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Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] officials yesterday said that its Taurus XL rocket successfully boosted the Republic of China’s Rocsat-2 remote sensing satellite into low-earth orbit. The rocket was launched from […]

Intelsat Ltd. officials today said the company has withdrawn its planned initial public offering (IPO). The decision follows the singing into law on May 18 an amendment to the ORBIT […]

Schlumberger Information Solutions has announced the successful implementation of a high-speed Internet Protocol-based network solution known as IPoVSAT to support communications for Newfield Exploration Company’s offshore oil and gas productions […]

Telenor Satellite Services is going to provide the Canadian National Department of Defense with a new variable bandwidth communications technology via satellite through a six-month agreement with the government entity. […]

Frost & Sullivan as recognized earth Imagery Company DigitalGlobe for its outstanding work toward the next-generation commercial remote sensing satellites by presenting them the 2004 Aerospace and Defense Product of […]

Officials from Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [CMTL] today said the company has received a $1.3 million order from a major telecom service provider in […]

Voom officials today said the company is teaming with BrandsMart USA, a South Florida retailer, to offer Voom’s comprehensive high-definition satellite television service.

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said that, with the addition of Cheyenne, Wyo., local channels are now available in 127 markets covering all 50 United States and the District […]

Swedish cable operator com hem aims to put the pressure on its satellite pay-TV rivals Viasat and Canal Digital in Sweden. The operator will launch a VoIP telephony service in […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–Officials from International Launch Services said today that the AMC-11 satellite was placed successfully into orbit yesterday. The satellite was launched at 6:22 p.m. EDT on an Atlas […]

Officials from MDU Communications International Inc. [OTCBB: MDTV], an end-to-end provider of DirecTv and other telecommunications services, today announced that the company has reached an agreement to acquire the business […]

Officials from OneTouch Systems today said the company’s interactive distance learning has received formal certification by Hughes Network Systems Inc. for use via HNS’ Direcway satellite broadband service. The HNS […]

The Musicians Channel (M-channel), a new channel dedicated to encouraging, inspiring and educating all people with an interest in musical activity, is set to launch on BSkyB next week. The […]

PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] officials today said the company has signed a 15-year transponder agreement with Rainbow Network Communications (RNC) for the transport of AMC (American Movie Classics) from PanAmSat’s 1R […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–The launch of SES Americom’s AMC-11 C-band satellite has a “90 percent chance” of happing later this evening as scheduled, an official from International Launch Services told Satellite […]

Atmel [ATML] and u-blox today announced the Antaris GPS technology, jointly developed by the two companies, now features an innovative aiding functionality that makes the time to first fix in […]

Satellite service supplier Spaceconnection and International Media Services (IMS) united to become the official host transmission provider for the ALCUE 2004 Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, scheduled for May 26-29. The […]

SES Americom executives said Scripps Networks signed a second agreement for more C-band capacity to distribute an expanding lineup of home-focused programming on its HD-Prime cable neighborhood. The latest agreement […]

Delphi Corp. [DPH] expects to reach the one-million mark in sales of portable satellite radio receivers to retailers this June, covering both the XM SkyFi and Roady products. This would […]

Officials from Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. [CMTL], today said the company received a $4 million order for satellite-communications equipment. The agreement calls for the […]

GlobeCast signed deals with Sky News, Sky Sports News, French broadcaster France televisions and Japanese national TV Wow Wow for services covering the European Football Championships in Portugal later this […]

Last Friday, Lockheed Martin [LMT] celebrated the assembly of the final Atlas II rocket (an Atlas IIAS configuration). The Atlas II series has been used in 61 missions during a […]

EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] said the Union Des Associations Europeennes de Football (UEFA) Euro 2004 soccer tournament will be available to Dish subscribers via On Demand pay per view. Customers […]

OpenTV [OPTV] officials today said Sky Italia will deploy OpenTV’s middleware, based on a multi-year agreement signed by the two companies. Sky Italia provides digital satellite services to subscribers in […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) closed on additional optional funding rounds with its original investor group, which includes affiliates of Telecom Ventures and Columbia Capital, providing $21.3 million in new capital. […]

XM Satellite Radio [XMSR] said Panasonic will produce XM-ready car stereos for the nation’s trucking fleets. Panasonic will produce two kinds of XM-ready AM/FM stereos: one equipped with a CD […]

SES Americom’s AMC-11 telecommunications satellite is ready for its scheduled May 19 launch, officials from International Launch Services (ILS) said today. AMC-11 will be sent into orbit on an Atlas […]

Latens is to provide a next-generation Conditional Access (CA) system to Norwegian broadband operator Lyse Energi, a Norwegian power utility. Lyse Energi offers multi-channel TV and video on demand services […]

The satellite-broadcasting industry has found a potential political ally in the form of its rapidly growing customer base, said Richard DalBello, president of the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association (SBCA). […]

The sale announced last week of the set-top box (STB) manufacturing operations of Germantown, Md.-based Hughes Network Systems (HNS) by The DirecTV Group [DTV] included a long-term business deal with […]