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JSAT Corporation will be launching its JCSAT-11 satellite on an ILS Proton Breeze M vehicle in 2007; making it the first Japanese company to use a Russian launch vehicle. The […]

The U.S. Department of Justice has completed its review of SES Global’s acquisition of New Skies Satellites, effectively giving permission for the deal to go through. The acquisition was announced […]

Ex-Aramiska CEO Philippe Bodart believes the future for satellite broadband in the United Kingdom is limited, if any future exists at all. Aramiska, a pan-European satellite broadband operator, abruptly shut […]

Harris Corp. purchased non-exclusive rights to Earthstar Geographics LLC‘s Terracolor satellite imagery product, Earthstar announced. The products simulates true color satellite imagery at 15-meter resolution. Applications include location-based mapping, land […]

Spacedev completed its acquisition of Starsys Research Corp. after shareholders of both companies approved the deal, Spacedev announced Feb. 2. Spacedev agreed in October to pay $9 million in cash […]

Boeing completed initial electromagnetic compatibility and interference testing of the first GPS 2F satellite, the company announced Feb. 2. The test, conducted at the company’s Satellite Development Center in El […]

Xtar LLC signed master service agreements with two companies that provide service to U.S. government customers, Xtar announced Feb. 3. Under the agreements, General Dynamics Satellite Communications Services Inc. and […]

Intelsat received a pair of multiyear contracts from Connexion by Boeing to support the launch of a new high-speed Internet maritime service, Intelsat announced Feb. 2. Connexion by Boeing will […]

Gilat Satellite Networks announced four new deals with telecommunications companies in Kazakhstan for high-speed satellite communications networks. These four contracts with Jarykh, JSC Astel, JSC Kazakhtelecom and Technoservice Lyuks cover […]

Employees represented by three locals of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers at Boeing facilities in California, Alabama and Florida, voted Feb. 1 to accept the company’s offer […]

Michael Targoff has been elected CEO of Loral Space & Communications, replacing the retiring Bernard Schwartz, the company announced Feb. 2. Targoff has served as vice chairman of Loral’s board […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has begun construction of Telstar 11N, a new multi-region Ku-band communications satellite, for Loral Skynet. Both companies are subsidiaries of Loral Space & Communications. Scheduled to begin […]

Intersat, the Brazil-based partner of Digitalglobe, has provided satellite imagery to South America’s largest telecommunications operator, Digitalglobe announced Feb. 1. Telemar will use the high-resolution imagery from Digitalglobe’s Quickbird satellite […]

Echostar Communications Corp. and Lifetime Entertainment Services announced Feb. 1 that they have reached a multi-year agreement that will return Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network to the Dish Network. […]

U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, BSkyB ended 2006 with slightly less than 8.1 million subscribers, with net subscriber growth of 215,000 in the fourth quarter, the company announced. BSkyB has also […]

Eutelsat Communications awarded a contract to build the W2M communication satellite to a partnership of EADS Astrium and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Eutelsat announced Feb. 1. W2M will […]

Bernard Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Loral Space & Communications Inc., will retire effective March 1, the company announced. Loral spokeswoman Jeanette Clonan said a replacement would be announced Feb. […]

Seakey, a provider of in-boat safety, security and information services using the GPS satellite network and enhanced wireless technology, unveiled its next-generation satellite communications product with enhanced features aimed at […]

XM Satellite Radio will add nine U.S. metro markets to its Navtraffic satellite navigation feature in the first quarter of 2006, bringing the total number of cities covered by the […]

Lockheed Martin received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to build a third spacecraft for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite constellation. Advanced EHF satellites, the successor to […]

BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, will invest 1 million British pounds ($1.7 billion) in a partnership with conservation group the National Trust, including developing a series of high-definition (HD) […]

Sea Launch‘s Odyssey Launch Platform and Sea Launch Commander departed the company’s home port in Long Beach, Calif., for Sea Launch’s first mission of the year. Sea Launch is scheduled […]

Technology Blue Sky Network Unveils Cockpit Integrated Satellite Voice Capabilities Blue Sky Network announced a new satellite-based panel-mounted control head for aircraft. The ACH1000 offers cockpit integrated voice capabilities and […]

Digitalglobe announced Jan. 30 that Scott Smith has joined the company as its new COO. Smith will plan and direct all aspects of Digitalglobe’s operational policies, objectives and initiatives, as […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is finalizing the design of a satellite that will provide mobile television services, according to reports from the Hindu Business Line. A prototype of […]

Wireless Matrix Corp. executed a contract extension with Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) to continue providing satellite services through January 2008, Wireless Matrix announced. The satellite service is a key component […]

Lockheed Martin won the contract to develop the ground system for the U.S. Air Force‘s Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) program, the Air Force announced Jan. 27. Under the $2 billion […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere kicked off the broad market launch of Premiere HD (high-definition) in Germany and Austria over the weekend. The pay-TV channel will be broadcasting extensive programming with […]

Pan-European satellite broadband provider Aramiska has turned off its service, allegedly giving customers barely seven hours notice that their Internet access was ending. In a Jan. 27 announcement on its […]

Timothy Bryan has been appointed CEO of ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. and ICO North America Inc. effective immediately, ICO announced. ICO North America plans to begin providing satellite-based mobile […]