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SpaceDaily.com reported that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration signed an agreement with the Japan Meteorological Agency that provides for satellites from both organizations to serve as back-ups in the […]

Mobile satellite services operator Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. will be getting its third satellite later this year, Middle East North Africa Financial Network reported March 29. Boeing is manufacturing the […]

European managed broadband services provider Aramiska said it introduced a new partner wholesale package that will enable European telecom service providers to integrate Aramiska’s DVB-RCS (Digital Video Broadcast-Return Channel via […]

The European Space Agency launched a new round of Start-Up Projects Initiative on March 29. The project helps small and medium enterprises enter the satellite communications sector. The project provides […]

Ghislain Lescuyer,executive vice president of access platforms and gateways at Thomson, believes PVRs (Personal Video Recorders) are now a key feature in pay-TV operators’ strategies going forward. Thomson is one […]

While the press has been quiet as to whether Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan will succeed in gaining control of Cablevision’s direct-to-home satellite television service, which does business under the Voom […]

Women In Aerospace (WIA) said U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Raymond is confirmed as a third panelist participating in a discussion about the utilization of space-based assets for national security, […]

U.S. astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov manually launched a nanosatellite from the International Space Station during a space walk March 28, according to various media reports. The […]

Rednova News reported March 27 the Pakistan government approved a plan for the country to manufacture and launch its own satellite. The specific mission of the satellite was not reported, […]

Ball Aerospace said it completed the focal plane arrays for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), one of more than a dozen instruments that will fly as part of […]

In its latest step toward the availability of the Inmarsat 4F-1 satellite, the AstroMesh reflector onboard the recently launched spacecraft successfully deployed. According to Northrop Grumman Corp., the manufacturer of […]

The Alaska Department of the Interior awarded a contract to Infosat Communications to establish an automatic tracking system for aircraft using the Iridium satellite network for air-to-ground data links. There […]

Telesat said it signed a multi-year distribution contract that names Barrett Xplore Inc., a Canadian national service provider for the satellite broadband service operating on Telesat’s Anik F2 satellite. Subscribers […]

As direct-to-home (DTH) operators look to offer new services such as PVRs (Personal Video Recorders) and High-Definition TV (HDTV), there are potential rich pickings for set- top box (STB) manufacturers […]

SES Global said it awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Commercial Satellite Systems to build the latest addition to the SES Americom fleet. The satellite, named Americom-18 (AMC-18) will be […]

Will private equity ownership of satellite carriers save the industry, or strangle it? Six of the industry’s top CEOs thrashed out this question before a standing-room-only crowd at SATELLITE 2005’s […]

“Rationality” was the unlikely buzzword during “State of the Industry: An Overview of 2005 & Beyond,” the opening session of Satellite Finance 2005 on March 22 at SATELLITE 2005. Unlikely, […]

The developing markets such as Africa and certain areas in the Asia-Pacific region present a unique opportunity for satellite companies to not only strengthen their revenues, but to help build […]

“Satellite radio was clearly the success story of 2004 [and] the story of 2005 will be Fixed Satellite Services (FSS),” said David Kestenbaum, senior analyst of satellite, cable and broadcasting […]

As they strive to improve profitability and as they work to meet the U.S. Defense Department‘s often complex requirements for space-based technology, aerospace companies want the government to continue working […]

China News reported that China has delayed the launch of its SinoSat 2 direct-to-home broadcast satellite until next year. The satellite was expected to be launched this year, but has […]

Poland satellite pay-TV operator in Canal+ CYFROWY is targeting a major subscriber push in the rural areas of the country. It operates the CYFRA+ digital direct- to-home (DTH) platform and […]

Itar-Tass reported cited an official from the Moscow Thermal Machinery Institute saying that Russia is looking into the Svobodny spaceport in the Amur region of Russia as a possible launch […]

Loral Space and Communications Ltd. filed a revised plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The plan revises terms of a previous plan filed Dec. 5, 2004, reflects an agreement […]

According to a posting on http://www.indiaexpress.com, India is planning to launch a satellite-based navigation system that will serve only the Indian market. The system would be named the India Regional […]

The Russian Satellite Communication Co. has scheduled the launch of the Russian Express-AM2 communications satellite for March 30. The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Proton-K […]

The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that Boeing is targeting the end of this year for its return to the commercial launch business. The company has not competed […]

The Launch Services Alliance–an alliance between Boeing Launch Services, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries–announced a new contract employing Alliance launch systems to deliver satellites to orbit on time. The new […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said receivers for its satellite radio service would be offered in Jaguar, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Land Rover plans to offer Sirius in its 2006 model […]

SES Astra aims to boost its position in terms of generating revenues from technical services to satellite customers with the creation of a new subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom. The subsidiary […]