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Intelsat Adds To Senior Finance Team
Intelsat announced May 18 senior management appointments to Intelsat’s finance organization. Anita Beier, will serve as senior vice president and controller. Beier previously held the position of senior vice president […]
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MSV Unveils New Satellite Communication Repeaters
Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced the availability of a pair of new vehicle-mounted repeater products that operate with the MSAT-G2 Mobile Satellite Radio, MSV announced. These products are intended for […]
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Telenor Wins Initial Approval To Launch BGAN Service In The United States
Telenor Satellite Services has received initial licensing approval to offer Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service throughout the United States, the company announced May 18. Telenor’s approval to offer the […]
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While GAO Fiddles, Wildblue, Hughes Burn Ahead on Broadband
There are about 30 million U.S. households currently using broadband, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). However, this news is bringing no joy […]
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Understanding the MSV/Terrestar Ownership Dance
The U.S. wireless carriers generated revenues of $174.7 billion in 2005, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association. With numbers like these, it is no wonder that Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) […]
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Orbiting Wall Street
SIRI, XMSR XM Satellite Radio continues to make headlines for the wrong reasons, and the company’s woes are having an impact on the stock prices of both XM and rival […]
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Department Of Justice, Boeing Reach Agreement To End Investigation Into Company’s Ethics Violations
Boeing Co. looks to have come to terms with the U.S. government on settling a pair of government investigations into the company’s business practices. But the deal did not receive […]
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Panel: Multiple Gaffes Caused Fender-Bender Between Two Craft In Space
A newly-released Mishap Investigation Board report details a collision between two spacecraft in April last year, finding that not one but an entire series of cascading design flaws combined to […]
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Raytheon Uses Norwegian Missile System Component In Airport Protection
Raytheon Co. [RTN] developed a variant of its airport protection shield that uses a Norwegian fire distribution center, the company announced. The Raytheon Vigilant Eagle Airport Protection System variant uses […]
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North Korea May Be Preparing For Long-Range Missile Launch
North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile capable of striking targets in North America, according to Japanese news reports. However, the launch from a site in northeastern […]
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Raytheon Touts Lower-Cost Design Capability
Raytheon Co. [RTN] developed a design process that cuts costs for space customers, the company said. This involves a patented software tool called TopAct that enables space hardware manufacturers to […]
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Boeing Pursues Crew Exploration, EELV, Other Space Contracts
The Boeing Co. [BA] has an ambitious list of space-related contracts that it hopes to seize, according to James Albaugh, president and chief executive of the Integrated Defense Systems unit […]
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EADS Space Revenues Drop 4.5 Percent, But Loss Turns To Break-Even
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), the continental defense industry titan, managed to break even in its space enterprises during January through March, besting the Euro6 million (US$7.7 million) […]
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Lockheed Imager To Be Launched On NOAA Spacecraft
A Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] imager will be launched Wednesday on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-N spacecraft. The launch will occur from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, […]
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Space Shuttle Poised For Launch July 1
The Space Shuttle Discovery is poised for a launch July 1, according to NASA. Discovery has a window of July 1 to July 19 to lift off from the Kennedy […]
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Northrop Tests Minuteman ICBM At Edwards AFB
Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] completed a static test fire of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology-demonstrator motor at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Northrop principal teammate Alliant Tech […]
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Lockheed Completes Software For Elliptical Orbit SBIRS
Lockheed Martin Corp. completed development of software for the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Interim Operations satellite program of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced. SBIRS, an infrared […]
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Northrop Grumman Gains $29.8 Million Spacecraft Support Contract
The Air Force gave Northrop Grumman Corp. a $29.8 million contract change to provide spacecraft support. Northrop unit Space and Mission Systems Corp., part of the Space Technology unit, in […]
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Raytheon And Rafael Work On Affordable Missile Defense For Israel
Raytheon Co. [RTN] and Rafael won an Israeli contract to produce a cheap shield for Israel against short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) threats, Raytheon briefers announced last week. “Earlier this week […]
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Bigelow Aerospace Orders Seaspace Antennas
Allied Defense Group Inc. received a pair of follow-on contracts from Bigelow Aerospace for tracking antennas, Allied announced May 18. Bigelow, a privately funded company developing commercial inflatable space habitats, […]
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Lockheed Martin Appoints Head Of New Space Business
Lockheed Martin named Richard Ambrose to be lead executive of a newly formed Surveillance and Navigation Systems line of business within its Space Systems Co. Ambrose will serve as vice […]
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Northrop Grumman Elects Bush President
Northrop Grumman Corp. announced May 18 that its board of directors elected Wes Bush president. Bush previous served as Northrop Grumman’s corporate vice president and chief financial officer and will […]
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Government Of Ontario Buys Quickbird Imagery
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources signed a contract with MDA Geospatial Services to provide more than 120,000 square kilometers of Quickbird satellite imagery, Digitalglobe announced May 17. MDA is […]
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Kneuer Discusses Satellite Spectrum Policy
As broadband services and applications continue to gain strength within the U.S. market, service providers increasingly are looking toward the long-term sustainability for satellite-enabled offerings–offerings that are many times dictated […]
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Arianespace To Launch Eutelsat’s W2M
Eutelsat Communications signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of the W2M satellite in the second quarter of 2008, the companies announced May 18. W2M is being manufactured by […]
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ISRO To Expand Telemedicine Network
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a memorandum of understanding with four specialty hospitals to further expand the space agency’s satellite-based telemedicine network. The network, launched in 2001 on […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes SBIRS Milestone
Lockheed Martin completed development of the Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) Interim Operations software for the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), the company announced. SBIRS is designed to provide early warning […]
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EADS Space Business Slips In 2006 First Quarter
EADS Space was the only division to post a revenue decline in the first quarter of 2006, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. reported May 16. The Space Division […]
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SES Astra Signs German HDTV Deal
SES Astra signed a deal with Germany’s Anixe GmbH & Co. KG for the transmission of a high-definition (HD) TV channel. SES Astra will broadcast the Anixe HD channel from […]