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Connectivity
Worldspace Subscribers Gains Slow, Loss Increases
Worldspace Satellite Radio lost $28.9 million in its 2006 third quarter, up from a loss of $15.4 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Sept. 9. […]
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Government/Military
BSNC Awards Contract For Space Surveillance System
Space Insight has been awarded a contract by the British National Space Centre (BNSC) for a space surveillance system. Under a contract valued at 75,000 British pounds ($143,000), Space Insight […]
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Connectivity
International Communications Group Picks Spec Ops Inc. As Distributor
International Communications Group (ICG), a supplier of Iridium-based satellite systems, announced Nov. 9 its partnership agreement choosing Spec Ops Inc. as an authorized reseller of ICG products. Spec Ops, a […]
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Connectivity
Infosat Invests In Pakistan’s First Broadband Satellite Hub
Canadian satellite systems provider Infosat Communications Inc. announced Nov. 7 that it has completed a 22 percent investment in Pakistani satellite service provider Comstar ISA Ltd. The investment will facilitate […]
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Uncategorized
Near Earth Names Haymes To Advisory Board
Bruce Haymes has been appointed to the advisory board of Near Earth LLC, the company announced Nov. 9. Haymes, currently the president of Coleytown Media Advisors, previously worked for Panamsat […]
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Connectivity
Zabolotny Joins Eutelsat Board of Directors
Igor Zabolotny, deputy director general for business development for the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC), has been added to the Eutelsat board of directors, RSCC announced Nov. 7.
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Connectivity
Satellite Imagery Key To Microsoft’s Virtual Earth 3D Application
As part of his stand-up act, comedian Steven Wright used to say that he had "a map of the United States, actual size." To see and peruse some of Microsoft’s […]
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Connectivity
Wildblue Hopes Satellite Launch Solves Capacity Problems
The Wildblue-1 satellite has been delivered to the Arianespace spaceport in French Guiana in advanced of its scheduled launch in early December, a move that Wildblue Communications Inc. hopes will […]
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Government/Military
Monitoring Groups Stir Nuclear Weapons Debate Using Satellite Imagery
Experts from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Federation of American Scientists (FAS) used Google Earth satellite imagery technology to release Nov. 9 an interactive, 3-dimensional map to track […]
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Connectivity
DirecTV Post Gains; Echostar Profit Slips
DirecTV Group Inc. reported Nov. 8 that its third quarter revenues increased 13 percent to $3.7 billion in the 2006 third quarter, while net income more than tripled to $370 […]
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Connectivity
Orbiting Wall Street 11/13/06
Paris, Lux:SESG SES Global posted revenues of 481.18 million euros in its 2006 third quarter, a 54 percent increase from revenues of 313 million euros in the same period a […]
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Connectivity
Revenue, Subscriber Gains Help Sirius, XM Cut Losses In 2006 Third Quarter
Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio both posted smaller third-quarter net losses as subscriber growth helped boost revenue gains for both companies. Sirius posted revenue of $167.1 million in […]
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Uncategorized
Democrats Likely To Criticize, But Not Slash, Most Missile Defense Programs
Democrats taking control of Congress by a narrow margin are likely to criticize ballistic missile defense programs, but won’t kill the plan to erect a multi-layered shield against enemy missiles. […]
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Uncategorized
NASA Moves To Reduce Risk On Shuttle Flights; Discovery Now On Pad
NASA is taking steps to contain risks on upcoming space shuttle flights, senior space agency officials said in briefing journalists. For example, while NASA has launched shuttles in daylight to […]
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Uncategorized
Boeing Gains $299.8 Million For Satellite; Launch Set For Early 2011
The Air Force gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $299.8 million contract for production of the fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS). This is the first option to be exercised on […]
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Uncategorized
Boeing Gains $78.2 Million Northrop Contract For ICBM Work
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] gave The Boeing Co. [BA] a $78.2 million contract for work on ICBM systems. Boeing will deploy a replacement Environmental Control System (ECS) for more than […]
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Uncategorized
Northrop Gains $126.2 Million To Improve Space Tracking and Surveillance System
The Air Force gave Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] a $126.2 million contract change to shore up the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) that is designed to track enemy missiles. […]
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Uncategorized
Johns Hopkins Physics Lab Gains Space Sensor Design Contract
The Air Force gave The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) a contract for initial design work on the Lightweight Electro-Optical Space Sensor (LEOSS) program. During this phase of […]
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Mobility
DHS Gives L-3 Airliner Manpads Defense Contract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave L-3 Communications [LLL] a contract to assess its second generation Civil Aircraft Protection System (CAPS2) for the protection of commercial aircraft from man-portable […]
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Uncategorized
GPS Receiver Picks Up Military Signal From Satellite, Raytheon Announces
Raytheon Co. [RTN] acquired and tracked a new M-code military signal transmitted by a global positioning satellite, the company announced. Part of the Modernized User Equipment program, The latest-generation global […]
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Uncategorized
Satellite Antenna Aids Nuclear Arms Control
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] delivered all V-Sensor deployable antenna assemblies that will be used to detect nuclear blasts, the company reported. The antennas are an adjunct payload on the Global […]
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Uncategorized
Launches
Arianespace To Launch Up To Three Sats For TerreStar Arianespace, the large French commercial launch services firm, was tapped by TerreStar Networks Inc. to launch up to three satellites, according […]
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Government/Military
Boeing to Build Fourth WGS For U.S. Air Force
Boeing Co. received a $299.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for production of the fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS), Boeing announced Nov. 9. The award is the first […]
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Connectivity
ILS Proton Launches Arabsat’s Badr-4 Satellite
The Badr-4 satellite was launched from Kazakhstan Nov. 8 aboard a Russian Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Built by Astrium and owned by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization […]
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Connectivity
Space Systems/Loral Delivers Wildblue-1 For December Launch
Space Systems/Loral announced Nov. 9 that it has delivered the Wildblue-1 satellite to Arianespace in preparation for its scheduled launch in early December. Wildblue-1, built for Wildblue Communications Inc., is […]
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Connectivity
Sirius Subscriber Gains Drive Revenue Jump
Sirius Satellite Radio posted revenue of $167.1 million in the 2006 third quarter, up 150 percent from the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 8. Sirius credited […]
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Connectivity
ATK Joins Rocketplane Kistler COTS Team
ATK will become the lead contractor for Rocketplane Kistler’s K-1 launch vehicle, the companies announced Nov. 8. ATK will provide vehicle development, assembly, integration and test of the launch system […]
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Connectivity
Terrestar Networks Chooses Arianespace to Launch Terrestar-1
Arianespace and Terrestar Networks Inc., a mobile communications operator and subsidiary of Motient Corp., signed Nov. 8 a launch-on-demand contract for Terrestar 1, touted as the largest-ever commercial communications satellite […]
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Connectivity
DirecTV Sees U.S. Revenues, Operating Profit Grow During Third Quarter
DirecTV Group Inc. reported Nov. 8 that its third-quarter revenues increased 13 percent to $3.67 billion, and its operating profit before depreciation and amortization more than doubled, to $894 million, […]