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Kyodo News reported May 11 that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is considering allowing two or more private companies to provide satellite-based digital high-definition broadcasting services in the country. The […]

The two consortia competing for the rights to operate the European Union’s Galileo satellite navigation system are planning to unite, according to a May 11 Reuters report. The report cites […]

Space Adventures Ltd., which markets flights into space and other space-related tourism packages, opened an office in Tokyo to meet demand for its services in the Asia- Pacific region, the […]

Aerojet, a subsidiary of Gencorp Inc., received a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop an electric propulsion system for cargo transport vehicles, Aerojet announced. Under […]

MultiChoice, the digital satellite pay-TV operator in Africa, announced a new music channel set to launch on its DStv platform. The channel, which will focus primarily on Afrikaans music related […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. shipped the 23rd and last satellite in the long-running Defense Support Program (DSP) series to the U. S. Air Force’s Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL, for launch […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. won two infrastructure contracts from a pair of unnamed international customers valued at approximately $2.1 million combined. The first contract is with a new competitive service provider […]

Telesat signed a multiyear agreement with ViaSat Inc. to purchase DOCSIS-for-satellite Ka-band consumer terminals. The terminals, which use a networking technology that utilizes satellite bandwidth more efficiently to lower the […]

Iridium Satellite LLC selected Cambridge Consultants as a strategic wireless technology development consultant. In this role, Cambridge will help Iridium evolve the design of its ground-based terminal equipment. Cambridge is […]

Xtar LLC said May 11 that the U.S. Department of State‘s Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office awarded the company a five-year contract to provide X-band communications services to U.S. embassies […]

Intel, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and SRI International have joined the Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC), an international collaborative forum comprised of 65 companies and organizations committed to […]

Sanswire Networks LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GlobeTel Communications Corp., said its prototype stratellite, Sanswire One, recently completed an early round of testing. Sanswire One was filled with lifting gas […]

Singer/songwriter/author Jimmy Buffett and Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) announced an agreement to broadcast Radio Margaritaville via the Sirius Satellite Radio network. The new 24-hour channel, featuring a wide variety of […]

Spacehab Inc. lost $500,000 in its 2005 third quarter as revenue dipped slightly due to delays in NASA‘s space shuttle program, the company reported May 10. Spacehab, which provides space-related […]

Lockheed Martin submitted a proposal to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for the definition and risk reduction phase for the agency’s next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite(GOES-R) […]

In almost all global regions, high definition (HD) is expected to make a near term appearance and to have an impact on overall satellite capacity as a result, Northern Sky […]

Loral Space and Communication Ltd. lost $26.2 million in its 2005 second quarter ended March 31, down from a loss of $79.6 million in the same period in 2004, Loral […]

New Skies Satellites became the second private equity-owned satellite operator to launch an initial public offering (IPO) this year as the company, owned by The Blackstone Group, issued 11.9 million […]

SkyStream Inc. signed a cross-licensing agreement with Helius Inc. under which each company will license patented technology from the other in designing Internet protocol-based satellite and terrestrial networks. Financial terms […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said the National Remote Sensing Agency’s Data Reception Station at Shadnagar, India, received imagery from the recently launched Cartosat-1. The satellite has been undergoing […]

Nordic media company Modern Times Group (MTG) continues to drive its channels into new Eastern European markets with an agreement that will see its Viasat subsidiary launch some of its […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. said the U.S. Air Force recently awarded the company a launch service contract involving two new small launch vehicles to serve the U.S. military’s need for responsive […]

Xtar LLC completed the first field trials of the Space Systems/Loral-built Xtar-Eur satellite, placed on orbit at 29? East in February, Xtar announced. The demonstration for the U.S. Army‘s 7th […]

Profits at SES Global grew 9 million euros ($11.6 million) in the 2005 first quarter despite revenue remaining flat, the company reported May 9. SES earned 84 million euros ($108.8 […]

Inmarsat Group Ltd. earned $6.3 million in the 2005 first quarter, rebounding from a loss of $10 million in the same period one year ago, Inmarsat reported May 9. Revenue […]

The Associated Press reported May 6 that Andrew Corp. is moving its satellite-TV dish manufacturing operations from Smithfield, NC to Mexico. Andrew took over the plant when it acquired certain […]

Dow Jones reported late last week that EchoStar Communications Corp. Charlie Ergan was “not surprised” by the drop-off of Dish Network subscribers coming from its partnership with SBC Communications. SBC […]

Norsat International Inc.’s board of directors appointed William Coyne III as the company’s new president and CEO. Coyne previously served as vice president and general manager of Sprint Communications’ Northeast […]

ATK and NASA tested the deployment and attitude control of an ultra-lightweight, high-performing solar sail propulsion system in a ground test, ATK said. The 400 square meter solar sail system […]

Using the Mars Global Surveyor in orbit around the red planet, researchers have discovered the landing site of the Viking Lander 2 and possibly the site where the Mars Polar […]