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BAE Systems signed a memorandum of agreement with U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to market the technology firm’s small satellite technology and processes to customers in the United States,...

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s awarded three study contracts under Phase A of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) deflecting mission dubbed Don Quijote. Although the risk of a large asteroid colliding...

Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies Ltd. unveiled their first offering under a previously announced strategic partnership. The companies will bundle Addvalue’s Sabre 1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal...

Caprock Communications announced April 4 that it appointed Tore Hilde vice president of European operations. In addition to expanding Caprock’s European presence, Hilde will be in charge of launching a...

Robert Peckham has been named interim president and general manager of the Sea Launch Company LLC, effective March 30. Peckham has served as vice president of sales and marketing for...

Nera will sell its DVB-RCS business to STM Group USA for about $2.5 million, Nera announced April 3. The transfer includes the Nera Satlink series and all intellectual property rights...

Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel‘s 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and...

Orbimage Holdings Inc., which does business under the name Geoeye, will amend its second and third quarter 2005 financial statements, the company announced March 30. The changes to the quarters...

SES Americom has launched a competition for college studens designed to identify commercially viable ideas and concepts that show promise of advancing communications satellite technology and services, the company announced...

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the GPS Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). GIANT, a simulation tool...