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Noorsat CEO Omar Shoter is confident that the new satellite operator, which will provide a range of voice, video, data and Internet satellite communication solutions across the Middle East, will […]

Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., the Canadian partner of XM Satellite Radio, announced Oct. 11 the launch of the new XM Canada brand. In addition to XM programming, XM Canada’s 80-channel […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) and the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) announced Oct. 12 the signing of a new lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity […]

ND Satcom said Oct. 12 that Al Jazeera awarded several joint contracts to ND Satcom and Salam Media Cast to provide uplink and downlink equipment for the development of a […]

Aeroastro Inc. received of a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate to continue development work of a new miniature star tracker, the company announced. The […]

iDirect Technologies announced Oct. 12 it was ranked the fastest growing technology company in Virginia by Deloitte & Touche LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. The Fast […]

Eutelsat Communications announced Oct. 11 it would offer up to 77.9 million shares in an initial public offering on the Euronext Paris exchange. The offering represents about 38.8 percent of […]

Boeing announced Oct. 10 the on-orbit delivery of the Spaceway F1 satellite to DirecTV Inc. The satellite will enable DirecTV to broadcast local high-definition television (HDTV) channels into several of […]

Echostar Communications Corp. and its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service unveiled a new line of portable media players Oct. 11. Dubbed Pocketdish, the media players allow users to download […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. has teamed with Samacom, a provider of satellite communication services in the Middle East, to launch a new Middle East service operation, Globecomm announced Oct. 11. The […]

Dubai-based Space Imaging Middle East (SIME) was awarded a contract to deliver a full-country map of Lebanon using the Ikonos imagery satellite, the company announced. The satellite images were collected […]

Sky Television New Zealand secured the broadcast rights to the All Blacks’ (Rugby Union) Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland. The direct-to-home satellite television service provider, which has about […]

Vision Works Media Group Inc. and wholly owned subsidiary New Screen Television Inc. announced Oct. 10 the companies have begun negotiations for national and international distribution of their New Screen […]

Orbital Recovery announced Oct. 11 it entered into a memorandum of agreement for a telecommunications satellite life extension mission using the company’s CX-OLEV (ConeXpress Orbital Life Extension Vehicle) “space tug” […]

Lockheed Martin‘s Advanced Technology Center announced Oct. 11 it submitted to NASA a formulation phase study proposal for the geostationary lightning mapper (GLM) instrument that will fly on the GOES-R […]

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat environmental satellite was lost due to the failure of a Russian Rockot spacecraft, ESA and launch provider Eurockot announced. The Russian State Commission said […]

Russian channels RTR-Planeta and Planeta Sport have been added to Globecast WorldTV U.S. broadcasting lineup, Globecast announced. RTR-Planeta offers prime time news, made-for-television and feature films, documentaries, and cultural programming. […]

Harris Corp. will design and construct four unfurlable mesh reflectors for three commercial satellites under construction by Space Systems/Loral, Harris announced Oct. 10. Harris will build a pair of reflectors […]

SI International announced Oct. 10 it was awarded a contract to provide technical support to U.S. Air Force Space Command, Directorate of Requirements, Space- Based Military Satellite Communications Branch. Under […]

Space Communications Corp. (SCC) announced it would deploy a satellite interference detection system manufactured by Qinetiq. The satID satellite geolocation system will be operated by SSC at Superbird Platform East […]

Barely 48 hours after the devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the first mobile satellite broadband terminals reportedly are being installed in the country. The response is the work of non-governmental organization […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. declared Oct. 7 a regular quarterly dividend on its 8.25 percent Series B Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable in shares of XM’s […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered the first mirror segment for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, Northrop Grumman announced. The segment was sent to Tinsley Laboratories, where it will undergo high-precision grinding, […]

Eutelsat announced Oct. 7 that Poverkhnost Satellite Communications would broadcast the first direct-to-home pay TV platform in the Ukraine using Eutelsat’s W4 satellite. The W4 satellite, located at 36 degrees […]

Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. (CPS) announced Oct. 7 that it would partner with LogicaCMG for a project intended to drive development of new mobile location technology and applications for the […]

Satellite equipment supplier Newtec won a contract to provide Eurovision, the operational service of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), with a series of DVB-S2 modulators. The deal will allow Eurovision […]

Globalstar LLC announced Oct. 6 the development of an emergency management communications system that combines a satellite backhaul network and a miniaturized cellular system. The emergency management system allows first […]

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)is looking to launch a new all-weather imaging satellite by 2007, according to news reports from Bangalore, India. ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair said his […]

Mexico’s Communications Ministry has appointed a mediator to oversee the restructuring of satellite operator Satmex, White & Case announced Oct. 6. White & Case partner Thomas Heather has been appointed […]

The U.S. Government Account-ability Office (GAO) informed the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) that work remains in reforming how the government procures commercial satellite bandwidth and services. The GAO’s latest […]