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  • Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelsat to Launch 1st Boeing-Built EpicNG Satellite in January; Stephen Spengler Comments

    Intelsat has scheduled a launch of the first Boeing-built Intelsat EpicNG satellite aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 ECA rocket for Jan. 27, 2016 to provide mobility and broadband services across the Americas and North Atlantic region. Intelsat 29e will work to deliver a digital payload that supports high-throughput connectivity for commercial and government users, Intelsat said Tuesday. “With 2016 fast approaching, […] More

  • Orbital Satellite to Deliver Comm Services to South America; Christopher Richmond Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital Satellite to Deliver Comm Services to South America; Christopher Richmond Comments

    Orbital Sciences Corp. is preparing to launch a commercial communications satellite aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA rocket on Friday, as the company expects to deliver Ku-band  satellite connectivity to South America. The Amazonas 4A geosynchronous Earth orbit spacecraft was built and tested at the company’s production facility in Dulles, Va., under a contract with Spain’s Hispasat, Orbital said Thursday. “I want to thank Hispasat […] More