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Paradigm Services signed a deal with its Skynet 5 partner, Serco, for a new operations building on the Paradigm Services Hawthorn site in the United Kingdom. The operations building is...

Stratos Global Corp. announced Aug. 15 it signed a letter of intent to purchase Xantic B.V. According to Stratos, the transaction will create the world’s leading provider of advanced remote...

Panamsat said its Galaxy 14 satellite was placed into orbit Aug. 13 by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Galaxy 14 is the 24th satellite in the...

Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem...

Revenue for Norsat International Inc. climbed 83 percent in the company’s second quarter 2005 to Cdn. $6.2 million ($5.2 million), the company announced Aug. 12. Satellite Systems accounted for 55...

XM Satellite Radio announced Aug. 15 its Latin music hits channel, Alegria, will focus on reggaeton, a Latin hip-hop music genre that recently has been growing in popularity. XM also...

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. said Aug. 15 its CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. subsidiary has partnered with telecom operator China Communications Co. Ltd., and technology supplier Shenzhen Rongine Technology Ltd....

According to a recent report from the International Space Business Council, worldwide revenues generated from the commercial and government space programs will surpass $158 billion in 2010. Other findings in...

After two delays for a combination of weather and technical reasons, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft was...

Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus have asked Sirius Satellite Radio to reconsider its decision to stop broadcasting The Word Network, a channel featuring African-American ministries and gospel music,...