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Orbital Recovery Corp. has appointed Kirby Ikin as its senior vice president for risk management. Ikin has extensive experience in the space insurance and risk management sectors, which he will […]

A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II rocket successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s ICESat (ice, cloud and elevation satellite) and CHIPSat (cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer satellite) Sunday […]

Criticism that the tiny island nation of Tonga has been warehousing orbital slots without using them may be muted a bit after the country recently bought from Seattle Scientific Corp. […]

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a Titan II booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:19 a.m. Jan. 6. The joint government and industry project, dubbed “Coriolis,” […]

Eutelsat is taking the lead in launching Ka-band broadband satellite services in Europe, said CEO Giuliano Berretta. But he sees areas of co-operation with other satellite service providers. Berretta told […]

Financial and operational challenges have spurred DirecTV Latin America LLC to begin a restructuring that ultimately could lead to a merger with News Corp.-backed satellite TV rival SKY Latin America […]

Week of January 6 – 10, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.67 (6.7) (12.1) […]

The Iridium Satellite LLC voice and data satellite system is having a positive effect for a small broadband company. Eagle Broadband Inc. [EAG], a League City, Texas, supplier of broadband […]

The Carmel Group has compiled data for five straight years about the fierce competition between cable and satellite TV services. This article offers highlights from our study of the battle […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was the second U.S. satellite radio to enter commercial service but it aims to be the first to add a video component to its existing slate […]

A second review panel is assessing the Ariane 5 rocket before it is cleared to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta scientific satellite. That mission needs to occur by […]

Digital Angel Corp. [AMEX: DOC] has unveiled the first in a series of miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) locator products for mobile connectivity to people, pets and assets. The device […]

Cobra Electronics Corp. [Nasdaq: COBR] has inked a product development and licensing agreement with Horizon Navigation to develop Cobra-branded after-market mobile navigation products targeted to begin shipping in early 2004. […]

CSI Wireless Inc. has signed an agreement to be the exclusive telematics hardware supplier to Directed Electronics, an aftermarket vehicle security and remote- start product manufacturer. CSI (Calgary, Alberta) will […]

Automaker Toyota‘sScion model will begin offering satellite radio equipment from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] as a factory installed option this June. The Scion will have a MSRP of $16,000 […]

DirecTV Inc., the satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], unveiled a plan to introduce local broadcast stations in 50 additional U.S. markets by the end of the […]

After a “pretty dismal 2002,” both cable and satellite TV stocks should outperform the rest of the market this year, predicted Douglas S. Shapiro, a satellite and cable analyst with […]

Navman, a manufacturer of global positioning system, communication and marine products, has released its latest compact GPS companion product for the Pocket PC and Tablet PC platforms. The Navman GPS4400 […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. [GCOM], a provider of satellite-based communications solutions, has extended and expanded its relationship with Agility Recovery Solutions, a provider of on-site recovery and business continuity solutions across […]

The French anti-trust authority is looking into a complaint by French pay-TV satellite operator TPS that the recent football rights deal struck between Canal+ and the French football league is […]

High-speed, two-way satellite Internet provider StarBand has launched the StarBand 480 Pro, a network-ready satellite modem designed for business use. The modem is designed to provide high-performance service with peak […]

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was the second U.S. satellite radio to enter commercial service, but it intends to be the first to add a video component onto its existing slate […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] amassed more than 360,000 subscribers amid a flurry of purchases during the holiday-selling season. XM President and CEO Hugh Panero described the company’s fourth-quarter sales performance […]

Verestar, a provider of satellite integration services, and Verizon Communications [NYSE: VZ] have received a SPECTRUM contract from theU.S. Department of State to provide satellite and terrestrial communication services for […]

Ground Control, a provider of mobile and fixed satelliteInternet access for businesses, and Hughes Network Systems (HNS) have signed an agreement to provide HNS’ DirecWay two-way, high-speed satellitecommunications services to […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures, owner and operator of a North American mobile communications network, named satellite and terrestrial wireless systems manufacturer EMS Technologies Inc. [Nasdaq: ELMG] as its latest service provider. […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. [NYSE: EAG], a supplier ofbroadband products, services and content, has received an initial purchase order from Euro-GSM (Belgium) to provide low-Earth-orbit, satellite-based communications. Known as the “Orb […]

In the aftermath of the Dec. 11 Ariane 5 launch failure, Arianespace has set up a panel to decide by Jan. 14 whether to proceed with the next Ariane 5 […]

Cabletel Communications Corp. [NYSE: TTV], which distributes broadband, fiber optic equipment and solutions serving the Canadian television and telecommunication industries, has received DirecTV approval for its Stirling Manufacturing unit’s new […]

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a Titan II booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:19 a.m. on Monday. The joint government and industry project, dubbed “Coriolis,” […]