Author: Staff Writer

Eutelsat Refinances Debt

Eutelsat Communications signed a facilities agreement for a 1.9 billion euro ($2.4 billion) loan at part of the company’s debt refinancing plans, Eutelsat announced June 8. The proceeds of the...

End II End Adds Disaster Recovery Director

End II End Communications named Michael Penny director of business continuity and disaster recovery, the company announced June 7. Penny’s position will include responsibility for product management and business development...

Carnegie Institution Partners With Imageone

The Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology signed a one-year agreement with Imageone, a Japanese satellite imaging company, to train an Imageone engineer on ecological remote sensing and analysis techniques....

Canadian Coast Guard Enhances Satellite Options

Canada’s Telesat won a contract from the Canadian Coast Guard to provide ship-to-shore communications via satellite. Telesat will provide satellite equipment to selected Coast Guard vessels, including a satellite terminal...

Peckham Names President Of Sea Launch

Sea Launch named Robert Peckham the company’s president and general manager effective June 5. He has served in the roles on an interim basis since March. Peckham has worked for...

L-3's Frank Lanza Passes Away

Frank Lanza, chairman and CEO of L-3 Communications, died June 6, the company announced. Lanza was recovering from an April surgical procedure, but doctors had said his recovery was proceeding...