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Lockheed Martin‘s Advanced Technology Center received a contract from NASA to manufacture an instrument for the GOES-R environmental satellites, Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 22. Under the $2 million contract, Lockheed...

Eumetsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) updated their cooperation agreement for the Meteorological Operational (MetOp) program, clearing the way for the scheduled June launch of the MetOp-A satellite, the...

Alcatel Alenia Space received a contract from Turksat AS for the manufacture and in-orbit delivery of the Turksat 3A satellite in early 2008, Alcatel announced Feb. 23. Turksat 3A will...

Globecomm Systems Inc. was awarded a satellite infrastructure contract valued at approximately $1.1 million from an existing unnamed customer, Globecomm announced. Under the deal, Globecomm provided a turnkey Intelsat earth...

Radyne Corp. announced Feb. 21 that its satellite electronics division received an order valued at more than $1.3 million for satellite modems and frequency converters from a major South Asian...

Earthlink Inc. announced partnerships with Echostar Communications Corp. and DirecTV to offer satellite TV services. By the end of the first quarter, Earthlink customers in select markets will be able...

The Astro-F satellite, launched Feb. 22 aboard an M-5 rocket, is in stable condition despite a slight problem with the 2-dimensional solar sensor, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced....

Arianespace announced Feb. 21 that its heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with Hisdesat‘s Spainsat and Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird 7A satellite tentatively has been rescheduled for Feb. 24. The definite date and...

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported sales of $703.5 million in 2005, up from revenues of $675.9 million in 2004, the company announced Feb. 22. Orbital’s profit in 2005 was $28.2 million,...

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) announced Feb. 20 the addition of two new associate members, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) and Emerging Markets Communications Inc. (EMC), as well as the addition...