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Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has been awarded a contract by Japan’s JSAT Corp. to build an A2100 geostationary telecommunications satellite. Financial terms were not disclosed. The satellite, designated JCSAT-9, will...

Marlink has signed a three-year agreement with Kyma Ship Management, of Miami, Fla., to provide satellite communications onboard the TSS Topaz cruise ship. The vessel will be under charter for...

SI International [Nasdaq: SINT], a Reston, Va.-based provider of information technology and space system products and services, has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $24 million to...

Dulles, Va.-based Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB] successfully launched the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite April 28 aboard the company’s Pegasus rocket. The 312-kilogram...

Launch of the AMC-9 satellite has been delayed by about 30 days after the April 26 planned lift-off was postponed due to a technical problem with a component on the...

Week of April 25 – May 1, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol May 1 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.23 5.1...

Intelsat Ltd. is targeting opportunities in selected niche business segments after reporting weakened financial results for the first quarter. Intelsat’s net income fell 24 percent to $64.1 million during the...

Major satellite operators are increasingly turning to fiber optic networks to speed their growth strategies. Once the enemy, fiber is now becoming the friend of satellite executives looking to cut...

Delta Air Lines’ [NYSE: DAL] new low-fair airline Song plans in October to begin offering satellite TV service to passengers. Song is partnering with Matsushita Avionics Systems and EchoStar Communications...

Hughes Network Systems Europe (HNSE), a unit of Hughes Network Systems, has agreed to provide its DirecWay broadband satellite service to PHC Poland for resale to small and medium-sized businesses...