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Thales Alenia Space has won a European Space Agency (ESA) contract worth 229 million euros ($306.7 million) for the first of five Earth observation satellite satellites for the Global Monitoring […]

A majority stake in Intelsat Ltd., the leading global provider of fixed satellite services, will be purchased from its parent company, Intelsat Holdings Ltd., by a group led by BC […]

In the Canadian government’s sponsoring its largest-ever spectrum licensing initiative to develop new satellites and increase and improve broadcasting and telecommunications services to Canadian entrepreneurs and consumers, Industry Canada has […]

A Russian Dnepr rocket operated by Kosmotras lifted Germany’s TerraSAR-X radar satellite into orbit June 15, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Kosmotras announced. TerraSAR-X, manufactured by EADS Astrium under […]

The Selonological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) satellite, also known as Kayuga, is scheduled to be launched aboard an H-2A booster on Aug. 16 (Aug. 15, 8:30:48 p.m. EST) from the […]

SES Astra and Verhaert Space received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to maintain and operate a satellite ground station in Redu, Belgium, the companies announced June 15. […]

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts worth not more than $19 million for the U.S. Navy’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), ViaSat announced June 15. […]

Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has named its first eight service distribution partners to support the launch of its new satellite phone services, the company announced June 15. Distribution […]

Clearwire Corp. signed distribution agreements with DirecTV and EchoStar Communications Corp. to allow the direct-to-home satellite operators’ offering Clearwire’s high-speed Internet service, Clearwire announced June 14. "Being able to offer […]

To better provide the timeliest news and industry analysis amid the changing demands of the digital workplace, June 25 marks the end of the blue sheet version of Satellite News […]

The fallout from a few fateful seconds on Jan. 30 has taken several months to repair, but Sea Launch has now found itself preparing for an October return to flight […]

A week after Mexico’s predominant satellite service provider announced that the auction for its capital stock was being suspended, questions remained about an imminent sale. On June 8, Satelites Mexicanos […]

While discussions about satellite radio lately have tended to revolve around the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio, other movement is occurring in the industry. Satellite radio […]

MDA Denies Reports Of Divesting Space Assets MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response […]

Globalstar Inc. announced June 14 that Megan Fitzgerald, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and space operations, would resign from the mobile satellite voice and data services provider effective Aug. […]

The Israeli Ministry of Defense reported that the Ofek-7 surveillance and intelligence satellite and its systems were operational and working well, Elbit Systems Ltd. announced June 14. Ofek-7’s first images […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. was awarded a $2.5 million equipment order to support a satellite-based cellular backhaul network in Asia, the company announced June 14. The order, from an unspecified […]

The Canadian government awarded satellite operators Ciel Satellite LP and Telesat Canada a total of 12 licenses to develop new communications satellites, the government announced June 13. Ciel, which was […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response to today’s articles in the Wall Street […]

Interactive video company Ensequence appointed Mike Kelley vice president of business development, the company announced June 14. Kelley will focus on interactive video programming, media sponsorships and advertising to networks, […]

Radyne’s automatic equalizer technology is the latest feature available on the DM240XR line of satellite broadcast modulators, the company announced June 13. The technology provides an automatic group delay and […]

Nasdaq has accepted an application from Motient Corp., controlling shareholder of TerreStar Networks Inc. and TerreStar Global Ltd., to trade Motient’s common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market, Motient announced […]

ND SatCom appointed David Bowne vice president of sales, the company announced June 13. Bowne, who will be responsible for overall sales in the Americas region, previously held positions with […]

Globalstar Inc. expanded its satellite Simplex data coverage to include all of Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding maritime region, the company announced June 13. The move expands the asset […]

Exmar Shipmanagement N.V. has selected SeaWave’s Integrator solution to provide communications aboard Exmar’s fleet of 25 oil and gas vessels, SeaWave and Iridium Satellite announced June 12. The SeaWave system […]

Marlink has previewed its new line of global maritime broadband satellite services, the company reported June 13. Dubbed VSAT@sea, the services feature three standard configurations for providing Internet Protocol-based communications […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract to provide satellite system components to the Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission System team, TCS announced June 13. Under […]

GeoEye has made a strategic investment in Spadac, a provider of geo-intelligence and predictive analysis solutions, GeoEye announced June 13. Terms of the investment were not disclosed, but the arrangement […]

Scott Chase, chairman of SATELLITE 2008 and 2009, has been involved in the global communications satellite industry for more than 25 years, beginning in 1981, as a public relations professional […]

Spanish industrial group Abertis, which in January acquired a stake in Eutelsat Communications, is in talks to acquire up to 40 percent of Hispasat, Abertis reported. Hispasat announced June 8 […]