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[Satellite News – 5-19-08] Spain is getting serious about space, with plans to launch a pair of its own satellites in the next few years to improve its capabilities. “After […]

[Satellite News – 5-19-08] Hello HD, a new high-definition (HD) platform in Hungary being broadcast by Eutelsat Communications, expects to have 50,000 subscribers by the end of the year, said […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched its fifth European Satellite Navigation Competition, the agency announced May 15.     The competition, run by the  Technology Transfer […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] The Missouri Department of Transportation has deployed a number of iNetVu mobile antenna system developed by C-Com Satellite Systems Inc., the company announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] SkyTerra Communications Inc. has extended the expiration date for its offer to issue options for shares of SkyTerra common stock in replacement of options to purchase […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] WorldSpace Satellite Radio reported flat revenue and a decline in subscribers in the first quarter of 2008, the company announced May 15.      WorldSpace reported revenues […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] United Launch Alliance has been awarded a contract modification to launch the U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Geo-2 satellite, the company announced May […]

[Satellite Today – 5-16-08] Lockheed Martin was awarded the contract to develop the GPS 3 constellation, the U.S. Air Force announced May 15.     The system, which will be acquired […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Globalstar Inc. appointed Thomas Colby COO effective May 19, the company announced May 15.     Colby, who has more than 30 years of experience in the […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] ViaSat Inc. authorized Infrastruktura TK to become an authorized repair center for satellite communication system service, repairs and spares in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Dish Network Corp. won its lawsuit against NDS Group over conditional access card technology, Dish announced May 15.     The U.S. District Court for the Central […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Hughes Communications Inc. is offering more than 2 million shares of its common stock in a public offering, the company announced May 13.     The offering […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. posted a 4 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2008, but net income fell 6 percent, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Eutelsat Communications posted a revenue gain of 9 percent in the company’s 2008 third quarter, driven by growth in video applications and value-added services, Eutelsat announced […]

[Satellite Today – 5-15-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported an 11 percent increase in revenues in the 2008 first quarter, but restructuring and transaction costs pushed the satellite operator’s losses up more […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] SES Americom named Jodi Morelli marketing director for its media and enterprise services, the company announced May 14.         Morelli , who has 20 years […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Genesis Networks is introducing what it calls the “world’s first hybrid satellite-fiber service” for global high-definition (HD) broadcasting, Genesis announced May 14.     The services extends […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] GeoEye Inc. will launch its next-generation imaging satellite Aug. 22 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 vehicle, the company announced May 14.     GeoEye-1 developed […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Arianespace rescheduled the launch of the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites to May 30, the company announced May 14.     The mission, originally scheduled for […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] EchoStar Corp. is suspending construction of the CMBStar satellite, the company reported in a filing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.     The satellite, which will […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Occasional use provider SpaceConnection will acquire the occasional use satellite space segment services business of 5DTV, SpaceConnection announced May 13.     The acquisition will bring enhanced […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] ViaSat Inc. posted gains in revenue and net income for both the fourth quarter of 2008 and its fiscal year, the company announced May 13.     […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] DirecTV Holdings LLC and DirecTV Financing Co. Inc. completed $2.5 billion in debt financing, the DirecTV Group announced May 14.     This financing consists of $1.5 […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] SkyPort Global Communications signed a contract to provide the District of Columbia National Guard with emergency satellite communications, SkyPort announced May 13.      SkyPort engineers have […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] EADS Astrium recorded revenues improved to 751 million euros ($1.2 billion) in the 2008 first quarter, primarily due to the ramp-up of Paradigm services and an […]

[Satellite News – 5-14-08] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Korea Telecom’s (KT) next telecommunication satellite, Thales announced May 14.     Thales will manufacture the communications payload […]

[Satellite News – 5-13-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. will acquire Radyne Corp. in a deal that will allow Comtech to improve its leadership position in the ground station and amplifier markets, […]

[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] Lockheed Martin submitted a bid for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Situational Awareness program, Lockheed Martin announced May 13.     The program is intended to demonstrate […]

[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has been awarded a contract by Boeing Co. for an information system for the International Space Station (ISS), MDA announced […]

[Satellite Today – 5-13-08] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) posted a 5.2 percent decrease in revenues for the first quarter of 2008 but earnings jumped 23 percent, the company […]