After a delay of several months, Optus has successfully launched a new satellite that it says will boost Australian television, internet, phone, and data transmissions. The Optus 10 satellite was ...

SpaceX spearheaded the launch of the Optus-X satellite from onboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 5:28 p.m. EST out of the iconic Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The launch came as the sun was setting, making ...

in brief The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has inked a $100 million deal with Optus to provide satellite services for a further eight years. The deal will see Optus continue to support ABC's ...

Optus announced today it would further expand its satellite fleet providing services to Australia and New Zealand by launching the third D-series satellite. The new satellite will increase Optus’ ...

Australian telco Optus, in collaboration with SpaceX have agreed to deliver mobile connectivity using SpaceX’s Starlink satellite constellation. Together, Optus and SpaceX plan to cover 100 per cent ...

Optus looks set to launch its latest satellite into orbit in September, with the telco’s Optus 10 satellite primed and ready to go. The satellite is scheduled to take off from the Guiana Space Centre ...

DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that the Optus D1 commercial communications satellite, built by Orbital for Optus Networks Pty Limited (Optus) of ...

Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB – News) announced today that one of its current satellite customers, Australia’s Optus Networks, has placed a firm order for its third STAR(TM) communications ...

Optus D1 Spacecraft Is 10th Company-Built GEO Satellite Delivered in Last Five Years; Its Launch Marks the Beginning of Busy Deployment Schedule Through 2008 (Dulles, VA 16 October 2006) – Orbital ...

THE Optus 10 satellite was carried skywards on Friday morning, Australian time, by an Ariane 5 rocket launched from the European space centre at Kourou in French Guiana.

Australian telecommunications satellite operator Optus has chosen Arianespace to orbit its D3 satellite. With a design life of 15 years the Optus D3 will be orbited by an Ariane 5 or a Soyuz launcher ...

Australian telco Optus has ordered a new satellite (Optus 11) from Airbus Defence & Space. The craft will carry the industry’s latest ‘beam forming’ software and have the ability to configure payloads ...