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[Satellite News – 5-30-08] It has been a busy time for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the new Middle East satellite operator. It announced last week that it wanted […]

[Satellite News – 5-22-08] The satellite market was well represented at the ANGA Cable trade show in Cologne this week with various representatives from Eutelsat, SES Astra and Premiere speaking […]

[Satellite Today – 5-29-08] Hughes Network Systems LLC (Hughes) has reached an agreement with Wayport Inc. to provide Wi-Fi services to its HughesNet subscribers at more than 10,000 locations in […]

[Satellite Today – 5-29-08] Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center has acquired a majority interest in International Launch Services (ILS), the two companies announced May 29. In a stunning […]

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] Harris Corp. has been awarded a potential five-year, $85 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Navy for multiband satellite communications terminals, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 5-28-08] The Boeing Company hopes to play a key role in the U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness (SASSA) program. The company, announced, May 28, that […]

[Satellite News – 5-27-08] Both Parm Sandhu, CEO of the Unitymedia Group and Michael Börnicke, CEO of Premiere, warned that pay-TV competition in Germany was changing and that this market, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] SES New Skies has renewed its support for The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization, the company said May 26. The renewed support comes in the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] Orbit Technology Group announced May 27 the delivery of six marine stabilized satellite systems – the OrSat – to AITelecom, a Mexican company operating in the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has named Stephen Wilson vice president of American sales for Globecomm, the company announced May 27.     Wilson brings 26 years of experience […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] All Mobile Video (AMV) has acquired Westar Satellite Services LP, the company announced May 16. The Westar facility consists of 30 satellite dishes and seven microwave […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  SatLink Communications Ltd. has launched Hope Channel’s Novo Tempo, a Brazilian spiritual channel, in the Portuguese language to Africa, the company announced May 27. SatLink is […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Measat) has signed an agreement with AETN All Asia Networks Pte Ltd (AAAN) to distribute The Biography Channel on the Measat-3 […]

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  Astrium has won a contract worth 263 million euros ($415 million) from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build the EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols […]

The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) operational pathfinder seeker for the carrier vehicle was calibrated, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. Calibration was performed in the Space Dynamics Laboratory at North Logan, […]

The Next-Generation Global Positioning System — Ground Control Segment (GPS-OCX) has completed both its integrated baseline review and its system requirements review, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. That integrated baseline […]

The United States should negotiate a free trade deal with Taiwan to demonstrate American support of democracies, despite the inevitable anger that would arouse in the nearby communist Chinese dictatorship. […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] plans to lay off about 750 employees in Southern California because of a downturn in its satellite assembly and integration business, the company announced. But some […]

NASA Gives Virginia Firm $1.56 Billion Contract For Security NASA gave Coastal International Security, Inc. of Lorton, Va., an up-to $1.56 billion contract for protective services, the agency announced. Coastal […]