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Aircell Inc., an Iridium service provider will launch a new service in conjunction with Medaire Inc. that offers in-flight, on-demand medical assistance from ground-based health experts through the Iridium satellite […]

Pace Micro Technology appointed Ian Sharp as its president for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia-Pacific region. Sharp has been with the company since 2005. He initially […]

Intelsat Ltd. reported revenues of $310.5 million in the 2006 second quarter, an increase of 7 percent from revenues of $289.8 million in the same period a year ago, the […]

Hughes Communications Inc. lost $4.4 million in its 2006 second quarter after taking a charge for the write-off of equipment related to its June decision to shift its primary business […]

Arianespace placed a commercial communications satellite and a French military communications satellite into orbit Aug. 11, the launch provider announced. The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, […]

BSkyB announced its latest plans in the interactive advertising arena, signing an agreement with Emuse Absolutely, a U.K. independent, cross-platform interactive advertising operator. Under the agreement between Emuse and Sky […]

A proposed U.S. system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations could cause worldwide radio communications blackouts, according to a group of scientists from New Zealand, Finland […]

Space Shuttle Discovery sustained “an average amount of tile damage,” Wayne Hale, the NASA space shuttle program manager, said. NASA was watching closely during and after the July 4 launch […]

The Space Shuttle Atlantis orbiter has been fitted with sensors in the leading edges of the orbiter wings that would provide real-time warnings if they take a hit from falling […]

DHS Gives Northrop Anti-MANPADS Contract A tactical laser defense could be effective in killing short-range incoming enemy ballistic missiles, such as those now hitting Israel and attacking U.S. forces in […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio posted higher revenues in its 2006 second quarter, but the company’s subscriber additions plummeted in comparison to the first three months of the year, the company announced […]

North Korean missiles may have a greater capability for accuracy than some observers have stated, according to a report in the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper. Six of seven missiles that North […]

Shin Satellite PCL lost 34 million Thai baht ($907,000) in the 2006 second quarter, as revenues slipped nearly 10 percent from the first three months of the year due to […]

An Alliant Techsystems [ATK] missile motor test-fired successfully, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The test involved fired a second-stage booster motor under the Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (SLIRBM) […]

WRSP Worldspace Satellite Radio posted higher revenues in its 2006 second quarter, but the company’s subscriber additions plummeted in comparison to the first three months of the year, the company […]

Andrew Corp. and ADC Telecommunications Inc. agreed to terminate their May merger agreement, and Andrew’s board also rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from Commscope Inc., Andrew announced Aug. 9. Andrew […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] and the Air Force bounced a laser beam off a mirror, the company announced, a key advance for anti-ballistic missile technologies. That laser beam was redirected […]

Sea Launch‘s Odyssey platform and Commander have departed the company’s home port to prepare for the launch of the Koreasat 5 communications satellite, Sea Launch announced. The mission, which will […]

The JCSAT-10 telecommunications satellite was launched into orbit, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] reported. JCSAT-10 is the fourth in a series of six satellite launches planned this year for Lockheed Martin […]

Orbit Satellite Television and Radio Network, the Middle Eastern direct-to-home operator, could soon be looking to launch high-definition (HD) TV services in the region. “HDTV requires a lot of bandwidth, […]

A test instrumentation kit for the Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) / Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) passed tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] reported. The tests were conducted at the Utah […]

The Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system detected and intercepted an incoming ballistic missile target, BAE Systems announced. THAAD, using a BAE Systems seeker, scored against the bogey in […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] delivered its 500th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) to the Navy, the company announced. ESSM is an international cooperative upgrade of the RIM-7 SeaSparrow Missile, which is developed […]

Andrew Corp. and ADC Telecommunications Inc. agreed to end their May merger agreement, and Andrew’s board rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Commscope Inc., Andrew announced Aug. 9. Andrew will […]

RT Logic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc. announced Aug. 10 the availability of its next generation high-rate digital telemetry data processor to support wideband and remote sensing satellite […]

Echostar Communications Corp. reported revenues of $2.5 billion in the 2006 second quarter, up 17 percent from revenues of $2.1 billion in the same period a year ago, Echostar announced […]

Today’s dual-payload launch of Arianespace‘s heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission will carry Japan’s JCSAT-10 commercial telecommunications satellite in the upper payload position, while the French Syracuse 3B military relay platform is […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC announced Aug. 10 it signed multiple contracts with Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications. The contracts, worth nearly $60 million, call for the development and supply of a high-speed […]

Alltel Wireless, announced Aug. 10 an agreement with XM Satellite Radio that will make Alltel customers the first in the United States to have access to XM Satellite Radio programming […]