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Sea Launch has reset the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies for Jan. 30, Sea Launch announced. The 37-minute launch window remains set to open at […]

The Jan. 23 announcement that Jared “Jerry” Abbruzzese had resigned as chairman of the board for TerreStar Networks Inc. and chairman of TerreStar Global Ltd. coincides with reports that the […]

Belgian direct-to-home operator TV Vlaanderen has surpassed the 30,000-customer milestone, the company announced. The service was launched in the Flanders region of Belgium in June. TV Vlaanderen hopes to ramp […]

The uplink and downlink phased-array antennas developed by Northrop Grumman Corp. for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military satellite communications payload have been integrated onto the first flight […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will supply its SkyAbis CDMA2000 to provide satellite backhaul for an unnamed African telecommunications operator’s network, Gilat announced Jan. 23. Gilat will install more than 150,000 […]

Sea Launch has set the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies for Jan. 27, Sea Launch announced.  The 37-minute launch window remains as previously planned, opening […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a direct broadcast satellite for EchoStar Orbital Corp. 2, a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corp., SS/L announced Jan. 24. EchoStar-14, […]

Spanish industrial group Abertis has completed the purchase of a 32 percent stake in Eutelsat Communications 1.1 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Abertis announced Jan. 23. Abertis subsidiary Abertis Telecom acquired […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. has received a $13.1 million notice of award from NATO to provide additional systems in support of a multi-national GPS friendly force tracking system, the company announced […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications (FTMSC) signed a new deal with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) to develop an emergency mobile satellite communications system. The deal was announced at International Aid […]

Sea Launch has set the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies for Jan. 26, Sea Launch announced. The 37-minute launch window opens at 6:22 p.m. EDT. […]

William Freeman will be named chairman of TerreStar Networks Inc., Robert Brumley, president & CEO of parent company Motient Corp. said Jan. 24. A formal announcement will be made Thursday […]

The People’s Republic of China has confirmed that it did perform an anti-satellite weapon test but has no plans to participate in an arms space race, according to Xinhua news […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering use of GPS positioning data in hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks, MSV announced Jan. […]

Telenor Satellite Services has signed a three-year extension with Hurtigruten Group for at-sea maritime broadband communications on board Hurtigruten’s fleet of cruise and transport vessels. Norway-based Hurtigruten is an international […]

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to provide satellite communication terminals and maintenance, the company announced Jan.23. The VSAT terminals will provide the […]

The Svobodny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East will be closed after a launch scheduled for later this year, the commander of the Russian Space Forces said Jan. 22. The facility […]

Jared “Jerry” Abbruzzese stepped down Jan. 22 as chairman of the board for TerreStar Networks Inc. and chairman of TerreStar Global Ltd., the majority-owned subsidiaries of Motient Corp. announced. The […]

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Motivated by rumors of a possible merger between digital satellite radio companies Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, a new consumer-advocacy group seeking to maintain competition in the industry […]

Intelsat Corp. awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to manufacture the Intelsat 14 satellite, SS/L announced Jan. 19. Based on SS/L’s 1300 platform, Intelsat 14 will carry 40 C-band […]

Despite reports and official responses about a Chinese anti-satellite missile test last week, satellite experts on Friday urged restraint in any response taken by the United States and several other […]

The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to Aerojet-General Corp. to provide technology for the Hydrocarbon Boost Technology Demonstration (HBTD) program, the Air Force announced Jan. 17. Under the $109.7 […]

Spacehab Inc., which provides commercial space services to NASA, has eliminated 36 jobs as the company’s contract to support space shuttle operations nears completion, Spacehab announced Jan. 18. The elimination […]

A prototype structure that holds the primary mirrors for the optical element of the James Webb Space Telescope passed a series of cryogenic tests, Webb prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. […]

International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) has been awarded a contract by Shin Broadband Internet of Thailand to provide software for a next-generation Internet protocol TV service in Asia, IDC announced Jan. […]

Kudelski Group has acquired a controlling stake in OpenTV, the company announced Jan. 16. Kudelski, a supplier of conditional access system to pay-TV operators, announced in October that it had […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has chosen BAE Systems to lead a team of 10 companies in the next development phases of the Novel Satellite Communications (NSC) […]

Comtech EF Data Corp. will supply components, including modulators and redundancy switches, to DirecTV under a contract valued at about $1 million, Comtech Telecommunication Corp. announced Jan. 16. The components […]

Merrimac Industries Inc. received an order valued at $430,000 to supply its Multi-Mix microtechnology products for a next-generation military communications satellite program, the company announced Jan. 16. The unnamed U.S. […]