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LM Team Completes Milstar Check

A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led team has completed an accelerated on-orbit checkout of the last Milstar II secure communications satellite and transferred full operational control of the spacecraft to the...

NASA To Launch Scientific Satellite

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has scheduled an August launch for SciSat, a Canadian scientific satellite. The mission marks the first new Canadian scientific satellite to be launched since...

Boeing Revamps Aviation Strategy

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is revamping its aviation communications strategy, combining its Connexion by Boeing satellite broadband service with advanced avionics, the company announced during the Paris International Air Show last...

U.S. Faces WRC Challenges

The International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) wrapped up its second week in Geneva tackling an ambitious agenda of spectrum-related initiatives. Among the list of 48 agenda items is...

News Corp-Hughes Deal Draws Fire

Consumer groups and broadcasters took aim at News Corp’s [NYSE: NWS] proposed acquisition of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] last week by demanding that restrictions be placed on the combined organization...

Cable Advances In War With Satellite

By Jimmy Schaeffler The cable versus satellite battlefield was featured during a panel discussion at the recently held National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) conference in Chicago (see SN, June...

SES Americom Plunges Ahead With Expansion Plans

Princeton, N.J.-based SES Americom officials contend that their aggressive schedule for deploying new and replacement satellites makes good business sense, despite the general industry view that there is excess satellite...

Alcatel Gains $340M In Contracts

Alcatel Space received two contracts worth a combined $340 million to build communications satellites based on its Spacebus 3000B3 platform. One order, worth $190 million, was received from Brazilian satellite...