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Iridium Satellite named International Communications Group (ICG) a value-added reseller, allowing the company to market and sell certain Iridium products and services, ICG announced July 18. ICG has been a […]

Satellite Security Corp. raised $2.9 million in a debt offering, the company announced July 18. The company, which provides GPS-based asset tracking systems and products, will use the proceeds to […]

Optus received the D1 satellite from satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corp., Optus announced. The satellite is scheduled for launch in September from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by the recording industry over a portable radio that also can store recorded music. […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has approved the return of the Falcon 1 rocket to flight status, DARPA announced July 18. Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon […]

Members of SPATEA (Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employee’s Association) have returned to work at MDA Space Missions, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced July 19. Engineers went on […]

XM Satellite Radio partnered with the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. to offer riders an option of the first portable XM unit, XM announced July 17. The handlebar- mounted Road Tech AL20 […]

Raytheon Co. completed the preliminary system acceptance test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, the company announced July 18. The system checks GPS signals for errors as […]

Comsat International procured a pair of Skyedge satellite hubs and nearly 5,000 VSAT terminals to offer broadband services for Caixa Economica Federal, one of Brazil’s largest banks, Gilat Satellite Networks […]

Lockheed Martin completed the fifth of eight modernized GPS 2R satellites for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced July 18. The satellites offer two new signals, enhanced encryption and […]

BSkyB plans to invest 400 million British pounds ($731.7 million) throughout the next three years to develop its broadband business, the company announced July 18. BSkyB will offer three tiers […]

Globalstar Inc. filed a registration statement July 18 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a proposed $100 million initial public offering of common stock. The number of shares […]

The French Navy selected France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and Eclipse to provide satellite broadband communication services for military aircraft, EMS Satcom and Eclipse announced July 17. Eclipse, acting as […]

Shin Satellite engineers have transferred customers from Thaicom 3 to Thaicom 5, the company announced. Thaicom 5, placed into orbit in May from a successful Arianespace launch, is fitted with […]

JSAT Corp.’s JCSAT-10 spacecraft arrived at Kourou Space Center in French Guiana in preparation for an Aug. 11 launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, Arianespace announced. The spacecraft will be […]

The U.S. Air Force failed to follow federal regulations in awarding a contract to Boeing Co. to develop a sensor for a next-generation U.S. government weather satellite, according to an […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. will supply navigation systems for a next-generation military satellite communications system under a subcontract from Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop announced July 17. Under the initial $4 million […]

NDS Ltd., a supplier of conditional access and middleware solutions, is expecting a busy 12 months due to expected growth in the satellite pay-TV market. NDS works with companies such […]

SelecTV deployed Harmonic Inc.‘s Internet Protocol (IP)-based compression and multiplexing solutions for its direct-to-home satellite pay-TV service in Australia, Harmonic announced July 13. SelecTV will use the Divicom Electra 1000 […]

Canalsat selected Tandberg Television‘s high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC video encoding and distribution system for the launch of its HD service, Tandberg Television announced July 13. Canalsat HD will begin before […]

Globalstar Australia completed an equity purchase with Tenzeng Pty Ltd. to launch a suite of asset tracking services in the Australian market, Pivotel Group, Globalstar Australia’s parent company, announced. Tenzeng’s […]

SES Americom announced July 11 its Redisat network is available in the United States. The network, which targets first responders, emergency management professionals and private enterprises, supplies satellite space bandwidth […]

Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), which operates XM Canada, will raise its monthly price in order to offset its financial losses, the company announced July 13. New subscribers to the satellite […]

When Canada’s Bell Expressvu and Star Choice launched their direct-to-home (DTH) services in 1997, the cable TV industry nicknamed them "The Death Stars," fearing that consumers – many who were […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) is in the middle of a critical period as it aims to put together programs that will benefit people all over Europe. The role of […]

The New York Air National Guard is turning to satellite-enabled technology for its research in Antarctica. Using the Iridium satellite network for voice and data communications, The unit has installed […]

NDS, a conditional access and middleware vendor, believes the satellite market will present strong revenue generating opportunities for the company going forward, the company’s CEO said. NDS works with some […]

XSR-SV.TO Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR), which operates XM Canada, will raise its monthly price beginning in September in order to offset its financial losses, the company announced July 13. New […]

The U.S. Air Force has asked for industry input to begin defining the alternative payloads that the service may pursue in place of buying a full complement of Space Based […]

Space Shuttle Discovery executed a triumphal return to Earth today, capping a letter-perfect mission that began with thunderstorm delays and safety concerns, but ultimately showed what NASA at its best […]