Author: Staff Writer

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.‘s Spacenet Inc. subsidiary introduced Connexstar SE, a new product that uses the Gilat SkyEdge very small aperture terminal (VSAT) platform to provide next-generation speed, security and...

Globalstar announced that Burlington Resources Canada Ltd., a division of Burlington Resources Inc. and an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, purchased and activated 120 GSP-1600 handheld phones....

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc. announced that Turkey selected the company’s system for its search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. The contract is valued at approximately $1.2 million. The SAR...

Lockheed Martin Space Operations received a recommendation for AS91000 certification for its work on the Cargo Mission Contract from Det Norske Veritas, an international provider of risk management services, Lockheed...

Satellite operator Telesat announced the launch of its two-way satellite broadband service. The service, operating on Anik F2’s Ka-band payload, delivers high-speed Internet connectivity throughout Canada. “By delivering superior broadband...

Spacehab Inc. cleared about $1 million under a real estate transaction of its Houston headquarters building. Spacehab, which provides space services to commercial and government customers, exercised a provision in...

The Prospector 6 rocket, a full-scale prototype of a proposed small launch vehicle, was launched and recovered May 21 after reaching an altitude of almost 3,000 feet. The vehicle was...

European entrepreneurs, small businesses, academia and research institutes are invited to participate in a competition to develop innovative uses of the planned Galileo global navigation satellite system. The best idea...

The European Space Agency (ESA) completed an aircraft flight from Dakar to Mombassa using the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the European satellite navigation system. The mission could play...

Russia will keep access to the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan through 2050, according to a report from RIA Novosti. An agreement between the two governments calls for the construction...