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Europe’s first polar orbiting satellite, Metop-A was placed into orbit Oct. 18 by a Russian Souyz rocket, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. The launch was delayed for two consecutive […]

Iridium Satellite is providing satellite data communications for an atmospheric data-reporting program that uses commercial aircraft to gather and transmit meteorological data, Iridium announced. Airdat LLC, an Iridium value-added reseller, […]

The Court of Appeal of Dusseldorf, Germany, confirmed SES Astra‘s acquisition of TV playout Center Astra Platform Services (APS), rejecting a complaint filed by satellite operator Eutelsat, SES Astra announced […]

Datapath Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced Oct. 18 a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of ILC for $21 million in cash. ILC, […]

Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. unveiled its second-generation handheld phones. The SO-2510, weighing 130 grams, is a satellite-only version designed for mobile connectivity in areas beyond terrestrial networks and features GPS, […]

For the second time in as many days, launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was postponed. The Oct. 18 attempt was scrubbed due to strong winds at […]

The U.S. Air Force Oct. 17 announced it has set terms for a $1.1 billion contract with Boeing Co. for the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program. The newly defined Block 2 […]

Arinc Direct announced Oct. 17 it is providing Inmarsat Swift satellite-communications services directly for operators of corporate jet aircraft equipped with any brand of Swift capable hardware. Arinc Direct also […]

Tandberg Television delivered revenues of $80.7 million in the third quarter of 2006, up 9 percent compared to its $74.4 million revenue in the same period of 2005, the company […]

Telecommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced that its systems have passed muster for use in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Boarding Team Communications network. TCS’s Swiftlink DVM-90 and Swiftlink 2410 deployable […]

Control of Kazakhstan’s first communications and broadcast satellite, KazSat-1, was transferred Oct. 17 from manufacturer Khrunichev State Space Scientific and Production Center to customer KazSat JSC, according to Kazinform. The […]

Launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was stopped two seconds before engine ignition Oct. 17, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). The Paris-based space agency postponed […]

Norsat International announced Oct. 17 that it has been selected to provide portable satellite terminals, maintenance, support and training for the U.S. Southern Command operating in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The […]

Boeing Corp.’s Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program passed a preliminary design review, the company announced Oct. 17. The review demonstrated that Boeing’s industry team incorporated scheduling and requirement […]

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) awarded a contract to Integral Systems Inc. to provide primary and backup satellite-control systems for the Vinasat-1 satellite being constructed for the Vietnam Posts […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has signed a $54.4 million contract for Raytheon Co. to provide a payload featuring a sensor with a focal plane array large enough to […]

C-com Satellite Systems Inc. Oct. 17 announced revenues of $1.9 million for the quarter ending Aug. 31 and a net income of $207,000. In the same period a year ago, […]

Mobiapps Inc. Oct. 16 announced introduction of its M100, a next-generation, high-performance Orbcomm satellite smart modem designed for global management and monitoring of remote and mobile assets. The M100 provides […]

Ramtelecom Inc. introduced an auto-mount antenna system designed to provide satellite broadband access anywhere in North America, the company announced Oct. 16. Designed for the oil and gas industry, the […]

An Arianespace Ariane-5 rocket Oct. 13 completed a daylight launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, orbiting the DirecTV-9S and Optus-D1 satellites along with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s […]

Preparing for its fifth mission of 2006, Sea Launch announced Oct. 16 that its Odyssey launch platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed from the company’s home port in […]

Harris Corp. announced Oct. 16 that it has uplinked to a Milstar satellite using an Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system. Once fielded, the terminal will […]

Com Dev, a Canadian manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, delivered a key component for an international satellite designed to search for water in deep space, the company announced Oct. 13. […]

African countries are appealing for a key European space program to be extended into Africa. Representatives of the African Union, the ACP Secretariat and the five African Regional Economic Groupings […]

All Road Communications, a San Diego-based satellite phone and services provider, expects motor races to drive demand for business this week, with the Baja 1000, Baja Haha and Dakar events […]

The European Union approved Oct. 12 a step that enables the European Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Supervisory Authority to complete the development phase of the Galileo program. By a […]

North Korea, after announcing it detonated a nuclear weapon, likely won’t surrender its nuclear arsenal even if the isolated regime is punished with further sanctions, analysts said yesterday. However, sanctions […]

Intermap Technologies Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Intermap Technologies GmbH, received a contract from an international client for geospatial data valued at $3.7 million. Under the agreement, Intermap will process […]

The U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system is able to provide protection for allies such as Japan and South Korea, but the missile shield needs substantially more funding, a prominent […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. announced Oct. 12 that one of its largest resellers and a supplier for the federal government has purchased five units of Eagle’s Satmax advanced satellite-communications technology. The […]