Author: Staff Writer

According to a Jan. 18 report on eHam.net, the useful life of U0-22 satellite may have come to an end. The satellite, launched in July 1991, has served as a...

Globalstar announced the commercial availability of its Quick Locate service, which enables businesses and individuals to track assets that are remotely located or in areas not traditionally covered by terrestrial...

Merrimac Industries Inc. said it received a $1.3 million order from The Boeing Co. to supply its Integrated Defense Systems division with beamforming networks and RF/microwave signal processing components for...

According to a Jan. 19 report on SpaceRef.com, JSAT Corp. said its JCSAT-1B satellite experienced an anomaly on Jan. 17 with one of the spacecraft’s thrusters. According to the report,...

Telesat said it joined Industry Canada and aboriginal partners from Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba to launch the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network. The network will bring telehealth, distance learning, video...

General Dynamics C4 Systems received a boost with the news that Europe*Star approved three Ku-band antennas from its Prodelin product line for ground-based use with its satellites. Europe*Star is a...

Private equity company investment in global satellite operators will be good for those invloved in the short term and signals a confidence by the market in the fundamentals of the...

XM Satellite Radio said Jan. 18 that it acquired Effanel Music Inc., a company specializing in live music, remote and mobile recording. “Bringing Effanel into the XM family is a...

SatCon Technology Corp. received certification by the United States Defense Supply Center enabling it to build space-qualified products to the MIL-PRF-38534 hybrid microcircuit Class K. Class K hybrid microcircuits are...

Telenor Satellite Services and Sea Tel announced a business agreement Jan. 18 under which the two companies will offer a combined package of Sea Tel WaveCall equipment with Telenor’s Sealink...