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With the prospect of having a single owner managing the company one step closer to reality, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) Chairman and CEO Pradman Kaul is looking toward new growth...

The U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) could be as much as $3 billion over budget, and the launch of the first spacecraft is facing another three-year delay...

The U.S. Coast Guard is adding a satellite component to a new digital communications system it currently is deploying to receive distress signals from boaters within 20 miles of U.S....

The next 12 months likely will be a pivotal time for the European Space Agency in terms of securing the necessary funding to meet the needs of planned earth observation...

An Ariane 5 ECA rocket lofted the Spaceway 2 and Telkom-2 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced. The vehicle lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:46 p.m. local time Nov....

Orbital Sciences Corp. said Nov. 14 that Measat Satellite Systems of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, awarded Orbital a contract to build the Measat-1R commercial communications satellite. Financial terms of the contract...

The Tata Sky Ltd. direct-to-to home joint venture signed a lease agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for capacity aboard the Insat-4A satellite, Tata Sky announced Nov. 14....

Sea Launch Co. LLC said Nov. 15 it signed a firm launch contract with DirecTV Inc. for a mission scheduled for early 2007. Financial terms of the deal were not...

China Great Wall Industry Corp. and China Satellite Communications Corp. (Chinasat) signed a contract Nov. 9 for the launch of the Chinasat 9 satellite aboard a Long March 3B rocket...

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. For those excited at the prospects for satellite radio in Canada and looking to get in on the ground floor, Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc....