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Arianespace today said that the launch of the Helios IIA satellite has been rescheduled for Dec. 18. The launch was originally scheduled to take place Dec. 10, but it was […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems said it has been awarded a $20 million frame contract from the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment and support services. According to the company, […]

Raytheon Co. has announced that it will lead a team in pursuit of the $2 billion Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) Military Operations System, a program that will provide the […]

Tachyon Networks Inc. and Xplornet today said they have formed a strategic partnership to offer broadband satellite services to government, enterprises and small- and medium-sized businesses throughout North America. Xplornet, […]

New Skies Satellites B.V. today said G2 Satellite Solutions, a subsidiary of Panamsat focused on government solutions, has selected New Skies’ NSS-7 satellite to launch a new, fully-managed Internet Protocol […]

Multi-platform music network Music Choice today announced the launch of its signals on Panamsat‘s Galaxy-5 satellite. The Panamsat bird will carry the signal for the next 15 years. Financial terms […]

Orbimage Inc. today named William “Bill” Schuster the company’s new chief operation officer. He most recently serviced as the president of Integrated Systems with BAE Systems, where he developed processes […]

SkyTerra Communications Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of The DirecTV Group Inc. in exchange for $50 […]

In a letter addressed “To All Who Are Interested in WildBlue,” WildBlue Communication CEO Tom Moore said his company is currently undergoing initial testing of its broadband satellite Internet service […]

Canadian North Airlines will use Iridium Satellite LLC‘s global satellite network for flight data applications, the Mobile Satellite Services provider said. Canadian North will be installing the Iridium-based AFIRS data […]

DirecTV Inc. today said that, starting tomorrow, the direct-to-home satellite television service provider will offer SKY TG24, an Italian news channel. The channel will be available to residential and commercial […]

Foxtel, the Australian satellite pay-TV operator, has restructured its marketing department by merging its television and marketing operation into one unit. Foxtel’s marketing department will now be divided into general […]

Boeing has named Laurette Koellner the new president of its Connexion by Boeing business unit. Koellner replaces Scott Carlson, who was named vice president of the Boeing Commercial Airplanes sales […]

As Satellite News was going to print on Dec. 3, Intelsat Ltd. announced that as a result of pursuing a recovery mission, the company has gained contact and control of […]

On Nov. 28, Intelsat Ltd. said its Intelsat Americas-7 (IA-7) satellite, a Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) 1300 satellite, experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the temporary loss […]

EuroNews Chairman and CEO Philippe Cayla believes there are still plenty of opportunities for the pan-European news channel to gain presence on direct-to-home (DTH) platforms across the world. Its next […]

Celebrating its 28th year of publication, Satellite News is committed to providing the industry with hard- hitting content that keeps industry executives updated on the business changes and advancements in […]

Until the cause of the Intelsat Americas-7 (IA-7) failure is determined, questions on when Intelsat should have figured out there was a problem will remain. But even in a catastrophic […]

In Europe, DTH platforms continue to perform strongly in the battle against cable television. It is also a pivotal time for many as they look to broaden their service offerings. […]

The Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) market may be best remembered more for its spectacular failures than any successes, but memories of those failures have not prevented the MSS market from […]

The failure of the Intelsat Americas-7 satellite has a few companies stepping up to help reconnect customers of Starband Communications Inc. left stranded without Internet service. Once such company is […]

While the notion of using GPS technology to track convicted and paroled sex offenders is nothing new here in the United States, it is gaining traction internationally as well. According […]

According to a Dec. 2 post on the European Space Agency Web site, a satellite designed and built by about 100 students in less than one year is nearing completion […]

Last month, Congress passed HR 5245 which extended the U.S. government indemnification for certain losses over and above “maximum probable loss” up to the limit of $1.5 billion (in 1988 […]

Intelsat Ltd. today said it has regained contact and control of the Intelsat Americas-7 satellite, which went dark Nov. 28 and was thought, at that time, to be permanently lost […]

Arianespace has postponed the scheduled Dec. 10 launch of the Helios IIA French military reconnaissance satellite and six small satellites aboard an Ariane 5 launcher. The postponement occurred after an […]

The DirecTV Group [DTV] on Dec. 2 announced that Eddy Hartenstein, the company’s vice chairman, will retire effective Dec. 31. Hartenstein has been with DirecTV since 1972 when it was […]

Bridges TV, an English-language American Muslim television network is the latest addition to GlobeCast WorldTV. Bridges TV will be available through subscription. The network aims to appeal to the under-served […]

ViaSat said it has shipped more than 30,000 LinkStar bandwidth-on-demand satellite terminals, passing the milestone during the recently completed second quarter of fiscal 2005. Quarterly shipments of LinkStar terminals have […]

Iridium Satellite LLC said it provides global satellite communications links for the 20 sailors competing in the Vendee Globe single-handed, round-the-world sailboat race, which began last month. Geolink, a supplier […]