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Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. For those excited at the prospects for satellite radio in Canada and looking to get in on the ground floor, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. […]

While the satellite industry continues to be lauded for its performance in aiding hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, the industry must capitalize on its current prominence, […]

The Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA) announced Nov. 16 that it has partnered with Keystone Career Institute (KCI) in central Pennsylvania to incorporate SBCA’s National Standards and Testing Program […]

An Ariane 5 ECA rocket lofted the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced. The vehicle lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:46 p.m. local time Nov. […]

EADS Astrium said Nov. 17 that it received an 86 million euros ($101.04 million) contract from the European Space Agency to build three satellites for the Swarm mission. The three […]

Alcatel Alenia Space announced Nov. 17 that it has finished the installation of 51 weather data receiving stations in Africa, linking 47 countries to the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) weather […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Nov. 17 that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received an order valued at more than $1 million from satellite operator Chinasat Communications Group […]

Mainstream Data announced Nov. 16 that it has entered into an agreement with United Press International (UPI) to distribute UPI’s news services via satellite to the Middle East. These news […]

The U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) could be as much as $3 billion over budget, and the launch of the first spacecraft if facing another three-year delay, […]

Panamsat said Nov. 16 that Argentinean broadcaster Artear will use Panamsat’s PAS-3R satellite to distribute TV channels. Among the channels that will be distributed over the satellite are the broadcast […]

Globecast unveiled Nov. 16 its new technical operations center in Miami, a center designated to support the company’s newly inaugurated Internet protocol TV (IPTV) Super Headend. The Super Headend is […]

SES Astra and Greek satellite operator Hellas Sat signed a framework agreement that gives SES Astra access to capacity on the Hellas-Sat 2 spacecraft at 39 degrees East, SES Astra […]

Alcatel Alenia Space said Nov. 16 it upheld its commitment to French procurement agency DGA to deliver the initial operational capacity of the Syracuse 3A military communications satellite just a […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) said Nov. 16 it reached agreement with Anydata to develop next generation handsets supporting both satellite and terrestrial cellular connectivity on MSV’s hybrid wireless/satellite network. The […]

Orbcomm said Nov. 15 it commissioned a new gateway earth station in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The new station, which will allow Orbcomm to expand services into parts of China, Russia and […]

Raytheon Co. completed factory acceptance testing of the command, control and communications segment for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the company announced Nov. 15. A Raytheon-Northrop Grumman […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said Nov. 16 it added roughly 10,500 subscribers in the third quarter 2005 to bring its total subscribers to about 137,500 as of Sept. 30. The total […]

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Nov. 16 that the town of Clark, Texas, will rename itself Dish. Echostar, provider of the Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service, launched a campaign in […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said Nov. 15 it signed a firm launch contract with DirecTV Inc. for a mission scheduled for early 2007. Financial terms of the deal were not […]

Despite growing revenues, Orbimage reported an increased net loss for the third quarter 2005. Total revenues for the just completed third quarter were $11.2 million, up from $8.9 million in […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB said Nov. 15 the South African Broadcasting System (SABC) will use the Swe-Dish IPT Suitcase to expand its coverage in the countries that are a part […]

JSAT is stepping up its plans in the high-definition arena through a trial of Tandberg Television‘s advanced compression technology. The trial, funded by the Japanese government, is designed to test […]

DRS Technologies Inc. announced Nov. 15 that it was awarded new contracts valued at $38 million, including options, to design and develop infrared sensors for next- generation imaging systems slated […]

Tom Tulliehas taken over as CEO of Path 1 Network Technologies effective Nov. 15, the company announced. Tullie comes to Path 1 from Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC), where he […]

Echostar Communications Corp. announced that Gary Howard has joined the company’s board of directors effective Nov. 8. Howard also will serve on the Nominating and Compensation Committees of Echostar’s board. […]

Xantic announced Nov. 15 it would be offering round the clock “Happy Hour” calling for the crew calling market during major world holidays. The discounted rates will apply to all […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Nov. 14 that Measat Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, awarded Orbital a contract to build the Measat-1R commercial communications satellite. Financial terms of the contract […]

Arianespace announced this weekend that it has postponed the launch of the Ariane 5 ECA carrying the Spaceway 2 and Telkom 2 satellites. The dual-satellite Ariane 5 ECA mission, which […]

The Tata Sky Ltd. direct-to-to home joint venture signed a lease agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for capacity aboard the Insat-4A satellite, Tata Sky announced Nov. 14. […]

China Great Wall Industry Corp. and China Satellite Communications Corp. (Chinasat) signed a contract Nov. 9 for the launch of the Chinasat 9 satellite aboard a Long March 3B rocket […]