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Experts To Meet Wednesday To Reassess Safety Concerns March 12 Liftoff At 8:54 P.M. ET Would Mean On-Schedule Launches For Hubble, Station Missions The much-delayed Space Shuttle Discovery now may […]

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would receive more than $1.3 billion for weather satellites and climate sensors, under a budget plan that President Obama handed Congress. That budget […]

NASA Fiscal 2010 Budget Provides $900 Million Increase Over Fiscal 2009 Base Level, New Obama Document States Space Agency Budget Plan Attracts Praise, But It Also Is Seen As Short […]

[Satellite News 03-02-09] Despite Mitsubishi Electric Corp.’s ambitious international growth plans, the company said it has set modest goals affected by the global economic climate, Hiroyuki Inahata, group vice president […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] ND SatCom and Central European Telecom Services (CETel) are joining forces in the area of the managed services, the two companies announced Feb. 26.     The agreement […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Measat Satellite Systems received confirmation from Intelsat that the Measat-3a satellite has been scheduled for launch in June, Measat announced Feb. 27.     The launch of the […]

Northrop Grumman delivered the final flight module cooler assemblies for the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) sensor to ITT Corp., Northrop Grumman announced Feb. 27.     The delivery, which consists of […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] Access Intelligence LLC (AI), a business-to-business information and marketing solutions provider, has added the Offshore Communications event to AI’s Satellite Group portfolio, acquiring Offshore Communications from Technology […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has called President Obama’s 2010 proposed fiscal budget, “solid for defense, space and civil aviation” in a Feb. 27 statement from AIA […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Telstar 11N satellite has been launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit and is on its way to a final orbital position of 37.5 degrees West, Sea […]

[Satellite Today 03-02-09] The Kudelski Group, a supplier of conditional access services to DTH operators, will take control of OpenTV in a $130 million deal, Kudelski announced Feb. 27.     […]

Report Appeared In Russian Paper President Obama offered to kill plans to build the European Missile Defense (EMD) system if Russia would help the United States force Iran to abandon […]

TECHNOLOGY Glowlink Releases Satellite System Upgrade Glowlink released a new version of its flagship Model 1000 system.     Version 2.11.1 introduces advanced data fusion technologies, alarm management tool sets and […]

The use solar energy is forecasted to soar in the next eight years as the world’s population looks for alternatives to fossil fuels. It is estimated the sun can provide […]

The satellite industry has enjoyed a long period of steady growth, but the industry faces formidable regulatory hurdles in the new millennia. In addition to the challenges of doing day-to-day […]

Satellite players likely will see continued strong demand in the Middle East in 2009, as demand for capacity in the region remains strong. While there may be a slowdown in […]

The ability of Pradman Kaul and his executive team at Hughes Network Systems to anticipate the evolutions of the satellite market has placed the company firmly atop the VSAT field […]

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reviews foreign investment in FCC common carrier, broadcast and aeronautical radio licenses. The reviews include applications for new licenses, transfer of control, and assignment […]

Is the security threat to satellites from possible terrorist acts being taken sufficiently seriously? The European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) thinks not and issued an article in January, titled "The […]

As an independent provider of C-band and Ku-band satellite space segment, The SpaceConnection serves as "sort of a tripwire" for the satellite industry, says president and CEO Mike Antonovich. The […]

Pradman Kaul is a very worthy winner of the 2008 Satellite Executive of the Year award, but as so often happens in the modern world, we move immediately from the […]

We are departing briefly from issues affecting the satellite sector specifically to look at the general economic conditions affecting our sector and all others. The 2003-2004 rebound of the satellite […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Hughes Communications revenues improved 9 percent for 2008, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the year for the first time in the company’s history, Hughes announced Feb. […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Despite a challenging global economy, Iridium posted strong financial results in 2008, driven by growth in all three of its key markets, the company announced Feb. 26. […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Raytheon Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Raytheon Co. received a $1.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for initial production of the GPS Advanced Digital Antenna […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] OpenTV, a middleware and interactive solutions provider, reached full-year profitability for the first time in the company’s history, OpenTV announced Feb. 25.     The company recorded a […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] Al Baghdadia TV has ordered three 1.2-meter Advent Newswift vehicle-mounted satellite antennas from Vislink’s news and entertainment business unit, Vislink announced Feb. 26.     The Advent Newswifts […]

[Satellite Today 02-27-09] SkyTerra appointed Marc Montagner executive vice president of strategy, development and distribution, the company announced Feb. 26.      Montagner has a history of corporate development experience with […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Orbital Sciences is in the initial stages of an investigation, in coordination with NASA, to determine the cause of Taurus launch failure that destroyed the agency’s Orbiting […]

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Newtec signed a deal with Horizon Satellite Services of the United Arab Emirates to provide a FlexACM solution to deliver an increased IP throughput, Newtec announced Feb. […]