SPACEandTECH Digest is
a weekly roundup of the latest space news. Our concise
summaries are selected because they address topics or areas of
interest to
the space industry professional.
In
this issue:
Companies
Fail To Reach Consensus On Ka-band Assignments
Companies bidding in the second round of Ka-band slot assignments told the
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they "have been unable to
arrive at a consensus orbital assignment plan" and have asked the FCC to
intervene. [full article]
FCC
Denies Echostar Appeal On Public Interest Programming Allocations
The
U.S. Federal Communications Commissionm (FCC) denied a December 27,
1999 request from EchoStar to reconsider its ruling on a company
proposal to place public interest programming on a non-full-CONUS
satellite.
[full article]
Ariane
Successfully Launches Brasilsat B4 and Nilesat
102
An
Arianespace Ariane 44LP rocket successfully launched from Guiana
Space Center, Kourou at 23:16 UTC August 17, carrying Brasilsat B4 and Nilesat 102.
[full
article]
Titan
Launches NRO Satellite From Vandenberg
A
Titan 4B/NUS was launched from Vandenberg AFB, CA at
2345
UTC August 17 carrying a classified
satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). [full
article]
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