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  • Satellite Saves Passenger’s Life

    A passenger onboard a recent bmi flight from Chicago to Manchester, England, became the first commercial airline passenger to have an electrocardiogram (ECG) in flight with data from the procedure […]

  • DigitalGlobe’s Walrus Project

    DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery is being used to support a wildlife observation study in Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, Alaska. The imagery, purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

  • Equant Stations To EUMETSAT

    Equant [NYSE: ENT], a provider of data and IP services for multinational businesses, will deploy an IP virtual private network for EUMETSAT to process weather data gathered from international meteorological […]

  • I-cubed Supplies Mideast Mosaic

    Geospatial engineering company I-cubed has developed a satellite image mosaic of the Middle East for use by the media covering the Iraq conflict. The mosaic includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel/the West […]

  • The Satellite News Financial Ticker

    Week of April 11 – 17, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 17 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.33 9.9 (11.9) […]

  • Motion Media Videophone Used On Frontlines

    Satellite videophones, developed in the United Kingdom, are bringing a new dimension to reporting on the battlefield in Iraq. The live action on the frontline, which is being beamed into […]

  • Pioneer Uses FieldWorker GPS Device to Help Growers

    Pioneer Hi-Bred International is launching a GPS device based on FieldWorker Products software to help growers with crop management. Pioneer agronomists will use this system to capture field-scouting observations using […]

  • SkyFrames Integrates CyberGuard Security Into Broadband Service

    SkyFrames [OTCBB: SKYU], a provider of secure satellite broadband Internet services, plans to incorporate an information security product from CyberGuard [AMEX: CFW] to enhance the security of satellite broadband communications. […]

  • Boeing Launches Orbital Space Plane Design

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that its engineers are designing an orbital space plane (OSP) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Boeing is one of three contractor teams developing proposals […]

  • Space Systems/Loral Completes iPSTAR-1 Testing

    Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], has completed static-load testing of iPSTAR-1, the largest commercial communications satellite with a launch weight […]

  • Garmin Catches Wall Street’s Attention

    Garmin International is supporting a growing number of consumer GPS navigation and location applications that have caught the attention of Wall Street. Parent company Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN] is enjoying a […]

  • Centrality Introduces GPS Processor

    Centrality Communications has launched its Atlas processor family, targeted for GPS-enabled handsets, PDAs and telematics systems. By combining up to six chips, Centrality’s Atlas processor family provides reduced system bill […]

  • Medianet Signs Satellite Programming Deal

    Medianet Communications [CDNX: MNE] has signed an agreement with Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR) to provide administration/production facilities and support for satellite-delivered programming. Under this agreement, programming content will be produced […]

  • Satellite Saves Airline Passenger’s Life

    A passenger onboard a recent bmi flight from Chicago to Manchester, England, became the first commercial airline passenger to have an electrocardiogram in flight with data from the procedure transmitted […]

  • EMS Signs Up NSSL As Inmarsat Terminal Distributor

    EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed up NSSL as a master distributor for its suite of Inmarsat satellite products and services. NSSL will provide service to customers worldwide in the […]

  • SeaSpace, Taiwan Group Ink Deal

    The Allied Defense Group‘s California-based SeaSpace subsidiary has signed a long-term collaborative agreement with Taiwan’s National Space Program Office (NSPO). Under the agreement, SeaSpace and NSPO will collaborate initially on […]

  • Boeing Awarded $31M GPS Contract to ITT

    Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has awarded ITT Industries’ [NYSE: ITT] Aerospace/Communication Division (A/CD) a contract with a potential value $31 million to upgrade 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF […]

  • NTT DoCoMo Launching GPS Handset Sales

    Japan’s NTT DoCoMo announced Wednesday that it would begin marketing its first GPS–compatible handset, dubbed F661i, on Tuesday. The mobile phone features a one- touch GPS button that lets users […]

  • CSI Wireless Supplies GPS Products For USDA

    CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY], a Canadian manufacturer of wireless and GPS technologies, has received a $3-million purchase order from 3-D Marketing, a U.S. firm, for its MBX-3S differential (DGPS) beacon […]

  • Japanese Satellite TV Provider Takes Stake in Dream Stage

    Japanese digital satellite TV provider SKY PerfecTV! has taken a minority stake in Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE), a Los Angeles-based martial arts program provider. In conjunction with the investment, DSE […]

  • I-cubed Supplies Mosaic of Middle East for Media

    Geospatial engineering company I-cubed has developed a satellite image mosaic of the Middle East for use by the media covering the Iraq conflict. The mosaic includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel/the West […]

  • EUMETSAT Selects Equant to Link Earth Stations

    Equant [NYSE: ENT], a provider of data and IP services for multinational businesses, will deploy an IP virtual private network for EUMETSAT to process crucial weather data gathered from international […]

  • DigitalGlobe Helps U.S. Manage Walrus Populations

    DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery is being used to support a wildlife observation study in Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, Alaska. The imagery, purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]

  • Sirius Embraces Niche Market With Unique Channel

    New York-based satellite radio operator Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is unveiling what it believes is the first national radio channel aimed at gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual listeners. Market […]

  • Gilat’s Spacenet Provides Broadband Access for Dairy Queen

    Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] U.S. subsidiary Spacenet has been selected by International Dairy Queen (IDQ) to provide satellite-based broadband connectivity for its restaurant brands, including Dairy Queen/Brazier restaurants, throughout […]

  • Marlink Lands Contract With Radisson Cruises

    Marlink, an Oslo, Norway-based unit of Telenor Satellite Services, has signed a three-year agreement with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to provide complete onboard satellite communications for the Radisson Diamond. The […]

  • Israeli University to Buy Integral’s Downlink System

    The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, part of Ben Gurion University in Israel, has purchased Integral Systems’ [Nasdaq: ISYS] Skylight direct-broadcast ground terminal for receiving and processing satellite Earth […]

  • Harris Completes DoD Ka-Band Antenna Testing

    Satellite communications equipmentmanufacturer Harris [NYSE: HRS] has completed testing the first of three ship-sets of Ka-band spot antennas it will supply to Boeing Satellite Systems as part of the Department […]

  • Orbital Ships OrbView-3 Satellite to Vandenberg Launch Site

    Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] has shipped the OrbView-3 imaging satellite to a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif., where the spacecraft will be attached to and integrated […]

  • Wall Street Likes Hughes Results

    Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] outperformed the expectations of key Wall Street analysts, according to it 2003 first-quarter results released Monday. Hughes, the parent company of DirecTV, Hughes Network Systems and […]