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Lockheed Martin said it achieved a milestone with the completion and delivery of a sophisticated, high-performance communications subsystem integral to the infrared payload of the first Space-based Infrared System High...

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, moved fast to support a new Tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean. It announced that it has made its...

Globalstar LLC said it filed March 2 an application with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to offer ancillary terrestrial service (ATC) in the United States in conjunction with its...

Sea Launch Co. LLC said it successfully delivered the XM-3 satellite into orbit for XM Satellite Radio. The launch occurred Feb. 28 at 7:51 p.m. PST. It was the first...

Modulus Video introduced its new ME6000 real-time, full-resolution high-definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC encoder for broadcast and other quality driven video applications. According to Modulus, the new system will enable satellite,...

NDS Group won a key contract renewal in Asia with leading Korean pay-TV operator SkyLife. The two parties signed a new five-year contract, which sees the operator use NDS’ VideoGuard...

BSkyB has taken another significant step toward its launch of High-Definition TV (HDTV) services in the United Kingdom. It announced that it is working with Thomson as the initial Set-Top...

In testimony be the U.S. House Committee on Government Reform, Hughes Network Systems (HNS) Senior Vice President Michael Cook urged the committed to include satellite broadband technologies in the federal...

International Launch Services (ILS) revealed the details of its scheduled March 10 launch of the Inmarsat 4-F1 satellite. The spacecraft will be sent into orbit onboard an Atlas 5 rocket....

ViaSat said it finalized a contract to supply its SurfBeam broadband satellite networking system to Mexico-based content and Internet applications provider Pegaso Banda Ancha for consumer Internet access services in...