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Intelsat Ltd. reported a slight drop in revenues and a 74-percent drop in net income for the first quarter of 2004, compared with the same period last year. Revenues of...

SES Astra officials today said the company added two million new households in Europe to its customer base during 2003, bringing the number of total households covered to 36.4 million...

Carlsbad, Calif.-based ViaSat [VSAT] finalized a contract with Telesat Canada to supply gateways and terminals for Telesat’s consumer Ka-band services on the Anik F2 satellite. Under the pact, ViaSat would...

International Launch Services (ILS) reported Intelsat Ltd. agreed to purchase an Atlas V rocket for the launch of a future satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed. ILS is a joint...

XM Satellite Radio, [XMSR] announced a partnership with Cambridge SoundWorks to produce the PlayDockXM, a portable, high-performance audio system with a flexible docking apparatus that allows rapid connection or removal...

Officials from satellite telecommunications provider CapRock Communications today said the company appointed Douglas Tutt as director of the company’s South American operations, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Officials said...

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. [LRLSQ] reported a net loss of $79.6 million for the first quarter of 2004, compared with a net loss of $48.2 million during the same...

BAE Systems is celebrating the opening of the newly upgraded Semiconductor Technology Center (STC) along with the company’s 25th anniversary May 10 at its headquarters in Manassas, Va. The STC...

Officials from Arianespace and EADS Space Transportation signed a contract worth $3.6 billion for the production by EADS Space Transportation of 30 Ariane 5 launch vehicles. The contract makes EADS...

Satlynx S.A. will provides two-way satellite broadband communications services to ANGA’s Cable 2004 trade show, opening later this week in Cologne, Germany. ANGA e.V. is the German Association of Private...