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Key NATO capability initiatives–alliance ground surveillance (AGS), missile defense and the Defense Against Terrorism Program of Work (DATPoW)–continue to move forward after the biannual Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD) […]

Astronauts Robert D. Cabana and Bryan D. O’Connor, along with former astronauts John E. Blaha and Loren J. Shriver, are being inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. They will […]

Satellite To Provide New Missile-Launch Warning As China, Iran, North Korea, Increase Missile Capabilities The GEO-1 satellite in the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) system passed a comprehensive baseline integrated test […]

Ranking Republican Says Anti-BMD Hearing ‘A Fraud’ Obering Asks, If An Enemy Launches A Missile From An Unmarked Ship, How Could U.S. Forces Retaliate? Democratic legislators lacerated and lambasted the […]

The Polar satellite that studied radiation and particles from the sun above the Earth died. In operation for a dozen years, the satellite was part of the NASA Global Geospace […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] SES New Skies has contracted 40 megahertz of capacity on the NSS-7 satellite to Lebanese Internet service provider (ISP) IDMI, SES announced May 5.     IDMI […]

[Satellite Today – 5-5-08] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. completed its acquisition of the Hawley Teleport from Skynet Satellite Corp., RRSat announced May 2.     As part of the $4.3 […]

[Satellite News – 5-2-08] Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is targeting a strong performance in its core markets in Europe and Latin America throughout the next year, with the 2009 launch […]

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08] The Russian Satellite Communications Co. (RSCC) has received the payloads for the Express-AM44 and Express-MD1 satellites, the organization announced.     The Express-AM44 payload was delivered to […]

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08] A sensor for monitoring global climate has been restored to the first satellite scheduled to fly in the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), officials […]

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08] EMS Technologies Inc. CFO Don Scartz is retiring and will be succeeded by Gary Shell, the company announced May 2.     Scartz, worked for EMS for […]

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08]  Loral Space and Communications has regained compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and no longer is in danger of being delisted, Loral announced May 1. […]

[Satellite Today – 5-2-08] The Jason-2 satellite has left the integration center in France and is being shipped to its California launch site, Thales Alenia Space announced April 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] SES Astra has launched new high-definition (HD) bouquet of channels has launched in Holland and Belgium, the operator announced April 30.         Dutch satellite TV […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] BSkyB has nearly  9 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, the company announced April 30.     High-definition (HD) growth remains robust, with 465,000 subscribers […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Digital technology and services provider NDS Group PLC posted revenue gains of 20 percent for the third quarter of 2008, the company announced May 1.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. has signed an agreement with Discovery Communications LLC for content for the alpha trials of ICO mim, ICO announced April 29. […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] The cameras aboard the Cartosat-2A and Indian Mimi Satellite-1 (IMS-1) satellites have been turned on and are transmitting images, the Indian Space Research Organization announced April […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Radarsat-2 has been commissioned and is ready for commercial operations, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced May 1.     Launched in December, the satellite completed […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Lockheed Martin has completed a baseline integrated system test (BIST) on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit spacecraft, the company announced April 30.     […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] Glowlink’s Wideband Global Spectrum Monitoring System has begun monitoring traffic carried on the first U.S. Department of Defense Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, Glowlink announced April […]

TECHNOLOGY SpaceDev To Develop Seals For NASA SpaceDev Inc. has been awarded a contract to develop next-generation seal technologies for instrument covers for NASA, SpaceDev announced. Under the six-month Phase […]

[Satellite News – 5-1-08] Media Partners Asia believes the direct-to-home (DTH) market in Asia will grow to around 44 million customers throughout the region by 2012.     Satellite pay-TV services […]

[Satellite Today – 5-1-08] India is setting up a satellite-based information system using Inmarsat’s maritime network to enable vessel tracking for maritime security and permit faster search and rescue of […]

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] EMS Technologies Inc. posted a profit of $4.2 million on revenues of $75.5 million in the 2008 first quarter, the company announced April 30. In the […]

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has been selected by Synterra, one of Russia’s largest telecommunications operators, to provide a SkyEdge broadband satellite network for use by Russian […]

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] Harris Corp.‘s government communications systems segment increased revenue by 27 percent in the company’s 2008 fiscal third quarter, Harris announced April 29. The segment posted $490.6 […]

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio have agreed to extend their merger agreement indefinitely, the companies announced April 30. The companies agreed to extend the […]

[Satellite Today – 4-30-08] By 2013, Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) end-user devices and systems will generate yearly revenues of $240 billion, according to a research study by ABI Research. […]

[Satellite Today – 4-29-08] iDirect Inc. has received a contract from ScopeTel Sdn. Bhd. to standardize service on iDirect’s platform, iDirect announced April 29.     ScopeTel, headquartered in Malaysia, will […]