Author: JJ McCoy

Satellite broadcast company RR Satellite Communications Ltd. posted record revenue and a 37 percent growth in net profit during the second quarter of 2007, the company announced July 31. The...

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, gave further details of an anomaly on its Metop-A satellite, which it believes could now be “non-correctable,” the agency announced...

Northrop Grumman Space Technology was awarded a contract modification including a cost-plus-award-fee with multiple incentives worth $2.35 billion in the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) acquisition and operations...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revised the 700 megahertz band plan and service rules “to promote the creation of a nationwide interoperable broadband network for public safety and to...

Northrop Grumman Corp. and three U.S. government agencies have completed a restructuring of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the organizations announced July 30. As part of the...

GlobeCast has opened a complete playout and media management center at its existing facility in London, the company announced August 1. The new center allows GlobeCast to offer a range...

Lockheed Martin has completed a critical end-to-end test between the space and ground elements of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced Aug. 1. The test was considered a...

Stauder Technologies of St. Peters, Mo., has been awarded a contract modification with a not-to-exceed ceiling of $9.6 million with undefinitized contract line items for not less than 230 units,...

Norsat International Inc. has sold its portable satellite systems to seven of the world’s militaries, deploying Norsat’s technology in at least 17 countries and all five continents, the company announced...

Telesat Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of BCE Inc., posted increases in both revenue and profitability, the company announced Aug. 1. For the second quarter ending June 30, Telesat’s second...