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Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem […]

Revenue for Norsat International Inc. climbed 83 percent in the company’s second quarter 2005 to Cdn. $6.2 million ($5.2 million), the company announced Aug. 12. Satellite Systems accounted for 55 […]

XM Satellite Radio announced Aug. 15 its Latin music hits channel, Alegria, will focus on reggaeton, a Latin hip-hop music genre that recently has been growing in popularity. XM also […]

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. said Aug. 15 its CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. subsidiary has partnered with telecom operator China Communications Co. Ltd., and technology supplier Shenzhen Rongine Technology Ltd. […]

According to a recent report from the International Space Business Council, worldwide revenues generated from the commercial and government space programs will surpass $158 billion in 2010. Other findings in […]

Sirius Satellite Radio begins broadcasting BBC Radio 1 programming at 9 a.m. EDT Aug. 10, the company announced. Under a deal announced in June, the BBC Radio 1 lineup will […]

After two delays for a combination of weather and technical reasons, NASA‘s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was successfully launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft […]

XM Satellite Radio Aug. 9 unveiled two new receivers: the plug-and-play Audiovox Xpress Radio and the Delphi XM RoadyXT. The Xpress receiver is described as “the smallest satellite radio receiver […]

Preliminary analysis from a failure review board (FRB) examining the January Intelsat IS-804 failure suggests root cause of the failure is note unique to this satellite. Instead, there could be […]

NSE, DISH & SAT News that the anomaly that caused the failure of the Lockheed Martin-built Intelsat 804 could be a systemic problem affecting similar in-orbit satellites operated by New […]

Conditional access technology vendor NDS will play a key role in developing the direct-to-home (DTH) market in India, Alex Gersh, the company’s chief financial offer, said. NDS will be providing […]

After a three-year effort, Telenor Satellite Services received the necessary concession from the Brazilian government to offer Inmarsat satellite service directly to customers in the country rather than through Telenor’s […]

In an effort to counter potential terrorists, increasingly sophisticated pirates and smugglers, Zoca Container Security BV is gearing up for the commercial release of a new marine shipping container security […]

Teles Wireless Broadband Managing Director Andreas Kruger believes the United Kingdom is a potentially lucrative market for satellite broadband services. The company hopes to exploit the success of BSkyB in […]

If the Chinese government is going to achieve its goal of analog signal switch-off by 2015, then satellite will play a key role, an industry analyst said. However, the satellite […]

After two delays for a combination of weather and technical reasons, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched Aug. 12 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft was […]

An Ariane 5 rocket lofted the long-awaited Shin Satellite Plc‘s IPStar satellite into orbit Aug. 11, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft, with a launch mass of 6,485 kilograms, is the largest […]

Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus have asked Sirius Satellite Radio to reconsider its decision to stop broadcasting The Word Network, a channel featuring African-American ministries and gospel music, […]

Xantic received a contract from NATO to provide Inmarsat services for deployed forces, the company announced Aug. 11. Under the agreement with the NATO Consultation, Command & Control Agency, Xantic […]

Digital Angel announced late last week that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved its Outerlink subsidiary’s new satellite radio transceiver, the Commpoint 3 Satcom Data Terminal. The terminal received a […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has shipped more than 30 Skyedge commercial hubs and more than 10,000 Skyedge VSATs worldwide, the company announced Aug. 11. The Skyedge system is based on […]

BSkyB, the U.K satellite pay-TV operator, has continued its push to make its content available on different platforms. In its latest deal, BSkyB announced that Vodafone has teamed up with […]

The European Commission (EC) cleared the merger of the government launch operations of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. into the United Launch Alliance joint venture. According to an Aug. […]

Westar Satellite Services and Helius Inc. signed a strategic alliance agreement under which the two companies will offer a service that allows for the delivery of high-quality video streams to […]

German satellite pay-TV operator Premiere, reported earlier this week it had more than 3.3 million subscribers at the end of June, a year-on-year increase of more than 14 percent. Premiere […]

Spacehab Inc. said that John Satrom, senior vice president and general manager of its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary, has decided to leave the company to pursue other interests. Jim Royston […]

Caprock Communications said earlier this week that BHP Billiton would use Caprock’s disaster recovery solution for its back-up communications system to ensure that constant communications are maintained during hurricane season […]

Spacenet Inc. earlier this week introduced a satellite backup solution to its Connexstar On-Demand suite of services. As an extension to Spacenet’s Connexstar VSAT and DSL offering, Connexstar Backup provides […]

SES Americom and Comcast Media Center will jointly develop a digital transport service that uses the AMC-4 satellite to distribute digital channels to cable systems, the companies announced Aug. 9. […]

The Real Madrid TV soccer channel is now available in Asia following the signing of a deal between Asiasat and Satlink Communications. Real Madrid TV will be available on Satlink’s […]