I-cubed Supplies Mideast Mosaic
Geospatial engineering company I-cubed has developed a satellite image mosaic of the Middle East for use by the media covering the Iraq conflict. The mosaic includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel/the West...
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The Satellite News Financial Ticker
Week of April 11 – 17, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 17 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.33 9.9 (11.9)...
DirecTV Fuels Hughes Recovery
Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] reported one of its strongest recent quarters last week with results that outperformed the expectations of Wall Street analysts across a range of financial metrics. Rising...
Remote Sensing Aids Iraq's Rebirth
The war in Iraq has been a vivid reminder of the value of images provided by commercial remote sensing companies. These same satellite images will play a vital role in...
French and Indian Launch Alliance Deepens
Arianespace and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are expanding their relationship after the successful launch of ISRO’s INSAT-3A communications satellite aboard the French Ariane 5 rocket last week. Arianespace...
Spotlight: Loral Skynet Reaches for the Sky
Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], did not take long after its recent consolidation with Loral Cyberstar to launch new satellite network services. SkyReach is...
Sirius Struggles To Catch XM
By Jimmy Schaeffler Recent announcements by Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] suggest that its first quarter subscriber growth will be strong enough for it to meet aggressive 2003 projections....
Satellite Navigation Symposium
Don’t miss the International Space University’s 8th Annual International Symposium: “Satellite Navigation Systems: Policy, Commercial and Technical Interaction” to be held in Strasbourg, France from May 26-28. The symposium will...
Satellite Executives Are Bullish On Broadband
LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and the nation’s cable TV system operators, top satellite industry officials are predicting. “Convergence...
Ariane 5 Lifts Two Trailblazing Satellites
The launch last week of two satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was a much-needed boost for French launch company Arianespace and the owners of the precious cargo. Arianespace, and...