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International Launch Services (ILS) said it received authorization from the U.S. Air Force to proceed with a mission to launch a GPS satellite in early 2007. The satellite will be...

EchoStar Communications Corp., along with TVG Network, said it launched the nation’s first interactive horseracing television channel. The new channel will allow viewers to access the latest horseracing news and...

Sanborn, a geographic information system and photogrammetry company, said it acquired Space Imaging‘s Federal Civil and Commercial Solutions value-added solutions business unit. The unit’s capabilities span a full range of...

EMS Technologies said it appointed Candy Cunningham to the position of senior account manager for the company’s Satcom division. Cunningham will focus on growing the Satcom division’s government and military...

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech EF Data Corp. subsidiary won a $2.3 million contract to provide integrated digital satellite terminals for an unnamed satellite operator in Latin America. The...

Tachyon Networks Inc. said it is expanding the delivery of its IP-based satellite broadband access services to Asia, the Pacific Rim, Latin America and Africa in the coming year. Tachyon...

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its...

For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb....

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first...

The Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU) delayed the naming of the winning bid to operate Europe’s satellite navigation system. The winner of the concession was supposed to be named in March,...