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Worldspace Inc.‘s initial public offering (IPO) will consist of 8.8 million shares with an estimated price range of $16 to $18 per share, according to a June 27 filing with...

Space Imaging announced June 27 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the company a contract to provide Ikonos satellite imagery of Alaska for the USDA’s Natural Resource Inventory...

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) posted a $3 million bond required by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin development of its next generation satellite system, MSV announced June 27....

Iridium Satellite LLC announced June 27 that the 2nd Force Service Group of the U.S. Marines implemented an Iridium satellite-enabled equipment identification and tracking system to provide in-transit visibility and...

Panamsat and Japan’s JSat Corp. formed a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite that will serve the U.S. market, Panamsat announced June 27. The joint venture, dubbed...

The Russian Satellite Communication Co. said June 28 the Russian Express-AM2 satellite was put into operation June 16 at its 80 degrees East orbital slot. The satellite will provide presidential...

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) approved a joint bid June 27 from the members of the Eurely and iNavSat consortia to develop the Galileo satellite navigation system. The two consortia...

Russian News & Information Agency Novosti reported June 23 that Russia plans to build a new military satellite to replace the one that was lost in the June 22 Molniya-M...

Sirius Satellite Radio will add a talk show hosted by Publisher Judith Regan to its Talk Central station beginning in October, Sirius announced June 24. Regan is the founder and...

Symmetricom Inc. developed a new XL-GPS time and frequency receiver, the company announced June 22. The rack-mounted unit features an internal GPS receiver that locks to signals from the satellite...