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Month: March 2003
Canada, India Sign Space Accord
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have signed an agreement expanding their ongoing international space cooperation for peaceful purposes. The agencies said the accord...
Sprechman Named CEO of GlobeCast America
David Sprechman has been appointed CEO of GlobeCast America, the U.S. arm of French satellite service provider GlobeCast. Sprechman will be responsible for overall direction and management of GlobeCast’s North...
Harris To Provide Communications To Canadian Military
SNC-Lavalin PAE has selected Harris [NYSE: HRS] as its preferred supplier of communications and information services for the Canadian armed forces. The Harris contract is part of a larger C$200...
NDS To Provide Conditional Access Security on Viasat Platform
NDS Group, U.K.-based provider of technology products for digital pay-TV, has signed a contract with Viasat Broadcasting, the satellite broadcasting division of Northern European Media Group, to deploy NDS VideoGuard...
Discovery Inks SES Americom Deal
Discovery Communications has signed a multi-transponder agreement with SES Americom, a unit of SES Global, to lease C-band capacity on AMC-10 and AMC-11, the company’s successor satellites to Satcom C-3...
Cessna Selects Garmin's Integrated Avionics System for Citation Mustang
Cessna Aircraft has selected Garmin International’s [Nasdaq: GRMN] G1000 integrated avionics system for the new Citation Mustang business jet. The Mustang panel features a 15-inch multi-function display, flanked by pilot...
The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of March 21 – 27, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol March 27 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.50 6.4 (4.5)...
L-3 Delivers First Satcom Terminals For NATO Astor Program
L-3 Communications [NYSE: LLL] announced Monday that its Communication Systems-West division has delivered the first two super-high frequency airborne satellite communication (satcom) terminals, the first airborne wide band data link...
Boeing To Build MEASAT-3
Malaysia’s Binariang Satellite Systems and Boeing Satellite Systems, a unit of Boeing [NYSE: BA], have signed a contract for the procurement of a high-power commercial communications satellite. The new Boeing...