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src=”nav01rt.gif”> According to an Oct. 28 report form Russian news agency Itar-Tass, the Russian satellite Mozhayets-5 failed to detach from the third stage of its Kosmos 3M rocket. “According to...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Worldspace Inc. announced Oct. 27 its satellite radio services are available to U.S. government agencies on the General Services Administration‘s GSA Schedule 70 contract. The move makes it easier...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Astrata Group Inc. announced Oct. 28 it received a contract from Brunei Shell Marketing to deploy a wireless/GPS solution to track a new fleet of Road Oil Tankers used...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> IPStar New Zealand announced Oct. 27 it has approved National Communications Corp. Ltd. (Natcom) to begin selling products and services that use the IPStar (Thaicom 4) satellite. Natcom offers...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> National Technical Systems Inc., unveiled several new specialized tests for satellite and launch vehicle systems and components, the company announced Oct. 28. The launch simulation tests combine extremely high-level...

src=”nav01rt.gif”> Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered the final laser-gyro reference systems for the U.S. Air Force‘s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program to prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman announced....

Zeinal Bava, chairman of PT Multimedia predicts strong growth in the pay-TV market in Portugal. PT Multimedia owns TV Cabo, which is the biggest pay-TV operator in the country with...

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...

BSkyB‘s acquisition of Easynet could mark a dramatic business shift for the company and could provide a clue for the future direction of the direct-to-home (DTH) satellite industry overall. Customers...

Scandinavian direct-to-home satellite services provider Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group (MTG), had about 750,000 subscribers at the end of September but sees its future growth being driven by...