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The Airborne Laser (ABL), a defensive system that kills enemy missiles shortly after they launch, may have other applications such as air-to-air combat against enemy planes, killing enemy cruise missiles […]

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) will again chair the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee science and space subcommittee that oversees NASA. Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the […]

China is planning to build at least two nuclear powered aircraft carriers, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in Tokyo. The only plus for the United States […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) water mission is poised for launch between July and October, the agency reported. Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite […]

ESA extended the operations of its Mars Express, Venus Express and Cluster missions to the end of the year. The decision to extend the three successful missions was taken on […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the final upgraded missile guidance set (MGS) for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to the Air Force, completing 82 months — or nearly […]

Some Progress Seen In Understanding Flow Control Valves Problem: NASA Continuing worries about flow control valves on Space Shuttle Discovery once again caused NASA to postpone its launch, now set […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Irdeto has signed an agreement with ZTE Corp., a telecoms equipment provider, to secure rich media content delivery using its OMA DRM client solutions.      ZTE will […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Global Satellite USA has partnered with worldwide crisis response company Global Rescue to provide their clients with medical and security information to assist with emergency evacuations, Global […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has received an initial order for a number of iNetVu Mobile systems from its reseller, Numix Engineering in Malaysia, C-Com announced Feb. 12.     […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Boeing Co. has won the decision in an international arbitration case filed by a group of insurance underwriters in 2004, the company announced Feb. 12.     The […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Satlynx has signed two new contracts with the Polish government, the company announced Feb. 12.     The first deal, worth 6.7 million euros ($8.65 million), is with […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] The British wireless chip firm, CSR, has agreed to buy Sirf Technology Holdings for $136 million in stock, CSR announced Feb. 12. The deal, approved by both […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] Australian Satellite Communications (ASC) has chosen the Evolution platform from iDirect to implement a DVB-S2 network covering Australia and New Zealand, iDirect announced Feb. 12.     ASC […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] SES has signed a contract for a new high-powered satellite to cover Mexico, North America and Central America, the company announced Feb 11.     Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) […]

[Satellite Today 02-13-09] A defunct Russian satellite collided with an Iridium satellite resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft, Iridium announced Feb. 12.     The collision occurred above Siberia at […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] DirecTV has seen impressive subscriber take-up in the U.S. and Latin America. These were two of the highlights of its fourth quarter and full year results to […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] A Lockheed Martin led team has won another U.S. space contract, the company announced Feb. 10. The U.S. Air Force has awarded the Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Transformational […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] ND SatCom has appointed Norbert Hölzle as its new CEO, the company announced Feb. 11. Hölzle takes over the responsibility from Padraig McCarthy who served as an […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] NDS has deployed a complete end-to-end pay-TV broadcast system for Cignal Digital TV, a new DTH platform in the Philippines, the company announced Feb. 11. The country […]

Canal Digital lost 12,000 DTH subscribers in the quarter to the end of December. This was one of the highlights of Telenor’s latest set of results issued Feb. 11. Canal […]

[Satellite Today 02-12-09] The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has been boosted by the successful launch of the Express AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the company said Feb. 11. The two […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Austar, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, is ready to support relief efforts in Australia after fires tore through parts of the country. The operator, said Feb. 10, […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Avanti Communications has received an unsolicited approach for the company, it said Feb. 10. The European based satellite operator, which is getting set to launch its high-powered […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Eutelsat Communications has reported a close to eight percent increase in overall revenues for the six months to the end of December. This was one of the […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Globecomm Systems is launching a global broadband satellite maritime solution in combination with Mach6, the company announced Feb. 9. The two companies have already received an order […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] The second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin said Feb. 9. The testing is taking place at […]

[Satellite Today 02-11-09] Solaris Mobile is getting ready to launch live mobile video demonstrations in Europe, the company said Feb. 9. The company, a joint venture between SES Astra and […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] AsiaSat has signed a C-Band capacity deal with Fashion TV (FTV), the company announced Feb. 9. The deal is for C-band capacity on AsiaSat 2 to launch […]

[Satellite Today 02-10-09] Globecomm Systems has seen a decrease in revenues and profits for the second half of 2008. This was one of the highlights of second quarter and half […]