Lockheed Martin Launches Gravity Probe
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said the Gravity Probe B that it built for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was launched into space from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California yesterday....
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Alcatel Space Goes Acoustic
Alcatel Space plans to install a new acoustic chamber for satellite environment tests, and it should be operational in May 2005. The company decided to build this new test facility...
Sirius Grows Subs, Revenues; Touts Wal-Mart Distribution
Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] reported 351,663 subscribers as of March 31, a net increase of 90,602 during the quarter and a 138-percent increase compared with net subscribers during the same...
XM Completes $200 Million Note Offering
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. [XMSR] said its XM Satellite Radio Inc. subsidiary completed a $200 million offering of senior, secured, floating-rate notes due 2009.
Intelsat Chooses TIBA For LatAm Video-Channel Sales
Intelsat and TIBA formed a strategic partnership under which TIBA will act as the primary sales channel for long-term Intelsat video services provided by the IS- 805 bird, located at...
V-One Offers 'On Demand' VPN-Over-Satellite Services
V-One Corp. [VONE] officials said today their company will introduce its “on demand” VPN-over-satellite service through the via its broadband satellite resellers. According to V-One, the service is built around...
Harris Intros High-Speed Connectivity Module
Harris [HRS], a communications equipment provider, rolled out a new plug-and-play module to support video-over-IP for rich-media- content distributors that range from satellite to telecom service providers. The NetVX Gigabit...
BT Broadcast Launches Globally Integrated HD Solution
BT Broadcast Services (BTBS) launched what it said was the industry’s first end-to-end, high-definition (HD) solution that fully integrates fiber and satellite. The new service aims to increase revenue opportunities...
Loral Skynet Exec: HDTV Will Help Fill Excess Satellite Capacity
LAS VEGAS–High-definition television services (HDTV) offer an opportunity for satellite operators to fill part of their excess capacity during the next few years, said Robert Hedinger, Loral Skynet’s executive vice...
Lockheed Martin Builds Second GEO Bird For JSAT
Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials was awarded a contract to build a second A2100AX geostationary telecommunications satellite for JSAT Corporation of Japan. The bird, designated JCSAT-10, will provide communications services throughout...