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Raytheon Co.’s [RTN] U.K.-based Raytheon Systems Ltd. subsidiary was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Joint Program Office to provide next-generation GPS advanced digital antenna production systems. The...

Following a series of delays, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) Aura earth observation satellite finally was launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a...

New Skies Satellite N.V. [NSK] and Telenor Satellite Services inked an agreement under which Telenor will expand its gateway services out of the New Skies’ Perth, Australia, mediaport. For Telenor,...

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] added Tamil-language channel KTV and Kannada-language channel Udaya TV to its international programming lineup on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service. The channels are available...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] signed a contract with Angolan ISP and telecom operator MSTelecom. Under the terms of the agreement, Gilat will supply MSTelecom with as many as 1,000...

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, won a key deal in Eastern Europe that has it building a satellite-based communications network for...

Telesat Canada said the Anik F2 satellite launch from Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, launch site has been rescheduled for 8:43 p.m. EDT July 15. The satellite was supposed to have...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] officials said the company, at the close of business July 13, had 500,749 subscribers. It now is on track to amass one million subscribers by the...

Officials from Loral Space & Communications said Telstar 18 successfully reached its in-orbit testing position after its June 28 launch on a Sea Launch LLC Zenit-3SL rocket that had its...

Fox Kids Europe (FKE) announced the departure of its CEO Bruce Steinberg. Paul Taylor, the company’s group managing director and executive vice president, will replace Steinberg as CEO on an...