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GeoEye made the final payment on the $50 million credit facility that funded the acquisition of Space Imaging, GeoEye announced Feb. 5. GeoEye completed the acquisition in January 2006, and […]

Pace Micro Technology, a supplier of set-top boxes to satellite pay-TV operators, posted a profit of 1.4 million British pounds ($2.76 million) in the six-month period that closed Dec. 2, […]

Integral Systems Inc. will declassify its board, resulting in a single class of directors with each one up for election every year, the company announced Feb. 6. In response to […]

Dresdner Kleinwort is the latest investment bank to give its opinions on BSkyB’s recent results, and out of the investments banks to have analysed BSkyB so far, it is one […]

Near Earth LLC has formed Near Earth Advisory as a distinct business unit focusing on advisory services, the company announced Feb. 5. Services will include valuations, fairness opinions, custom research […]

Motient Corp. has appointed William Freeman to its board of directors, the company announced Feb. 5. Freeman is chairman of TerreStar Networks Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Motient.  He previously […]

The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit spacecraft platform has completed engineering thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin announced Feb. 5. SBIRS will provide early warning of missile launches and […]

Advantech Satellite Networks Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide a VSAT communications network for Saudi Aramco in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Advantech announced. The contract includes the […]

Integral Systems Inc. has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to support the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) program, the company announced Feb. 5. The contract, valued at $4.5 million, […]

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander are in transit from Sea Launch’s launch site at the equator, the company announced Feb. 5, six days after the explosion […]

Patrick DeWitt, CEO of Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been selected Via Satellite magazine’s 2006 Satellite Executive of the Year, Via Satellite and SS/L announced Feb. 5. Under DeWitt’s leadership, SS/L […]

The second satellite for Arianespace’s initial heavy-lift Ariane 5 flight of 2007 has arrived at the Spaceport in French Guiana. India’s Insat-4B landed Jan. 31 at Rochambeau International Airport near […]

BSkyB has reached a two-year agreement with the Rugby Football League (RFL) to screen live National League One and Two rugby leagues. Live coverage will begin in April. In Germany, […]

SES Americom’s AMC-18 satellite completed in-orbit tests and has begun operations, the company announced Feb. 1. Built by Lockheed Martin and placed into orbit in December by an Arianespace Ariane […]

NASA signed Space Act agreements with PlanetSpace Inc. and Transformational Space Corp. to support the companies’ development of commercial systems that could transport humans and cargo to low-Earth orbit, the […]

SpaceDev has completed a series of three hot-fire tests of its hybrid upper stage motor, the company announced Feb. 1. The tests, conducted at the company’s test site in Orange […]

Days after the catastrophic failure of Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL vehicle carrying a satellite for SES New Skies, the launch provider is assessing the damage to the launch platform and looking […]

DirecTV DirecTV Group will acquire Darlene Investments LLC’s share of DirecTV Latin America LLC, giving DirecTV Group full equity ownership of the Latin American satellite-TV provider, DirecTV announced Jan. 30. […]

BSkyB’s results released this week saw strong subscriber growth once again with the operator now at over 8.4 million subscribers. However, one of the main talking points among analysts was […]

Contact:  Jenn Heinold Senior Tradeshow Marketing Manager 301-354-1813 jheinold@accessintel.com Photos available upon request. For Immediate Release Space Systems/Loral CEO Patrick DeWitt Named Via Satellite Magazine’s Satellite Executive Of The Year […]

NASA unveiled a $17.309 billion budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, a 3.1 percent increase from the $16.792 billion that was requested for the current year. In […]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) budget request for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, would continue some level of support for major ballistic missile (BMD) programs according to an […]

The Bush administration budget for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, is a stand-pat document instead of providing needed gains in financial support, the Space Foundation stated. Elliot G. […]

China can’t blind U.S. military forces communications or the U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) system by shooting down American satellites, Army Brig. Gen. Patrick J. O’Reilly, deputy director of the […]

The United States must assemble a system to obliterate any enemy missiles launched toward U.S. space assets, not only military satellites carrying critical communications, intelligence and data, but also U.S. […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway entered a joint agreement to market an air-launched version of the Naval Strike Missile. To be called the Joint […]

Missile Defense Agency Sets Schedule For BMD Tests In 2007 The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has scheduled a series of tests for ballistic missile defense (BMD) systems this year, according […]

The dramatic launch failure of the NSS-8 satellite means business plans will have to be altered throughout the the length and breadth of the satellite industry. SES New Skies has […]

Much like cattle within the continental United States, walrus are a staple for Native Alaskans’ livelihood, be it hides for clothing, meat for food, grease for cooking and ivory for […]