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Space Imaging received a $5.9 million Clearview mid-year supplemental satellite imagery capacity contract from the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This contract enables NGA to acquire additional commercial imagery from […]

The launching of Panamsat‘s Galaxy 14 satellite has been delayed, Kathryn Lancioni, vice president of corporate communications and investor relations at Panamsat, told Satellite Today July 27. The satellite had […]

EADS Space Division recorded earnings before interest and taxes of 7 million euros ($8.45 million) in the first six months of 2005, rebounding from a loss of 12 million euros […]

Boeing‘s Launch and Orbital Systems business, part of the company’s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) segment, posted an operating profit of $29 million in the second quarter of 2005, Boeing reported […]

EMS Satcom, a division of EMS Technologies Inc., announced July 26 it appointed Tony Caruso as account manager of EMS Satcom’s Commercial and Corporate Aviation Sales division. Caruso will be […]

Interactive TV solutions provider Two Way TV signed a two-year deal with Sky News, which will enable Sky News to boost its interactive capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. Two […]

Nordic direct-to-home (DTH) satellite television service provider Canal Digital reported slow subscriber growth in the 2005 second quarter. The operator only gained 2,000 new subscribers, finishing the second quarter with […]

Trimble recorded record revenue of $204.2 million in the company’s 2005 second quarter, a 14 percent increase from revenue of $179.5 million in the same period a year ago, the […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) said July 26 it selected Covad Communications Group Inc. as a primary DSL broadband supplier for HNS’ Direcway Unified Broadband service offering. Through this relationship, […]

XM Satellite Radio and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced July 26 a strategic partnership under which Samsung will develop an MP3 player that also acts as a receiver for XM’s […]

Sales in Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Space Systems segment improved 5 percent in the company’s 2005 second quarter, as operating profit grew 13 percent, Lockheed Martin announced July 26. The Space […]

Loral Space and Communications Ltd. announced July 25 that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed the company’s reorganization plan, opening the door for Loral […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) said it is providing the initial study for an information solution to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for use on NASA‘s 2009 Mars Science […]

Echostar Communications Corp. announced July 25 two additions to the international programming lineup of its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service: a French music video channel and a Punjab-language Indian […]

XM Satellite Radio said July 25 that Harley Davidson‘s 2006 FLHTCUSE Screamin’ Eagle Ultra Classic Electra will be the first motorcycle equipped with an XM receiver as a standard feature. […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. said July 25 it executed an international distributor agreement that will enable Globecomm to continue working with Scientific-Atlanta Inc. to bring new technology to video, data and […]

Panamsat announced July 25 it signed an extension to provide satellite delivery of HDNet programming networks to U.S. cable and direct broadcast satellite providers. The multi-transponder agreement now runs through […]

Arianespace set Aug. 11 as the new launch date for Shin Satellite Plc‘s IPStar satellite, Arianespace announced July 25. The satellite originally has been scheduled to launch July 8 and […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. will provide teleport services for Internet and Voice over Internet protocol traffic for the Afghanistan Ministry of Communications, Globecomm announced July 22. Under the one-year contract, Globecomm […]

U.K.-based set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology signed a deal with DirecTV to supply next generation set-top boxes in 2006, strengthening Pace’s position in the U.S. set-top box market. DirecTV […]

Spacenet Inc. signed a supplier agreement with Servicio Satelital S.A., a satellite service provider in Argentina, which enables Spacenet to extend its global broadband service offering to Argentina. Financial terms […]

Spot Image and Imageone announced July 22 the signing of a commercial partnership agreement, under which Imageone gains exclusive rights to distribute Formosat-2 data to the Japanese market. The agreement […]

SAT Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems Inc., said it recently delivered its SAT-DSA digital spectrum analyzer to Arrowhead Global Solutions Inc. Arrowhead will use the spectrum analyzer to […]

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced July 22 it is postponing the launch of the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS), which had been scheduled for later this summer, due to […]

SES Astra awarded the manufacturing contract for the Astra 1M television broadcasting satellite to EADS Astrium, SES Astra announced July 21. EADS Astrium will supply the payload and the platform, […]

Panamsat said July 19 it signed an agreement with Alcatel for the acquisition of the Europe*Star-1 satellite and two orbital slots, giving Panamsat a stronger presence in the European and […]

The U.S. interactive television market is likely to see a great deal of innovation in the coming years as penetrating this market segment takes on increasing importance for global pay-TV […]

Small, volunteer emergency response organizations in the northwestern United States are getting help from the U.S. GPS system to help coordinate the life-saving efforts using donated receivers. Northwest Medstar, a […]

DirecTV Inc. announced a deal that will bring it six new channels aimed at the Filipino market and more than 80,000 subscribers to its direct-to-home satellite television service. DirecTV joined […]

XM Satellite Radio said July 19 it made a $25 million strategic investment in the common stock of Worldspace Inc., which provides satellite radio service to Asia, Europe, the Middle […]