Author: Staff Writer

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Sept. 23 it launched a satellite for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aboard a Minotaur 1 rocket. The rocket was launched Sept. 22 from...

Noorsat, a new entrant on the Middle East satellite communications landscape, is expecting strong growth in the satellite broadcast market. The company predicts the number of television channels broadcasting to...

Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Sept. 22 it plans to separate into two publicly owned companies by early 2006, with a group of companies led by Motient Corp. set to acquire...

EMS Technologies Inc. said Sept. 21 that the U.S. Department of Defense is equipping ground operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Southeastern Asia with video capabilities from EMS DVB-RCS...

Orbimage Inc. said Sept. 22 it received new orders totaling $6.1 million under its Clearview contract with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). These new orders represent an increase in...

Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) received a $170 million contract from Spacecom to build the Amos 3 communications satellite, IAI announced. The satellite will be manufactured at IAI’s Systems Missiles &...

Panamsat announced Sept. 22 it formed an emergency response team (ERT) focused on quickly restoring telecommunications services to government agencies and private industry affected by natural and man-made disasters. The...

Glowlink introduced its Webaccess product, which uses Internet browser technology to provide a web-based access overlay to the company’s spectrum monitoring system, the company announced. Customers using Webaccess will have...

SES Global will broadcast five digital TV channels provided by Polish public broadcaster TVP (Telewizja Polska SA), SES announced Sept. 22. TVP is one of the biggest public television broadcasters...

Viasat Inc. received an add-on order from the U.S. Navy for the company’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals. The $5.2 million order from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command...