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Eutelsat Multimedia Director Arduino Patachinni, who also serves as chairman of the board of directors at Skylogic, believes the operator’s recent deal with ChinaSatcom could lead to more opportunities for […]

The Nature Conservancy is using satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the United States and around the world. “The Nature Conservancy works with […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Dec. 15 unanimously adopted rules for satellite earth stations on vessels (ESVs) in the C- and Ku-bands, rules which the commission said will provide regulatory […]

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper said Dec. 14 he plans to “solidify” plans next week with his four-star commander of Space Command for the use of an […]

The battle between the two satellite pay-TV platforms in France, TPS and CanalSatellite has taken an interesting twist with the news that Canal+ has won the exclusive rights to screen […]

U.S. President George W. Bush on Dec. 8 authorized a new national policy that establishes guidance and implementation actions for space-based positioning, navigation and timing programs, augmentations and activities for […]

The Associated Press reported Dec. 16 the Federal Communications Commission has rejected a request to begin imposing indecency standards on satellite radio broadcasts. Saul Levine, an owner of three radio […]

Satellite vehicle tracking services providers Satelinx International Inc. Dec. 16 said it has received an initial purchase order for 1,300 units of an undisclosed product worth $525,000. The initial purchase […]

The Defense and Space Power Division of EaglePicher Technolo-gies LLC said OHB-System AG will use its nickel-hydrogen single pressure vessel battery to power the SAR-Lupe, the future German satellite constellation […]

Alcatel Space has completed work on a telescope, which will be part of a scientific mission throughout the next couple of years. It has delivered the Corotel telescope to the […]

Orbcomm Dec. 15 said it inked an agreement with VeriChip Corp. to provide satellite and telecommunications services for applications, to be developed, with an implantable radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip. […]

Specta Licensing Group Dec. 15 said that France Telecom has granted Gilat Satellite Networks a worldwide license allowing Gilat to use France Telecom’s patented Turbo Code products in Gilat’s SkyEdge […]

Navteq Dec. 14 announced that it has been selected by Sirius Satellite Radio to provide it with real-time traffic information. The new service offered by Sirius will provide consumers with […]

HyperSpace Communications Inc. Dec. 14 said it has signed a reseller agreement with iDirect Technologies Inc. Under the terms of the deal, iDirect will deploy HyperSpace’s HyperWeb 7.0 in the […]

Yonhap News reported Dec. 14 that South Korea has granted a license to provide mobile satellite television services to TU Media, a venture company partially owned by mobile phone operator […]

In an effort to reduce the amount of interference satellites face, the Satellite Users Interference Re-duction Group (SIURG) is working on a protocol to help identify the owners of interfering […]

In observance of the holiday season, Satellite News will not publish on December 27. The next issue will be dated January 3, 2005. The staff at Satellite News would like […]

International Launch Services said today that it has successfully launched the Lockheed Martin-built AMC-16 satellite for SES Americom. The satellite was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in […]

According to a Dec. 16 report posted on http://www.JTA.org, a global news service for the Jewish community, The United States has placed the television station al-Manar on its terrorism watch […]

Weida Communications Inc. today said Guangzhou Weida Communications Technology Co. Ltd. (which Weida has control of and a majority profit-sharing interest in) has entered into an agreement with China Telecom, […]

Arianespace officials gave their final approval for the Dec. 18 mission that will launch the French Helios 2A military reconnaissance satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket. The rocket also is […]

SES Global general counsel Roland Jaeger has resigned after spending the last nine years with the company. Jaeger is joining Luxembourg law firm Arendt & Medernach. Jaeger became the general […]

The Associated Press is reporting today the Federal Communications Commission has rejected a request to begin imposing indecency standards on satellite radio broadcasts. Saul Levine, an owner of three radio […]

Satellite vehicle tracking services providers Satelinx International Inc. today said it has received an initial purchase order for 1,300 units of an undisclosed product worth $525,000. The initial purchase order […]

The Defense and Space Power Division of EaglePicher Technologies LLC said OHB-System AG will use its nickel-hydrogen single pressure vessel battery to power the SAR-Lupe, the future German satellite constellation […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. today said its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service has added South Asia World, a 24-hour news and infotainment channel dedicated to South Asians living in the […]

According to a Dec. 16 AFX wire report, Kudelski SA said its Nagravision business unit won a contract from Polish satellite operator Cyfrowy Polsat to transfer its network to Nagravision’s […]

The U.S. and Russia intend to begin preliminary discussions on an agreement for cooperation between the U.S. GPS satellite navigation system and the Russian Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). In […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted rules for satellite earth stations on vessels (ESVs) in the C- and Ku-bands. The commission said these rules would provide regulatory certainty to […]

Alcatel Space has completed work on a telescope, which will be part of a scientific mission throughout the next couple of years. It has delivered the Corotel telescope to the […]