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[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] SES signed a long-term deal with the University of Luxembourg to develop Luxembourg as a European center of excellence and innovation for advanced information communications technology in […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Starling Advanced Communications is introducing a single-case, fly-away antenna, the company announced March 10.     The StarPack will provide two-way, high-speed Ku-band broadband satellite communications. The self-contained […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-15-10] Beam Communications will provide docking units for Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro handheld satellite telephone, Inmarsat announced March 10.     Beam Communications will design, manufacture and distribute a range […]

Interested in hearing the CEOs of the top satellite operators but unable to make it to Gaylord National Convention Center on Tuesday?  Now, you can join SATELLITE 2010 at The […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Wavestream Corp. introduced the PowerStream 757C-i 600W C-band indoor rack-mount solid state power amplifier, the first in a line of new C-band and Ku-band products, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] GeoEye has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems to build the GeoEye-2 spacecraft, the companies announced March 11.    GeoEye-2 will be similar to the GeoEye-1 satellite, which […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Northrop Grumman appointed Paul Russell vice president of the newly created Space business area within the company’s Navigation Systems Division, the company announced.    Russell will be […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Broadpoint signed a contract with SandRidge Energy to provide offshore aviation communications to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, Broadpoint announced.    The FAA has used Broadpoint’s digital […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has set a series of new standards to enhance satellite communications in emergencies, the organization announced March 10. These standards for satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] CapRock Government Solutions has expanded coverage on its pre-packaged satellite subscription service, CommandAccess, the company announced March 10.    The service now includes a commercial X-band network […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] SkyBitz and Iridium Communications Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to provide global MSS for SkyBitz, the companies announced March 10.    The companies will develop a […]

Interested in hearing the CEOs of the top satellite operators but unable to make it to Gaylord National Convention Center on Tuesday?  Now, you can join SATELLITE 2010 at The […]

[Satellite TODAY 03-12-10] Raytheon has named Richard Yuse president of Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems business, effective immediately.    Yuse has been president of Raytheon Technical Services Company, which provides […]

[Satellite TODAY 10-11-10] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and Orbit Technology Group have completed integration for satellite communications on-the-move solutions to serve a range of industries, Gilat announced March 10.    […]

August 3, 1995: With the successful launch of PAS 4 aboard an Ariane 4 launcher, PanAmSat became the first private satellite company to achieve global coverage. The Hughes-built HS-601 satellite […]

January 13, 1996: The launch of Measat 1, built by Boeing and launched on an Ariane 4 rocket, put Malaysia’s first satellite into orbit. The Boeing 376 spacecraft weighed 1.6 […]

March 31, 1998: The 22nd meeting of the Intelsat Assembly of Parties unanimously approved the creation of a private, independent spin-off company, New Skies Satellites, to be based in The […]

August 19, 1997: The launch of Agila 2 added the Philippines to the list of satellite nations. Designed and built by Space Systems/Loral for the Mabuhay Philippines Satellite Corporation, Agila […]

August 20, 2004: An investment group including Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts, the Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners purchased PanAmSat from the News Corporation’s DirecTV Group for $2.6 billion in cash. […]

March 28, 2001: SES Global announced the acquisition of GE Americom from General Electric for US$5 billion in cash and stock, granting General Electric a 25% stake in SES Global […]

July 18, 2001: Intelsat completed its privatization by establishing a holding company, Intelsat Ltd., based in Bermuda, and formally ending its 37-year history as an international treaty organization Click here […]

February 23, 1999: The launch of the Stellenbosch University Satellite (SUNSAT) added South Africa to the list of satellite nations. This micro-satellite, designed and built by electrical engineering students at […]

March 17, 2000: US President Bill Clinton signed into law the Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act, with the goal of helping to promote a more […]

October, 2001: Hughes Electronics accepted a bid from Echostar CEO Charlie Ergen to acquire its DirecTV unit in a $25.8 billion deal that would create a single US DTH operator […]

October 21, 2000: Thuraya 1, the United Arab Emirates’ first satellite, was inserted into GEO orbit by a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket from a floating platform in the Pacific Ocean. […]

June 18, 2006: Kazakhstan became the 44th satellite nation when a Russian Proton-K-DM3 launcher put Kazsat 1 into GEO orbit. The 1.5-ton (1380kg) satellite, built by GKNPT Krunichev, carried 12 […]

October 29, 1999: In Penang, Malaysia, the INTELSAT Assembly of Parties, including representatives of all 143 member governments, voted unanimously to privatize the treaty organization that created the world’s first […]

August 29, 2005: Intelsat and PanAmSat announced that the two companies would merge in a $6.4 billion deal that would create the world’s largest satellite carrier with 51 spacecraft in […]

May 17, 2004: Boeing introduced Connexion by Boeing, providing in-flight connectivity for broadband Internet via satellite. Lufthansa was the first airline to contract for the service, for which Boeing installed […]

February 10, 2009 – An Iridium satellite and a Russian Cosmos satellite collided in the first-ever satellite crash. According to the U.S. Strategic Command’s Space Surveillance Network, the collision left […]