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Sea Launch Co. delivered the second satellite designed to provide the service, Inmarsat-4 F2, to geosynchronous transfer orbit Nov. 8. The Zenit-3SL rocket lifted off from the platform at Sea...

Jill Smith has been named president and CEO of Digitalglobe, replacing Herb Satterlee, the company announced Nov. 7. Smith most recently served as president and CEO of software company EDial,...

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...

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...

Echostar Communications Corporations and its Dish Network announced Nov. 9 that it has acquired the rights to broadcast all Pakistani cricket home games in the United States for the remainder...

The European Union (EU) reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Nov. 8. The agreement will cover industrial...

Iridium Satellite LLC reported that the number of subscribers to its mobile satellite service has grown 30 percent from the beginning of 2005 to Nov. 1. Revenues also are up...

Lockheed Martin said Nov. 8 it delivered the second of eight GPS Block 2R satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a scheduled...

Microspace Communications Corp., a provider of point-to-multipoint satellite services, said Nov. 7 it provided digital delivery for the Disney feature film “Chicken Little” Nov. 4 via its Velocity satellite service...

NSE New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. reported Nov. 9 a profit of $6.1 million on revenues of $61.2 million in the third quarter 2005. “Revenues are 14 percent higher relative...