E-letter: Briefs

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Boeing Co. has named  three new executives to key roles within its Washington, D.C.,  government operations office, the company announced Feb. 25.     David Morrison, formerly a...

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Xiplink has named Warren Brown senior vice president of marketing, the company announced     Brown will oversee XipLink’s Sales and Marketing headquarters site in Reston, Virginia as...

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Eutelsat doubled the broadcast capacity available at the 9 degrees East orbital position, the company said Feb. 24.     The operator redeployed its Eurobird 9A satellite (formerly...

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Newtec signed a deal with Horizon Satellite Services of the United Arab Emirates to provide a FlexACM solution to deliver an increased IP throughput, Newtec announced Feb....

[Satellite News 02-26-09] Orbital Sciences is in the initial stages of an investigation, in coordination with NASA, to determine the cause of Taurus launch failure that destroyed the agency’s Orbiting...

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Integral Systems has purchased the intellectual property rights and other assets relating to the SatID product line from U.K.-based Qinetiq Group, Integral announced Feb. 24.     The...

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] The launch of a Taurus XL rocket carrying NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite failed Feb. 24 when the rocket’s payload fairing failed to separate properly, satellite...

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Elbit Systems has completed the acquisition of Shiron Satellite from Polar Communications for $16 million, Elbit announced Feb. 24.     Polar Communications, which owned 47.4 percent of...

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Intelsat selected NetCracker Technology software and services to improve the automation of Intelsat’s service delivery processes, the satellite operator announced Feb. 24.     The contract expands NetCracker’s...

[Satellite Today 02-25-09] Australian telco Optus has launched the Thuraya GSM/satellite dual mode handset in Australia, the company announced Feb. 24.     The handset allows customers to use the same...