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Intelsat moved a step closer to completing its $1.1 billion purchase of the North American satellite assets of Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] when the time limit recently expired...

The Federal Communications Commission Thursday decided that mobile satellite service (MSS) carriers that provide interconnected voice service must establish call centers for the purpose of answering 911 emergency calls and...

Space Imaging, a Denver-based satellite imagery provider, has completed a fire risk assessment project for the Florida Division of Forestry (DOF). The project involved compiling numerous statewide current and historical...

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to execute an architecture study of NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite...

Gilat Satellite Networks [Nasdaq: GILTF], an Israel-based satellite networking company, has raised $104 million through an exchange of its ordinary shares for its outstanding 4 percent convertible subordinated notes due...

2003 SATELLITE NEWS’ PR & Marketing Awards Presented by PBI Media’s Satellite Group SN’s PR & Marketing Awards are among the industry’s most privileged honors, recognizing the best satellite PR...

The European Space Agency and the European Union have completed a framework agreement to expand their cooperation in the area of space exploration and exploitation. Signature is expected before the...

Japan Airlines (JAL) has agreed to install Connexion by Boeing‘s satellite-based mobile broadband service on JAL’slong-haul fleet of 68 aircraft. JAL is the Asian launch customer for the Connexion by...

Loral Skynet, a unit of Loral Space and Communications [OTC: LRLSQ], announced that Telstar 13 has successfully completed its in-orbit testing and is in operation at its 121 degrees West...

Korean direct broadcast satellite (DBS) broadcaster SkyLife has topped the 1 million subscriber mark, making it one of Asia’s fastest growing pay-TV platforms. SkyLife launched Korea’s only digital satellite TV...