Canal+ Sweeps Board In Soccer Rights
The battle between the two satellite pay-TV platforms in France, TPS and CanalSatellite has taken an interesting twist with the news that Canal+ has won the exclusive rights to screen...
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Bush Authorizes GPS Policy
U.S. President George W. Bush on Dec. 8 authorized a new national policy that establishes guidance and implementation actions for space-based positioning, navigation and timing programs, augmentations and activities for...
Helios 2A, Launch Successful
Arianespace Dec. 18 said it successfully launched the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios 2A from its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was launched on an Ariane 5...
Satellite Radio Spared FCC Indecency Scrutiny
The Associated Press reported Dec. 16 the Federal Communications Commission has rejected a request to begin imposing indecency standards on satellite radio broadcasts. Saul Levine, an owner of three radio...
MDU Rolls Out New Sat TV Service For Apartments
MDU Communications today said it has entered into an agreement with DirecTV Inc. for the roll out of Bulk/Choice Advantage (BCA), a new satellite video program specifically designed for the...
Satelinx Nabs $525,000 Purchase Order, Forms Joint Venture
Satellite vehicle tracking services providers Satelinx International Inc. Dec. 16 said it has received an initial purchase order for 1,300 units of an undisclosed product worth $525,000. The initial purchase...
Eumetsat Signs Two New Co-operating Agreements
Eumetsat, the inter-governmental European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, continues to boost its co-operation with Eastern European states with another two key agreements, allowing Lithuania and Bulgaria countries...
OHB-System Taps EaglePicher Battery For German Recon Satellite System
The Defense and Space Power Division of EaglePicher Technolo-gies LLC said OHB-System AG will use its nickel-hydrogen single pressure vessel battery to power the SAR-Lupe, the future German satellite constellation...
Inmarsat Appoints Adm. James Ellis Advisor To Board
Inmarsat today said it has appointed retired Adm. James Ellis Jr. as an advisor to its board of directors. Ellis formerly served as the commander of the Unites States Strategic...
Alcatel Delivers Telescope To CNES
Alcatel Space has completed work on a telescope, which will be part of a scientific mission throughout the next couple of years. It has delivered the Corotel telescope to the...