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[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Telespazio, a joint venture of Finmeccanica and Thales, sold the exclusive rights to Luxembourg’s 4C Satellite Images and Technologies to resell satellite images in a deal worth […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Eutelsat‘s W2M satellite experienced a major anomaly affecting the satellite’s power subsystem, leading to what is likely to be a total loss of the spacecraft, Eutelsat CEO […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] HD television will be equipped in 170 million European households by 2013, a threefold increase through an economic downturn, according to a Euroconsult and NPA report released […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Voom HD Networks signed a deal with DLA for the distribution of its Voom HD feed in Latin America, the company announced Jan. 28.     The distribution […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] BSkyB now has more than 9.2 million DTH customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with more than 50 percent of its subscriber base now taking either […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) completed its “1 campus” system contract to design, integrate and install a complete satellite distance learning system for the Thunderbird School of […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, appointed Jason Juranek vice president of finance, Arrowhead announced Jan. 27.     Juranek will be responsible for […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan. 1, the company announced Jan. 27.     Flight operations are underway […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Boeing received a $75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), Boeing […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Hughes Network Systems signed Broad Sky Networks as an authorized reseller of HughesNetxAE broadband satellite business solutions in the United States, Hughes announced Jan. 27.     Broad […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Set-top box shipments will see almost 10 percent growth in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a report from IMS Research, “Set-Top Box Deployments and Ecosystem,” released […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) CEO Lars Persson believes the company’s overall revenue will grow by 30 percent in 2009 despite difficult economic conditions.     “More than 80 […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Universal Switching released a new switching architecture, critical application system, to provide linking for both satellite and communication applications, the company announced Jan. 23.     The unit […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Airfield Media Group has launched TéléSAT, a French language satellite pay-TV service, Airfield announced Jan. 23.     The service will target the French speaking parts of Belgium […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] RapidEye has released its imagery system demonstration products to the public, the company announced Jan. 26.     The sample datasets are available for download as a RapidEye […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Newtec, Arabsat and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) have launched the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) in the Middle East, Newtec announced Jan. 26.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] DigitalGlobe signed an agreement with Telogis, a location-based services platform, to give Telogis’ developers access to DigitalGlobe’s imagery, DigitalGlobe announced Jan. 26.     The imagery would serve […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] KVH Industries signed a global distribution agreement with Thrane and Thrane for KVH’s TracPhone V7 satellite communications system and mini-VSAT Broadband service, KVH announced Jan. 26.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Hughes Network Systems has been selected by SPTI-Boldt Group Argentina, a telecommunications service provider, to supply its HN broadband satellite system hub plus HN7700S and HNS7740S broadband […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Vizada and Absolute Maritime Tracking Systems have been selected by the Panama Maritime Authority to provide long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) for more than 8,000 vessels in […]

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was chosen to chair the House Science and Technology Committee space and aeronautics subcommittee that oversees NASA, and authorizes its programs. Gifford’s husband, Mark Kelley, is […]

CBO Sees Missile Defense Annual Outlays Up About $4 Billion Killing European Missile Defense Would Save $4 Billion Yearly Spending on ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs will peak at about […]

Chairman Levin Endorses Lynn, Ex-Raytheon Leader, After OMB Gives Assent A key Senate leader endorsed President Obama’s nomination of William Lynn, a former executive with missile maker Raytheon Co. [RTN], […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully conducted a static fire test of the propulsion system for its new strategic target. That two-stage launch vehicle, or LV-2, is part of the […]

NASA is a step closer to the first flight test of the rocket that will send humans on their way to the moon as part of the agency’s Constellation Program. […]

[Satellite Today 01-26-09] NASA is in preparations to launch the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite Feb. 4 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, […]

President Obama told Israeli and other Middle East leaders that he is determined to stop weapons being smuggled into the Gaza Strip, where Hamas terrorists already have fired thousands of […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] named Scott A. Lee vice president of space systems for Northrop Electronic Systems. In his new position, Lee will have executive responsibility for all space systems […]

The Integrated Battle Command System [IBCS] completed a milestone, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. During the "System Functional Laydown" to the Army customer, Raytheon and its subcontractors presented a system software […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) donated experimental payload space aboard an upcoming flight of the Dragon spacecraft to support the Heinlein Trust Microgravity Research Competition. The winner’s experimental payload will […]