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To mark the 50th anniversary of the first manmade satellite launch, Arianespace will launch 50 nanosatellites for the International Astronautical Federation. Each of the nanosats will represent a different country;...

Iran is planning on launching its first satellite next year, but the satellite’s mission has not been clearly stated. Iranian officials reportedly said the satellite would be used to demonstrate...

GlobeCast clinched a major long-term deal with Prime TV to deliver state-owned Pakistan Television content throughout major European markets. The deal with Prime TV will enable the Pakistani family channel...

The Sea LaunchIndependent Review Board, appointed by Sea Launch Co. LLC partner RSC Energia, concluded that the problems associated with the June 28 Telstar 18 satellite launch that released the...

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] took a political hit yesterday when the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in a voice vote that will require the company to spend an...

Satlynx, the two-way, pan-European broadband services provider, gave a boost to virtual-private-network (VPN) solution providers in Europe by announcing a series of approvals for its VPN solutions, part of its...

Qwest Communications International Inc. [Q] and DirecTV Inc., a unit of The DirecTV Group [DTV], forged a strategic marketing alliance that will allow Qwest to offer DirecTV digital satellite services...

In yesterday’s Satellite Today in which we detailed the DISA certification of the SWE-Dish tri-band terminal, the data capability for the terminal should have been stated as being “64 Kbps...

Controversial DJ Howard Stern signed a multi-year contract to join New York City-based Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI], starting Jan. 1, 2006. The deal will cost Sirius $100 million a year...

The U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) granted the SWE-Dish FA150T Mil Fly-Away system a certificate for operation on the Defense Satellite Communication System’s X-band space segment. According to the...