Author: Staff Writer

Lockheed Martin‘s Space Systems segment posted a sales increase of 17 percent in the third quarter 2005, while operating profit jumped 36 percent, the company announced Oct. 25. Space Systems...

Northrop Grumman Space Technology posted sales of $842 million in the third quarter 2005, up from sales of $823 million a year ago, the company announced Oct. 25. Operating profit...

SES Americom said Oct. 25 it launched IPConnect, a centralized distribution platform designed to serve enterprise markets with satellite-delivered Internet protocol (IP)-based voice, video and data solutions. The company unveiled...

New Skies Satellites BV announced Oct. 25 an expanded, multi-satellite agreement with Services Sound and Vision Corp. (SSVC), under which the organizations would create a new multi-channel television service designed...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sent a second request for information to Lockheed Martin and Boeing Co. regarding the formation of the Untied Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture. The companies...

Sirius Satellite Radio will launch Nov. 1 a channel dedicated to the music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The channel will feature music from the entire Springsteen...

Iridium Satellite LLC announced Oct. 24 a 35 percent discount on crew calls placed with prepaid scratch cards on major holidays, as well as the first day of each month...

Israel’s ECI Telecom received a contract from Intelsat to provide components for a communications backbone in the Washington, D.C. area, ECI announced Oct. 24. ECI will provide its XDM Multi-Service...

World Communications Center (WCC) said Oct. 24 the state of Alaska renewed its contract with WCC to supply satellite communications services for state government and agencies. WCC said it received...

Blue Sky Network said Oct. 24 the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded the company a five-year GSA Schedule Contract, under which government agencies can easily acquire and deploy Blue...