SES Orders Astra 3A From Boeing to Serve Deutsche Telekom German Markets
Société Européenne des Satellites S.A. (SES) has placed an order with Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. for Astra 3A. [full article]

Intelsat Migrating Satellites to Two Degree Spacing Over Pacific
Intelsat is migrating from a three-degree spacing configuration to a two-degree configuration in the Pacific Ocean Region. [full article]

LMI Returns Orbital Slots To Intersputnik
Lockheed Martin Intersputnik (LMI) returned 14 unused geostationary orbital slots to the Russian Intersputnik satellite organization. [full article]

Services Moved as Insat 2B Fails After Reaching Design Life 
Insat 2B services are being discontinued and transferred to other Insat satellites. [full article]

Boeing Teams With Loral to Provide Internet Capability to Trans-Atlantic Airlines
Boeing’s Connexion has teamed with Loral Skynet do Brasil to provide transatlantic coverage to airline passengers traveling between North America and Northern Europe. [full article]

Surrey Satellite To Build Satellites For Nigeria
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed a contract with the Nigerian government for the development and launch of two satellites. [full article]

European Satellite Test Facilities Being Upgraded
Satellite test facilities at Toulouse will upgrade mechanical, thermal and electrical test facilities. [full article]

China Names New Rocket Kaituozhe
China has named their new all-solid SLV-1 small launch vehicle Kaituozhe 1 (Explorer 1). [full article]

Russian Cosmonauts Sign Contracts for ISS Mission
The Russian cosmonauts signed contracts for a four-month mission to the International Space Station with Energiya. [full article]

Delta Successfully Launches USAF GPS 2R-6
A Boeing Delta 2 7925-9.5 rocket successfully launched NAVSTAR GPS 2R-6 from Cape Canaveral Air Station, pad 17A, at 17:14 UTC November 10. [full article]

NASA Funding Enacted
President Clinton signed into law a bill funding NASA. [full article]