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Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairman and CEO, Arianespace Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace, earned Via Satellite ’s 2005 Satellite Executive of the Year award by returning the European launch

TECHNOLOGY Envivo Rolls Out Three-Screen Encore Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Small Demonstration Satellite-1 (SDS-1) was moved to its initial functional verification operation after completing its critical operation, JAXA announced Jan. 29. […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] Raytheon Co. reported 2008 fourth quarter income of $466 million, compared to $420 million in the fourth quarter 2007, the company announced Jan. 29.     Raytheon’s fourth […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] ViaSat Inc. and the U.S. Army extended the vehicular Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) demonstration with U.S. Army Aviation BFT2 demonstrations aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, ViaSat […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] An amendment to the GMES (Global Monitoring Environment and Security) agreement authorizes the completion of the five initial satellites for the program, the European Space Agency (ESA) […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] RRsat reported record revenues of $79 million in the 2008 fourth quarter as well as a record backlog, the company announced Jan. 29.     In the final […]

[Satellite Today 01-30-09] Andrew Werth, founder and longest-serving chairman of the non-profit Global VSAT Forum (GVF) board of directors, died Jan. 28.     Werth, also a former Hughes executive, founded […]

[Satellite News 01-29-09] Eutelsat not integrate the W2M satellite into its fleet after the satellite experienced a major anomaly affecting its power subsystem, leading to what is likely to be […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] HD television will be equipped in 170 million European households by 2013, a threefold increase through an economic downturn, according to a Euroconsult and NPA report released […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Voom HD Networks signed a deal with DLA for the distribution of its Voom HD feed in Latin America, the company announced Jan. 28.     The distribution […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] BSkyB now has more than 9.2 million DTH customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with more than 50 percent of its subscriber base now taking either […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ACTi) completed its “1 campus” system contract to design, integrate and install a complete satellite distance learning system for the Thunderbird School of […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Despite an increase of revenue in Boeing Co.’s network and space systems unit, the company’s overall revenues declined, dropping $4.8 billion to $12.7 billion from $17.5 billion […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Arianespace transferred the launch vehicle for its first 2009 mission to the final assembly building at Europe’s spaceport, the company announced Jan. 27.     The Ariane 5 […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Telespazio, a joint venture of Finmeccanica and Thales, sold the exclusive rights to Luxembourg’s 4C Satellite Images and Technologies to resell satellite images in a deal worth […]

[Satellite Today 01-29-09] Eutelsat‘s W2M satellite experienced a major anomaly affecting the satellite’s power subsystem, leading to what is likely to be a total loss of the spacecraft, Eutelsat CEO […]

[Satellite News 01-28-09] Swedish Space Corp.’s (SSC) company’s acquisition of Universal Space Network (USN) will satisfy customers who wanted a one-stop shop for commercial satellite tracking services, SSC CEO Lars […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Set-top box shipments will see almost 10 percent growth in 2009 compared to 2008, according to a report from IMS Research, “Set-Top Box Deployments and Ecosystem,” released […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, appointed Jason Juranek vice president of finance, Arrowhead announced Jan. 27.     Juranek will be responsible for […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) conducted its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight in Afghanistan Jan. 1, the company announced Jan. 27.     Flight operations are underway […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Boeing received a $75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT), Boeing […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Hughes Network Systems signed Broad Sky Networks as an authorized reseller of HughesNetxAE broadband satellite business solutions in the United States, Hughes announced Jan. 27.     Broad […]

[Satellite Today 01-28-09] Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) CEO Lars Persson believes the company’s overall revenue will grow by 30 percent in 2009 despite difficult economic conditions.     “More than 80 […]

[Satellite News 01-27-09] The results of a pair ABI Research studies along with several deals backed by major companies may point to a healthy future for GPS-enabled handsets and applications. […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Universal Switching released a new switching architecture, critical application system, to provide linking for both satellite and communication applications, the company announced Jan. 23.     The unit […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] Airfield Media Group has launched TéléSAT, a French language satellite pay-TV service, Airfield announced Jan. 23.     The service will target the French speaking parts of Belgium […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] RapidEye has released its imagery system demonstration products to the public, the company announced Jan. 26.     The sample datasets are available for download as a RapidEye […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] DigitalGlobe signed an agreement with Telogis, a location-based services platform, to give Telogis’ developers access to DigitalGlobe’s imagery, DigitalGlobe announced Jan. 26.     The imagery would serve […]

[Satellite Today 01-27-09] KVH Industries signed a global distribution agreement with Thrane and Thrane for KVH’s TracPhone V7 satellite communications system and mini-VSAT Broadband service, KVH announced Jan. 26.     […]