XM Cuts Loss, Raises 2005 Subscriber Target
XM Satellite Radio Holding Inc. lost $146.6 million in the second quarter 2005, a $20 million improvement over losses of $166.1 million in the second quarter 2004, the company reported...
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Panamsat Will Be First Land Launch Customer For Sea Launch
Sea Launch signed an agreement with Panamsat for multiple launches, including the first commercial mission for the new Land Launch vehicle, Sea Launch announced July 28. The contract also includes...
O.J. Simpson Ordered To Pay $25,000 For Stealing DirecTV Programming
A U.S. District Court judge in the Southern District of Florida ordered O.J. Simpson to pay DirecTV $25,000 in damages, plus attorneys’ fees and cost for stealing DirecTV direct-to-home satellite...
Viasat Announces Strong Subscriber Increases
Viasat Broadcasting reached the 700,000 mark for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television customers in the Nordic and Baltic regions, the company announced. Viasat added 16,000 new subscribers during the second quarter,...
GOES-N Satellite Ready For Launch
NASA said earlier this week that its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) is ready for launch. The mission is scheduled for July 29 aboard a Boeing Delta 4 from Cape...
Space Imaging Nabs $5.9 Million Contract From NGA
Space Imaging received a $5.9 million Clearview mid-year supplemental satellite imagery capacity contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This contract enables NGA to acquire additional commercial imagery from...
Galaxy 14 Launch Delayed
The launching of Panamsat‘s Galaxy 14 satellite has been delayed, Kathryn Lancioni, vice president of corporate communications and investor relations at Panamsat, told Satellite Today July 27. The satellite had...
EADS Space Reports Strong Start For 2005
EADS Space Division recorded earnings before interest and taxes of 7 million euros ($8.45 million) in the first six months of 2005, rebounding from a loss of 12 million euros...
Boeing Space Operations Post Second Quarter Operating Profit
Boeing‘s Launch and Orbital Systems business, part of the company’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) segment, posted an operating profit of $29 million in the second quarter of 2005, Boeing reported...
EMS Satcom Appoints Tony Caruso Account Manager
EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., announced July 26 it appointed Tony Caruso as account manager of EMS Satcom’s Commercial and Corporate Aviation Sales division. Caruso will be...