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PAC-3 Contract Part Of $1.7 Billion Lockheed Missile Defense Orders In 2007 Middle East May Be Ripe Market For Lockheed Missile Defense Systems Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] has begun jockeying […]

A senior Chinese leader unveiled an ambitious Sino space plan for 2008 including launch of a manned spacecraft, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Huang Qiang, secretary general of the […]

U.S. Navy Fails To Seek Funding For Platforms; Limited Current Chinese Missile Range No Comfort Even After U.S. Retaliatory Strike, China Would Retain Capability To Launch Second Nuclear Attack On […]

Export Controls Also May Be Debated In Session Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to decide funding issues for the U.S. space program, controversies that began last year. Debates will […]

Experts Think Sensor Woes Have Been Resolved, But Proof Comes When External Fuel Tank Is Filled Longer-Term Sensor-Data Fix To Be Mulled NASA experts believe they have figured out the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] Orbcomm will be taking advantage of new regulatory approvals and begin offering low earth orbit satellite services in El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] iDirect has signed a deal with Australian Satellite Communications, which will help the operator expand its services into other parts of the Asia, the companies announced […]

[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a multiyear capacity deal with Supreme Master Television, the company announced Jan. 14. ABS will broadcast Supreme Master Television on […]

[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] The Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey Launch Platform have arrived at the launch site and initiated a countdown, Sea Launch announced Jan. 12.     Liftoff […]

[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] Boeing Co. has been awarded a contract to build a commercial direct-to-home satellite television satellite for ProtoStar Ltd., Boeing announced Jan. 14.     The 601 HP-model […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] EchoStar Holding Co. has hired Dean Olmstead as president of satellite services, the company announced Jan. 10.     Olmstead succeeds Michael Kelly, who will remain at […]

[Satellite News – 1-11-08] The Middle East has seen many interesting satellite projects unveiled in the past year, and while communications satellites dominate the headlines, a technology project could be […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] The article titled “Proton’s First 2008 Mission On Schedule”in the Jan. 10 issue of Satellite Today should have read that the spacecraft held the Express AM-33 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] GeoEye Inc. appointed Michael Horn to fill a vacancy on the company’s board, the company announced Jan. 11. GeoEye’s board voted to expand the size of […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. appointed Janet Gillespie vice president of marketing, the company announced Jan. 10.     Gillespie has more than 20 years of experience […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $2.1 million infrastructure contract from an unnamed telecommunications operator in Honduras, the company announced Jan. 10.     The network […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] OpenTV has signed a middleware deal with TrueVisions UBC, one of Asia leading pay-TV operators, the company announced Jan. 10.         TrueVisions UBC offers digital […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) signed a letter of intent to supply an unidentified customer with a new generation of satellite receivers, the company announced Jan. 10. […]

[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] C2Sat, a provider of shipboard stabilized satellite communications terminals, signed a marketing and sales agreement with DRS Technologies, C2Sat said in a statement.     Under the […]

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] PBLSat has confirmed capacity contracts with Eutelsat Communications, PBLSat announced Jan. 10.     PBLSat has renewed its contract for an additional three years on Eutelsat’s W2 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] Rohde & Schwartz is releasing a complete range of signal generators, the company announced Jan. 9.         The company has added the R&S SFE100, R&S […]

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] Fueling of the Proton Breeze M launch vehicle has begun, putting the spacecraft on schedule for its first launch of 2008, the Khrunichev State Research and […]

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has acquired MicroSat Systems Inc., SNC announced Jan. 3.         MicroSat Systems is a leader in the small satellite market and […]

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] SkyPort Global Communications has entered into a $2.3 million debt financing arrangement with Aegis Texas Venture Fund LP, SkyPort announced Jan. 10.     Houston-based SkyPort provides […]

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] PBLSat has confirmed capacity contracts with Eutelsat Communications, PBLSat announced Jan. 10.     PBLSat has renewed its contract for an additional three years on Eutelsat’s W2 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-10-08] Brandywinecreek Associates LLC will serve as insurance consultant for Terrestar Networks Inc., Brandywinecreek announced Jan. 10.     Brandywinecreek, an independent consulting firm, will consult Terrestar during […]

[Satellite News – 1-9-08] SkyTerra Communications Inc., Inmarsat plc, Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and MSV Canada Inc. have reached an agreement to re-band and efficiently use their L-Band spectrum across […]

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] PBLSat has confirmed capacity contracts with Eutelsat Communications, PBLSat announced Jan. 10.     PBLSat has renewed its contract for an additional three years on Eutelsat’s W2 […]

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] The headline for a Jan. 8 Satellite Today news item should have read, “ATCi Introduces Warrior Satellite Monitoring System”.

[Satellite Today – 1-9-08] Mitec Telecom has appointed Jeffrey Mandel as director of investor and corporate relations, the company announced Jan. 9.     Mandel will be responsible for creating and […]