Author: Mark Holmes

[11-28-07 – Satellite News] The Galileo satellite navigation program, one of the flagship programs of the European Commission, has been boosted by the news that European Union (EU) budget ministers...

[11-21-07 – Satellite News] Satellite pay-TV operators DirecTV and EchoStar continued to post subscriber gains in the 2007 third quarter, even as new competition from alternative pay-TV sources begins to...

[11-19-07 – Satellite News] It has been an eventful year for SES Global, as the satellite operator reshuffled its presence in the Latin American market.     Earlier this year, SES...

[11-14-07 – Satellite News] Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been growing at an impressive rate throughout the last few years, building satellites for European, African and...

    [11-13-07 – Satellite News] Space has become “a lifeline to military forces,” U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Victor See, commander, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command’s Space Field Activity, said...

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News] The Global MilSatCom 2007 show in London from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7 saw a variety of speakers highlight the ever-increasing importance of satellite communications in...

[11-08-07 – Satellite News] DirecTV, the U.S. satellite pay-TV operator, issued a strong set of third quarter results, which largely were ahead of analyst forecasts. Spencer Wang, a satellite equity...

 [11-08-07 – Satellite News]   Vizada aims to use its improved product portfolio and distribution reach to become a greater force on the satellite communications landscape. Vizada now incorporates the...

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is one of the newer players in the launch services market and hopes it can build a strong business and tempt customers from the...

Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services is another U.S.-based player, along with Boeing, that would like to return to the commercial launch services market. David Markham, president of the unit, talks...