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Tivo Inc. looks to be riding high following it win of a patent claim against satellite TV provider Echostar, but the direct-to-home operator is not conceding defeat just yet. A […]

Intelsat Ltd. lost $325.3 million in 2005, compared to $38.7 million in 2004, due to higher operating expenses, Intelsat reported April 18. The satellite operator reported revenue growth of 12 […]

British scientists discovered rivers flowing under the Antarctica ice shelf by examining small changes in elevation using data collected by a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite. The team found anomalies […]

ORB Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.8 million on its 2006 first quarter on revenues of $192.1 million, the company announced April 20. In the same period in […]

The launch of Digitalglobe’s next-generation Worldview 1 commercial imagery satellite has slipped by an estimated six months to mid 2007 but is not expected to create a gap in coverage, […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN A satellite system for monitoring the Earth’s climate and weather patterns probably is safe from congressional budget cutters because it will provide vital information, both defense-related and […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN A satellite system for monitoring the Earth’s climate and weather patterns probably is safe from congressional budget cutters because it will provide vital information, both defense-related and […]

The first MetOp meteorological satellite arrived at its launch site last week, the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, following shipment from EADS Astrium in Toulouse, on board an Antonov-124 transport plane. […]

GeoEye, a U.S.-based satellite imagery company, announced last week its partner European Space Imaging (EUSI) received an additional contract from the European Commission to supply OrbView-3 high-resolution map-accurate imagery. The […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced last week their scramjet experiment performed in Australia last month experienced problems after the rocket’s nose cone failed to jettison. The scramjet experiment […]

Iridium Satellite LLC, the global supplier of mobile satellite communications services, announced that Carmen Lloyd, CEO, is retiring from the company. The Board of Iridium Holdings LLC, the holding company […]

The Astra-1KR telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for SES Astra of Betzdorf, Luxembourg, was launched successfully Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla., aboard an Atlas V launch vehicle […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN An advanced communications satellite that Lockheed Martin Corp. is producing for the Pentagon has passed a significant test of physical durability, the company said. The Advanced Extremely […]

A Lockheed Martin team successfully launched a scientific payload April 13 for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) Critical Measurements/Countermeasures Program. Lockheed Martin leads the Targets and Countermeasures industry team, which […]

BY SCOTT NANCE Bell Helicopter Inc. has a plan to be the top provider of vertical-lift unmanned aerial vehicles, regardless of the mishap experienced this month by one such drone, […]

The Missile Defense Agency intends to issue a sole source contract to Vanguard Research, Inc., for scientific, engineering, and technical assistance for ballistic missile defense simulation, architectures, evaluation of sensors, […]

The Air Force intends on issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to provide launch support services for the 576th Flight Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. These services […]

The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) intends to award a sole source contract to Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Ariz., for cooperative development of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA Missile […]

NASA has selected Honeywell Technology Solutions, Columbia, Md., to provide supplier assurance services to various agency programs and projects. The services primarily consist of systems safety and mission assurance oversight […]

NASA has authorized a contract action having a maximum value of $28.6 million with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for […]

Honeywell International Inc., Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded an $8.2 million cost plus fixed fee and firm fixed price contract. The effort, awarded as a result of Broad Agency Announcement […]

SES Americom has deorbited the Spacenet-4 satellite after more than 15 years of service, the company announced. The satellite, in operation since 1991, exceeded its expected service life by more […]

EMS Satcom announced April 20 that is has recently delivered its 50th Enfusion HSD-400 high-speed data terminal. The 50 terminals in the field are Swiftbroadband-ready and represent 200 channels of […]

Digital+, the Spanish direct-to-home provider, ended the first quarter of 2006 with nearly 2 million pay-TV subscribers. The operator announced that it had seen a net increase of 25,000 subscribers […]

European Space Imaging received a contract to supply satellite imagery to the European Commission (EC), partner Geoeye announced April 19. Under the $2.2 million contract, Munich, Germany-based European Space Imaging […]

Loral Skynet Do Brasil announced April 20 that it has reached an agreement with Vicom, a subsidiary of Comsat International, to lease Ku-band capacity on Skynet’s Estrela do Sul 1 […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.8 million on its 2006 first quarter on revenues of $192.1 million, the company announced April 20. In the same period in 2005, […]

The number of broadband subscribers around the globe is expected to reach 413 million by 2010, driven in part by increased use of satellite broadband services, according to a study […]

Panamsat and On Call Communications announced April 18 the development of a new satellite-based communications solution. The combination of Panamsat’s Quickspot on-demand satellite technology and On Call’s Onspot auto-deploying broadband […]

The Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) spacecraft completed a structural test designed to validate the rigid characteristics of the satellite, Lockheed Martin announced April 19. The modal survey, performed at […]