ICO satellite launch today
Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8:58 AM
Tags: ICO, Satellites
ICO Global Communications will be launching its G1 satellite from Cape Canaveral today.It's not only the largest satellite ever launched by an Atlas rocket, but the ICO G1 is one of the largest commercial satellites ever built and is specifically designed to deliver signals to mobile and portable devices.
If the launch is successful, ICO will be the first mobile satellite services provider to become operational, and the first to deploy DVB-SH (digital video broadcast - satellite-to-handheld) technology in the United States.
There will be a live webcast of the launch starting at 3:40pm ET - the launch window is from 4:12pm - 5:12pm EST - so check it out. If the launch slips, they'll start it up again tomorrow at around the same time.
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Will the NAB and Georgetown Partners be hitching a free ride on the rocket?
Posted by: Paul | April 14, 2008 9:11 AM
Good luck, bro
Posted by: waitwhat | April 14, 2008 9:40 AM
What specific applications will this be used for?
Thanks.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward | April 14, 2008 2:14 PM
Did it safely make the proper orbit? Is it twittering correctly? Are things all "nominal"?
Posted by: Smokey | April 14, 2008 9:17 PM
It launched and successfully reached a transfer orbit.
The company has been in dire financial straits for a while (having emerged from bankruptcy). They already have a satellite in orbit which since 2000 which is being used for nothing at all.
Northern Virginia is littered with these bankrupt satellite operators, from Globalstar to ICO.
Posted by: Kriston | April 14, 2008 10:13 PM