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by Katie McConnell There was a time when some telecommunications analysts proposed that VSATs were an interim product that would eventually be replaced by terrestrial solutions like coaxial cables and...

By Amanda L. Kazdoy Several new commercial launchers are creating an atmosphere of stiff competition. To create a truly competitive edge, launch services providers must furnish reliable and cost-effective vehicles....

By Theresa Foley Caching and multicasting weren’t even in the dictionary a few years ago. Today they are next in line to become the big revenue generators for satellite service...

By Cynthia Boeke and Rob Fernandez Each year, Via Satellite quantifies the satellite industry. We look at how the industry is changing based on information from our own internal database,...

PanAmSat Corp.’s [SPOT] newest satellite, the PAS 8, last week became the company’s latest bird to malfunction due to a manufacturing flaw. Space Systems/Loral [LOR] engineers are trying to identify...

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Atlas IIA rocket launched the U.S. Navy’s Ultra High Frequency Follow-on F9 satellite last Wednesday (10/21) into intermediate transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The...

EchoStar Signs Pact To Purchase Media4, Inks OpenTV Deal For Interactive Services EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] took two key steps last week to further its involvement in two major growth...

The tension will be high this Wednesday for Arianespace officials as they try to prove their next-generation Ariane 5 rocket is ready to become a workhorse in the France-based organization’s...

As pioneer Little low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite operator Orbcomm Global L.P. continues to develop its data messaging system, the Dulles, Va.-based company has decided to make some big changes at the...

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