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Telenor Satellite Services will add a new Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite terminal to its portfolio, Telenor announced June 20. The Wideye Sabre 1, developed by Addvalue Communications Pte...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. will build a new ground station for downloading Radarsat data in Italy, the company announced June 20. The station, dubbed Marsec, will join MacDonald Dettwiler’s...

Maps Geosystems will be the sole distributor of Digitalglobe satellite imagery in the Middle East and sub-Saharan region of Africa, Digitalglobe announced June 19. Maps, headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab...

S.P. Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has partnered with Intersputnik International Organization to jointly promote satellite networks to government and private organizations, the companies announced June 20. The networks...

Boeing Co. completed of a series of tests demonstrating the interoperability of the Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) Next Generation Processor Router with a government reference ground terminal, Boeing announced June...

SES Astra Techcom and partner Hitec Luxembourg will provide a pair telemetry, tracking and control antenna systems for Europe’s global satellite navigation system, Galileo, SES announced June 19. Under the...

Hughes Network Systems LLC received a contract from BP Corp. North America Inc. to provide Hughesnet managed network services to connect BP’s retail locations with headquarters. The four-year contract includes...

Arianespace will launch Vietnam’s first telecommunications satellite in the first half of 2008, Arianespace announced June 20 Vinasat-1, being built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for Vietnam Posts and...

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Intelsat Ltd.‘s acquisition of Panamsat Holding Corp., and Intelsat expects to close the deal July 3, the company announced. “The transaction will be...

A Russian Proton rocket placed the Kazsat satellite into orbit June 18 for the government of Kazakhstan, according to Russian press reports. The satellite, built by Russia’s Khrunichev, carries 12...