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Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014.

NASA’s gravity field satellite mission GRACE has provided nine years worth of data about changes in Earth’s gravity field

MapBox, a company that allows anyone to design and publish custom maps, plans to launch MapBox Satellite Live.

SES and MNC Sky Vision have reached an agreement to provide capacity on the SES 7 satellite to support Indonesian satellite pay-TV provider Indovision’s future Chinese-language Direct-to-Home (DTH) package.

Satellite technology has allowed British adventurer Adrian Hayes and his team to document their travel to K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth, on the border of Pakistan and China.

After a meeting between European space ministers gave the approval to Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle, the ESA plans to consult with the satellite industry to gather competing ideas on key work packages for the new launch system.

The U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and U.S. Air Force principals are preparing for the launch of the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

iSat, a systems integrator specializing in satellite earth stations for frequencies such as X-band and Ka-band for use by government, satellite operators and broadcasting organizations, announced profits and strong growth in its second year of trading.

Earlier this week, Sirius XM Radio announced that it added 715,000 net new subscribers in the second quarter, bringing its total subscribers to more than 25 million.

Embratel, a telecommunications operator in Brazil has partnered with PromonLogicalis, a provider of services and solutions for information technology and communication in Latin America.

Intelsat announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.799 per share, to be paid to holders of its 5.75 percent Series A Mandatory Convertible Junior Non-voting Preferred shares.

The House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee approved a bill that provides $4.9 billion for NOAA in the 2014 fiscal year that begins on 1 October

Recently, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) filed comments with the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce that ...

Scientists have observed a rare solar tsunami on the sun’s surface, with the help of the Japanese satellite Hinode.

AIS Engineering has been awarded a Custom Satellite Solutions Small Business (CS2SB) task order to provide U.S., Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of Africa Ku-Band services for deployable communications. The order includes one base year and four option years.

The continued growth of cellular backhaul indicates it will remain a vibrant segment for the satellite sector, particularly in the emerging regions ...

Startup company NanoSatisfi plans to launch its first cube satellite on August 4, allowing anyone to rent time and conduct their own experiments on it for as low as $250 per week.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) have built a new generation of robo-arms, designed to act as repair mechanics for orbiting satellite.

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite has for the first time mapped out the structure of our solar system.

SES announced its long-standing partner NordNet has developed a new on-demand satellite broadband offering, for which it contracted additional Ka-band capacity on the SES satellite ASTRA 2F.

Euroconsult's newly released research report reveals that 86 percent of all 37 active commercial FSS operators saw revenue growth in 2012, with 13 operators reaching 10 percent or more.

Kymeta has successfully closed a $50 million Series C financing arrangement to accelerate its growth plans

According to a new study conducted by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Australian National University, carbon dioxide has boosted green foliage in the world’s driest regions through a process called “CO2 fertilization.”

As DirecTV attempts to acquire Hulu, an online video service provider, the satellite TV provider is also making a push to secure Over-the-Top (OTT) rights from cable channels and other programmers.

Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a provider of commercial satellites, today announced that it reached the milestone of 2,000 satellite years on orbit this month.

Spidersat, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Global, announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with BIA Overseas, a wholly owned subsidiary of BIA Group.

Dish TV India has selected Broadcom Corporation’s highly integrated systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.

ATK will exhibit its titanium propellant tank capabilities at the 49th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Joint Propulsion Conference in San Jose, Calif.

Avanti Communications, the U.K. based satellite operator, has issued a trading update, which indicates revenues for 2013 have fallen “below expectations” as of the end of June 2013.

Yahsat has appointed Masood Sharif Mahmood as its new CEO; he served as the company’s deputy CEO since June 2012.