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[3/28/07] Raytheon Co. has earned an $11.1 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced March 27. Contracted by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake,...

Looking toward determining and developing the payload for AlphaSat, Inmarsat submitted a bid before the March 26 deadline. If successful (a contract award is expected in July), Inmarsat would use...

Russia-based Sitronics has signed an agreement with the China-based ZTE to establish a joint enterprise for the production of navigational equipment using the Russian GLONASS satellite system, according to the...

Globalstar Inc., a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, governments and individuals, has started to receive shipments of the new GSP-1720 satellite data and voice module...

SpaceDev has been awarded a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) contract in response to the Operationally Responsive Space Payload Technology broad agency announcement, SpaceDev announced March 27. The award is for...

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an order with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise to supply satellite platform equipment and services for the Kanopus Low Earth Orbit spacecraft. The...

Telenor Satellite Services and Verso Technologies have been selected by NASA to provide digital voice and data satellite communications equipment and service to all of NASA’s  Trans-Atlantic landing sites. The...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will deploy what is touted as the first integrated 4G and satellite broadband trial powered by Nortel mobile WiMax and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) technologies. The...

China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) is planning to open an Iridium gateway Earth station by the end of the year, Iridium announced March 27. Iridium Satellite...

[3/27/07] EuroNews, a pan-European news channel, will offer widespread coverage across Africa. It has launched on MultiChoice’s DTH platform, DStv. MultiChoice expects to carry the channel to more than 1...