Month: May 2005

EMS Satcom opened an office in Monterrey, Mexico, that will be the headquarters for the company’s Latin American sales operations. “The opening of this office and our expansion into the...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized the launch and operation of a next-generation L-band satellite at 101 degrees West. This follows the April 5...

International Launch Services (ILS) placed the DirecTV 8 satellite into orbit May 22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a Proton Breeze M rocket. Satellite controllers confirmed that the...

Lockheed Martin Space Operations received a recommendation for AS91000 certification for its work on the Cargo Mission Contract from Det Norske Veritas, an international provider of risk management services, Lockheed...

The Prospector 6 rocket, a full-scale prototype of a proposed small launch vehicle, was launched and recovered May 21 after reaching an altitude of almost 3,000 feet. The vehicle was...

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc. announced that Turkey selected the company’s system for its search-and-rescue (SAR) operations. The contract is valued at approximately $1.2 million. The SAR...

Globalstar announced that Burlington Resources Canada Ltd., a division of Burlington Resources Inc. and an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, purchased and activated 120 GSP-1600 handheld phones....

Russia will keep access to the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan through 2050, according to a report from RIA Novosti. An agreement between the two governments calls for the construction...

Satellite operator Telesat announced the launch of its two-way satellite broadband service. The service, operating on Anik F2’s Ka-band payload, delivers high-speed Internet connectivity throughout Canada. “By delivering superior broadband...

European entrepreneurs, small businesses, academia and research institutes are invited to participate in a competition to develop innovative uses of the planned Galileo global navigation satellite system. The best idea...