Author: Staff Writer

Engineered Support Systems‘ [Nasdaq: EASI] subsidiary Technical and Management Services Corp. (TAMSCO) of Calverton, Md., has been awarded a contract to support Iraq’s Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in command and...

A number of consortia have been short-listed for the Galileo satellite navigation system concession. One consortium is led by Alcatel [NYSE: ALA] and includes Finmeccanica and VICNI Concessions. Another consortium...

International Launch Services launched the AMC-10 satellite Thursday at 6:46 p.m. (EST) on board an Atlas IIAS rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The satellite is an A2100 model, built by...

The Canadian Space Agency and Industry Canada announced Friday that they will develop a multipurpose satellite called CASSIOPE, which will require the building of a satellite platform adaptable for a...

Sprint [NYSE: FON] and EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH] have signed a marketing and sales agreement to provide DISH Network satellite TV service to households served by Sprint’s local telephone division....

This spring the European Space Agency will select finalists for the Earth Explorer satellite missions. Before decisions are taken, the ESA will hold an Earth Explorer User Consultation Meeting, which...

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) President Patrick DeWitt believes there are a number of growth opportunities for the satellite manufacturer in Asia. He told SATELLITE TODAY: “We are very bullish on Asia...

The story on EchoStar’s new Spanish-language programming in the Feb. 4 issue of SATELLITE TODAY misspelled the name of the country Colombia. We regret the error.

Samsung Electronics, a Seoul-based manufacturer of electronic products, has completed development of a satellite digital media-broadcasting (DMB) chip for mobile phones and automobiles. The satellite DMB chip is able to...

New Zealand-based Gencom Technology has teamed up with Helius, a Lindon, Utah-based broadband IP over satellite provider, to provide satellite-based broadband to the Australasian market. The two companies will offer...