Author: Staff Writer

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] Pace appointed Scott Sheldon as its first chief strategy officer, the company announced June 29.     Sheldon will be responsible for development of a strategy in the...

Reynald Seznec succeeded Pascale Sourisse as CEO of Thales Alenia Space in May 2008, taking over a company with a strong backlog that included the next-generation constellation for Globalstar. He...

TECHNOLOGY Comtech EF Data Introduces Point-To-Multipoint Modem for Satellite IP Delivery Comtech EF Data unveiled its CDM-740 Satellite Modem — a high performance architecture featuring an integrated DVB-S/-S2 receiver and...

[Satellite Today 07-01-09] The U.S. Air Force awarded a $30 million contract to Lockheed Martin to begin concept development for Space Fence, a system of land-based S-band radars supporting operations...

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Microsoft has signed a strategic partnership deal with French broadcaster Canal Plus to bring pay-TV content to Xbox users in France, Microsoft announced June 29. There are...

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] SES Astra signed a capacity deal with SatGate, a Lithuanian satellite service provider, to resume transmissions from SES Astra’s orbital position at 31.5 degrees East, SES Astra...

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled that Sea Launch Co. can continue maintaining its bank accounts and paying its utilities and employees as it restructures under Chapter 11...

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Eutelsat signed a satellite broadband deal with the German province of Brandenburg to provide services supporting Brandenburg’s Broadband Supply for Rural Areas program, Eutelsat announced June 29....

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Stratos Global Corp. signed an agreement with Modern Security Solutions, a Stratos partner based in the United Kingdom, to market the Afiant satellite network video management system...

[Satellite Today 06-30-09] Boeing and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received the first on-orbit signals from the GOES-O satellite and reported that the Earth observation satellite is...