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Sweden’s Saab Ericsson Space will provide modular payload adapters for Land Launch vehicles, Saab announced. Land Launch, a collaboration of Sea Launch and Space International Services, will use a Zenit-3SLB […]

Lockheed Martin and EADS Astrium announced May 25 that they have signed a teaming agreement to ensure interoperability of the GPS 3 constellation and Europe’s Galileo program. The companies will […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Air Force for two Minotaur launches under the Rocket System Launch Program, the company announced May 25. Under the $23 million […]

DigitalGlobe announced that its collection of high-resolution satellite imagery depicting news events and locations from around the world is now available to newsrooms and freelancers via Getty Images. DigitalGlobe’s archive […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported a change to its subscriber and financial guidance for 2006, projecting that it will end 2006 with 8.5 million subscribers, resulting in subscriber revenues […]

Following an equipment alert on the launch vehicle, Arianespace decided to conduct complementary checks. Upon the successful completion of these checks, Arianespace has decided to restart the final countdown for […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and its joint venture partner, MSV Canada, announced that it had reached an agreement with Boeing to accelerate the deployment of its two North American satellites, […]

SES Astra now has a 100 percent shareholding in ND SatCom. It has acquired a 74.9 percent share in the company from the German-based high-tech group August Technologie. SES Astra […]

The Networks Group (TNG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Turner Media Group (TMG), announced May 23 that its Beauty and Fashion Channel will begin a programming relationship with the Paris-based […]

ContactMEO Communications LLC, a supplier of IP connectivity as well as innovative broadcast and transport solutions, has been granted authority from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for a global satellite […]

Americom Government Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SES Americom, announced it is partnering with prime contractor Harris Corp. to support the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Satellite (FTI-SAT) program […]

EMS Technologies Inc. announced May 23 that Paul Domorski will become its president and chief executive officer on June 2, 2006, following the retirement of current president and CEO, Alfred […]

XM Satellite Radio and WCS Wireless announced the termination of their agreement for XM to acquire WCS Wireless. The principal assets of WCS Wireless are wireless spectrum licenses in certain […]

Caprock Communications, a global satellite communications provider, has appointed Bryan Olivier as its chief technology officer (CTO). In this role, Olivier will lead Caprock’s drive to expand its technology and […]

Content Services, Inc. (CSI) and Intelsat announced that CSI has signed a distribution agreement for AmpiageSM, Intelsat’s satellite-based, open-architecture, video transport platform. Under the agreement, CSI will be the first […]

Dr. Denis Curtin, chief operating officer of Xtar, LLC, has been named the 2006 recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Aerospace Communications Award. This award is […]

Pace Micro Technology won a key High-Definition HD contract in Europe. Sky Italia, as a launch partner for its HD service, selected Pace to supply its next generation HD set-top […]

The Solar X-ray Imager (SXI) instrument, designed and built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) is ready for flight, the company announced May 19. Built […]

Sirius Satellite Radio introduced the Sportster4, a plug-and-play radio that can be used both while driving and at home. A smaller version of the current Sportster Relay, this device comes […]

Irdeto is teaming up with leading African direct-to-home platform operator Multichoice to trial a new digital video broadcasting – handheld (DVB-H) service in Africa. Irdeto’s mobile broadcast security solution has […]

SIRI, XMSR XM Satellite Radio continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons, and the company’s woes are having an impact on the stock prices of both XM and rival […]

North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile capable of striking targets in North America, according to Japanese news reports. However, the launch from a site in northeastern […]

Intelsat announced May 18 senior management appointments to Intelsat’s finance organization. Anita Beier, will serve as senior vice president and controller. Beier previously held the position of senior vice president […]

Raytheon Co. [RTN] developed a design process that cuts costs for space customers, the company said. This involves a patented software tool called TopAct that enables space hardware manufacturers to […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced the availability of a pair of new vehicle-mounted repeater products that operate with the MSAT-G2 Mobile Satellite Radio, MSV announced. These products are intended for […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] has an ambitious list of space-related contracts that it hopes to seize, according to James Albaugh, president and chief executive of the Integrated Defense Systems unit […]

Telenor Satellite Services has received initial licensing approval to offer Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service throughout the United States, the company announced May 18. Telenor’s approval to offer the […]

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), the continental defense industry titan, managed to break even in its space enterprises during January through March, besting the Euro6 million (US$7.7 million) […]

A Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] imager will be launched Wednesday on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-N spacecraft. The launch will occur from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, […]

The Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for a launch July 1, according to NASA. Discovery has a window of July 1 to July 19 to lift off from the Kennedy […]