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French launch service provider Arianespace has ordered 30 new Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift rockets from prime contractor European Aeronautic, Defence and Space Co. (EADS). The two companies announced Friday at...

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Scopus Network Technologies, an Israeli supplier of digital broadcasting platforms to the cable and satellite markets, and Akelia Wireless, a UK-based developer of products for wireless communications applications in the...

Hughes Network Systems (HNS) has signed an agreement to supply TM SAT, a privately owned Russian satellite service provider, with a DirecWay broadband satellite network. That network would include a...

France’s Arianespace and Italy’s ELV have signed a collaboration agreement that would allow Vega launches and operations at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. ELV, as industrial prime contractor, will...

Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, a unit of Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has been awarded a contract to build two communications satellites for SES Astra, a unit of SES Global...

SES Astra has high hopes for its SATMODE initiative. The Luxembourg-based company is teaming up with players such as Thomson, STMicroelectronics, Newtec, Canal Satellite in France to develop a low...

The U.S. and European delegations are close to a compromise on lowering the minimum dish size for fixed satellite services (FSS) in the 13.75-14 GHz band in exchange for power...

Despite the fact that it is shifting an impressive 100,000 units a month, it appears UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) alternative Freeview is not having an impact on satellite pay-TV...

WorldSpace has high hopes for satellite radio in Europe. The success of XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] and Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] in the United States has shown that...