Author: Staff Writer

Ecaps received a contract from the Swedish National Space Board (SNSB) to begin development of an environmentally friendly control system for a technology demonstration satellite, Volvo Aero announced June 13....

Spacedev was awarded a $100,000 contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a hybrid propulsion system for nanosatellites, the company announced June 14. Spacedev will define the parameters and...

Pace Micro Technology signed two new set-top box deals in Asia, including a key PVR (Personal Video Recorder) deal in New Zealand. The company signed a deal with New Zealand’s...

Iridium Satellite LLC said June 14 it closed a $32 million senior secured credit facility with Bank of America N.A. “Our financing activity with Bank of America has enabled us...

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) announced June 14 that it has begun shipping the DW7000 family of next-generation broadband satellite routers to customers in the Asia/Pacific Region. The DW7000 product...

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) selected Magellan Aerospace’s MAC-200 small satellite bus for the Cassiope mission, Magellan said. The terms of the 18 million Canadian dollar ($14.5 million) contract...

Loral Skynet announced June 14 it signed an agreement with Singapore-based Ascent Media Network Services Asia to provide satellite capacity and access management services to ESPN Star Sports. Using dedicated...

Panamsat will supply satellite-based Internet access to New Caledonia, Panamsat announced June 14. Under the contract from the Office des Postes et Telecommunications (OPT)New Caledonia, Panamsat’s PAS-2 satellite will provide...

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) reached an agreement with debt holders who filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company to extend Satmex’s deadline for responding to the petition....

Polarsat Inc. announced the market launch of its SkyIP 600 remote terminal, which provides satellite functionality for demand networks combined with TCP/IP functionality for Internet Protocol(IP)-based services and Web access....