Tiscali Targets Improved Satellite Performance
Pan-European ISP Tiscali, which recently signed a deal with SatLynx to rollout its Tiscali Sat service in 10 European countries, hopes to extend that partnership if the demand for satellite...
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Arianespace Makes Positive Start To 2004
Arianespace has started the year with two key launch contracts from Japanese satellite operator JSAT. Under the contract, Arianespace will launch the JCSAT-9 satellite and another future satellite. Commenting on...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of Jan. 2- 8, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 8 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.80 17.6 8.1 34.6...
OptiStreams Introduces New Satellite Access Gateway
OptiStreams, a Fresno, Calif.-based private satellite network provider, has introduced a new line of wired and wireless networking hardware designed for consumer, small office/home office and small business users of...
China To Launch 10 Satellites This Year
China plans to launch 10 satellites this year as part of a significant expansion of its space program, according to a Chinese aerospace official quoted in Business Daily Update. The...
Raytheon To Produce US Air Force Anti-Jam GPS Systems
Waltham, Mass.-based aerospace giant Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] has been awarded a $7.6 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to supply anti-jam GPS receivers to the U.S. Air Force‘s C-130 avionics...
ORBIMAGE Emerges from Chapter 11
ORBIMAGE, the Dulles, Va.-based satellite imagery provider, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced last week. As part of the final reorganization plan, all existing notes and...
Sea Launch Deploys Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1
On Saturday, Sea Launch successfully deployed the Telstar 14/Estrela do Sul 1 communications satellite into orbit. A Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off at 8:13 p.m. PDT from the Odyssey Launch Platform,...
DirecTV Has Best Subscriber Growth Quarter
DirecTV, a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: HS], achieved its highest quarterly subscriber growth by connecting 861,000 total customers during the fourth quarter. This translates into 405,000 net new subscribers...
News Corp To Boost DirecTV
News Corp’s completion of its long-anticipated acquisition of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH], its coveted satellite television unit DirecTV, and other subsidiaries offers a host of potential advantages for the combined...