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All systems remain on track for the long-awaited launch of Arianespace’s ECA upper stage. Flight 164, carrying a test payload as well as the commercial spacecraft XTAR-EUR is in its […]

EchoStar Communications Corporation announced that its Dish Network satellite service will offer local TV channels to Gainesville, FL, and the surrounding area. The following local TV channels will be available: […]

Banamex, the Mexico subsidiary of Citibank, will implement a satellite-based communications system for 1,100 locations that will enable site-specific delivery of audio content, including music, advertising and other promotional messaging, […]

According to Interfax The Academician Reshetnev Applied Mechanics Research and Production Association (NPO PM) will deliver a new generation satellite to Iran. “Under the contract, the project time from the […]

According to Reuters, the U.S. military began a five-day war game to see how space-based assets such as satellite communications and precision bomb guidance systems would fare in a hypothetical […]

International Launch Services (ILS) oversaw the launch of two rockets yesterday originating on both sides of the Atlantic. A Proton/Breeze M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, […]

Intelsat, Ltd. announced that it and a newly formed subsidiary are intending to issue new Senior Discount Notes due 2015. Subject to regulatory approvals of certain asset transfers between subsidiaries […]

GlobeCast announced that the home shopping channel Authentic TV has signed up to its global distribution network. Specializing in collectables and memorabilia, Authentic TV launched on BSkyB’s platform, uplinked via […]

Telesat Canada, a satellite communications operator, reported that its 2004 profit rose 18 percent on a 5 percent revenue increase. Ottawa-based Telesat, which owns and operates satellites covering the Americas, […]

It would seem Sirius is not the only player in town with sites set on high-profile agreements. XM Satellite Radio announced it would become the new home to national talk […]

BT Broadcast Services will enable broadcasters to produce and transmit Super Bowl coverage globally this weekend, working with VISTA Satellite Communications (VISTA) team will provide access to a pre-established live […]

Loral Skynet announced that it would provide satellite communications services to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), through an agreement with Global Crossing, that will support the recovery efforts […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) established for the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin a space bridge with Sri Lanka via the new Express-AM1 Satellite at 40 degrees […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported an increase in revenues for 2004, but the revenues boost came coupled with a reported net loss for the year. For the year ended Dec. […]

UK satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB added almost 200,000 subscribers in the second quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004. This was one of the highlights as the operator announced its six month […]

Stratos Global Corp. said it is doubling the high-speed data capabilities of its Inmarsat Fleet F77 maritime communications service up to 128 kilobits per second. Stratos said that with the […]

Comsat International Inc. said its Comsat Brazil subsidiary won a public auction to build, operate and mange the communications network for the national lottery and transaction clearinghouse network in Brazil. […]

Spacehab Inc. said its Astrotech Space Operations satellite processing and facility services subsidiary won new payload processing contracts in both the commercial and government sectors. In the commercial sector, Astrotech […]

Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, the programming subsidiary for Cablevision Systems Corp., said it recently secured a number of key distribution agreements with both EchoStar Communications Corp. and The DirecTV Group […]

Norsat International Inc. said it added a new line of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPA) to its product line and is describing those amplifiers as the smallest and lightest high-powered transmitters […]

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) delayed the naming of the winning bid to operate Europe’s satellite navigation system. The winner of the concession was supposed to be named in March, […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first […]

For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb. […]

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it is expanding the delivery of its IP-based satellite broadband access services to Asia, the Pacific Rim, Latin America and Africa in the coming year. Tachyon […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary won a $2.3 million contract to provide integrated digital satellite terminals for an unnamed satellite operator in Latin America. The […]

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, the Middle East pay-TV operator is confident it will have a strong year in 2005. The operator, which offers digital television services across 23 […]

PolarSat said that is has shipped 15.8 tons of VSAT equipment to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China. The shipment is the first delivery on a contract that, […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. said Jan. 31 that its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service has passed the 11 million-subscriber milestone. The company passed the 10 million-subscriber mark in June 2004. […]

According to new research released by Autobytel Inc.‘s Automotive Information Center, the number of vehicles offering satellite radio as an option has more than tripled throughout the past three years. […]