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NewSat, the Australian satellite company, hopes to launch a plethora of satellites during the next few years and become an emerging force in the satellite market. The company is a […]

Intelsat, PCCW Agree to Interconnect MPLS Networks Intelsat and PCCW Global, an operating division of Hong Kong communications provider HKT, have signed a contract agreement to interconnect their Multi-protocol Label […]

[Satellite News 05-18-12] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have successfully debuted its commercial launch service for a foreign customer, sending Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s Arirang-3 satellite […]

DigitalGlobe Inks Two Imagery Licensing Deals With Microsoft High-resolution earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has signed two licensing agreements with Microsoft. The first agreement more than doubles the volume of high-resolution […]

[Satellite News 04-17-12] China has taken a significant launch market lead in 2011 by successfully lofting 19 rockets into orbit by the end of the year – one more than […]

[Satellite News 04-12-12] Lockheed Martin has delivered its 100th and 101st commercial geostationary communications satellites to Arianespace in preparation for a dual launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the manufacturer […]

[Satellite News 04-09-12] SpaceX is considering building a launch private launch facility in Cameron County, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notice of intent issued April 9.                […]

[Satellite News 03-27-12] Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has commissioned two telecommunications spacecraft, Express-AM7 and Express-AM4R from European satellite manufacturer Astrium, RSCC officials confirmed March 27.    The two satellites […]

[Satellite News 03-20-12] European launch company Arianespace expects its yearly revenue to exceed 1 billion euros for the second straight year in 2012 after adding two new rockets — the […]

[Satellite News 03-06-12] During the past four years, the central discussion topic for many industries has been dealing with the global economic recession. The cable industry, for example, is still […]

[Satellite News 01-31-12] Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have spent nearly $924 million into their new four-stage, 30-meter Vega launcher. Now, ESA officials confirmed Jan. 31 that the […]

[Satellite News 01-17-12] Satellite operator Intelsat and Canadian space company MDA have terminated a $280 million in-orbit satellite life extension service agreement signed by the two companies in March 2011. […]

[Satellite News 12-28-11] Despite economic challenges and a series of next-generation offerings still in development, the satellite industry reaped remarkable financial benefits in 2011 thanks to smart acquisition moves and […]

[Satellite News 12-28-11] The past 12 months have seen a new impetus placed on the noteworthy acceleration in satellite technology. From Ka-band to hosted payloads, new offerings and breakthroughs have […]

The design of the modern satellite has taken several different evolutionary paths during the past five years. They have both grown and shrunk. The variety of their capabilities has both […]

[Satellite News 10-26-11] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk testified before the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee on the progress of its $75 million NASA Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program […]

[Satellite News 10-21-11] Arianespace has successfully launched its first Soyuz rocket from the European Spaceport and Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, the company confirmed Oct. 21.    The debut […]

[Satellite News 10-18-11] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is questioning a joint U.S. Department of Defense and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plan to spend $15 billion on United Launch […]

[Satellite News 07-18-11] International Launch Services’ (ILS) first shared payload Proton-M rocket launch was a success, carrying the SES-3 and KazSat-2 telecommunications satellites July 15 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

[Satellite News 06-24-11] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) will announce next week which company has won the contract to launch its new Thor 7 satellite, TSBc CEO Cato Halsaa, told Satellite […]

[Satellite News 06-16-11] China Great Wall Industry Corp. (CGWIC), which was established in 1980, is the sole commercial organization authorized by the Chinese government to provide satellites, commercial launch services […]

[Satellite News 05-05-11] Speaking through an interpreter at the Space Symposium in Colorado last month, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CAST) Vice President Lei Fanpei hinted that Chinese space […]

SES’s plan to launch its SES-8 satellite on a SpaceX vehicle may be the first sign that more competition — and possibly lower prices — could be coming to the […]

[Satellite News 04-05-11] SpaceX unveiled its Falcon Heavy rocket and expects the first demonstration launch of the vehicle to take place at Vandenberg Air Force, Calif., as early as 2013, […]

[Satellite News 04-04-11] Sea Launch has emerged from bankruptcy and has received a vote of confidence from FSS giant SES which signed a framework agreement with Sea Launch  regarding possible […]

[Satellite News 03-31-11] Optus Satellite Director Paul Sheridan is planning to sign a launch services contract for its Optus 10 satellite by the middle of the year.     While the […]

The tone of SATELLITE 2011 Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) panel took an optimistic turn as satellite executives tried to deflate talking points centered on terrestrial threats to the […]

While reviewing the last 30 years of history during SATELLITE 2011 many of the discussions during the show looked not at the position the satellite sector holds today but where […]

One of the closing panels  of SATELLITE 2011 focused on a highly discussed topic in terms of the future of the satellite sector — broadband. The panel “Satellite Broadband: Ready […]

The MSS CEO session at SATELLITE 2011’s MSUA-8 track was narrowed to four panelists, but highlighted a transformative year for the sector’s remaining players.    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch […]