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Loral Space & Communications Ltd. moved a step closer to emerging from bankruptcy when the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved, June 1, the company’s […]

With Mexican satellite operator Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V.‘s (Satmex) facing numerous questions about its future, a group of the company’s creditors filed an involuntary Chapter 11 petition against Satmex […]

Saunders Kramer passed away May 30 in Washington, D.C., after complications following heart surgery. He was 84. Kramer, while working at Lockheed Missiles and Space in the late 1950s, was […]

Lockheed Martin and Aerojet conducted the second test firing of the Atlas 5 upgraded Block B solid rocket booster (SRB). The test firing was performed late last month at Edwards […]

New Zealand pay-television operator Sky Network Television Ltd. said June 3 it has developed a plan to secure access to a back-up satellite in the event that its current satellite, […]

Radyne Comstream announced June 3 it changed its name to Radyne Corp. and adopted a simplified brand strategy. The company will manufacture and sell satellite and microwave communications equipment using […]

Shin Satellite PCL raised about 3.2 billion Thai bhat ($78.2 million) in a public stock offering, the company said June 2. The Thai satellite operator sold 208 million new shares […]

Russia announced it is preparing to launch an English-language television news broadcasting service targeted at foreign viewers around the globe. The new 24-hour news channel, named Russia Today TV, will […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said it signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the development of human spaceflight hardware. Space Act Agreements […]

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the disclosure statement, which includes the proposed plan of reorganization, submitted by Loral Space & Communications, the company […]

Alcatel Space is determined to become more of a key player in the field of satellite radio. In the United States, XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have demonstrated […]

Integral Systems Inc. received a contract from Broadcasting Satellite System Corp. (B-Sat) to provide a satellite control system for the Bsat-3a spacecraft, Integral announced June 2. Integral will provide a […]

Iridium Satellite LLC named four companies as the first members of its newly created value-added developers program, the company announced June 1. The program is designed to establish technical relationships […]

Xantic introduced a new integrated services digital network channel for existing Fleet 77 terminals that doubles the speed of current data services, the company announced. The channel, which can provide […]

OHB Technology AG and Apollo Capital Partners GmbH will acquire Man Technologies AG, OHB announced June 1. Man, based in Augsbug, Germany, manufactures components for the main cryogenic stage, solid […]

Globecomm Network Services Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globecomm Systems Inc., captured a pair of contracts from unnamed customers valued at a combined $1.6 million, Globecomm announced June 1. […]

Inmarsat PLC hopes to raise about 379 million pounds ($688.8 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, the company announced June 1. The shares will […]

G2 Satellite Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Panamsat that focuses on providing communications solutions to the U.S. government, announced June 1 the launch of a new global managed network service […]

Arianespace said it would launch the Spaceway 2 satellite for DirecTV and Telkom 2 for PT Telkom Indonesia June 24. The spacecraft will be launched aboard an Ariane 5 ECA […]

King Controls, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of mobile satellite antenna systems, filed a patent infringement suit against KVH Industries Inc., King announced May 27. The suit, filed in Minnesota Federal District […]

Sirius Satellite Radio announced June 1 an exclusive series that will follow Lance Armstrong on his quest for an historic seventh consecutive Tour de France title, which begins July 2. […]

Space Imaging appointed Dennis Jones vice president of U.S. government and North America sales, the company announced May 31. Jones previously held management positions with Space Imaging’s international and federal […]

Russia’s Federal Space Agency launched a Foton-M 2 satellite laboratory on a Soyuz-U rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome June 1, the Associated Press reported. The satellite, which is on a […]

It wasn’t too long ago when hybrid networks using satellite and terrestrial technologies were not an option for corporate communication infrastructures. It was either one or the other, but never […]

Managing a global business is a daunting task, especially for those in charge of corporate training and communications. Making sure all employees, regardless of geographic location, remain up to date […]

In today’s fast-pace business environment, most organizations cannot operate without a reliable communications platform. Such is the case for Conservation International (CI). Founded in 1987, CI is a U.S.-based, nonprofit […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC said May 31 the subscriber base for its Direcway two-way broadband satellite service has exceeded the 250,000-subscriber milestone during the second quarter of 2005. “For the […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reached a settlement with the government of Israel covering six years of tax assessments against the company, Gilat announced May 30. Under the settlement, Gilat agreed […]

Globalstar introduced May 31 Express Data, a subscription-based service that allows users to send e-mail, transfer files and browse the Internet two to five times faster than the 9.6 kilobits […]

Novatel Inc. claims to be the first company to demonstrate a dual mode GPS and Galileo L1/E5A dual frequency prototype receiver in North America. Novatel made the claim even though […]