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While this is not about the future launch of a space-based asset, Satellite News has been keeping a close eye on the developments of what are being called “stratellites,” because...

Satellite Today has learned that satellite operator Yahsat is undergoing preparations to begin operations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specific plans, including what types of services Yahsat will offer,...

In what has been described as quick action by Congress, the House and Senate passed omnibus appropriations legislation that included the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004...

New Skies Satellites is launching a new service aimed at aiding Broadband Maritime, a telecom service provider that offers broadband communication services for ships in the Pacific and Atlantic. The...

Satellite Today has learned that Rainbow DBS, the satellite television unit of Cablevision Systems Corp. [CVC], will spend $740 million to purchase five satellites from Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The satellites...

With Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system partially funded by the private sector, questions linger as to what applications will help the consortium that wins the contract to get a return...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] today said it has crossed the 800,000-subscriber threshold and remains on track to reach the one million-subscriber mark by the end of the year. The company’s...

Neo-Sky is set to launch a new satellite broadband service in Spain. The broadband operator, which provides services in the Iberdrola region of Spain, reached an agreement with SES Astra...

Foxtel, the Australian direct-to-home (DTH) operator, now has 500,000 homes connected to its Foxtel Digital service. More than 51 percent of its managed subscriber based is now connected to the...

Researchers at the Hokkaido Institute of Technology along with a group of unnamed private companies will set up a venture to develop a small satellite to help farmers decide if...