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78.5 degreesE: Thaicom 2&3 D Star Vijay has launched on 3600 MHz horizontal, SR 26667, FEC 3/4 via PIDs V517, A700 in clear MPEG-2. The other channels in this multiplex...
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EchoStar Reports Strongly Rising Net Income In Second Quarter 2003
Littleton, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications [Nasdaq: DISH], fueled by a gain of 270,000 net new subscribers, boosted its second quarter 2003 revenues to $1.41 billion, up 21 percent from $1.17 billion...
Orbital Sciences Successfully Launches NASA/Canadian Space Agency Satellite
Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] used its Pegasus rocket to launch a scientific satellite, SCISAT-1, for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency. Yesterday’s...
New Skies Notches Earnings, Revenue Growth
Cost controls, stabilizing prices and additional capacity allowed Dutch satellite services provider New Skies Satellites [NYSE: NSK] to post higher earnings and revenues for the second quarter, compared with the...
Gilat's Spacenet To Provide VSAT Services For Arby's
Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] Spacenet has been selected by RTM Restaurant Group to provide a broadband VSAT network to its Arby‘s restaurants and other fast food restaurant locations. Arby’s...
Sea Launch Signs Pact To Launch XM-4 Satellite
Sea Launch, a joint venture of Boeing [NYSE: BA] and international partners, has received a contract from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] to launch the XM-4 satellite on a Zenit...
U.S. Military Satellite Launch Delayed Until Late August
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force officials again have delayed the launch of the Defense Satellite Communications System spacecraft (DSCS III B6) from the Cape Canaveral, Fla. The launch...
Ariane 5 Launch of Three Satellites Delayed
Arianespace announced that it is postponing the launch of three satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from its Spaceport in French Guiana from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. The company...
Comtech Gets $1 Million Contract for High-Speed Satellite Modems
Comtech Telecommunications‘ [Nasdaq: CMTL] Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data, has received a $1million contract for its high-speed satellite modems from an undisclosed customer. Comtech officials said the company’s modems...
Orbcomm Inks GPS Deal
Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications company, has signed an agreement to provide data communication services for the GPS products with GEOTrac Systems is developing for oil and transportation companies...