Galaxy 14 Launched
Panamsat said its Galaxy 14 satellite was placed into orbit Aug. 13 by a Soyuz-Fregat rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Galaxy 14 is the 24th satellite in the...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Hardware For Missile Warning System
Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem...
Norsat Revenue Nearly Doubles In 2005 Second Quarter
Revenue for Norsat International Inc. climbed 83 percent in the company’s second quarter 2005 to Cdn. $6.2 million ($5.2 million), the company announced Aug. 12. Satellite Systems accounted for 55...
Latin XM Channel To Focus On Reggaeton
XM Satellite Radio announced Aug. 15 its Latin music hits channel, Alegria, will focus on reggaeton, a Latin hip-hop music genre that recently has been growing in popularity. XM also...
CEC Telecom, China Communication, Shenzhen Partner For GPS Phone
Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. said Aug. 15 its CEC Telecom Co. Ltd. subsidiary has partnered with telecom operator China Communications Co. Ltd., and technology supplier Shenzhen Rongine Technology Ltd....
Space And Satellite Market To Exceed $158 Billion By 2010
According to a recent report from the International Space Business Council, worldwide revenues generated from the commercial and government space programs will surpass $158 billion in 2010. Other findings in...
Spotlight: Gaining An Edge In Monitoring Of Marine Shipping Containers Remotely
In an effort to counter potential terrorists, increasingly sophisticated pirates and smugglers, Zoca Container Security BV is gearing up for the commercial release of a new marine shipping container security...
Teles MD Has High Hopes For U.K. Satellite Broadband Offering
Teles Wireless Broadband Managing Director Andreas Kruger believes the United Kingdom is a potentially lucrative market for satellite broadband services. The company hopes to exploit the success of BSkyB in...
Satellites To Play Key Role In Digital Conversion In China
If the Chinese government is going to achieve its goal of analog signal switch-off by 2015, then satellite will play a key role, an industry analyst said. However, the satellite...
Ariane Launches IPStar For Shin Satellite
An Ariane 5 rocket lofted the long-awaited Shin Satellite Plc‘s IPStar satellite into orbit Aug. 11, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft, with a launch mass of 6,485 kilograms, is the largest...