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Eutelsat reported revenues of 415.3 million euros ($545.7 million) for the second half of 2006, the company announced Feb. 15. The revenues represented an increase of 5.2 percent over the […]

Ariane 5 production is being increased to meet growing demand in the launch services marketplace, Arianespace announced Feb. 15. In a declaration signed in Bremen, Germany, production of Ariane 5 […]

International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract to launch the Ciel-2 satellite on a Proton Breeze-M vehicle in late 2008, the company announced Feb. 15. Ciel-2, built by Alcatel Alenia […]

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Intelsat has appointed William Shernit as president of its subsidiary, Intelsat General, Intelsat announced Feb. 14. Intelsat General provides communications systems primarily to military and civilian government customers. Shernit has […]

[2/15/07] Eagle Broadband Inc., a national provider of broadband, Internet protocol (IP) and digital communications technology and services, received notice from the American Stock Exchange (Amex) indicating that the staff […]

Wesley Bush has been elected COO of Northrop Grumman Corp., the company announced Feb. 13. Bush, who also serves as Northrop Grumman’s president, joined the company in 2002 as part […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has completed satellite support operations for U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) program, the company announced Feb. 13. SS/L manufactured the GOES […]

Sirius Canada Inc. added more than 100,000 subscribers since Nov. 22, bringing its total subscriber base to more than 300,000, the company announced Feb. 13. The company launched service in […]

Starsys Inc., a subsidiary of SpaceDev, has completed testing of part of the antenna-pointing gimbal for the GeoEye-1 imaging satellite, SpaceDev announced Feb. 12. The antenna-pointing gimbal reduces motion created […]

[2/14/07] GlobeCast and Envivio Inc. have reached an agreement to deliver content to Orange’s mobile TV subscribers throughout France, the companies announced Feb. 13. The new solution, based at GlobeCast’s […]

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Telenor Satellite Services has teamed with Telemar Scandinavia AB to deliver broadband maritime communications aboard 27 vessels managed by Wallenius Marine AB, Telenor announced Feb. 12. Telemar will deliver and […]

[2/13/07] Representatives from public television stations nationwide will urge Congress this week to mandate satellite carriage of local stations’ digital signals, the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) announced Feb […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. demonstrated a GPS range-tracking system developed for the Minuteman-3 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the company announced Feb. 9. The system, one of two independent tracking systems required […]

Newtec is partnering with UDCast to present a mobile TV system for distribution of digital video broadcasting–handheld signals via satellite for commercial deployments beginning in the third quarter of 2007, […]

Norwegian technology company T-VIPs will provide its TVG420 IP Video Gateway to the DLR, the German Aerospace Center, T-VIPs announced. The system will be used to send video from the […]

Globecomm is introducing its SatCell managed network services to provide carriers with a mobile network for serving low-density markets and geographically isolated areas as well as provided satellite service for […]

SkyWave Mobile Communications has received Inmarsat type approval for its SureLinx 8100 D+/GPRS integrated wireless controller, allowing for its use throughout the global Inmarsat network, SkyWave announced.

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Space Shuttle Atlantis Moves To Vehicle Assembly Building Space Shuttle Atlantis was transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building to prepare for launch next month. After being fitted with its external […]

NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles. NASA hopes to issue a draft […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–Last month’s test by China of an anti-satellite weapon marked “a turning point” in how the United States should view space, the Air Force’s two top officials said last […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] posted the best percentage profit increase among several leading defense contractors, in results for the fourth quarter of 2006. But for the full year, Raytheon Co. […]

The Air Force would spend about $800 million more for missiles in fiscal 2008 than in the current 2007, and $400 million more for equipment, according to budget documents and […]

The American Institue of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) backed the NASA budget request for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, but seeks added funds for aeronautics research. “AIAA is […]

The alleged actions of astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak, while shocking, will not and should not damage support for NASA and the U.S. role in space, either in congressional committees with […]

The installation of Democratic leadership in Congress means that some opponents of ballistic missile defense (BMD) have gained expanded leverage and clout, a leading analyst said. Baker Spring, research fellow […]