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As this issue was going to press, reports surfaced that Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed suit to stop the creation of a government launch services joint venture by Lockheed...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) demonstrated Oct. 19 that a phone the size of a consumer mobile unit can be used to communicate via satellite as well as existing wireless networks...

Ten years ago, few would have dubbed a merger between Intelsat and Panamsat as “a marriage made in the heavens,” but no one would have conceived of such a union....

Satellite imagery has received a high-profile media push while aiding recovery efforts following recent disasters such as the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region or the tsunami in Southeast Asia...

Astro All Asia Networks, which runs Malaysia’s only direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television platform, is confident that it will continue to perform strongly despite the entrance of a new competitor in...

EADS Astrium announced Oct. 17 that Arianespace will launch a pair of Spirale micro satellites into orbit. The two technology demonstrators will be auxiliary passengers on an Ariane 5 mission...

Lockheed Martin performed the final launch of a Titan 4 rocket for the U.S. government, the company announced Oct. 19. The launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., carried a...

DirecTV signed a corporate sponsorship agreement with NASCAR that gives DirecTV exclusive rights among subscription television distributors through 2010 to use the NASCAR brand in marketing and advertising promotions, DirecTV...

Globecast WorldTV unveiled Oct. 19 “MHz Worldview,” an independent, non-commercial television channel delivering international, educational and arts programming. Based in the United States, MHz Worldview will provide “a positive view...

Delphi Corp. announced Oct. 19 the availability of the Delphi XM RoadyXT for XM Satellite Radio is available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $79.95...