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Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from NASA to build and launch the next satellite in the space agency’s New Millennium Program technology demonstration satellite, Orbital announced Nov. 28. The […]

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) scrubbed the inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 rocket Nov. 25 and does not expect to perform the mission until December, the company announced. The […]

Panamsat signed a multiyear deal to distribute programming for CNBC Pakistan, Panamsat announced Nov. 29. Under the agreement, Panamsat will support the contribution, studio interchange and distribution of the business […]

SES Astra said Nov. 25 it closed a new long-term agreement with MTV Networks Europe for further capacity on an Astra satellite located at 19.2 degrees East, which MTV will […]

India’s Union Cabinet approved funding for the development and launch of the GSAT-6/Insat-4E satellite, the government announced Dec. 1. The spacecraft, which will be built by the Indian Space Research […]

Vision Technologies Electronics Inc. (VTEE), completed its acquisition of iDirect Technologies Dec. 1, iDirect announced. VTEE, a subsidiary of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., paid $165 million in cash for iDirect. […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) received a patent from European Patent Office for ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology that will be used in the formation of a hybrid satellite/wireless communications network, […]

Airspan Networks Inc. has joined iDirect Technologies‘ IP Alliance program, which will enable WiFi wireless local area network connectivity to users in remote locations, iDirect announced Nov. 28. Airspan’s As.max […]

Orbital Data will provide satellite communications solutions for the U.S. Department of Defense under an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Datapath Inc., Orbital Data announced Nov. 28. The solutions are […]

People CSR Appoints Senior VP, Marketing And Sales Canadian Satellite Radio (CSR) announced that Colin Bettam was appointed senior vice president of marketing and sales. Bettam will be responsible for […]

As this issue of Satellite News was going to press, Cisco Systems Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Scientific-Atlanta. The combined entity would create an end-to-end triple play solution […]

Smaller satellites could be in a position to take on a larger role in the Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) market, as evidenced by Orbital Sciences Corp. sitting among the leaders […]

With the prospect of having a single owner managing the company one step closer to reality, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) Chairman and CEO Pradman Kaul is looking toward new growth […]

The U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) could be as much as $3 billion over budget, and the launch of the first spacecraft is facing another three-year delay […]

The U.S. Coast Guard is adding a satellite component to a new digital communications system it currently is deploying to receive distress signals from boaters within 20 miles of U.S. […]

The next 12 months likely will be a pivotal time for the European Space Agency in terms of securing the necessary funding to meet the needs of planned earth observation […]

An Ariane 5 ECA rocket lofted the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced. The vehicle lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:46 p.m. local time Nov. […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Nov. 14 that Measat Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, awarded Orbital a contract to build the Measat-1R commercial communications satellite. Financial terms of the contract […]

The Tata Sky Ltd. direct-to-to home joint venture signed a lease agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for capacity aboard the Insat-4A satellite, Tata Sky announced Nov. 14. […]

Sea Launch Co. LLC said Nov. 15 it signed a firm launch contract with DirecTV Inc. for a mission scheduled for early 2007. Financial terms of the deal were not […]

China Great Wall Industry Corp. and China Satellite Communications Corp. (Chinasat) signed a contract Nov. 9 for the launch of the Chinasat 9 satellite aboard a Long March 3B rocket […]

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. For those excited at the prospects for satellite radio in Canada and looking to get in on the ground floor, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. […]

While the satellite industry continues to be lauded for its performance in aiding hurricane recovery efforts in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, the industry must capitalize on its current prominence, […]

NSE New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. reported Nov. 9 a profit of $6.1 million on revenues of $61.2 million in the third quarter 2005. “Revenues are 14 percent higher relative […]

Skyterra Communications Inc., an affiliate of New York-based private equity firm Apollo Management LP, has executed an agreement to acquire the remaining 50 percent of Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) […]

Spacedev Chairman and CEO Jim Benson hopes the company’s newly unveiled MMB-100 microsatellite will change the satellite industry the way microcomputers changed the computer world. The microsatellite bus is intended […]

As with any significant transaction, there is always a first step needed to get the forward momentum going. The Intelsat–Panamsat merger took its first step toward completion when Panamsat shareholders […]

French pay-TV operator Canalsat is beginning to gain a significant amount of customers via non-satellite channels as the company bids to increase its subscriber numbers in France, a company official […]

Following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., increasing the safety and security of U.S. ports became one of the many areas the federal […]

Given the amount of effort going into the marketing of Inmarsat‘s forthcoming Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service, the high-speed data access service should be a significant component of the […]