Shin Satellite Subsidiary Acquires TMC
Shin Satellite’s board of directors has approved the purchase of Teleinfo Media Company (TMC), the publisher of Yellow and White Pages directories in Thailand, by Shin subsidiary CS Loxinfo (CSL)....
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Arianespace Readies Rosetta For Feb. 26 Launch
Arianespace completed Wednesday the integration of the equipment bay and the storable propellants stage for the Feb. 26 launch of the European Space Agency‘s Rosetta comet probe aboard an Ariane...
PanAmSat's Galaxy 13/Horizons-1 Goes into Service
Wilton, Conn.-based PanAmSat [Nasdaq: SPOT] announced that Galaxy 13/Horizons-1, the company’s recently launched 24th satellite, has successfully completed in-orbit testing and is operational, delivering cable, video and VSAT services throughout...
SkyBitz Signs Up Five Trucking Customers
Dulles, Va.-based SkyBitz has signed up five new trucking customers for its satellite-based trailer tracking and information management service — Southern Cal Transport, Fugro Chance, On Time Transportation, Royal Freight...
ATK To Supply Composite Components For A2100 Satellites
Minneapolis-based Alliant Techsystems [NYSE: ATK] has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Commercial Space Systems to supply composite satellite components for the company’s A2100 communications satellite series. The...
Stubbs Named Managing Director of Astra Marketing France
Nick Stubbs has been appointed managing director of Astra Marketing France, the French affiliate of satellite operator SES Astra, a unit of SES Global [Luxembourg: SESG]. Prior to joining SES...
NASA Satellites Improve Response To Global Agricultural Change
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth satellite observing systems are being used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to improve the accuracy and timeliness of...
Helius, LTRT To Expand Satellite Broadband Solutions in Europe
Lindon, Utah-based Helius has signed up Paris-based LTRT as a strategic partner for its satellite broadband product for corporate networks. The Helius Strategic Alliance Program integrates products and services from...
Eagle Broadband Signs Satellite Phone Agreement with SAIC
Eagle Broadband [AMEX: EAG], a League City, Tex.-based supplier of broadband and communications products and services, has signed a distribution agreement with San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to...
Alcatel To Build Two Early Warning Satellites
Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], has been selected by EADS Astrium, the prime contractor for France’s SPIRALE early warning satellite program, to build two demonstration satellites....