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Raytheon Co. will develop a quick-reaction space optical payload with the potential to spot hidden targets under a U.S. Air Force Contract, Raytheon announced. The ARTEMIS (Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective...

Orbital Sciences Corp. delivered its 500th space and launch system when it delivered a pair of Vandal short-rang target vehicles to the U.S. Navy June 2. , Orbital announced. The...

Stratos Global Corp., a global provider of Inmarsat mobile satellite services, announced June 8 that it is the first provider to offer the new, higher speed Inmarsat Fleet F77 data...

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies, unveiled an improved ground terminal intended to make search and rescue operations more efficient, the company announced June 9. The medium earth orbit...

MiTV Corp. selected Tandberg Television to provide advanced video encoding and control systems as MiTV prepares to enter the Malaysian pay-television market with its Internet protocol television service. The planned...

There is little evidence that U.S.-built launch vehicles can recapture commercial market share lost to international competitors, industry analyst Futron Corp. said in a white paper released June 8. U.S....

Intellon Corp. announced that Echostar Communications Corp. selected its Homeplug Powerline technology, which will be added to Echostar’s Dish Network satellite television receivers to integrate multiple receivers with a single...

Telenor Satellite Services signed a three-year communication agreement with Neste Oil Corp. of Helsinki, Finland, for maritime broadband services, Telenor announced. Under the terms of the agreement, Telenor will provide...

C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. said June 7 it signed an agreement with EMS Satellite Networks, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., to integrate and jointly sell its iNetVu mobile satellite-based...

XM Satellite Radio said June 7 it signed an exclusive content sharing deal with Audible Inc., a provider of digitally delivered, spoken word audio. The two companies will introduce in...