Month: February 2005

At press time, Sea Launch said it was postponing the launch of the XM-3 satellite for XM Satellite Radio until Feb. 17 at 7:53 p.m. PST due to rough sea...

Reuters reported Feb. 15 that Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Co. are planning to sell their Space Imaging remote sensing joint venture. The report cited industry analysts as the source for...

MSNBC reported late Feb. 15 on its Web site that Russia appears to have abandoned the search for a spy satellite that has not been seen since returning to Earth...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced the appointment of Jennifer Manner as the company’s new vice president of regulatory affairs. She comes to MSV after most recently serving as senior counsel...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said its U.S.-based subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by Wendy’s Restaurants of Rochester Inc. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to link 123 Wendy’s Old...

Globecomm Systems Inc. said the company launched a worldwide two-way, high-speed Internet protocol platform utilizing iDirect Technologies’ satellite-based broadband access solution. The Globecomm offering combines iDirect’s IP platform with its...

BellSouth said Feb. 16 that it added more than 200,000 DirecTV satellite television subscribers since it began offering the service in August 2004. “This significant milestone is evidence that BellSouth...

EMS Technologies said its satellite network division signed a contract with Morsviazsputnik for a DVB-RCS system to be installed in Russia. The DVB-RCS product and technology solutions enable two-way broadband...

Sky Television New Zealand announced two new additions to its programming line-up to boost its content production in the areas of sports and current affairs. It announced that it intends...

Inmarsat said it would apply for authorization to operate ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) facilities in the United States to provide voice and data communications using L-band frequencies. The announcement comes...