear path forward for the Government of Canada. Telesat congratulates Minister Paradis for mandating the Aerospace Review and Mr. Emerson and his...

PALO ALTO, Calif. and GERMANTOWN, Md., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world's leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the EchoStar XVII satellite, designed and built for Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), has arrived at the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle by Arianespace. One of the...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is reporting that WildBlue service from the Telesat Anik F2 satellite is experiencing an outage due to a technical anomaly, as reported by Telesat earlier today. Based on estimates provided by Telesat, ViaSat projects that WildBlue customers receiving service through Anik F2 will be restored by tomorrow morning. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091216/VIASATLOGO) About ViaSat ViaSat delivers fast, secure...

PARIS, DOHA, Qatar and PALO ALTO, California, July 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and ictQATAR (representing the State of Qatar) announce today that following an international consultation, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected to build the high-performance satellite they will jointly own and operate at the 25.5 degrees East location in geostationary orbit. The selection of prime contractor marks the next step forward in the...

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ --The SPACECONNECTION, Inc., a leading provider of Satellite transmission services, recently inaugurated a new office in Mexico City, Mexico. The new office builds on SPACECONNECTION's presence in the Americas. SPACECONNECTION's Mexico City office was opened in response to Latin America's growing demand for content transmission services and draws on the company's successful track record of sourcing satellite capacity globally....

Integral's EPOCH IPS Software Now Supports 16 Boeing 702 Satellite Programs COLUMBIA, Md., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: ISYS), announced a contract with Telesat of Ottawa, Canada, under which Integral will provide its EPOCH Integrated Product Suite (IPS) of satellite command and control software to support the SkyTerra1 and SkyTerra2 satellites under construction by Boeing. With this contract, Telesat adds to an existing EPOCH control system currently...

REEM, Israel, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), a rapidly growing provider of comprehensive content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industries, announced today that it has started operating a new Multi Channels Per Carrier (MCPC) platform on the Telstar 11N satellite located at 37.5 degrees West. Telstar 11N is a new Telesat satellite that utilizes high powered Ku-band...