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Europe*Star CEO Yves De La Serre said he expects his company to improve the fill rates on its satellites. De La Serre told SATELLITE TODAY: “We are targeting to increase...

Intelsat is addressing one of its most glaring weaknesses by signing an agreement to acquire for $1 billion six Loral Space and Communications [NYSE: LOR]satellites and orbital slots to serve...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced Tuesday that, as a result of continued weakness in the commercial space launch market, higher mission and launch costs on its Delta IV program, and cost...

Hong Kong-based pay TV operator Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting has awarded a contract to Tandberg Television to provide a satellite transmission system for Galaxy in Asia. Under the contract, Tandberg will...

The European broadband satellite venture Satlynx wasted little time in naming Paul Heinerscheid to replace Yves Elsen as its new president and CEO. Elsen announced he would be stepping down...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has commissioned its latest satellite navigation system for instrument flight use. The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) enhances the accuracy and reliability of the Global...

At the end of August, Arianespace is preparing to launch three satellites onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from its Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The three satellites are the European...

International Launch Services is preparing for the launch of Cablevision Systems’ [NYSE: CVC] Rainbow 1 DBS satellite onboard an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral, Fla., scheduled for July 17. The...

Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat wantsto be one of the key players in bringing the high-definition TV (HDTV) experience to European consumers, according to CEO Giuliano Berretta. He told SATELLITE TODAY:...

Teledesic’s one-time plan of launching a $10 billion constellation of satellites to provide broadband services worldwide has been gradually scaled back over the years. But the company’s latest move of...