Author: Staff Writer

The hiring of Daniel Goldberg as president and CEO of Telesat Canada has led to anticipation of an initial public offering (IPO) or private equity sale of the Canadian satellite...

If concern about Hurricane Ernesto proved a bit overblown, a new level of preparedness got rolling in the form of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s (NGA) new Domestic Mobile Integrated...

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded an additional order for multifunctional information distribution system terminals from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) in San Diego, the company reported Sept....

Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $950,000 U.S. Air Force contract to demonstrate improvements to space situational awareness, the company announced Sept. 14. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will conduct simulations...

The U.S. Air Force has modified Integral Systems Inc.’s Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) contract to support the first Wideband Gapfiller Satellite launch, the company announced Sept. 14. The two...

The Swedish National Post and Telecom Agency has granted Swedish Space Corp. an S-band license for a telemetry, tracking and command antenna for the Galileo satellite navigation system, the company...

ND Satcom was awarded a contract by Moroccan TV SNRT for a classic SNG vehicle and two flyaway systems, ND Satcom announced Sept. 14. The classic SNG-Sprinter offers full redundancy...

World Communication Center (WCC) is offering its 2006 Hurricane Kit for purchase by customers in high-risk areas for hurricanes or other natural disasters. The portable kit contains a Kyocera SS66K...

As a means of enforcing protection of offshore nurseries, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering requiring commercial fishermen to keep satellite monitors onboard so that law enforcement officials...

Blue Sky Network has unveiled Iridium satellite terminals for use in land vehicles and marine vessels. The D2000M/MD uses next-generation technology from Iridium for a much smaller form factor and...