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[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] The  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed Oct.5 that the Kaguya (Selene) satellite was injected into lunar orbit, a first for Japan. JAXA said the satellite […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Loral Space and Communications and its partner’s acquisition of Telesat Canada, Loral announced Oct. 5. Loral and the Public […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, said Oct. 4 that it wanted to look closer into BSkyB’s plans to offer pay-TV services via the Digital Terrestrial Television […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has won a $65 million contract to provide the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) with a space-based data collection […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] SeaMobile Enterprises has been awarded two contracts to provide global VSAT services to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the company announced Oct. 3. SeaMobile […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Lou Dubin has been promoted to president of the Radyne Division of Radyne Corp., the company announced Oct. 3. Dubin has been with Radyne since 1995 […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat), Al-Dawri and Al-Kass Sports Channel of Qatar will be leasing C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite in order to […]

[10-5-07 – Satellite News]  Shin Satellite, the Thai-based satellite operator, will likely launch its groundbreaking ‘HD Cinema’ service outside of Thailand in the next year. The operator announced this week […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  IMS Research said Oct. 3 that satellite operators will propel growth in the hybrid set-top box market, which while still small today will grow significantly, and […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  DataPath Inc. has received delivery orders worth $8.7 million to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with VSAT fly-away systems and satellite transportable terminals, the company announced […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Intelsat Ltd. has signed a new multi-year contract with Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS), the company announced Oct. 4. SBS will use Intelsat’s network of satellite, […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Thales Alenia Space has transferred the Star One C1 satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, the company announced Oct. 4. Star One C1 […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  SkyWave Mobile Communications has sold more than 110,000 units throughout the company’s 10 years in business, including more than 30,000 units this year alone, the company […]

[10-05-07 – Satellite Today]  Boeing has shipped the third Thuraya communications satellite to the Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., the company announced Oct. 4. Thuraya 3 is […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] The Australian government will fund a sixth Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) under an agreement to have access to the U.S. satellite communications system, the Australian Defence […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] The  U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a request by  TerreStar Networks Inc. for an extension of the launch milestone for its TerreStar-1 satellite from November […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today]  Orbital Sciences Corp. awarded a contract to GMV to provide the flight dynamics system for the Measat-1R spacecraft being manufactured for Measat Satellite Systems, GMV announced […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today]  Novatel Inc. received a contract from Thales Alenia Space Italia for continued development of a component of ground reception chain reception for Galileo, Novatel announced Oct. […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today]  Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with satellite communications infrastructure equipment, the company announced Oct. 3. The equipment, […]

[10-04-07 – Satellite Today]  Arianespace has restarted the countdown for the launch of the Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 satellites, with the mission slated to take place Oct. 5, Arianespace […]

The diversification of traditional direct-to-home (DTH) players is continuing as BSkyB unveiled details of a new digital terrestrial (DTT) service, and EchoStar announced it will acquire Sling Media as well […]

The headline for an Oct. 1 Satellite Today item should have read, “Enea To Provide Middleware For Hughes Base Station Subsystem”

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a capacity exchange deal with Vietnam Telecom International, the companies announced Oct. 2. Under the memorandum of agreement, the two […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  BSkyB may have to sell its stake in leading U.K public broadcaster ITV, after U.K. Competition Commission said the deal "restricts competition.” BSkyB acquired a nearly […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected by the California Institute of Technology and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to design, manufacture, integrate and test the Nuclear […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Spacenet Inc. is working with Verizon Business to deploy a satellite network for the U.S. Postal Service, Spacenet parent Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Oct. 1. […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Stratos Global Corp. is making Inmarsat’s Satellite Phone Services available commercially, the company announced Oct. 1. The new services, available in mobile, fixed-land and fixed-maritime packages, […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  SpaceDev received a contract from U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract for work on the High Delta-V satellite program, the company announced Oct. 2. […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Advent Communications has signed two new agreements with Chinese broadcast companies, Advent announced Oct. 2. Advent signed an agency agreement with Beijing Century Sage Scientific System […]

[10-03-07 – Satellite Today]  Wegener Corp. has renewed its $1.8 million distributor agreement with Mega Hertz, Wegener announced Oct. 1. The long-standing agreement grants Mega Hertz exclusive distributor status for […]