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New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] ended 2003 with 261,061 subscribers, up from approximately 30,000 subscribers at the end of 2002. This represents an increase of 772 percent over […]

Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has secured C$1.8 million (US$1.4 million) in downlink agreement renewals with four RADARSAT-1 clients. MDA holds the exclusive international marketing rights to RADARSAT-1 data. […]

Petah Tikva, Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF] will supply a hub and 300 VSATs to China’s Central Agriculture Broadcast and Television School (CABTS) for a rural distant learning network. […]

Ottawa, Canada-based C-Com Satellite Systems [TSXV: CMI] has signed a distribution agreement with ShowNet Internet Solutions, a Kuwait- based reseller of DirecWay broadband satellite service, to distribute C-Com’s iNetVu mobile […]

AirTran AirWays, a subsidiary of Atlanta, Ga.-based AirTran Holdings [NYSE: AAI], has selected XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR], a Washington D.C.-based satellite radio provider, to provide in-flight entertainment. No financial […]

Wherify Wireless, a Redwood Shores, Calif.-based developer of wireless location products, has introduced what the company says is the world’s smallest GPS-enabled cell phone. The new phone will feature a […]

Seattle, Wash.-based Tenzing Communications and Emirates Airlines have formed a partnership to offer inflight email service on the Emirates fleet. Starting in the first quarter with new Airbus A340-500 aircraft […]

In the Jan. 6 issue, we incorrectly identified the name of the Japanese satellite operator that recently signed two satellite launch contracts with Arianespace. The name should be JSAT Corp. […]

Arianespace, an Evry, France-based commercial launch service provider, has received two launch contracts from JCSAT, a Japanese satellite operator. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under one contract, Arianespace will launch […]

TANDBERG Television, an Orlando, Fla.-based supplier of open solutions for digital broadcasting and broadband, is providing Intelsat with a turnkey video product, including digital compression and control and monitoring equipment. […]

Dulles, Va.-based SkyBitz has secured $16 million in funding to continue marketing efforts and product enhancements for its satellite-based asset tracking and information management service. This equity financing was co-led […]

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has approved three small-satellite missions under the Earth System Science Pathfinder program. The three spacecraft are Orbiting Carbon Observatory, Aquarius and Hydros. The Orbiting […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI], a New York, N.Y.-based satellite radio company, has selected Steven Van Zandt as a creative advisor to develop a rock and roll channel called “Underground […]

Delphi [NYSE: DPH], a Troy Mich.-based manufacturer of vehicle component, has introduced a new satellite antenna system for passenger vehicles. Delphi said that this will be the first-known satellite TV […]

Week of Dec. 26 – Jan. 1, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 31 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.49 6.0 […]

By Timothy J. Logue Holiday parties for the satellite set during the last few years have been fun but also thought provoking. The morning after often involves lip chewing and […]

Visionik hopes to make a greater impact in southern Europe over the next few months. The interactive applications developer, which is now part of NDS [Nasdaq: NDS], has been one […]

This year promises to be a busy one for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is working on a number of programs aimed at improving communications and space infrastructure in […]

By Patrick M. French In the coming year, the space industry will closely watch the launch of a future generation of broadband satellite services aimed at the consumer and small […]

The French regulatory agency, Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), has granted approval to Toulouse, France-based ELTA to offer ORBCOMM satellite services to businesses in France. ELTA operates four product […]

News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] strategic plans for newly acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and the rollout of new satellite broadband services rank as the top satellite industry […]

The $220 million that Sirius Satellite Radio [NYSE: SIRI] agreed to pay to offer National Football League (NFL) games for the next seven years starting this fall should pay off […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based VSAT equipment provider, has signed a $33 million contract to provide broadband equipment and ground systems to WildBlue Communications. With a planned launch in […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced Dec. 30 that it had been awarded a contract to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite for an undisclosed customer, marking the fifth new commercial satellite […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Corp.’s (RSCC) Express-AM22 satellite was successfully launched Dec. 29 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton rocket. The satellite, which will be located at 53 degrees […]

On Dec. 29, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched TC-1, the first of two scientific satellites known as Double Star. The spacecraft, called Explorer 1, took off from […]

Israel’s AMOS 2 telecommunications satellite was successfully placed into geostationary transfer orbit Dec. 28 aboard a Soyuz/Fregat rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch services were jointly provided by […]

Woodlands, Tex.-based GlobalNet [OTCBB: GLBT] has been awarded a contract for the termination of voice and data mobile satellite traffic originating from U.S. troops in Iraq. Global Telesat, a privately […]

by James Careless You would think that being one of the largest U.S. suppliers of satellite services would be enough work for any company, however, SES Americom has a second, […]

By John Quale, Brian Weimer, and John Beahn On November 20, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a notice seeking comment on the feasibility of implementing a so-called "interference […]