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Inmarsat today said it has appointed retired Adm. James Ellis Jr. as an advisor to its board of directors. Ellis formerly served as the commander of the Unites States Strategic...

The Mobile Satellite Users Association (MSUA) said today that Scott Chase will take over as president, effective Jan. 3, 2005, succeeding retiring president Ahmad Ghais. Chase brings more than 20...

Panamsat today said it will transition customers off Galaxy 5 onto Galaxy 12 on Jan. 10, 2005. The transfer window opens at 3:00 a.m. EST and will close three hours...

Satelinx International Inc. said it was awarded a five-year contract with Auto Spa of Montreal, worth $1.38 million. The contract calls for Auto Spa to purchase a minimum of 300...

As Satellite News was going to print on Dec. 17, International Launch Services said that it had successfully launched the AMC-16 satellite into orbit for SES Americom. The satellite, launched...

In what has the potential to be the start of a new trend, a private equity firm is in negotiations to acquire the financially troubled Mexican satellite operator Satmex. Private...

Nilesat, the Middle East-based satellite operator is likely to order a new satellite in the first half of 2005. Salah Hamza, head of engineering, Nilesat, told Satellite News in an...

Eutelsat Multimedia Director Arduino Patachinni, who also serves as chairman of the board of directors at Skylogic, believes the operator’s recent deal with ChinaSatcom could lead to more opportunities for...

The Nature Conservancy is using satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the United States and around the world. “The Nature Conservancy works with...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Dec. 15 unanimously adopted rules for satellite earth stations on vessels (ESVs) in the C- and Ku-bands, rules which the commission said will provide regulatory...