Month: September 2000

Loral Cyberstar has established an Indian Ocean Region (IOR), with headquarters in Bangalore, India, to provide service and support for the carrier’s customers in the region. The new region’s territory...

Integral Systems Inc. [ISYS], a supplier of satellite ground systems and software, has acquired SAT Corp., which provides automatic signal monitoring systems and networks for both satellite and terrestrial applications....

Surviving a launch failure, especially early on the company’s development, can be the most significant obstacle to overcome. Such was the case facing Sea Launch. Indeed, Sea Launch President Will...

From satellite imagery to mobile communications, the Summer Olympic Games have made their way onto business plans within the space industry. Globalstar USA, the subsidiary of Globalstar L.P. [GSTRF], announced...

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Sept. 8 at 8:46 a.m. EDT en route to the International Space Station. While at the station, the seven- member...

For many industry leaders trying to lessen the cost of space access, it has proven to be an uphill battle with varying degrees of U.S. government support. Members of the...

BETHESDA, Md.–Satellite manufacturers and launch vehicle providers must take more responsibility with software providers in all project phases, as new commercial systems are conceived, built and deployed. That was the...

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s [SIRI] Sirius 2 satellite successfully was launched Sept. 5 aboard a Proton rocket, achieved successful separation about two and a half hours after liftoff and had...

By Robert N. Wold The high-technology industry that designs and manufactures communications satellites had its beginnings only 40-some years ago. It has already stirred a potpourri of fascinating corporate sagas,...

By Peter J. Brown Data is flowing everywhere, and in every conceivable form, from synchronized data to opportunistic data. It is seen as an essential part of e-commerce, t-commerce (for...