SS/L CEO Hopeful On Asian Prospects
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) President Patrick DeWitt believes there are a number of growth opportunities for the satellite manufacturer in Asia. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “We are very bullish on Asia...
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Gilat To Provide Satellite Communications To Kenyan Postal Service
Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet subsidiary has received a contract to supply a satellite-based communications network to the Kenyan postal service, Posta Kenya. Financial terms were not disclosed....
Transocean Renews Satellite Communications Contract With CapRock
Oil drilling firm Transocean has renewed its satellite communication agreement with CapRock. CapRock has been providing Transocean’s communications services for nearly a decade, and the drilling company decided to extend...
Intelsat Announces $500M Initial Public Offering
Intelsat announced Wednesday its intention to conduct a long-awaited initial public offering of its ordinary shares, which is expected to raise $500 million. Intelsat’s current shareholders will be given the...
Space Industry To Pass $100 Billion in 2004, Council Predicts
The global space industry continued to grow in 2003, fueled by a significant increase in U.S. military contracts and continued growth in its commercial markets. According to the 2004 State...
EchoStar To Offer Spanish-Language Columbia TV Packages
Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] has announced that its DISH Network will offer Spanish-language TV Columbia programming packages beginning Feb. 11. TV Colombia is an alliance between RCN Television,...
Pegasus Offers $100M in Senior Notes
Pegasus Satellite Communications, a subsidiary of Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Pegasus Communications [Nasdaq: PGTV], intends to offer $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 11 1/4 percent senior notes due in...
SES Americom Retires GSTAR-4 After 13 Years of Service
SES Americom, the Princeton, N.J.-based satellite operating subsidiary of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG], has conducted its last operations on the GSTAR-4 satellite. The company is de-orbiting the satellite more than...
Navy Takes Delivery of UHF Follow-On Satellite
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the 11th UHF Follow-On (UFO) spacecraft, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA], following the satellite’s completion of its in-orbit test program. The satellite, which...
Scopus To Supply Digital TV Platform To T-Systems
Scopus Network Technologies, an Israel-based supplier of digital compression technology to the broadcasting industry, has signed an agreement to supply German business services provider T-Systems, a Deutsche Telekom [NYSE: DT]...