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Eutelsat, ISAT.L, PA, NSE, WRSP Eutelsat Communications, after first lowering the price range of its planned initial public offering (IPO), decided to withdraw the IPO altogether Oct. 27. “Despite support...

The concept of neighborhoods in the satellite industry is not new. In the broadcast world, cable neighborhoods abound, providing homes across multiple satellites for broadcast services. Now, SES Americom and...

Eutelsat Communications Group withdrew its initial public offering due to “adverse market conditions,” the company announced Oct. 27. Eutelsat said the offering was oversubscribed, but the company was “concerned that...

XM Satellite Radio lost $131.9 million in the third quarter 2005, up from a loss of $118 million in the same period in 2004, the company reported Oct. 27. The...

Spacedev Inc. will acquire Starsys Research Corp. for $9 million in cash and stock, the companies announced Oct. 26. SpaceDev will pay $1.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in...

A Russian Kosmos 3M rocket launched multiple satellites Oct. 27, including a pair of imaging microsateilltes, a spacecraft built by European students and Iran’s first satellite, according to the European...

KVH Industries Inc. introduced Oct. 26 its new Tracvision M3 marine satellite TV system for vessels as small as 25 feet in length. The system includes the Tracvision M3 antenna,...

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) awarded an additional Cdn. 6 million ($5.1 million) contract to MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to complete a weather station for a NASA Mars mission scheduled for...

The sale of Rocketdyne helped Boeing Co.‘s Launch and Orbital Systems post an operating profit of $633 million in the third quarter 2005 despite a revenue decline of 19 percent,...

Sea Launch Co.‘slaunch platform command ship departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Inmarsat-4 F2 satellite, Sea Launch announced. The launch is scheduled to take...