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The Word Network, an African-American religious channel, announced Sept. 26 it filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Maryland against Sirius Satellite Radio alleging racial...

Iridium Satellite LLC named Tallahassee Technologies Inc. as a value-added manufacturer and Global Marine Networks and Global Technology Ltd. as value-added developers, Iridium announced Sept. 26. Iridium value-added manufacturers provide...

According to press reports in the Middle East, Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications is investigating the possibility of going public, with a decision likely to be made in 2006. The reports cite...

EMS Technologies Inc. received a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to design and manufacture components for NASA’s next-generation space telescope, EMS and the CSA announced Sept. 26. Under...

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sept. 23 it launched a satellite for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket. The rocket was launched Sept. 22 from...

Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Sept. 22 it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies by early 2006, with a group of companies led by Motient Corp. set to acquire...

Orbimage Inc. said Sept. 22 it received new orders totaling $6.1 million under its Clearview contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). These new orders represent an increase in...

Panamsat announced Sept. 22 it formed an emergency response team (ERT) focused on quickly restoring telecommunications services to government agencies and private industry affected by natural and man-made disasters. The...

BSkyB is launching a new entertainment channel, Sky Three, which will reach about 13 million households in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky Three will be available to Sky satellite...

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 22 an agreement with Disney and ESPN Media Networks to add ESPNU, a 24-hour channel dedicated to college sports, to the America’s Top 180 programming...