Musicians blast bill to trim Pandora royalties
A group of 125 leading musicians is calling on the US Congress to kill a bill backed by online broadcaster Pandora that would slash royalties on Internet radio.
N.Korea carries out tests for missiles: think tank
North Korea has conducted motor tests to improve its long-range missiles after a failed launch in April, a US think tank said Monday after reviewing new satellite images.
S. Korea readies third bid to join global space club
South Korea hopes to launch a satellite into space on Friday in its third attempt to join an elite club that includes Asian powers China, Japan and India.
Soyuz rocket launches two satellites as Galileo takes shape
Soyuz rocket launched two Galileo satellites into orbit on Friday, marking a crucial step for Europe's planned navigation system, operator Arianespace announced.
Japan mini-satellite to flash code from space
A palm-sized Japanese satellite in orbit around Earth will flash a Morse code message that will be visible around the world from next month.
Egypt all-veiled TV aims to cover women's needs
A satellite channel run and hosted by fully-veiled presenters aims to break down the barriers for women in niqab who until the revolution were shunned by Egypt's lucrative television industry.
US, France mark 50th anniversary of first TV satellite
Fifty years ago Thursday a beach ball-sized satellite carried the first television images across the Atlantic, kicking off a new era of global communications decades before the Internet.
GLONASS developers to create common navigation field of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan
Common navigation field based on GLONASS system may be created in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Communications operators invited to shift from foreign satellites to KazSat-2
KazSat-2 was placed in full operation November 26. November 25 the National Space Agency obtained the full title to the satellite from Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.
Kazakhstan obtains full title to KazSat-2 communications satellite
Khalyk Kazakhinstrakh has been designated as the insurance company.
Kazakhstan to designate insurance companies for KazSat-2 late October
Before the satellite is fully transferred to Kazakhstan, the Russian side is fully responsible for insurance-related issues: Talgat Mussabayev, Head of KazKosmos National Space Agency.
KazSat-2 to enable Kazakhstan to save $30 million a year
Kazakhstan’s communications satellite KazSat-2 will be operable starting from late October 2011.
KazSat-2 to be operable starting from late 2011
According to Vice Chairman of the National Space Agency KazKosmos, following the flight testing, the onboard transmitting equipment will be tested in collaboration with on-land communications carriers.
Orbital tests of KazSat-2 to be completed in October
Orbital tests of the second national communications satellite KazSat-2 will be completed in October.
Insurers paid Kazakhstan for lost KazSat-1
Alatau insurance company made insurance payment for the loss of the first Kazakh national communication satellite KazSat-1.
KazSat-2 functioning normally
Satellite will reach the operating point at the orbit within one month.
Upper-stage rocket for Express-AM4 satellite delivered to Baikonur
Upper-stage rocket Briz-M was delivered to Baikonur. It is aimed for a launch of the Russian satellite Express-AM4.
Kazakhstan planning to launch KazSat-3 in 2013
According to KazKosmos, Kazakhstan will have 2 operational satellites by that time.
Kazakhstan and Belarus can unite thier satellites
Kazakhstan and Belarus might unite their remote Earth-sensing satellites and use their data jointly. Space technologies “are becoming a tool for solving economic tasks,” Moldabekov.