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[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-11-08] While SES divested its interest in AsiaSat in 2007, it is still intent in playing a major role in the region,  the global operator […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] As SatelliteToday.com continues its in-depth look at the role of satellite communications in Asia, two very different viewpoints are shared. Nongluck Phinainitisart, president of Thaicom, discusses […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-10-08] Bharti Airtel, one of India’s largest telecommunications companies, wants to expand its business and is setting its sights on India’s burgeoning satellite pay-TV market. […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] While GlobeCast has been present in the Asia-Pacific market for about 10 years, a recently announced a deal to acquire Hong Kong-based broadcast services company Pacific […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The third day of Asia Satellite Week features the world’s largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, and their strategies in the Asian market.     Intelsat’s David […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced details of a new cooperation agreement with Slovenia, the organization said June 9.     The agreement, is a first […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-10-08] The launch of the VinaSat-1 satellite marked a key moment for Vietnam’s space aspirations. The satellite enables Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT), to provide […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-9-08]  Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the new breed of satellite operators trying to make an impact in Asia. The company, founded less […]

A successful test last week of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system and its Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IV interceptor opens the door to new capabilities and missions for the […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Following the debut of Asia Satellite Week with interviews with Peter Jackson, CEO, AsiaSat and Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), we turn our attention […]

Senate Panel Blasts $295 Billion Of Cost Overruns In Pentagon Programs; That Equals More Than 16 Times NASA Budget, About 30 Times More Than MDA Budget The National Polar-orbiting Operational […]

The House Science and Technology Committee favorably reported out the NASA reauthorization measure that would permit increased funding for the space agency and accelerate the first flight of the next-generation […]

The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]

North Korea has the capability to design and build an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), even though a Taepo Dong-2 missile failed in a 2006 test, a senior U.S. missile defense […]

By Emelie Rutherford A congressional proponent of deploying the X-Band ground-based warning radar in Israel said that while President Bush didn’t endorse the plan during his visit to Israel, as […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Land At 11:13 A.M. ET Saturday, Marking Halfway Point In Manifest Of Space Shuttle Flights; Third Arduous Spacewalk Completed At Space Station Space Shuttle Discovery […]

Boeing Gives Ares I Rocket Subcontracts to Three Firms The Boeing Co. [BA] has awarded subcontracts to three small businesses under its NASA Ares I avionics contract. The avionics ring […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] A Chinese Long March 3B rocket placed the Chinasat 9 satellite into orbit June 9, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space confirmed.     The communications satellite, based […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Peak8 Solutions, a provider of customer service and support solutions launched a premium technical support service for WildBlue Communications customers, Peak8 announced June 9.     The […]

[Satellite Today Web Exclusive – 6-9-08] While well established as one of the leading operators in Asia, AsiaSat hopes to develop its business in the region still further following the […]

[Satellite News – [6-6-08] At the end of March, the major telcos in the United States and Europe’s top five markets — the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy […]

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] U.K. communications regulator Ofcom plans to use spectrum freed up as a result of digital switchover to enable services such as mobile broadband and ultra-fast mobile […]

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] Com Dev International has validated a space-based automatic identification system (AIS) technology developed for the maritime sector, the company, said June 5,     Launched on a […]

[Satellite Today – 06-06-08] African DTH operator MultiChoice is launching TV services on demand via the PC, the company announced June 5.     The service, DSTV on Demand PC, which […]

[Satellite Today – 06-05-08] GlobeCast has made an acquisition intended to boost its prospects in the Asia-Pacific region, the company announced June 5.     GlobeCast and the Pacific Century Group […]

[Satellite Today – 06-04-08] WorldSpace secured a debt deferral agreement which gives the company more time to make its satellite radio strategy internationally a success, the company announced June 4. […]

[Satellite Today – 06-03-08] Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), said the organization can beat forecasts about having every school and hospital around the globe connected, […]

Ariane 5 Launch Postponed Again, After Glitch In Rocket A scheduled launch Friday of an Ariane 5 rocket carrying the Skynet 5C and the Turksat 3A satellites was canceled because […]