Nov 19 2014
Joint operations have started, a collective, dedicated team effort along with a well-orchestrated plan provided for smooth transparent operations. The final product is the orbital unit sitting in the tilter in all its glory. Today it will be tilted (very carefully) into the horizontal position. A plethora of activities will take place over the next […]
Nov 3 2014
The Astra 2G launch campaign has officially begun! It was so wonderful to see all of our old friends and meet new team members on the bus ride to the airport in Moscow. We are all very excited to get started. The Astra 2G campaign is the first to use a new charter company […]
Jan 16 2014
After months of delays, Astra 2E has started to move towards 28.2° East. All BBC, ITV and Channel 4 services currently on Astra 1N, will be moved to the new satellite. Viewers in some areas of continental Europe can expect to lose channels currently on Astra 1N, which has a wider beam. Astra 2E’s UK spotbeam […]
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
BBC switch from SD to HD on satellite
Joint UK/international BBC News service from March
Loss of channels on Freesat 4K TV Boxes after a reset
Sep 29 2017
AsiaSat 9 Launched
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan, September 29, 2017 – International Launch Services (ILS), a leader in providing launch services to the global commercial satellite industry, successfully carried the AsiaSat 9 satellite into orbit today on an ILS Proton for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) of Hong Kong. This was the 3rd commercial mission of the year […]
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By Expat • Satellite Launches • Tags: AsiaSat 9, Baikanour, ILS Proton