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Satelinx signed a contract to provide 2,500 personal tracking units to Algeria’s S.A.R.L Algeria Online, Satelinx announced June 22. The order for the PT 300 units is valued at more...

CanalSat CEO Guy Lafarge believes there will be a strong demand for high-definition (HD) services in France. The direct-to-home operator likely will be one of the leaders in bringing HD...

Hughes Communications Inc. rounded out its board with the appointment of three executives, the company announced June 22. Stephen Clark, a venture partner with Intersouth Partners; Gene Gabbard, a private...

Globalstar applied for authority from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use its entire assigned Mobile Satellite Services spectrum for Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) services in the United States....

In a significant high-definition (HD) TV deal, Rainbow Media Holdings LLC has signed a deal with Sky HD to launch a number of Voom HD programming brands in Korea. The...

The final report from NASA‘s Exploration Systems Architecture Study threw its support behind using a shuttle-derived solid rocket booster (SRB)-based launch vehicle for the agency’s mission to return humans to...

The U.S. government will fund NASA missions to the moon, Mars and beyond in coming decades, even though federal finances are constrained by daunting deficits, an industry leader predicted. For...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has demonstrated a prototype satellite navigation system accurate enough to direct vision-impaired pedestrians. This system, designed with the Spanish National Organisation for the Blind, is...

In the highly competitive French pay-TV market, satellite operator Canalsat likely will lead the way in bringing high-definition (HD) services to customers. The operator, which is in the midst of...

VSAT ViaSat Inc. acquired Enerdyne Technologies Inc., a provider of video data link equipment and digital video systems primarily for unmanned aerial vehicles, ViaSat announced June 21. The acquisition will...