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Raytheon Co.’s [RTN] U.K.-based Raytheon Systems Ltd. subsidiary was awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Joint Program Office to provide next-generation GPS advanced digital antenna production systems. The […]

Following a series of delays, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration‘s (NASA) Aura earth observation satellite finally was launched into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a […]

New Skies Satellite N.V. [NSK] and Telenor Satellite Services inked an agreement under which Telenor will expand its gateway services out of the New Skies’ Perth, Australia, mediaport. For Telenor, […]

Officials from Loral Space & Communications said Telstar 18 successfully reached its in-orbit testing position after its June 28 launch on a Sea Launch LLC Zenit-3SL rocket that had its […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] added Tamil-language channel KTV and Kannada-language channel Udaya TV to its international programming lineup on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service. The channels are available […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] signed a contract with Angolan ISP and telecom operator MSTelecom. Under the terms of the agreement, Gilat will supply MSTelecom with as many as 1,000 […]

ND SatCom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and military communication network solutions, won a key deal in Eastern Europe that has it building a satellite-based communications network for […]

Telesat Canada said the Anik F2 satellite launch from Arianespace’s Kourou, French Guiana, launch site has been rescheduled for 8:43 p.m. EDT July 15. The satellite was supposed to have […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] officials said the company, at the close of business July 13, had 500,749 subscribers. It now is on track to amass one million subscribers by the […]

International Launch Services (ILS) signed a contract with The DirecTV Group [DTV] for the launch of the DirecTV 8 satellite next spring. The satellite will be delivered to orbit via […]

Last night’s scheduled launch by Arianespace of Telesat Canada’s Anik F2 has been delayed. Officials said an anomaly occurred during a “data checkpoint” with the launcher — an Ariane 5 […]

Fox Kids Europe (FKE) announced the departure of its CEO Bruce Steinberg. Paul Taylor, the company’s group managing director and executive vice president, will replace Steinberg as CEO on an […]

Officials from Magna Entertainment Corp. [MECA] today said the company reached an agreement with EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH], under which EchoStar’s Dish Network service will carry Magna’s HorseRacing TV beginning […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF] today said its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary was selected by WendCentral Corp. to provide a Connexstar broadband satellite network to at least 250 Wendy’s Old Fashioned […]

The FCC informed Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] in a July 9 letter that the agency could not act on the company’s April 27, 1999 application (subsequently amended July 30, 2003) […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] teamed with a RadioShack franchise to convert approximately 600 municipally owned cable customers in Center, Colo., into Dish Network’s direct-to-home satellite television subscribers. The conversion follows […]

SES Americom recently completed the in-orbit testing of the AMC-11 satellite (launched May 11), and the bird is now ready to join its twin (AMC-10) to form the only two- […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set a deadline of Aug. 11 for interested parties to submit comments regarding a June 25 petition seeking permission to transfer control of non-common- carrier […]

Telkonet Inc. [TKO] appointed Blair Gilbert as vice president of satellite networks. Gilbert brings 24 years of experience to his new company, and he most recently served as director of […]

XM Satellite Radio declared a regular quarterly dividend on its 8.25-percent Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, payable in shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock at a rate […]

ATK [ATK] executives said the company reached an agreement in principle to acquire PSI Group, a manufacturer of satellite components and propellant tanks. According to ATK, PSI provides mission-critical components […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM] was awarded a contract from an existing, unnamed customer valued at approximately $1.5 million. The contract is a follow-on to an existing $8.3 million contract from […]

Cyfrowy Polsat President and CEO Dominik Libicki is confident his DTH provider can continue its growth curve in Poland. Polsat is one of the leading pay-TV providers in Poland. In […]

Stratos Global Corp. today reported net income for the second quarter ended June 30 decreased to $5.4 million, compared with $8.2 million earned during the same quarter one year ago. […]

The world’s largest commercial communications satellite ever built is scheduled to launch today to usher in a new era in satellite broadband services that promises to bridge the digital divide […]

Former baseball great Satchel Paige once was quoted, “Don’t look behind, someone may be gaining on you.” That may well be the situation satellite-TV service providers are facing in the […]

By Paul Dykewicz Intelsat Ltd.’s latest reduction in force (RIF) by close to 50 people along with its restructuring of certain teams earlier this month are not surprising moves in […]

Satellite-based, asset-tracking hardware from Alberta, Canada-based CSI Wireless Inc. is helping to catch crooks and assist motorists in other ways. Law-enforcement officials and private citizens alike are displaying increased demand […]

As part of a development program funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Global VSAT Forum (GVF) conducted an in-depth survey of satellite communications in Africa. Examined were […]

The Polish pay-TV market has seen the emergence of a dynamic new player in recent years, with Cyfrowy Polsat emerging as a major threat to Cyfra +. While cable still […]