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DirecTV Inc. said it signed a long-term agreement with Chrysler Group to join the new DirecTV Advertising Development Partner Program. The program allows DirecTV to provide clients with an interactive...

Swe-Dish unveiled the IPT-i Mil Suitcase, which includes an integrated modem from iDirect Technologies. The integrated modem allows for data rates of up to 4.2 Mbps and opens up for...

SES Astra said the SES Group increased its shareholding in Satlynx from 41 percent to 77 percent, resulting in SES Astra taking full operational control of the company. As a...

Alcatel Space said the Apstar 6 communications satellite was successfully launched April 12 on a Long March 3B vehicle from the Xichang satellite launch center in China. Alcatel built the...

The Associated Press reported April 11 that a research satellite built for the U.S. Air Force was sent into orbit that day at 6:35 a.m. on an Orbital Sciences Corp.-built...

America Online and XM Satellite Radio said they are joining forces to create a new online radio service. According to the companies, the new service brings together the best of...

Panamsat Corp. said it entered into a multiyear agreement with China Radio International (CRI). Under the terms of the agreement, CRI will use three of Panamsat’s satellites–PAS-8, PAS-9 and PAS-10–to...

Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall and Anatoli Perminov, director general of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, signed a partnership contract regarding the production and supply of Russian equipment and systems...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said it completed design reviews of Terrestar Networks Inc.‘s geostationary satellite, TerreStar-1, and has entered the construction phase of the Mobile Satellite Services program. The satellite, along...

AsiaSat and SES Astra will be entering the market looking for new satellites. AsiaSat is preparing a request for proposal (RFP) for a new satellite, AsiaSat 5, which will act...