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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. has been awarded a development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue work on a geostationary small satellite platform, the company announced Jan. 31. […]

In the aftermath of the Jan. 30 catastrophic launch failure of Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL vehicle carrying the NSS-8 satellite for SES New Skies, industry experts were trying to anticipate the […]

Days after the catastrophic failure of Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL vehicle carrying a satellite for SES New Skies, the launch provider is assessing the damage to the launch platform and looking […]

Much like cattle within the continental United States, walrus are a staple for Native Alaskans’ livelihood, be it hides for clothing, meat for food, grease for cooking and ivory for […]

The dramatic launch failure of the NSS-8 satellite means business plans will have to be altered throughout the the length and breadth of the satellite industry. SES New Skies has […]

Telenor Satellite Services has added Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service as well as other satellite services to its offerings under its U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Technology […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) received two advanced technology contracts from EADS Astrium to provide a pair of data reception and transmission subsystems, MDA announced. One of the advanced […]

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. has been awarded a development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to continue work on a geostationary small satellite platform, the company announced Jan. 31. […]

French direct-to-home operator Canalsat ended 2006, its final year of competition with rival TPS, with nearly 3.5 million subscribers, a net increase of 272,000 compared with 2005, parent company Vivendi […]

See World Satellites Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of FTS Group Inc., expects to post an increase of 35 percent to 38 percent in year-over-year top line sales for the […]

Harris Corp. completed a pair of milestones for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program, Harris announced. Harris logged onto a Milstar satellite using an AEHF Navy Multiband […]

A Sea Launch marine crew is performing a comprehensive assessment of the Odyssey Launch Platform following the catastrophic failure of the the launch provider’s Zenit-3SL vehicle carrying a satellite for […]

DigitalGlobe Names VP Of Software And Systems DigitalGlobe has appointed Steve Milton as vice president of software and systems.     Milton will direct DigitalGlobe’s software and systems business office, leading […]

Arrowhead Wins $20 Million DISA Task Order Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. received an order from the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with expanded […]

Audiovox Introduces portable XM Satellite Radio, GPS units Audiovox Corp. unveiled its first portable XM Satellite Radio product. The X2G100B Portable Satellite Radio and MP3 Player allows the user to […]

Hughes Aids Broadband Schools Program In Mexico Hughes Network Systems announced the next phase of a contract with Enlaces Integra and Globalstar de México to deliver an additional 10,860 broadband […]

Norsat International Inc. has received an order from Global TV to supply a turnkey satellite newsgathering system, Norsat announced Jan. 31. Global TV, a division of CanWest Media Works, is […]

The schedule for the remainder of Sea Launch’s 2007 manifest remains uncertain following the loss of a Zenit-3SL vehicle and the SES New Skies NSS-8 satellite Jan. 30. A live […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a 12-month contract by the U.S. Army to support the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS) system, TCS announced Jan. 31. Under the contract, valued […]

BSkyB’s reported strong subscriber growth but an increased churn rate in the company’s second quarter, which closed Dec. 31. BSkyB closed the period with nearly 8.4 million subscribers. During the […]

General Dynamics C4 Systems will supply tactical antennas and radio support equipment to the German Armed Forces for the SATCOMBw Step 2 Program, General Dynamics announced Jan. 31. SATCOMBw Step […]

Cathay Pacific Airways of Hong Kong will be the first commercial airline customer to adopt an Iridium-based global satellite voice service developed by ARINC and International Communications Group (ICG), Iridium […]

GlobeCast has struck a deal to carry North African channel Nessma, GlobeCast announced. The channel is available for direct-to-home satellite reception throughout North Africa and the Middle East via Arabsat’s […]

Entertainment news and picture agency Splash News and Picture has chosen Mainstream Data’s MediasFTP service to deliver the agency’s content worldwide, Mainstream Data announced Jan. 29. Splash News provides its […]

ProtoStar Ltd. has appointed Paul Froelich as CFO, the Bermuda-based company announced Jan. 31. Froelich previously served as CFO for WildBlue Communications and prior to that was involved in infrastructure […]

Pace Micro Technology is one of the main suppliers of set-top boxes and new technologies to satellite pay-TV operators around the globe, working with a number of the most successful […]

Interest in satellite communication services jumped in the wake of the 2005 hurricane season in the United States. In many ways, that interest phased out in 2006 due to a […]

It is no secret that the satellite market in Latin America has been depressed for a number of years. Struggling economies, currency devaluations and a strict regulatory climate have kept […]

There were many notable performances in a year that saw the satellite industry continue its overall resurgence in the face of ever-growing expectations. But four executives stood out in a […]

The December announcement that Loral Space and Communications and a Canadian public pension fund will purchase Telesat Canada from Bell Canada Enterprises should not have surprised industry observers. In December, […]