Author: Staff Writer

Comtech Telecommunications [Nasdaq: CMTL] has finalized a contract with an unidentified U.S. government contractor for satellite-based location tracking and messaging system and services. The $23.5 million contract, which was awarded...

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a provider of ship-to-shore satellite communications, has signed an agreement to use capacity on New Skies Satellites‘ [NYSE: NSK] NSS-5 satellite over the Pacific Ocean. Through...

Orbital Recovery has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its financial advisor, with responsibility for leading the company through its final funding round for its new Geosynch Spacecraft Life Extension System (SLES). In...

The last of the Ariane 4 rockets was launched Saturday with the Intelsat 907 satellite onboard. Intelsat ranks as the heaviest user of Arianespace‘s services and has had more than...

KVH Industries [KVHI] is launching a satellite communications system designed for maritime use – the Tracphone F55. The Tracphone F55 uses Inmarsat’s satellites to offer leisure and small commercial vessels...

The fourth-quarter and full-year 2002 financial performances for satellite operator New Skies Satellites [NSK] were off compared to 2001, due to a difficult economy, adoption of a new accounting rule...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [MDA] announced that the $4.45 million Canadian ($2.9 million) second phase of its Environmental Monitoring Information Network (EMIN) in Bangladesh has been approved for implementation. The...

Satellite broadcast services provider GlobeCast has launched a digital direct-to-home platform on a Eutelsat HOT BIRD satellite. The France Telecom [FTE] subsidiary’s new proprietary DTH platform will operate on the...

Week of Feb. 7 – 13, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Feb. 13 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year toDate Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.78 13.4 6.6 6.6...

The malfunction of a Russian Proton rocket launch last November is unlikely to affect Sea Launch’s procedures and launch schedule, according to a Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB). Sea Launch’s...