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Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.6 million on revenues of $197.7 million in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 27. In the 2005 third quarter, Orbital […]

ViaSat Inc. received a $12 million delivery order from Arinc for extra production quantities of its Skylink Airborne Integrated Satellite Communication Terminal, ViaSat announced Oct. 27. The Skylink system is […]

Responding to complaints from a pair of investors, Loral Space & Communications Inc. and its largest shareholder will consider alternatives to a recent equity financing deal. Loral asked MHR Fund […]

Intelsat has appointed Vicki Warker as senior vice president of marketing, the company announced Oct. 25. Warker will be responsible for the company’s growth initiatives and maximizing the company’s performance […]

DirecTV has added a new Arabic-language programming package to its international programming platform, the company announced Oct. 23. The Arabicdirect package combines five Arabic-language channels from the Middle East. The […]

Having declared its second modernized GPS Block 2R-15(M) satellite operational Oct. 12, Lockheed Martin announced plans for the launch of the third GPS Block 2R-M Nov. 14 from Cape Canaveral, […]

Verso Technologies Inc. announced Oct. 26 a formal partnership with ViaSat Inc. to jointly develop and market global satellite-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networking solutions. The companies will combine […]

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to conduct investigations into the operations of each Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the NAB […]

Telenor has agreed to sell its Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) unit to Apax Partners France for $400 million in cash, Telenor announced. Telenor has been shopping its satellite communications unit […]

Iridium Satellite has expanded its value-added partner program, adding three manufacturers and a reseller, Iridium announced Oct. 25. The new value-added manufacturers are Fastwave Communications of Perth, Australia; Uplogix of […]

Nallatech, a manufacturer of high-performance field programmable gate array (FPGA) components, announced its development of a test platform for space-borne processing with Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Space Technology sector. As part […]

General Motors of Canada Ltd. delivered its 50,000th vehicle with factory-installed XM Satellite Radio, the company announced Oct. 24. GM Canada installs XM in more than 50 models and in […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has completed initial functional verification. and calibration and verification tests of the Advanced Land Observing Satellite and operations began Oct. 24, JAXA announced. Daichi […]

Alcatel Alenia Space will develop on-board and ground segment equipment for the Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) Pathfinder mission, the company announced Oct. 25. The LISA Pathfinder will provide in-orbit […]

Investment firm Highland Capital Management LP has offered to purchase $300 million in Loral stock “on terms that are more beneficial than those offered” to another investment firm. Highland delivered […]

Sea Launch plans to perform its fifth mission of 2006, placing the XM-4 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio Oct. 26. Liftoff of the Zenit-3SL vehicle from Sea Launch’s […]

Charges related to the shut down of the Connexion satellite Internet unit pushed Boeing Co.’s profit lower in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 25. Boeing posted a […]

Qinetiq Group PLC, an international defense and security technology company, announced Oct. 24 the appointment of George Tenet as an independent non-executive director. Tenet served as director of the U.S. […]

Orbcomm Inc., launched an initial public offering of 11.2 million shares at an estimated offering price of $12 to $14 per share, the company announced Oct. 19. The company will […]

Harris Corp. received a 12-month contract to provide the U.S. Navy with a Harris AN/WSC-6E(V)9 multiband shipboard satellite communications terminal (MSSCT) for the Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship, Harris announced […]

SES Americom has integrated video encryption technology developed by Harmonic Inc. with the satellite operators IP-Prime Internet Protocol (IP) distribution service, the companies announced Oct. 24. Harmonic Prostream 1000 provides […]

Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Aerospace segment, which includes the company’s satellite operations, reported a 10 percent improvement in operation margin in the third quarter of 2006 despite a 6 percent drop […]

Higher volumes in satellite programs helped Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Space Systems segment post gains in revenues and operating profit in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 24. The […]

The U.S. District Court in Miami voided a proposed settlement that Echostar Communications Corp. had reached with several TV stations to allow the satellite-TV company to continue broadcasting local network […]

The People’s Republic of China plans to launch its first direct-broadcasting satellite by the end of October and is planning to launch its second geosynchronous meteorological satellite before the end […]

Satamatics, a provider of asset-tracking and monitoring services, announced Oct. 23 that it connected its 100,000th subscriber through its distribution partner, Track 24. The milestone marks a 43 percent annual […]

Vernon Irvin will serve as chief marketing officer for XM Satellite Radio, the company announced Oct. 23. His appointment will take effect Nov. 14, and Irvin will oversee XM’s strategic […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Oct. 23 that it has inked a $5.3 million contract for 50 Auto-Explorer satellite terminals to support the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. The contract, […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems is presenting details of a new mobile office product, the next generation of its Highly Mobile Office (HMO) line. Swe-Dish introduced the HMO family, which provide an […]

Kudelski Group signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire control of OpenTV Corp., which manufactures middleware and other technology solutions for direct-to-home operators, from Liberty Media Corp., Kudelski announced Oct. […]