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Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, plans to launch the MetOp-A satellite Oct. 7, the organization announced. The launch of the spacecraft aboard a Russian Soyuz...

Inmarsat PLC reported a profit of $31.3 million in the first half of 2006, down from a profit of $42.8 in the first half of 2005, the company reported Aug....

ViaSat Inc. recorded record revenues of $128.7 million and new net contract awards of $134 million in the company’s 2007 first quarter, ViaSat announced Aug. 3. The company posted a...

The U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Arrowhead Global Solutions an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for portable satellite communications terminals. The one-year contract includes four one-year options, and...

Boeing Co. awarded Astrotech Space Operations a $1.6 million contract for payload processing, Astrotech parent company Spacehab Inc. announced Aug. 3. Under the contract, Astrotech will supply and install payloads...

Mary Frost has been appointed CEO of Globecast America, the U.S. unit of Paris-based Globecast. Frost oversees Globecast’s strategy and operations in North and Latin America, based between the company’s...

Sirius Satellite Radio appointed Adrienne Calderone to senior vice president and controller the company announced Aug. 3. Calderone will serve as the chief accounting officer responsible for public reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley...

Geoeye appointed Martin Faga to the board of directors, the company announced Aug. 3. Faga also remains on the board of trustees at Mitre, where he served as president and...

Romania Cable Systems (RCS) which launched direct-to-home (DTH) market in Romania in 2005 in areas not covered by the company’s cable offerings, hopes to double its number of DTH subscribers...

Romania Cable Systems (RCS), the media company which launched direct-to-home (DTH) services in Romania in 2005, is looking to launch new DTH platforms in other countries and build an Eastern-European...