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BSkyB Revenues, Subscribers Up
BSkyB added 389,000 subscribers in its 2006 financial year to close with 8.2 million subscribers, the U.K. pay-TV provider announced July 28. The company’s revenues improved 8 percent to 4.1 […]
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Government/Military
New Stratos Government Services Unit To Target Classified Work
Stratos Global Corp. already holds more than $100 million in U.S. government contracts from the U.S. Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the White House Communications Agency, among […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Video Revenues Climb, But Data Remains Flat
Eutelsat Communications full-year results have been greeted positively by the analyst community, as the operator announced that revenues for the year ending June 30 were 791.1 million euros ($1 billion), […]
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Government/Military
ESA’s Envisat Satellite Helps Scientists Monitor Big Changes In Earth’s Crust
Scientists using data provided by a European radar satellite say the recent tear in the Earth’s continental crust near the Red Sea in Africa’s Afar desert could isolate Ethiopia and […]
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Connectivity
ISRO Chairman Does Not See Negative Impact From GSLV Failure That Destroyed Insat 4-C
With a population of more than 1 billion people, India has been targeted as one of the largest potential markets for satellite services, but the Indian Space Research Organization‘s (ISRO) […]
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Government/Military
After Discovery Triumph, NASA Faces Tough Shuttle, ISS Challenges
Emerging from the elation of a first-rank performance in the Space Shuttle Discovery mission to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA now faces a sobering series of challenges extending over […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
XMSR Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings […]
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Finance
Boeing Lays Out Financial Impact Of Ending Connexion
Boeing Co. warned that it would take a $350 million charge before the end of 2006 if it shuts down its Connexion by Boeing satellite Internet service for aircraft, the […]
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Space And Missiles Industry Profits Mixed In Second Quarter, Companies Show
The space and missiles industry, including missile defense firms, reported muddied financial results during April through June, compared to those recorded in the three month last year. At Lockheed Martin […]
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Japan May Adopt Missile Defense, But Leaves Action Vs. North Korea To Americans
Japan should enhance its outlays on a missile defense shield as North Korea belligerently launches missiles, but Japan would leave any military strike on North Korea to U.S. armed forces, […]
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GAO Says Congress Should Limit Crew Exploration Vehicle Program Outlays
Congress should consider limiting NASA spending on the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) program to nothing beyond the preliminary design review, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated. NASA shouldn’t enter […]
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General Sees Greater Integration of Missiles, Radar
U.S. armed services, and allied militaries abroad, will see greater integration of missile and missile defense systems, including radars and other sensors, Lt. Gen. Larry Dodgen, commanding general of the […]
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Expert Group Urges Missile Defense Including Aegis System, Space-Based Assets
An expert group has urged the United States to press ahead with developing the sea-based Aegis ballistic missile defense system, a space-based system, and formation of a missile shield to […]
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Taiwan Patriot BMD Test Firings Kill Two Target Missiles, Raytheon Reports
Taiwan used the Patriot ballistic missile defense system to take down two target ballistic missiles, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. Prime contractor Raytheon makes the missiles, and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] […]
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Contractors Urge Congress To Extend R & D Tax Credit
A lobbying group including major defense contractors is urging Congress to extend the research and development tax credit, saying the now-expired tax break could help to contain costs of R […]
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Poised For Roll Out To Launch Pad
Space Shuttle Atlantis is slated to roll out today from the vehicle assembly building for a four-mile journey to Launch Pad 39-B, NASA announced. The fully assembled space shuttle vehicle, […]
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Soyuz Launch Places Government Satellite In Orbit
Starsem reported that a Soyuz launch vehicle carried a satellite into space after lifting off earlier this month. This was the 1,711th flight of a Soyuz vehicle, according to Starsem. […]
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Multiple Launches Are Scheduled
Myriad launches are keeping launch pads busy, according to announcements: No sooner than Aug. 20, NASA will launch the STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft from Cape Canaveral using a […]
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SpaceX Launch Update
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, has 10 launches on its manifest, according to the company. Late this year, SpaceX will use the Falcon 1 rocket in a launch for […]
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CALIPSO Images Show Formation Of Clouds, Moisture
Yet another example of uses for satellites came as NASA released images of clouds and moisture viewed by the newly orbiting CALIPSO, along with pictures of an exploding volcano and […]
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NASA Awards Four Constellation Study Contracts
NASA awarded four companies a 90-day study contact to examine long-term ground processing and infrastructure planning for the agency’s Constellation Program, NASA announced July 26. Under the $150,000 contracts, ATK […]
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Euro-World Joins Home2US
Euro-World signed a deal with Home2US, to deliver Croatian radio and TV shows to throughout the United States. Home2US operates an open-pay TV platform using C- and Ku-band payloads aboard […]
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Boeing’s Completes More Wideband Gapfiller Tests
Boeing Co.‘s Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program completed two more space-to-ground compatibility tests, the company announced July 27. Working with Universal Space Network (USN) and ITT Industries, Boeing demonstrated the compatibility […]
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NASA, Airlaunch To Develop Small Satellite
NASA signed a memorandum of understanding with Airlaunch LLC to collaborate on space systems development, focusing on a small spacecraft that costs less than $250 million and can be launched […]
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EADS Space Reports Revenue, EBIT Gains In First Half Of 2006
The EADS Space Division recorded revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in the first half of 2006, compared to revenues of 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in the first […]
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Northrop Grumman Reports Revenue Increase
Northrop Grumman Corp.‘s Aerospace segment, which includes the company’s Space Technology segment, reported revenues of $2.3 billion in the 2006 second quarter, matching revenues from the same period a year […]
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XM Post Another Loss, Cuts Subscriber Estimates
Revenues for XM Satellite Radio jumped 82 percent to $227.9 million in the 2006 second quarter, but the satellite operator’s loss increased to $231.7 million, XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. […]
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New Promotion Cuts Globalstar Prices
Globalstar Inc. launched a promotion in the United States that will drop the price of satellite airtime as low as 9 cents per minute, the company announced July 26. The […]
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JAXA Sets Solar-B Launch
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scheduled the launch of its Solar-B satellite for Sept. 24 aboard an M-5 rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center. Solar-B, developed by JAXA and […]