XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. said June 9 that it placed about 9.7 million shares of its Class A common stock in a public offering, underwritten by UBS Securities LLC,...
The European Space Agency announced June 9 that the two experimental satellites being developed for the Galileo System Test Bed-Version 2, which will make up the first phase of the...
U.K. satellite pay-TV operator BSkyB won a key soccer contract in the United Kingdom, signing a new three-year contract with the English Football League to broadcast the matches through the...
Datapath Inc. said June 13 it acquired the assets of M&C Systems Inc., a provider of satellite communications monitoring and control systems. With this acquisition, Datapath gains new control and...
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced June 9 that the IPstar-1 satellite arrived at the Arianespace spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and is undergoing preparations for launch aboard an Ariane 5 Generic...
Orbital Sciences Corp. announced June 10 that the Telkom-2 communications satellite is being brought back to its Dulles, Va., satellite manufacturing facility for repairs. The satellite will undergo evaluation and...
Arianespace pushed back the launch of a pair of satellites due to a technical problem with the Telkom 2 spacecraft, Arianespace announced June 6. The launch of the Spaceway 2...
The final nails in the Rainbow DBS coffin were hammered in quietly and with little fanfare as Cablevision suspended work on new satellites being manufactured for Rainbow, a Cablevision unit...
Microspace Communications Corp. announced June 8 it formed a partnership with Scala Inc. to create a satellite-based digital signage offering aimed at small companies that may find the cost of...
Satellites would play a key role in a controversial new plan aimed at relieving congestion on roadways in the United Kingdom. The plan calls for satellite navigation equipment to be...