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Blue Sky Network (BSN), a global-logistics provider for two-way linking and managing transportation assets via satellite, announced Sept. 19 it will offer existing MagnaStar customers special pricing on BSN Iridium […]

A recent Forecast International study projects that an estimated 682 expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) of various types will be produced throughout the next decade to meet global demand. The study, […]

Lost amid widely published speculation last week that Rupert Murdoch might divest his interests in DirecTV were definitive answers about what such a move would mean to the satellite TV […]

Echostar Communications Corporation announced on Sept. 18 that Carl Vogel will oversee day-to-day operations as president for Dish Network, effective immediately, while continuing to serve as vice chairman of the […]

Several hundred international scientists are expected to attend the Envisat Symposium from April 23 to 27, 2007, in Montreux, Switzerland, to present and review results of ongoing research projects using […]

Bridge Broadband, a U.K. broadband operator, is looking to step into the breach after a number of customers lost satellite broadband services in Scotland. Ouranous Networks/Aramiska customers who have lost […]

Siemens researchers have developed simulation software to test the precision of Galileo, Europe’s fledgling satellite system, though not all of the satellites are yet in position. A collaboration between the […]

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced on Sept. 18 that it was promoting four executives to new positions. G. David Low will become senior vice president and program manager for the commercial […]

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has been selected for phase A of the Lightweight Electro-Optical Space Sensor (LEOSS) program by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, […]

Orbimage Holdings Inc., which does business under the name Geoeye, announced Sept. 14 that Nasdaq approved its application to list its securities on the market. Geoeye has begun trading its […]

Pioneer Electronics and XM Satellite Radio have unveiled a pink Pioneer Inno XM2go, a portable player that received XM signals and stores MP3 and WMA audio files, the companies announced. […]

The World Teleport Association announced Sept. 15 that Gerhard Bommas, chief technology officer of ND Satcom, and Malcolm Warren, director of Asia-Pacific for Viasat, have been elected to the WTA’s […]

British Telecom (BT) has announced plans to move its satellite communications business from Goonhilly, England, marking the end of operations for the world’s largest satellite Earth station. Despite its 61 […]

DirecTV and Echostar have nearly 30 million subscribers in the U.S. between them. While they continue to trail established cable competitors in total subscribers, the two satellite operators also must […]

The hiring of Daniel Goldberg as president and CEO of Telesat Canada has led to anticipation of an initial public offering (IPO) or private equity sale of the Canadian satellite […]

If concern about Hurricane Ernesto proved a bit overblown, a new level of preparedness got rolling in the form of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s (NGA) new Domestic Mobile Integrated […]

Internet Pro-tocol (IP) TV and high-definition (HD) TV and their potential impact on the satellite industry and telecommunications world as a whole were among the hot topics at the International […]

SIRI, XMSR A merger of satellite radio operators Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio makes sense in terms of pricing and operations costs, Credit Suisse media equity analyst Bryan […]

Lockheed Martin Corp.‘s plan to unload its controlling share of the International Launch Services (ILS) joint venture has raised questions about the future of ILS and whether the Atlas 5 […]

Chemical Leak On Space Station Is Contained The Space Shuttle Atlantis, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), looked fine in last-minute checks for exterior damage, and is poised for […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] broadens its portfolio as it strides into a new business area with a surprise win for the $4 billion to $8 billion multi-year contract to design […]

China is developing a muscular military capability ranging from perhaps 50 intercontinental ballistic missiles and a nuclear threat capability, down to 750 short range ballistic missiles, a report by the […]

Stealthy U.S. Weapons Platforms Would Benefit Americans The vast Chinese missiles arsenal, expanding by perhaps 100 missiles each year, would cause severe damage to U.S. hardware and deaths of large […]

Intelsat, Telespazio and Hughes Network Systems Europe (Hughes Europe) will join in the launch of a new satellite broadband service platform to provide high-quality broadband IP connectivity, primarily serving Italian […]

NASA is poised to provide $14 million to research programs to study the risks of space radiation to crews such as those who will voyage to the moon, Mars and […]

The Army awarded The Boeing Co. [BA], General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and four smaller contractors roles in the $5 billion World Wide Satellite Systems program. This program calls for six […]

The Soyuz Russian spacecraft launched successfully twice, first last week and then today. But the craft won’t be carrying Madonna into space, at least not any time soon. First, the […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] and Raytheon Co. [RTN} test fired the stage 1 motor for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor, Northrop announced. This test marks the second in a series of […]

The Air Force gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $589.6 million contract to provide services for the Air and Space Operations Center. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, of Colorado Springs, Colo., […]