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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said the launch of the Swift satellite, which will be looking for and gathering data on bursts of gamma rays, has been delayed,...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] will broaden its reach with a new promotion offering the Xact XTR1 “Stream Jockey” palm-sized receiver at more than 500 Target retail stores nationwide. The receiver,...

Jetix Europe, reportedly one of the largest providers of childrens’ entertainment programming to satellite pay-TV operators, named Paul Taylor as its new CEO. Taylor has been interim CEO since July....

Satlynx has teamed with Fuchs Elektronik to provide Internet access via satellite to an entire U.S. film cast and crew while on location in various locations across Germany. The movie,...

Orbimage Inc. [ORBM] reported increased revenues and a widening loss for the third quarter of 2004. The company reported revenues of $8.9 million, up from $1.1 million during the third...

Satellite Today has learned that Alcatel has been named the prime contractor in a $27.2 million contract for the Liaison project, which aims to develop technology for use by public...

BSkyB, the leading satellite pay-TV operator in the U.K., has revamped its interactive service portal, Sky Active, and it will deliver the new service portal later this week. The new...

Lockheed Martin [LMT] today said the Space-Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) team it leads successfully completed the system’s signal-processing assembly software critical design review with payload provider Northrop Grumman...

Norwegian telecom supplier Nera will deliver a new broadband satellite gateway to Telenor Satellite Services (TSS) in a deal announced today. The new gateway – the Nera Satellite Gateway –...

Satellite Today has learned the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the French National Space Centre signed an agreement late last week to move forward on their Megha-Tropiques atmospheric satellite...