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Intelsat Loss Widens In Third Quarter

Intelsat Ltd.‘s revenues grew 10 percent to $293.6 million in the third quarter 2005, though the satellite operator posted a net loss of $54.5 million, Intelsat reported Nov. 10. In...

Iridium Names New Value-Added Developers

Iridium Satellite Nov. 9 named Avdata Systems Pty Ltd. and Advanced Global Communications new value-added developers for the Iridium system. Headquartered in Caloundra, Australia, Avdata Systems specializes in the development...

Alcatel Teams Up With UNESCO, ESA

Alcatel Alenia Space is teaming up with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the SpaceForScience program, which provides telecoms and multimedia...

ILS To Launch Thor 2-R For Telenor

International Launch Services (ILS) signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences Corp. for the launch of the Orbital-built Thor 2-R satellite, ILS announced Nov. 9. The mission, aboard a Russian-built Proton...

Premiere Predicts Strong Subscriber Growth

German pay-TV operator Premiere is targeting strong subscriber pick-up in the fourth quarter as the company launches high-definition (HD) services. Premiere plans to launch three HD channels Dec. 3, broadcasting...

ESA Launches Venus Express

The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft was launched Nov. 9 by a Russian Soyuz-Fregat rocket operated by Starsem, ESA announced. The spacecraft will enter orbit around Venus in...