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Alcatel Space CEO Pascale Sourisse told journalists Friday morning at the SATELLITE 2003 show that the satellite manufacturer expected there to be more satellite orders in both the commercial and...

The satellite industry needs to make significant changes to heighten its future competitiveness, warned Hugh Panero, XM Satellite Radio‘s [Nasdaq: XMSR] president and CEO. The industry should dedicate itself to...

Orbital Recovery has selected Arianespace as the primary launcher for its geosynchronous spacecraft life extension system (SLES), or “space tug,” agreeing to orbit at least four space tugs beginning in...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Dave Ryan to lead its Boeing Satellite Systems unit. Ryan, a 13-year Boeing employee, succeeds Randy Brinkley, who will leave the company on June 1....

The scheduled March 14 launch of the Hellas-Sat satellite on an Atlas V rocket has been postponed by International Launch Services (ILS) after company officials detected a flaw in the...

Potential mergers between large satellite operators are looking increasingly unlikely anytime soon, according to industry leaders who spoke Wednesday at a panel discussion during the SATELLITE 2003 conference. A major...

AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson said at the SATELLITE 2003 show that China will be a key target market for the satellite operator. Despite excess capacity in the region, AsiaSat is...

Despite tough economic conditions, many leading industry experts believe the Latin American market could see a recovery in 2003. This was one of the main conclusions of a panel discussing...

New Skies Satellites (NYSE: NSK) and Intelsat have signed a deal to use their existing orbital and satellite resources at a single orbital location to expand their respective commercial service...

The CEOs of satellite radio firms Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] and XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said that their jointly funded efforts to develop interoperable receivers need “significant” additional work that...