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The U.S. Department of State’s rejection of the proposed privatization of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat) did not come as "a complete surprise," AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson said. According […]

Big Win For MDA, Lockheed, Raytheon Missile Defense In a double-barreled blast, the sea-based ballistic missile system for the first time simultaneously destroyed two target missiles, a ballistic-type threat and […]

Need Proven For U.S. Missile Defense Systems With the ink barely dry on the six-party agreement aimed at halting North Korean nuclear weapons and missile development programs, a general cautioned […]

Any move by Congress to suspend funding for a ballistic missile defense program such as the Airborne Laser (ABL) would cause a multi-years delay in fielding the capability, Lt. Gen. […]

The United States should push development of the Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, a military analyst said. Existing systems such as the Ground-based Missile Defense (GMD) […]

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, will visit Goddard Space Flight Center on Tuesday next week. The queen will view various areas in the center, located […]

By Michael Sirak Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley has commissioned a study to reassess the vulnerability of U.S. military space systems in the wake of China’s recent […]

MDA Near Field Infrared Satellite Launched The Near Field Infrared (NFIRE) satellite for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was launched at 2:49 p.m. ET yesterday from the NASA Wallops Island […]

NASA gave Xerox Corp. a $35 million contract to supply 2,400 machines and support functions to myriad space agency centers and facilities, NASA announced. Xerox will provide multifunctional device support, […]

The Army gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $144 million contract change to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense program. This award represents the third of four […]

[4/27/07] International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Telesat Canada to place the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit, ILS announced April 26. The mission, using a Proton Breeze M […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in […]

The U.S. Department of State rejected a proposal by GE and Citic Group to privatize Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat), AsiaSat announced April 24. Due to the rejection, the […]

GeoEye is partnering with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in China, GeoEye announced April 25. East-Dawn has formed […]

U.S. Air Force Space Command granted a five-year license to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to operate at a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Air Force […]

The College of European Commissioners adopted a document on a European Space Policy, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 26. ESA and the European Commission crafted the policy, which […]

Boeing completed a GPS Space Segment 3 system design review for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced April 26. The Air Force is expected to award the multi-billion dollar GPS […]

Harmonic Inc., a provider of broadcast and on-demand video delivery solutions, reported net sales of $70.2 million in the 2007 first quarter, up 25 percent from $56.2 million in the […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere has reached an agreement for the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Austrian Bundesliga until 2010, Premiere announced. Premiere offers direct-to-home services in Austria as well as […]

Direct-to-home satellite operator ProtoStar is among five new members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). The other new members are Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Indian […]

Intelsat Ltd. has shut down a satellite transponder that was being used by Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers rebel group to make unauthorized TV and radio broadcasts in Europe and Asia, […]

[4/26/07] Iridium Satellite is offering a new North American pricing plan that will bring the cost of its satellite telephone service to the range of 30 cents to 40 cents […]

Boeing space revenues increased 4 percent to $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2007 on increased sales of satellites and ground-based missile defense (GMD) programs, Boeing announced April 25. […]

Viasat continues to see strong subscriber growth in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, as the direct-to-home provider added 14,000 customers to close the first quarter with 943,000 subscribers, parent company […]

BSkyB could be set for a “tough quarter,” research analyst Sarah Simon of Morgan Stanley said. Morgan Stanley is forecasting low subscriber growth of only 15,000, but “all eyes will […]

Globalstar Inc. has launched its Globalstar Simplex data service to customers throughout Central America and the surrounding maritime region, Globalstar announced April 24. The one-way satellite service provides an asset […]

Streambox Inc. and the American Red Cross are planning to deploy the Streambox ACT-L3 newsgathering system to Red Cross field workers, Streambox announced April 24. The Red Cross will deploy […]

[4/25/07] Thales Alenia Space received a contract from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS to manufacture the Thor 6 satellite, the companies April 24. Thor 6 will be based on the Spacebus […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace have agreed to combine their commercial satellite launch services, Mitsubishi announced April 24. The agreement will provide customers with a choice of the […]