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[3/12/07] An Atlas 5 rocket was launched by the United Launch Alliance for the U.S. Air Force on March 8. The booster lofted six satellites in a mission marking the...

Beginning March 13, SatelliteToday.com will bring you the latest news from Satcom Africa 2007. Be sure to check out the live blog for updates on all the happenings from Johannesburg.

In a March 9 research note, Credit Suisse analyst Bryan Kraft considers an AT&T move for EchoStar less likely, due to the increasing ramp-up of AT&T’s own TV service. AT&T...

Globecomm Systems Inc., a global provider of end-to-end, value-added, satellite-based communications systems, has received a $9.7 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from a U.S. government customer, the company announced March...

Major League Baseball and satellite provider DirecTV announced a seven-year agreement to continue carriage rights to the MLB Extra Innings subscription package of out-of-market games, and include the launch of...

A July contract award for the Federal Aeronautic Administration (FAA)’s Next-Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) will be decided from among three players – ITT, Lockheed Martin or Raytheon – vying...

The role of space in the military arena is set to intensify in upcoming years, with nations apart from the United States also looking to be more proactive in the...

When Satellite News last spoke to Thuraya CEO, Yousuf Al Sayed, it was in the immediate aftermath of the NSS-8 launch failure, and the potential impact of when its Thuraya-3...

Tandberg, Ericsson Tandberg TV’s board has extended a unanimous recommendation to shareholders that they accept Ericsson’s buyout offer, Tandberg announced March 7. Ericsson made an unsolicited offer Feb. 26 to...

The satellite cellular backhaul market is increasing in importance and proving to be a more lucrative one for satellite operators around the world. According to Patrick French, an European analyst...