Science news articles about 'communication satellites'

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced Friday that it had successfully launched Japan's first domestically produced commercial communications satellite.

Nigeria's communications satellite has broken down, dashing hopes of digital outreach to rural communities.

A Proton rocket has successfully launched a pair of Russian civil communications satellites.

A Russian Proton rocket launched a new communications satellite on Friday.

A Proton rocket sent an Asian communications satellite on the way to orbit Tuesday.

... ejection from April 3, 2010 apparently resulted in a critical failure on the Galaxy 15 communications satellite, as reported by Space News on April ...

The era of communications satellites began 50 years ago with a giant space balloon called Echo 1.

Six new communications satellites launched Tuesday to boost provider Globalstar mobile network.

China successfully orbited a military communications satellite Wednesday (Nov. 24) on a Long March rocket.

An Ariane 5 rocket will launch communications satellites for customers in the Middle East and Africa today.

Telesat Canada's Anik F2 communications satellite is back in action.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian communications satellite fell to the ground on Friday soon after it was launched, adding to a string of disasters that have haunted the country ...

The Proton rocket launched the new SES-4 communications satellite into orbit.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The Navy has launched a new communications satellite after two weather-related scrubs last week....

Fifty years ago, a small spherical satellite weighing about 170 lbs. (77 kg ... .  Its name was Telstar 1, and it was the first commercial communications satellite--the first in a long line of telecommunications ...