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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has approved three small-satellite missions under the Earth System Science Pathfinder program. The three spacecraft are Orbiting Carbon Observatory, Aquarius and Hydros. The Orbiting […]

Dulles, Va.-based SkyBitz has secured $16 million in funding to continue marketing efforts and product enhancements for its satellite-based asset tracking and information management service. This equity financing was co-led […]

TANDBERG Television, an Orlando, Fla.-based supplier of open solutions for digital broadcasting and broadband, is providing Intelsat with a turnkey video product, including digital compression and control and monitoring equipment. […]

Arianespace, an Evry, France-based commercial launch service provider, has received two launch contracts from JCSAT, a Japanese satellite operator. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under one contract, Arianespace will launch […]

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced Dec. 30 that it had been awarded a contract to build an A2100 geosynchronous satellite for an undisclosed customer, marking the fifth new commercial satellite […]

ViaSat [Nasdaq: VSAT], a Carlsbad, Calif.-based VSAT equipment provider, has signed a $33 million contract to provide broadband equipment and ground systems to WildBlue Communications. With a planned launch in […]

The $220 million that Sirius Satellite Radio [NYSE: SIRI] agreed to pay to offer National Football League (NFL) games for the next seven years starting this fall should pay off […]

News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] strategic plans for newly acquired El Segundo, Calif.-based Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and the rollout of new satellite broadband services rank as the top satellite industry […]

The French regulatory agency, Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications (ART), has granted approval to Toulouse, France-based ELTA to offer ORBCOMM satellite services to businesses in France. ELTA operates four product […]

By Patrick M. French In the coming year, the space industry will closely watch the launch of a future generation of broadband satellite services aimed at the consumer and small […]

This year promises to be a busy one for the European Space Agency (ESA). It is working on a number of programs aimed at improving communications and space infrastructure in […]

Visionik hopes to make a greater impact in southern Europe over the next few months. The interactive applications developer, which is now part of NDS [Nasdaq: NDS], has been one […]

By Timothy J. Logue Holiday parties for the satellite set during the last few years have been fun but also thought provoking. The morning after often involves lip chewing and […]

Woodlands, Tex.-based GlobalNet [OTCBB: GLBT] has been awarded a contract for the termination of voice and data mobile satellite traffic originating from U.S. troops in Iraq. Global Telesat, a privately […]

Week of Dec. 26 – Jan. 1, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 31 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.49 6.0 […]

Israel’s AMOS 2 telecommunications satellite was successfully placed into geostationary transfer orbit Dec. 28 aboard a Soyuz/Fregat rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch services were jointly provided by […]

On Dec. 29, the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) successfully launched TC-1, the first of two scientific satellites known as Double Star. The spacecraft, called Explorer 1, took off from […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Corp.’s (RSCC) Express-AM22 satellite was successfully launched Dec. 29 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Proton rocket. The satellite, which will be located at 53 degrees […]

by Gerry Oberst Back in May 2001, we reported on an European initiative to streamline licensing of satellite services and networks. That initiative was labeled the "One Stop Shop" (OSS) […]

People AGI: Promotes Product Management Director Kevin Flood was promoted to director of product management for Analytical Graphics Inc., (AGI) the developer of STK aerospace analysis and visualization software. In […]

The General Accounting Office issued a new report recommending that the Department of Defense (DoD) focus on developing and implementing a strategic approach to procuring commercial satellite bandwidth services. The […]

Broadcasters seeking to show scenes of New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve will have free access to two satellite feeds on the 100th anniversary of the celebration. The […]

By Sean Badding The 36th and last Western Cable Show, held Dec. 2-5 in Anaheim, Calif., included the usual general sessions featuring CEOs talking about competition in cable and telecommunications, […]

Alcatel Space, the satellite manufacturing arm of Paris-based Alcatel [NYSE: ALA], outperformed its expectations in 2003. It has signed a number of key contracts with operators such as XM Satellite […]

Week of Dec. 11 – 18, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Dec. 18 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 2.33 (12.1) 0.4 […]

The bankruptcy of satellite industry stalwart Loral Space and Communications [OTCBB: LRLSQ] and the sale of its valuable North American satellite assets to rival Intelsat for $1.1 billion ranked as […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is following the marketing game plan of DirecTV by signing a seven-year, $220 million contract with the National Football League for the rights to air […]

Telesat has received Canadian government approval to design, build and launch a new direct broadcast satellite (DBS) spacecraft that will carry a range of advanced direct-to-home (DTH) services to consumers. […]

Israel-based Spacecom‘s Amos 2 satellite is scheduled for launch on Dec. 27 at 9:30 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, onboard a Soyuz/Fregat rocket. Launch services are being provided jointly […]

Intelsat began Thursday an offer to exchange its 5 1/4 percent senior notes due 2008 and its 6 1/2 percent senior notes due 2013 for an equal amount of newly […]