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ViaSat Inc. [VSAT] appointed John Stenbit to its board of directors. Stenbit was assistant secretary of defense for command, control, communications and intelligence, serving during the current Bush administration. According...

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] yesterday launched its second dedicated NASCAR channel for fans of the North American stock-car racing circuit. The new station will give fans access to the in-car...

International Launch Services (ILS) rescheduled the launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite, used for national security activities, for today at 6:53 p.m. EST from the Cape Canaveral Air...

On the island of Puerto Rico where terrestrial-based, conventional Internet access often is cost-prohibitive and unreliable for educators, SES Americom, the U.S. satellite arm of Luxembourg-based SES Global, today announced...

Eagle Broadband Inc. [EAG] today said its SatMAX non-line-of-site wireless repeater technology will be used in conjunction with Iridium mobile satellite communications services provided by World Communications Center by New...

Satellite Today learned that China launched a satellite yesterday that will conduct a surveying and mapping mission over a several-day period before returning to Earth. According to reports, this satellite...

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] inked a follow-on contract from an existing, unidentified customer for $1.9 million. The first contract, signed in July 2003, was worth $8.3 million and was sought...

DigitalGlobe was awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to update the agency’s ortho-imagery base program. Under the contract, DigitalGlobe said it will provide 2-foot resolution, ortho-rectified,...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Aug. 27 that PanAmSat Licensee Corp. has filed a request for a 180-day extension of its special temporary authority to operate the Galaxy 9...

The expected sale of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems by The DirecTV Group [DTV], of El Segundo, Calif., is likely to be finalized next month, and a strong possibility exists...