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Intelsat Ltd.‘s revenues grew 10 percent to $293.6 million in the third quarter 2005, though the satellite operator posted a net loss of $54.5 million, Intelsat reported Nov. 10. In […]

Iridium Satellite Nov. 9 named Avdata Systems Pty Ltd. and Advanced Global Communications new value-added developers for the Iridium system. Headquartered in Caloundra, Australia, Avdata Systems specializes in the development […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (Asiasat) announced Nov. 10 that it has established a new distribution platform. The Multiple Channels per Carrier (MCPC) DVB platform will provide video, audio, data […]

Alcatel Alenia Space is teaming up with UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the SpaceForScience program, which provides telecoms and multimedia […]

International Launch Services (ILS) signed an agreement with Orbital Sciences Corp. for the launch of the Orbital-built Thor 2-R satellite, ILS announced Nov. 9. The mission, aboard a Russian-built Proton […]

Arianespace will launch the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 spacecraft Nov. 12 aboard an Ariane 5 ECA vehicle, Arianespace announced. The 45-minute launch window opens at 6:45 a.m. EST. Spaceway 2 […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere is targeting strong subscriber pick-up in the fourth quarter as the company launches high-definition (HD) services. Premiere plans to launch three HD channels Dec. 3, broadcasting […]

New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. posted a profit of $6.1 million on revenues of $61.2 million in the third quarter 2005, the company reported Nov. 9. “Revenues are 14 percent […]

The European Space Agency‘s (ESA) Venus Express spacecraft was launched Nov. 9 by a Russian Soyuz-Fregat rocket operated by Starsem, ESA announced. The spacecraft will enter orbit around Venus in […]

Great Circle Shipping, a Bangkok-based ship management company, is fitting 34 of its bulk cargo carriers with Thrane & Thranes maritime Iridium terminals under a service contract with Singapore Telecommunications […]

Echostar Communications Corporations and its Dish Network announced Nov. 9 that it has acquired the rights to broadcast all Pakistani cricket home games in the United States for the remainder […]

ILC and Envivio Inc. have teamed to help service providers roll out IPTV services, the companies announced Nov. 9. Pairing ILC’s network control software Maxview with Envivio’s complete line of […]

The European Union (EU) reached an agreement with the Kingdom of Morocco to participate in the Galileo satellite navigation program, the EU announced Nov. 8. The agreement will cover industrial […]

Worldspace Inc. cut its net loss from $57.3 million in the third quarter 2004 to $15.4 million in the third quarter 2005, the company reported Nov. 7. Revenue improved from […]

Stratos Global Corp., a provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, 7 began taking orders from distribution partners and customers Nov. 7 for Inmarsat’s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, Stratos […]

Iridium Satellite LLC reported that the number of subscribers to its mobile satellite service has grown 30 percent from the beginning of 2005 to Nov. 1. Revenues also are up […]

Lockheed Martin said Nov. 8 it delivered the second of eight GPS Block 2R satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be readied for a scheduled […]

Microspace Communications Corp., a provider of point-to-multipoint satellite services, said Nov. 7 it provided digital delivery for the Disney feature film “Chicken Little” Nov. 4 via its Velocity satellite service […]

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Nov. 7 its “Huge Gift Little Box” mail-in rebate promotion that will run through Dec. 31. The promotion offers a $50 mail-in rebate to either the […]

Subscriber additions helped Echostar Communications Corp. post a profit of $209 million in the third quarter 2005, more than double the net income of $102 million recorded in the same […]

SES Global saw a sharp increase in profits and revenues in the third quarter 2005. Net profits were up almost 50 percent in the quarter to 108 million euros ($127.6 […]

The launch of the Inmarsat-4 satellite on a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL has been rescheduled for Nov. 8, according to the latest information on the Sea Launch Co. LLC Web site […]

Spacedev unveiled Nov. 7 a high-performance microsatellite product, the Spacedev Modular Microsatellite Bus (MMB-100). The 100-kilogram microsatellite is based on industry-standard plug-and-play interfaces, including Ethernet and USB, and uses a […]

Lockheed Martin completed static loads testing of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite structure, the company announced Nov. 7. The test demonstrated that the structure can carry the […]

Loral Skynet do Brasil received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to provide Ku-band services for a distance-learning initiative, Loral Skynet announced Nov. 7. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based university […]

NBC Universal and DirecTV Inc. announced a deal Nov. 7 that will give DirecTV subscribers with DirecTV Plus interactive digital video recorder the opportunity to purchase and view commercial free […]

Harris Corp. announced Nov. 7 it received a six-month, $2.8 million Program Definition and Risk Reduction contract from Boeing Co. for the ground-processing segment of the next-generation U.S. National Oceanic […]

Jill Smith has been named president and CEO of Digitalglobe, replacing Herb Satterlee, the company announced Nov. 7. Smith most recently served as president and CEO of software company EDial, […]

Intelsat announced Nov. 7 that Dianne VanBeber has returned to the company in an expanded role, having been appointed vice president of investor relations and corporate communications. VanBeber will be […]

The move by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to acquire the financially challenged Space & Technology/Montreal division of EMS Technologies Inc. drew a mixed reaction from the financial community. […]