Author: Staff Writer

ILS Blasts AsiaSat 4 Into Orbit

International Launch Services boosted AsiaSat 4, a high-power Boeing Satellite Systems 601HP spacecraft, into orbit aboard an Atlas IIIB vehicle on Friday at 8:47 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft separated from...

CSI Reaches GPS Supply Accord

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. CSI Wireless,...

MTN Provides Wi-Fi On Ships

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to the cruise and offshore oil and gas rigs, has signed an agreement with Holland America Line to provide...

HNS Signs Contracts With GTECH Worth $24M

Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] that provides broadband satellite services, has signed two technology and service contracts valued at $24 million with GTECH [NYSE:...

Space Imaging In Brazil

Space Imaging, a Denver, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek...

News Corp's Preemptive Strike

News Corp [NYSE: NWS] has made a preemptive regulatory strike in its effort to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and its prized DirecTV unit. In...

Invitation to Satellite Business Forecast

Join us Tuesday, April 29, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (EST) for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity.” Gain access to key speakers: Ramu Potarazu,...

Remote Sensing Aids Iraq's Rebirth

The war in Iraq has been a vivid reminder of the value of images provided by commercial remote sensing companies. These same satellite images will play a vital role in...