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[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’o;s Republic of China, renewed a multi-year contract on Intelsat’s Galaxy 3C satellite, Intelsat Ltd. announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] SkyBitz Inc. launched the GLS 100 satellite mobile communicator, a global asset tracking solution that uses the Globalstar Simplex data network, Globalstar announced June 11.     […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) have formed a satellite mutual aid radio talkgroup dedicated to the preparation for and […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] Norsat International Inc. released the latest version of its satellite acquisition and terminal control software, LinkControl, adding 12 languages to the system, the company announced June […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08] We end Asia Satellite Week with conversations with talking to Paul Brown-Kenyon, COO, Measat, and Simon Twiston Davies, CEO, CASBAA (Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of […]

[Satellite Today – 6-12-08]  Starling Advanced Communication is launching a new airborne broadband antenna system, the company said June 12. The new Ku-band antenna system MIJETLite will be launched at […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] As SatelliteToday.com continues its in-depth look at the role of satellite communications in Asia, two very different viewpoints are shared. Nongluck Phinainitisart, president of Thaicom, discusses […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Blue Sky Network has unveiled a new satellite communications kit for vehicle fleet tracking and management, the company said June 10.     The Iridium-D411 is designed […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Global revenues for the commercial satellite industry jumped 16 percent in 2007 to $123 billion, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) announced June 11.     Average annual […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] TerreStar Corp. closed separate transactions with EchoStar Corp. and CCTV Wireless I LLC to gain additional spectrum, TerreStar announced June 11.     Under the deals, announced […]

[Satellite Today – 6-11-08] Eutelsat Communications signed a new capacity deal with Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) of Hong Kong, a producer and distributor of Chinese programs, Eutelsat announced June 11. […]

[Satellite News – 6-10-08] After a very active tenure in the satellite industry, Joseph Wright resigned as chairman and director of Intelsat Ltd. and has moved on to a different […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The third day of Asia Satellite Week features the world’s largest satellite operators, Intelsat and SES, and their strategies in the Asian market.     Intelsat’s David […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] Eutelsat Communications appointed Ignacio González Núñez chief risk officer, the company said June 9.     Núñez’s activities in this newly created position will cover identification and […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The glass mirror blank for GeoEye’s next-generation Earth imaging has been delivered to camera manufacturer ITT Corp., GeoEye announced June 10.     GeoEye awarded a contract […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced details of a new cooperation agreement with Slovenia, the organization said June 9.     The agreement, is a first […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] VT iDirect Inc. and ST Electronics Pte Ltd. formed a strategic partnership with Indian VSAT service provider Tatanet Services Ltd., to provide services in India, the […]

[Satellite Today – 6-10-08] Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) has joined its Launch Systems and Space Systems groups into a single business unit, the company announced June 10.     Dubbed the […]

A successful test last week of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system and its Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IV interceptor opens the door to new capabilities and missions for the […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Following the debut of Asia Satellite Week with interviews with Peter Jackson, CEO, AsiaSat and Tom Choi, CEO, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), we turn our attention […]

Senate Panel Blasts $295 Billion Of Cost Overruns In Pentagon Programs; That Equals More Than 16 Times NASA Budget, About 30 Times More Than MDA Budget The National Polar-orbiting Operational […]

The House Science and Technology Committee favorably reported out the NASA reauthorization measure that would permit increased funding for the space agency and accelerate the first flight of the next-generation […]

The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]

North Korea has the capability to design and build an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), even though a Taepo Dong-2 missile failed in a 2006 test, a senior U.S. missile defense […]

By Emelie Rutherford A congressional proponent of deploying the X-Band ground-based warning radar in Israel said that while President Bush didn’t endorse the plan during his visit to Israel, as […]

Space Shuttle Discovery Set To Land At 11:13 A.M. ET Saturday, Marking Halfway Point In Manifest Of Space Shuttle Flights; Third Arduous Spacewalk Completed At Space Station Space Shuttle Discovery […]

Boeing Gives Ares I Rocket Subcontracts to Three Firms The Boeing Co. [BA] has awarded subcontracts to three small businesses under its NASA Ares I avionics contract. The avionics ring […]

[Satellite Today – 6-9-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to build and install a Ku-band ground station from an unnamed telecommunications customer in Asia, Globecomm announced June 9.     […]