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An Ariane 5 rocket lofted the long-awaited Shin Satellite Plc‘s IPStar satellite into orbit Aug. 11, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft, with a launch mass of 6,485 kilograms, is the largest...

Xantic received a contract from NATO to provide Inmarsat services for deployed forces, the company announced Aug. 11. Under the agreement with the NATO Consultation, Command & Control Agency, Xantic...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has shipped more than 30 Skyedge commercial hubs and more than 10,000 Skyedge VSATs worldwide, the company announced Aug. 11. The Skyedge system is based on...

The European Commission (EC) cleared the merger of the government launch operations of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. into the United Launch Alliance joint venture. According to an Aug....

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere, reported earlier this week it had more than 3.3 million subscribers at the end of June, a year-on-year increase of more than 14 percent. Premiere...

Caprock Communications said earlier this week that BHP Billiton would use Caprock’s disaster recovery solution for its back-up communications system to ensure that constant communications are maintained during hurricane season...

Spacenet Inc. earlier this week introduced a satellite backup solution to its Connexstar On-Demand suite of services. As an extension to Spacenet’s Connexstar VSAT and DSL offering, Connexstar Backup provides...

SES Americom and Comcast Media Center will jointly develop a digital transport service that uses the AMC-4 satellite to distribute digital channels to cable systems, the companies announced Aug. 9....

The Real Madrid TV soccer channel is now available in Asia following the signing of a deal between Asiasat and Satlink Communications. Real Madrid TV will be available on Satlink’s...

Sirius Satellite Radio begins broadcasting BBC Radio 1 programming at 9 a.m. EDT Aug. 10, the company announced. Under a deal announced in June, the BBC Radio 1 lineup will...