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[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Israel’s Starling Advanced Communications Ltd. and EMS Technologies Inc. signed an agreement to develop, manufacture and market a new satellite-based Ku-band airborne antenna system, Starling announced […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Spanish direct-to-home platform Digital+ added only 21,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter to close 2007 with 2.1 million subscribers, the company announced Feb. 5.     […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] BSkyB now has more than 8.8 million subscribers and more than 1.2 million broadband customers, the company announced Feb. 6. The U.K.-based pay-TV operator added more […]

[Satellite Today – 2-6-08] Charlie Ergen, chairman  and CEO of Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp., has replaced Carl Vogel as president of Dish Network, the company announced Feb. 5. […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Colombia’s Avianca Airlines will be installing Iridium value-added service provider Avionica’s Iridium-based satLink communications module on its fleet, Iridium announced Feb. 5.     Avionica’s satLink Iridium system […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Digital pay-TV provider NDS has extended its relationship with Viasat Broadcasting for the provision of VideoGuard conditional access, NDS announced Feb. 5.     The two companies also […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] ViaSat Inc. reported record quarterly revenues of $152.1 million in its 2008 third quarter, an increase of 22 percent, the company announced Feb. 5.     The government […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Indian direct-to-home operator Tata Sky plans to introduce a personal video recorder (PVR) by the end of the year, the company announced Feb. 5.         The […]

[Satellite Today -2-5-08] Streambox Inc. promoted Brian Raine to vice president of business development, the company announced Feb. 5.     Raine, who has worked in high-growth technology companies for 12 […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Serafina Holdings completed its acquisition of Intelsat Holdings Ltd., Intelsat announced Feb. 4.     Serafina, an entity formed by funds advised by BC Partners, Silver Lake […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] The Rascom-QAF1 satellite has been moved into its final geostationary orbit at 2.85Ëš East, Thales Alenia Space announced Feb. 4.     The spacecraft carries 12 Ku-band […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Integral Systems Inc. posted a 36 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2008 to $37.3 million, the company announced Feb. 4. Net income […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Northrop Grumman Corp. demonstrated the interface compatibility of the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite using a U.S. Army user terminal, the company […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] NewTec has released a new antenna  pointing systems intended to eliminate installation costs associated with broadband over satellite systems, the company announced Feb. 4.     Dubbed […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Israeli satellite communications company SatLink Communications launched its new multi channel per carrier platform on Eutelsat‘s W2 satellite, the company said Feb. 4.     Uplinks are […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Ross Video has appointed Santiago Sanchez as regional sales manager in Mexico, the company announced Feb. 4.     Sanchez will be responsible for developing new and […]

[Satellite Today – 2-4-08] Miteq Inc. has appointed Howard Hausman as president, the company announced Feb. 1.     Hausman will replace former President and CEO Arthur Faverio.     David Krautheimer […]

[Satellite News 2-4-08] Verizon has surpassed 1 million customer barrier for its Fios IPTV service in the United States ramping up the pressure on its satellite and cable competitors.     […]

Funding Plan Requests $3 Billion For Orion-Ares Spacecraft System Space Shuttle Program Would Receive $2.98 Billion, Down 8.7 Percent From The $3.3 Billion Appropriated in Current Fiscal 2008 President Bush […]

Missile Defense Systems Needed As Missile Threat Increases President Bush would provide $9.336 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, up 7.9 […]

NASA Apparently Solves Problem With Bent Radiator Hose On Space Shuttle Special Tool Devised To Resolve Hose Woes Better late than never, at least for Space Shuttle Atlantis, which now […]

Budget Would Provide $66.3 Million For Arrow, $44.9 Million For David’s Sling President Bush would provide capabilities development funding to further U.S.-Israeli missile defense programs in the fiscal year ending […]

Bush Also Proposes $103 Million In Fiscal 2009, Total $910 Million In Fiscal 2009-13, For Space Climate Research On Seven Future Satellites Now In Planning, Development Mikulski Provides Fiscal 2008 […]

NASA Now Likely Able to Select Another Firm For Space Transport Aid The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest by Rocketplane Kistler, which contested a NASA decision to drop […]

A key Polish leader said he expects the United States will meet Polish security concerns, as Poland considers hosting the proposed new site for the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) […]

The United States and India inked an agreement to join in using space for peaceful purposes. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair signed […]

Lockheed Gets $512 Million Contract For HIMARS, GMLRS Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] gained a $512 million contract to provide the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) — Guided Multiple Launch […]

Launch Schedule 2008 Date: Feb. 7 Mission: STS-122 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center – Launch Pad 39A Launch Time: 2:45 p.m. EST Description: STS-122 will […]

After the normal holiday break, the satellite industry jumped into 2008 with little hesitation, and a number of announcements made in the first several weeks of January will give the […]

Keeping ahead of the technology curve is becoming more important for equipment suppliers, as their customers are demanding the latest advancements to help fuel their business plans and satisfy the […]