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SES Astra announced Oct. 17 an agreement with U.K.’s Channel 4 for the lease of a third transponder on the Astra 2A satellite at 28.2 degrees East. Channel 4 will...

Satellite imagery has received a high-profile media push while aiding recovery efforts following recent disasters such as the hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region or the tsunami in Southeast Asia...

Transcore unveiled Oct. 16 two new terminals for satellite-based asset tracking the company describes as smaller, faster and more power-efficient. The two new Globalwave terminals, one for basic tracking applications...

Barely 48 hours after the devastating earthquake in Pakistan, the first mobile satellite broadband terminals reportedly are being installed in the country. The response is the work of non-governmental organization...

Future satellite designs that incorporate elements such as independent antennas and picosats could provide broadcast capacity up to a thousand times that of today’s geostationary spacecraft, said Joseph Pelton, vice...

Boeing announced Oct. 10 the on-orbit delivery of the Spaceway F1 satellite to DirecTV Inc. The satellite will enable DirecTV to broadcast local high-definition television (HDTV) channels into several of...

Harris Corp. will design and construct four unfurlable mesh reflectors for three commercial satellites under construction by Space Systems/Loral, Harris announced Oct. 10. Harris will build a pair of reflectors...

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (Asiasat) and the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) announced Oct. 12 the signing of a new lease agreement for the use of C-band capacity...

ND Satcom said Oct. 12 that Al Jazeera awarded several joint contracts to ND Satcom and Salam Media Cast to provide uplink and downlink equipment for the development of a...

Canadian Satellite Radio Inc., the Canadian partner of XM Satellite Radio, announced Oct. 11 the launch of the new XM Canada brand. In addition to XM programming, XM Canada’s 80-channel...