Author: Staff Writer

Northrop Grumman Corp. will supply navigation systems for a next-generation military satellite communications system under a subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop announced July 17. Under the initial $4 million...

The French Navy selected France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and Eclipse to provide satellite broadband communication services for military aircraft, EMS Satcom and Eclipse announced July 17. Eclipse, acting as...

Shin Satellite engineers have transferred customers from Thaicom 3 to Thaicom 5, the company announced. Thaicom 5, placed into orbit in May from a successful Arianespace launch, is fitted with...

JSAT Corp.’s JCSAT-10 spacecraft arrived at Kourou Space Center in French Guiana in preparation for an Aug. 11 launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft will be...

The U.S. Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to Boeing Co. to develop a sensor for a next-generation U.S. government weather satellite, according to an...

NDS, a conditional access and middleware vendor, believes the satellite market will present strong revenue generating opportunities for the company going forward, the company’s CEO said. NDS works with some...

XSR-SV.TO Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), which operates XM Canada, will raise its monthly price beginning in September in order to offset its financial losses, the company announced July 13. New...

The U.S. Air Force has asked for industry input to begin defining the alternative payloads that the service may pursue in place of buying a full complement of Space Based...

Space Shuttle Discovery executed a triumphal return to Earth today, capping a letter-perfect mission that began with thunderstorm delays and safety concerns, but ultimately showed what NASA at its best...

Congress should place ballistic missile defense (BMD) on a fiscal fast track, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), said, vowing to seek more funding...