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KVH Industries launched a new Tracvision A7 mobile satellite TV system that will allow passengers across the continental United States to gain in-motion reception of up to 185 channels of […]

Boeing Co. has announced that the third of three Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) built for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed testing designed to […]

SAT Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., delivered a SAT-DSA spectrum analyzer to the London Satellite Exchange (LSE). Designed to provide satellite signal monitoring and interference detection, SAT-DSA […]

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas denied without comment Aug. 22 a request by Echostar Communications Corp. to delay a lower court order that could force Echostar to stop rebroadcasting […]

Telenor Satellite Services has purchased the satellite communications activities of Norse Technology AS and acquired the majority of stock in Norway-based Norse Electronics AS, Telenor announced Aug. 23. Norse Electronics […]

The first launch of a U.S. Air Force GPS Block 2F satellite has slipped from November to possibly January 2009, the U.S. Department of Defense said. The delay was revealed […]

Verso Technologies and Shiron Satellite Communications Ltd. announced the completion of interoperability tests between Verso and the Shiron Intersky 2-Way Satellite IP Broadband platform. The companies also announced their joint […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. named Carl Marchetto as executive vice president and general manager of Space Systems effective in early September, the company announced Aug. 23. Formerly corporate senior vice president […]

Korean Air will ask Boeing to reimburse the airline about $12 million to cover the cost of installing equipment to provide Boeing’s Connnexion satellite Internet service, The Korea Times reported […]

Sea Launch placed the Koreasat 5 communications satellite into orbit Aug. 21 for KT Corp. and South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development, Sea Launch announced. The hybrid satellite, built by […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Aug. 22 that the Optus D1 communications satellite has been delivered to Kourou, French Guiana, where it is scheduled to be lofted into orbit aboard an […]

Boeing Co. demonstrated space-based delivery of MP-3 files, a streaming video multicast and Voice over Internet protocol (IP) services in a test of the company’s approach for the Transformational Satellite […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received several orders from an unnamed U.S. government agency to provide Radarsat-1 products throughout a 10-month period, the company announced Aug. 22. The orders, valued […]

SES Americom announced Aug. 21 that Comcast, Bresnan Communications, Brighthouse Networks, and Metrocast are among the first U.S.-based cable multiple system operators (MSO) to participate in a triple-feed antenna program […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Aug. 21 that its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a satellite communications equipment order for $2.8 million from an unnamed systems integrator. The […]

Wildblue Communications Inc. completed a $350 million debt financing round intended to fund the growth of the company’s satellite broadband business, Wildblue announced Aug. 21. The financing round, led by […]

UDcast, a provider of solutions enabling full IP over broadcast and satellite media, announced Aug. 21 it would supply 1,500 gateway appliances to Algérie Télécom. Algérie Télécom Satellite, a subsidiary […]

Jadoo Power Systems Inc., a supplier of portable fuel cell power systems, announced Aug. 21 that General Atomics Space Power Division has awarded Jadoo a contract to develop an advanced […]

Harmonic announced details of the new DiviCom Electra 5400, third generation MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) standard definition (SD) encoder, which it hopes will prove a hit with pay-TV operators worldwide. This […]

Hugh Panero, CEO of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned from the board of Vonage Holdings Corp., Vonage announced. Panero joined the board of the Internet telephone company in January, but […]

In addition to its high frequency 40 Ghz Bias Tees and DC Blocks, MITEQ has now introduced a new line of low frequency, low cost Bias Tees and DC Blocks. […]

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a decision by a lower court that Echostar Communications Corp. to stop selling digital video recorders (DVR), the company announced Aug. 18. The […]

Belarus is set to announce a tender for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed in a July failure of a Dnepr launch vehicle, RIA Novosti reported […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has high hopes for its Spacenet subsidiary over the next 12 months. Gilat recently appointed former SES Americom Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Georghiou as the new CEO […]

Trimble announced Aug. 17 it has supplied Global Positioning System (GPS) reference stations and VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish one of the first Eastern Europe nationwide VRS infrastructure […]

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors‘ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug. […]

Pay-TV operator Canalsat hopes to make a strong impact in the mobile TV market in France, as the company seeks to boost its revenues outside of its core direct-to-home (DTH) […]

A strong increase in profits and revenues in the second quarter for Gilat Satellite Networks has given the company’s CEO and financial analysts reason to be optimistic about the satellite […]

A technology partnership between H.A.B.I.T. Research Ltd., a Victoria-based company that designs, develops and manufactures technology for wildlife research, and Swiss positioning technology provider u-blox, is making it possible for […]

Changes in thinking, along with technology advancements, are helping the U.S. Department of Defense deliver satellite imagery to the units in the field more quickly, helping to improve operations and […]