Month: November 2005

New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. posted a profit of $6.1 million on revenues of $61.2 million in the third quarter 2005, the company reported Nov. 9. “Revenues are 14 percent...

The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft was launched Nov. 9 by a Russian Soyuz-Fregat rocket operated by Starsem, ESA announced. The spacecraft will enter orbit around Venus in...

Great Circle Shipping, a Bangkok-based ship management company, is fitting 34 of its bulk cargo carriers with Thrane & Thranes maritime Iridium terminals under a service contract with Singapore Telecommunications...

Echostar Communications Corporations and its Dish Network announced Nov. 9 that it has acquired the rights to broadcast all Pakistani cricket home games in the United States for the remainder...

ILC and Envivio Inc. have teamed to help service providers roll out IPTV services, the companies announced Nov. 9. Pairing ILC’s network control software Maxview with Envivio’s complete line of...

The European Union (EU) reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Nov. 8. The agreement will cover industrial...

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Nov. 7 its “Huge Gift Little Box” mail-in rebate promotion that will run through Dec. 31. The promotion offers a $50 mail-in rebate to either the...

Microspace Communications Corp., a provider of point-to-multipoint satellite services, said Nov. 7 it provided digital delivery for the Disney feature film “Chicken Little” Nov. 4 via its Velocity satellite service...

Lockheed Martin said Nov. 8 it delivered the second of eight GPS Block 2R satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a scheduled...

Iridium Satellite LLC reported that the number of subscribers to its mobile satellite service has grown 30 percent from the beginning of 2005 to Nov. 1. Revenues also are up...