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The Lockheed Martin Corp. team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) delivered a payload subsystem and associated software integral for the program’s first geosynchronous orbit satellite SBIRS will provide advanced...

Spacedev Co. delivered a pair of subsystems to prime contractor Boeing Co. for the Orbital Express program, Spacedev announced May 1. The goal of the Orbital Express program, funded b...

L-3 Communications‘ Narda Satellite Networks division received a contract to provide 174 Ground Multiband Terminals to the U.S. military, L-3 announced May 1. The systems are designed to operate in...

With the expiration of its two-year no-compete deal with Intelsat, Loral Skynet once again can offer Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) to customers in North America via its Telstar 12 and...

By Gerry Oberst Participants discussed who would be the winners and losers in the switch from analog to digital television at the "European Switchover Strategies 2006" conference in Brussels in...

By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data...

By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts...

GSM and cellular operators require reliable equipment, service level agreements and the ability to use satellite bandwidth most efficiently. For satellite service providers and equipment manufacturers, there are new advancements...

By Owen D. Kurtin Last month’s column took a closer look at ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology and provides a natural lead-in to discuss the extraordinary spectrum-based valuations reportedly being...

Technology Glowlink Rolls Out Geolocation product Glowlink announced the rollout of a geolocation product with integrated interference detection and monitoring capability. Targeted for the satellite communications market, the new product...