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Northrop Grumman Corp.‘s Aerospace segment, which includes the company’s Space Technology segment, reported revenues of $2.3 billion in the 2006 second quarter, matching revenues from the same period a year...

Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....

Globalstar Inc. launched a promotion in the United States that will drop the price of satellite airtime as low as 9 cents per minute, the company announced July 26. The...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scheduled the launch of its Solar-B satellite for Sept. 24 aboard an M-5 rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center. Solar-B, developed by JAXA and...

Viasat, the Nordic direct-to-home platform, closed June with 652,000 subscribers, adding 20,000 subscribers during the 2006 second quarter, the company announced. Rival Canal Digital announced last week that it closed...

Elara Networks selected iDirect Technologies to supply a technology platform to a privately held pharmacy chain based in Mexico, iDirect announced July 26. iDirect will provide enhanced voice communication and...

Boeing Co. lost $160 million in its 2006 second quarter due in part to charges related to the settlement charges of ethical conduct, while warning the cost to close its...

Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) signed a new capacity deal with German-Saudi company Detasad. For a 54-megahertz transponder on the Express-AM22 satellite. Detasad, working with gateway partner Telekom Austria, will...

Spacenet Inc. hired Andreas Georghiou as its CEO effective August 1, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced. Georghiou has more than 25 years of satellite communications experience and previously served as...

Telenor Satellite Services unveiled its mobile satellite emergency communications response kit designed to allow emergency responders, government agencies and humanitarian relief organizations to establish essential communications during emergencies. The 28-pound...