Author: Staff Writer

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a Titan II booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 6:19 a.m. Jan. 6. The joint government and industry project, dubbed “Coriolis,”...

Financial and operational challenges have spurred DirecTV Latin America LLC to begin a restructuring that ultimately could lead to a merger with News Corp.-backed satellite TV rival SKY Latin America...

Week of January 6 – 10, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol Jan. 9 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.67 (6.7) (12.1)...

The Iridium Satellite LLC voice and data satellite system is having a positive effect for a small broadband company. Eagle Broadband Inc. [EAG], a League City, Texas, supplier of broadband...

The Carmel Group has compiled data for five straight years about the fierce competition between cable and satellite TV services. This article offers highlights from our study of the battle...

Sirius Satellite Radio [SIRI] was the second U.S. satellite radio to enter commercial service but it aims to be the first to add a video component to its existing slate...

A second review panel is assessing the Ariane 5 rocket before it is cleared to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta scientific satellite. That mission needs to occur by...

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. [GILTF], a satellite networking technology company, reported a “significant increase” in its order backlog when it released its latest quarterly results Jan. 6. The gains are...

Automaker Toyota‘sScion model will begin offering satellite radio equipment from XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] as a factory installed option this June. The Scion will have a MSRP of $16,000...

DirecTV Inc., the satellite TV subsidiary of Hughes Electronics Corp. [NYSE: GMH], unveiled a plan to introduce local broadcast stations in 50 additional U.S. markets by the end of the...