JSAT PICKS ATLAS TO LAUNCH JCSAT 6
Japan Satellite Systems Inc. selected Lockheed Martin Corp.’s [LMT] Atlas 2AS rocket to launch its upcoming JCSat 6 satellite, from Cape Canaveral in mid-1998. JCSat 6 will be a Hughes...
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SATELLITES GRADUALLY REPLACING SHORTWAVE TRANSMISSIONS
Decades-old shortwave radio is giving way to satellite technology when it comes to the distribution of the U.S. government’s Voice of America (VOA) service, officials of the federal agency said...
SPOT IMAGE SIGNS U.S. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH RADARSAT
SPOT Image Corp. signed a licensing agreement with Radarsat International (RSI) for Radarsat to distribute and market in the United States remote sensing imagery from the Radarsat satellite. British Columbia-based...
INTELSAT PROMOTES TWO IN ITS LEGAL DEPARTMENT
Intelsat promoted David Meltzer to director of procurement in January; prior to his appointment Meltzer was assistant general counsel. Meltzer will report to Andrew Browne, Intel sat vice president and...
HUGHES WINS DARPA CONTRACT TO EXAMINE USING DIAMONDS IN SATELLITE TRANSISTORS
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Hughes Space and Communications Co. [GMH] a $2.6 million contract to research the use of man-made diamonds in transistor packages to be...
COM DEV SIGNS TWO HARDWARE DEALS WITH ALCATEL ESPACE
Cambridge, Ontario-based Com Dev International Ltd. received a $5 million contract this month from Alcatel Espace to supply switches, multiplexers and related equipment for Alcatel’s Multimedia Asia (M2A) satellite payload...
RURAL TELECOM DEPENDS ON COMBINING SATELLITES, WIRELESS
HONOLULU–As long-awaited mobile satellite systems edge closer to enter- ing service and bringing telecommunica tions capabilities to even the most remote villages, a new challenge awaits: Combining local loop systems...
PANAMSAT PROVIDES CAPACITY FOR LATIN AMERICAN TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM
PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] broadcast the 32nd Annual Pediatric Postgraduate Course Teleconference from Miami to more than 60 sites around Latin America, from Jan. 21-23. PanAmSat has been working with the...
COMMERCE DEPT. SOLICITING PARTICIPANTS FOR U.S. PAVILION AT PARIS AIR SHOW
Calling all marketers: The Commerce Department invites U.S. companies to participate in its Aerospace Product Literature Center (APLC) to be located at the U.S. pavilion at this year’s Paris Air...
TELESAT CANADA TO OPERATE THAILAND'S L-STAR SATELLITES
Thailand-based Asia Broadcasting and Communications Network Ltd. (ABCN) contracted with Telesat Canada for Telesat to operate its L-Star broadcasting and communications satellites for up to two years. Telesat will direct...