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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The House Armed Services Committee chairman asked President Bush to accelerate two major missile-shield programs, and to provide funding for that hastened pace. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), the chairman, made […]

Crosley Radio, a manufacturer of vintage consumer electronics, has incorporated XM Satellite Radio into its latest tabletop receiver, the Explorer I. In an Oct. 10 announcement, Crosley, a division of […]

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 […]

Arqiva has secured a deal with City Screen Limited, owners of Picturehouse cinemas, to install a live digital cinema network in all Picturehouse franchises across the United Kingdom. The deal […]

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 […]

Australian pay-TV operator Foxtel is set to complete its digital transition by March, Patrick Delany, the company’s executive director of content, product development and delivery, said. The operator, which has […]

President Bush vowed to increase cooperation with allied nations on ballistic missile defense. In a Rose Garden news conference at the White House Wednesday, Bush said the United States will […]

As NASA moves to realize President Bush’s vision for space exploration, other NASA programs may be harmed, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). On the one […]

For the fourth year running, the global commercial satellite industry has had solid, measurable growth, generating $88.8 billion in revenues in 2005, according to the 2006 “State of the Satellite […]

After struggling through several depressed years, the satellite industry continues to rebound in the early 21st century, with the services sector leading the way. More companies and individuals are discovering […]

Throughout the global developing and developed regions, the need for specialized satellite-enabled communication platforms is on the rise. Specific network criteria is diversified by the client served, but all require […]

SES Global S.A. priced an 800 million euro bond offering, the company announced Oct. 11. The two-tranche offering consisted of a 300 million euro ($376.1 million) three- year floating rate […]

Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Oct. 11 that it is supplying a Skyedge broadband satellite hub station and VSATs to Teleport-Services, a Russian satellite-services operator, to use for the […]

Boeing delivered hardware and completed software tests for the next-generation GPS constellation, the company announced Oct. 12. The company delivered the first gyroscope package, which helps stabilize on-orbit spacecraft, for […]

Globalstar Inc. announced Oct. 11 that it has completed negotiations with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for a federal supply schedule contract for the purchase of satellite voice and […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Qinetiq a contract to develop two demonstrator systems of the company’s hollow waveguide optical integration technology that are intended to assess the potential […]

XM Satellite Radio and Acura will offer complimentary satellite-radio service to buyers of some certified pre-owned vehicles, the companies announced Oct. 11. Acura is offering three months of free service […]

Intrinsyc Software International Inc., a mobility software and services company, and Road Angel Group Ltd., a manufacturer of GPS devices, unveiled the Road Angel Navigator series Oct. 11. Based on […]

The World Teleport Association announced Oct. 10 its appointment of Mary Frost, CEO of Globecast America, to its board. Retroactive to Oct. 1, Frost will complete a three-year term on […]

The launch of an Ariane-5 rocket carrying DirecTV’s DirecTV-9S and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s LDREX-2 satellites was delayed by 24 hours in order to conduct checks on components of […]

ATK has completed an on-pad pathfinder operation of its launch vehicle, the ALV, which is scheduled for its first mission in 2007, the company announced Oct. 10. The flight of […]

Thrane & Thrane closed its acquisition of the mobile satellite communications operations of Nera ASA, Thrane & Thrane announced Oct. 10. The deal, announced in August, combines two providers of […]

Israel-based RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. filed a prospectus Oct. 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO). RRSat is offering 3.6 million […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. shares of International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) have been transferred to Space Transport Inc., ILS announced Oct. 11. The ILS board appointed Frank McKenna as the company’s […]

Lockheed Martin and ITT Corp. announced Oct. 11 an alliance to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS system. Under their agreement, the companies will extend an existing partnership […]

Eutelsat has confirmed that operations of its W3A satellite have been fully restored to normal mode following an anomaly that occurred Oct. 9. Full commercial service on the satellite resumed […]