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KAUAI, Hawaii, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE:LMT) second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system achieved its first intercept using tracking information from the space tracking and surveillance […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-13-13] Boeing and the United States Air Force have signed a contract worth more than $50 million for completion and deployment of the 12 GPS satellites the company […]

Telespazio Brasil S.A. has signed a long-term capacity agreement with SES to expand its corporate and government networks across Brazil.    Telezpazio will utilize the new SES-4 satellite’s Ku-band capacity […]

Petrobras is one of the world’s biggest oil companies and one of the biggest companies in Latin America. The company had a net profit of around $36 billion in 2012, […]

Albavision is one of the largest Latin American TV networks and has nearly 30 channels across all of the region’s major markets. The company has been going for over 60 […]

Gilat Satellite Network is hoping to grow its financial strength considerably in 2013, as the company continues to invest back into its business segments and its Ka-band and satellite-on-the-move initiatives, […]

[Satellite TODAY 02-12-13] Orbital Sciences has confirmed the successful launch of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite. The spacecraft was placed into orbit by an Atlas V rocket from […]

Oceans TV, a leading provider of in-cabin TV entertainment content to cruise lines, announced today that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise […]

XipLink and Vitacom have successfully deployed XipLink XA appliances for various satellite service customers in Africa and Latin America.        The new optimized services aim to provide higher […]

Arianespace successfully carried out its 54th Ariane 5 launch in a row, orbiting the Amazonas-3 for Spanish operator Hispasat and Azerspace/Africasat-1a for the Azerbaijani operator Azercosmos.     Arianespace’s 68th launch […]

SES and GlobeCast have renewed their agreement for use of transponders on the operator’s NSS-806 and AMC-1 satellites, the companies announced.    GlobeCast will continue to utilize two transponders of […]

NSR’s Broadband Satellite Markets 11th Edition report projected the worldwide VSAT, Broadband Satellite, Trunking and Backhaul markets to gain $9.1 billion in 2021, as satellite broadband Internet access subscribers will […]

The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite sent its first signals from space today as one of the first of three Mexsat satellites for the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) of Mexico […]

XTAR has acquired a significant segment of the airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) market over the last year under various contracts valued at over $8 million and more than […]

— Company’s Newest Spacecraft for NASA to Continue Landsat Program’s 40-Year History of Collecting Critical Environmental Data for Earth Science Studies — — 145th Orbital Satellite Extends Company’s Legacy of Support for […]

China has started a project to modernize its agricultural system by using new satellite technology.

MIRAMAR, Fla. – February 6, 2013 – MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) announces that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has appointed Richard Hadsall to its board.  Hadsall founded MTN more than […]

Herndon, VA, February 6, 2013 – Commercial X-band operator XTAR LLC announced plans to grow its business and expand its reach into international markets, specifically beyond Western Europe. XTAR has […]

Boeing has filed a lawsuit worth more than $355 million against its three former partners in satellite launch provider Sea Launch

KT Corp is also interested in buying Vivendi’s 53 percent stake in Maroc Telecom.

Footage from South Korea’s first successful satellite launch has found its way into the internet

Canada’s first space telescope is approaching its launch date aboard the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

DISH's Hopper ad-skipping device has been belatedly presented with the “Best of CES” (Consumer Electronics Show) award.

Eutelsat had a busy 2012, winning access to new orbital positions, and concluding a deal for the GE-23 satellite (now Eutelsat 172A), which will give the operator a better position […]

Internet filtering is such a growing practice among world nations that the question today is not whether countries filter the Internet, but to what extent. Satellite links often provide connectivity […]

It’s always fun to look in my inbox and see what is supposed to be hot in the satellite world. At one point, for example, 3-D video was going to […]

Football is still the most popular sport on Earth, and the World Cup, organized by FIFA, is a global event on par with just about any major sporting event. For […]

JAXA Introduces New CubeSat Launcher The Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to cut costs of satellite launches […]

KVH Expands Mini-VSAT Network Capacity in the Caribbean KVH Industries has doubled the capacity of its mini-VSAT broadband network in the Caribbean region to support the rising demand of the […]

SES Provides Capacity for Anadolu Networks Local DTH Platform SES will provide capacity from one transponder at the Astra 31.5 degrees East orbital position to Anadolu Networks. Andadolu Networks aims […]