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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of China's southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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China Satellite Launch

This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Liyun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Liyun/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Satellite Launch

This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This long-exposure photo shows a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasting off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Pu Xiaoxu)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-HAINAN-SATELLITE-LAUNCH (CN)

(240629) -- WENCHANG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Zhongxing-3A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, June 29, 2024. China on Saturday successfully sent a new satellite into space from the Wenchang Space Launch Site. The satellite, Zhongxing-3A, was launched at 7:57 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a modified version of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. Designed as a communication and broadcasting satellite, the satellite will provide voice, data, radio and television transmission services. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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30th China International Radio and Television Information Network Exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, CHIAN - APRIL 24, 2024 - Visitors visit the booth of "Radio and Television Satellite Live Broadcasting Management Center" at the 30th China International Radio and Television Information Network Exhibition in Beijing, China, April 24, 2024.

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Greek state media

ATHENS, Greece - Photo shows banners including one reading "NOT FOR SALE" on the building of Greek state broadcaster ERT near Athens, Greece, on June 18, 2013. After the government closed the television and radio operator, fired employees have occupied the building and continued broadcasting through the Internet and satellite.

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Greek state media

ATHENS, Greece - Journalists and other personnel work at Greek state broadcaster ERT near Athens, Greece, on June 18, 2013. After the government closed the television and radio operator, fired employees have occupied the building and continued broadcasting via the Internet and satellite.

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Parabola antennas in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Parabola antennas are seen installed on the roof on a building in northern Tehran on May 25, 2011. The Iranian authorities have tightened control over citizens viewing satellite broadcasting, which is banned in the Middle Eastern country.

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Shuttle succeeds in entering orbit with Yamazaki on board

TOKYO, Japan - Children in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, hometown of Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, cheer as they watch the space shuttle Discovery with Yamazaki on board lift off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, via satellite broadcasting on April 5, 2010.

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Shuttle succeeds in entering orbit

TOKYO, Japan - Students at Ochanomizu University Senior High School, alma mater of Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward cheer as they watch the space shuttle Discovery with Yamazaki on board lift off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, via satellite broadcasting at the school on April 5, 2010.

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Satellite digital broadcasting for mobile terminals

TOKYO, Japan - Mobile Broadcasting Corp. says Oct. 4 it will begin digital broadcasting services via satellite for mobile terminals (photo shows two palm-size mobile terminals) on Oct. 20 for the first time in the world. The service will start with seven channels for footage, 30 audio channels and several other channels for data information.

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S. Korea lifts ban on Japanese cable TV, satellite broadcasting

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Culture and Tourism Minister Lee Chang Dong announces at a press conference at his ministry in Seoul on Dec. 30 that the government will lift its ban on the showing of Japanese cable television programs and satellite broadcasting as of Jan. 1.

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Matsushita to begin marketing 2 new plasma displays from July

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows one of two new plasma display models featuring integrated digital tuners which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will begin selling on July 10. Matsushita said June 20 that two two new models, available with 37-inch or 42-inch displays, can receive three types of broadcasts -- terrestrial, broadcasting satellite (BS) digital, and 110 communication satellite (CS) digital.

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CS digital TV broadcasting launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hisami Kataoka (2nd from R), president of Plat-One, pushes a button in a ceremony in Tokyo to launch digital television broadcasting services based on a new communications satellite (CS) in Japan on March 1. Plat-One was established in 2000 by a group of investors including trading house Mitsubishi Corp., NTV and satellite-broadcasting operator WOWOW Inc. to provide next-generation CS digital broadcasts.

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Satellite digital broadcasting goes into full swing

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Dec. 1 to mark the start of full-fledged digital broadcasting across Japan via satellite. Public broadcaster NHK and eight commercial broadcasters launched the service, which provides high-quality pictures and sound, on 10 channels.

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J SKY B starts up

J SKY B, Japan Sky Broadcasting Co., a satellite digital broadcasting venture starts up. (From left to right) Mr. Hieda, the president of Fuji Television Network Inc. , Mr. Masayoshi Son, the president of Softbank, Mr. Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of News Corp, and Mr. Nobuyuki Idei-the president of SONY corporation.

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Indian gov't asks TV channels to refrain from airing misleading, provocative content

STORY: Indian gov't asks TV channels to refrain from airing misleading, provocative content DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shots of Delhi's Jahangirpuri area after violence 3. shots of local media 4. shots of local people gathering 5. shots of Delhi police and rapid action forces deployed in Jahangirpuri area STORYLINE: The Indian government on Saturday expressed serious concern about private TV news channels airing content involving violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The government has issued an advisory to these channels against airing "unauthentic, misleading, sensational and provocative content." "The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today advised private TV news channels against making false claims and using scandalous headlines," an official statement said. "The ministry has found that in the recent past several satellite TV channels have carried out coverage of events an

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S. Korea lifts ban on Japanese cable TV, satellite broadcasting

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Culture and Tourism Minister Lee Chang Dong announces at a press conference at his ministry in Seoul on Dec. 30 that the government will lift its ban on the showing of Japanese cable television programs and satellite broadcasting as of Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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signs agreement to return Okinawa to Japan

On June 17, the signing ceremony for the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which will return Okinawa from U.S. rule to Japanese control, was held simultaneously in Tokyo and Washington via space-borne television. The signing ceremony was held simultaneously in Tokyo and Washington, D.C. on June 17 via space-based television. The signing of the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, Foreign Minister Aichi and Ambassador Meier signing the agreement, Prime Minister Sato smiling after the signing, Prime Minister Sato making a speech, demonstrators opposing the agreement, date of shooting unknown, release date: June 25, 1971.

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N. Korea launches long-range rocket

North Koreans watch a large screen in Pyongyang broadcasting an official announcement on Feb. 7, 2016, that the country "successfully" put an Earth observation satellite into orbit, calling it an "epoch-making" achievement. The launch is widely viewed as a disguised ballistic missile test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea launches long-range rocket

North Koreans watch a large screen in Pyongyang broadcasting an official announcement on Feb. 7, 2016, that the country "successfully" put an Earth observation satellite into orbit, calling it an "epoch-making" achievement. The launch is widely viewed as a disguised ballistic missile test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea launches long-range rocket

North Koreans watch a large screen in Pyongyang broadcasting an official announcement on Feb. 7, 2016, that the country "successfully" put an Earth observation satellite into orbit, calling it an "epoch-making" achievement. The launch is widely viewed as a disguised ballistic missile test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal involving Japan PM Suga's son

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (C) bows in apology during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2021, over a scandal in which senior communications ministry officials were treated to expensive dinners by Suga's eldest son. The son works for Tohokushinsha Film Corp., a company that offers satellite broadcasting services for which the ministry issues broadcast licenses.

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Shuttle succeeds in entering orbit with Yamazaki on board

TOKYO, Japan - Children in the city of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, hometown of Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, cheer as they watch the space shuttle Discovery with Yamazaki on board lift off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, via satellite broadcasting on April 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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CS digital TV broadcasting launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hisami Kataoka (2nd from R), president of Plat-One, pushes a button in a ceremony in Tokyo to launch digital television broadcasting services based on a new communications satellite (CS) in Japan on March 1. Plat-One was established in 2000 by a group of investors including trading house Mitsubishi Corp., NTV and satellite-broadcasting operator WOWOW Inc. to provide next-generation CS digital broadcasts.

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Parabola antennas in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Parabola antennas are seen installed on the roof on a building in northern Tehran on May 25, 2011. The Iranian authorities have tightened control over citizens viewing satellite broadcasting, which is banned in the Middle Eastern country. (Kyodo)

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Shuttle succeeds in entering orbit

TOKYO, Japan - Students at Ochanomizu University Senior High School, alma mater of Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward cheer as they watch the space shuttle Discovery with Yamazaki on board lift off from the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, via satellite broadcasting at the school on April 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Satellite digital broadcasting for mobile terminals

TOKYO, Japan - Mobile Broadcasting Corp. says Oct. 4 it will begin digital broadcasting services via satellite for mobile terminals (photo shows two palm-size mobile terminals) on Oct. 20 for the first time in the world. The service will start with seven channels for footage, 30 audio channels and several other channels for data information. (Kyodo)

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Antennas on a blue sky background

Several different antennas, including satellite dishes, against a blue sky. (CTK Photo/Roman Krompolc)

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4K, 8K ultra-high-definition broadcasting begins in Japan

Officials pose for photos at a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2018 celebrating the start of the broadcasting of 4K and 8K ultra-high-definition programs by Japan's public broadcaster NHK and several other TV stations on satellite channels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo