Author: Staff Writer

Eutelsat has arranged a $484.33 million multicurrency, revolving credit facility to a establish more flexible line of credit in anticipation of its privatization next July “and its likely IPO within...

Launch managers at Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] were all smiles Oct. 9 when its Pegasus rocket successfully launched NASA’s High Energy Transient Explorer 2 (HETE 2) satellite into its targeted...

Telesat Canada is a company that was originally formed as a domestic satellite organization to provide basic services to all Canadians. In 1969, when the company was formed, the government...

By Rob Fernandez Few would dispute that the Internet has swept up the satellite industry as it has everything else within its broad reach. While the nature of satellite technology...

By Theresa Foley The coming wave of new broadband satellites would be useless without comparable advances in user terminals, and earth station developers have a number of impressive advanced antenna...

By Peter J. Brown The 1990s are finally over, and Asia is breathing a sigh of relief. The economic indicators are all pointing to a continuing rebound, although some concern...

By Marc Crossman And Aileen Chen Even after reporting second quarter results that showed improvement from a disappointing first quarter, the stock of Loral Space and Communications still trades more...

By Gerry Oberst In August, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released on its Web site a thoughtful report on the ethics of space policy. The document...

By Theresa Foley The satellite manufacturing segment of the commercial satellite business has always held a significant role in the industry’s identity. One of the first things people visualize when...

By David Hartshorn This time last year, they said it couldn’t be done. The idea seemed simple enough: Draw upon the combined resources of the Global VSAT Forum membership–nearly 100...