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After years of false starts and disappointments, 2005 may have been the year that broadband satellite services "turned a corner and began to deliver on a number of long-held promises," […]

The U.S. Air Force‘s senior military space leadership intends to turn the service’s troubled space acquisition processes into the model of excellence across the Department of Defense. The goal amounts […]

The European Space Agency will build a replacement for the environmental satellite lost in an October launch failure, ESA announced Feb. 24. CryoSat-2 will replace the CryoSat spacecraft that was […]

The launch of an Orbital Science Corp. Pegasus rocket carrying three small mircosatellites has been postponed to no earlier than March 6, NASA announced. The launch, which will carry NASA’s […]

Michel Davoudian, CEO of Ouranos Networks, is confident the operator can make satellite broadband a success in Europe. Ouranos, which acquired the assets of the defunct Aramiska, will implement a […]

Trimble has acquired the intellectual property assets of a company that produces software used to enhance the accuracy of GPS signals, Trimble announced. Trimble plans to use the assets of […]

Vietnam plans to launch its first telecom satellite in 2008, according to a Feb. 22 report from the Vietnam News Agency. The Vinasat spacecraft will be owned by the Vietnam […]

Alcatel Alenia Space received a contract from Turksat AS for the manufacture and in-orbit delivery of the Turksat 3A satellite in early 2008, Alcatel announced Feb. 23. Turksat 3A will […]

Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) updated their cooperation agreement for the Meteorological Operational (MetOp) program, clearing the way for the scheduled June launch of the MetOp-A satellite, the […]

Lockheed Martin‘s Advanced Technology Center received a contract from NASA to manufacture an instrument for the GOES-R environmental satellites, Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 22. Under the $2 million contract, Lockheed […]

International Launch Services (ILS) remains on scheduled to launch the Arabsat 4A satellite aboard a Proton M/Breeze M launce vehicle at 2:10 a.m. local time March 1 from the Baikonur […]

DirecTV will expand its high-definition of local TV stations with the addition of 24 more markets this spring, the company announced. Beginning in April, DirecTV will begin offering HD programming […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported sales of $703.5 million in 2005, up from revenues of $675.9 million in 2004, the company announced Feb. 22. Orbital’s profit in 2005 was $28.2 million, […]

Arianespace announced Feb. 21 that its heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with Hisdesat‘s Spainsat and Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird 7A satellite tentatively has been rescheduled for Feb. 24. The definite date and […]

The Astro-F satellite, launched Feb. 22 aboard an M-5 rocket, is in stable condition despite a slight problem with the 2-dimensional solar sensor, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced. […]

Earthlink Inc. announced partnerships with Echostar Communications Corp. and DirecTV to offer satellite TV services. By the end of the first quarter, Earthlink customers in select markets will be able […]

Radyne Corp. announced Feb. 21 that its satellite electronics division received an order valued at more than $1.3 million for satellite modems and frequency converters from a major South Asian […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. was awarded a satellite infrastructure contract valued at approximately $1.1 million from an existing unnamed customer, Globecomm announced. Under the deal, Globecomm provided a turnkey Intelsat earth […]

Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) awarded a contract to Space International Services and Sea Launch Co. to launch the Amos-3 satellite using the Land Launch system, Sea Launch announced Feb. […]

Arianespace postponed the scheduled Feb. 21 launch of Hot Bird 7A and Spainsat due to a technical issue with ground equipment. At press time, Arianespace expected the delay to be […]

SES Global reported revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in 2005, a 17 percent increase over 2004, while profits improved 12 percent to 382 million euros ($456.4 million) in […]

Humax is launching a high-definition (HD) digital satellite set-top-box in the United Kingdom in March, the company announced. The Humax HDCI2000, which will allow viewers to receive free-to-air HD satellite […]

World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, launched Feb. 20 the first Iridium-based satellite pay phone able to use a credit card swiper for […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) announced Feb. 20 the addition of two new associate members, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) and Emerging Markets Communications Inc. (EMC), as well as the addition […]

Thomson will build the digital set-top boxes for a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service planned for launch in India in mid-2006 by Tata Sky, Thomson announced Feb. 19. Under the contract […]

Rocket System Corp. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Multi-functional Transport Satellite 2 (MTSat-2) Feb. 18 aboard an H-2A launch vehicle. MTSat-2, owned by the Ministry of […]

Boeing has received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to begin work on the fourth satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite system, Boeing announced Feb. 20. Boeing […]

Iridium Satellite LLC unveiled a new range of solutions for satellite-based rural communications for Africa and other remote regions, the company announced Feb. 20. Iridium, which provides voice and data […]

The BBC filed news reports on the mudslide in the Philippines using Inmarsat‘s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), the first news reports filed using the mobile satellite service, Stratos Global […]

Bellsouth extended its marketing alliance with DirecTV Inc. but also has made moves toward expanding its Internet protocol (IP) TV services going forward. As part of its longstanding deal with […]