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Finance
Khrunichev, ILS Set Up Quality Initiative For Proton Rocket
[Satellite News – 5-20-08] Khrunichev Space Center and International Launch Services (ILS) have initiated a quality initiative for Khrunichev and its subcontractors, the two organizations announced April 24. Khrunichev […]
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Connectivity
Comtech To Acquire Radyne
[Satellite News – 5-13-08] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. will acquire Radyne Corp. in a deal that will allow Comtech to improve its leadership position in the ground station and amplifier markets, […]
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Connectivity
MSV Moving Ahead On Inmarsat Deal, Posts Revenue Increase For Quarter
[Satellite News – 5-6-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) posted a 6 percent increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2008 and has made significant progress in implementing the cooperation […]
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Connectivity
USGS To Make 36 Years Of Landsat Data Available On Web
[Satellite News – 4-29-08] The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is making all archived Landsat imagery available on the Internet for free, the agency announced April 28. By February, users […]
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Connectivity
TerreStar Restructures Board, Announces Layoffs
[Satellite News – 4-22-08] On the heels of the resignation of CEO and President Robert Brumley, TerreStar Networks Inc. is laying off nearly half of its employees in a cost-cutting […]
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Connectivity
Mount Everest Defeated With Help From Satellite Technology
[Satellite News – 4-16-08] Former Near Earth LLC President J. Armand Musey has reached base camp on Mount Everest and is preparing to ascend to Camp 1, 19,600 ft. above […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm Business Evolves With Technology
[Satellite News – 4-15-08] In the month since the World Teleport Association (WTA) named Globecomm Systems President Kenneth Miller Teleport Executive of the Year, the company has been awarded more […]
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Connectivity
Canadian Government Rejects ATK-MDA Deal
[Satellite News – 4-10-08] The Canadian government has rejected the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)’s satellite business to Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK), Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice […]
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Government/Military
Thompson: TSAT Could Disappear
The unveiling of the Air Force budget request for fiscal year 2009 revealed that the service has cut funding to some programs such as the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) […]
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Connectivity
IP-Prime Aims To Take Over Mobile TV Market
[Satellite News – 4-1-08] In July, SES Americom division IP-Prime launched a test of its digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV service to consumers in Las Vegas. The service, which […]
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Finance
Sea Launch CEO: Launch Industry Resilient
[Satellite News – 3-26-08] After being grounded for more than a year, Sea Launch looks to have recovered from its January 2007 launch failure, and “regained our stride” with the […]
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Connectivity
XM/Sirius Merger Brings Varied Responses
[Satellite News – 3-25-08] With the U.S. Department of Justice approval of the XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. merger, the only hurdle left for the […]
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Connectivity
Impact Of Proton Failure Ripples Through Industry
[Satellite News – 3-25-08] The impact of the Proton launch failure continued to resonate through the satellite industry, with EchoStar insisting that the uncertain fate of the AMC-14 satellite will […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat ‘Recession Resistant’ With Strong 2007 Numbers
[Satellite News – 3-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. reported record revenues in 2007, and CEO Dave McGlade said the results indicate that the satellite operator is “recession resistant.” Intelsat reported revenue […]
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Government/Military
GOES-R Contract On Schedule For December Award
[Satellite News – 3-18-08] The deadline for proposals to build the spacecraft for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R series (GOES-R) program passed March 11, with Northrop Grumman, Boeing Co. and […]
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Connectivity
Proton Failure May Have Impact On Launch, Pay-TV Markets
[Satellite News – 3-17-08] A Proton Breeze M rocket suffered its second failure in six months when a problem with the vehicle’s second stage left SES Americom‘s AMC-14 short of […]
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Connectivity
DataPath Expands Focus To Commercial Markets
[Satellite News – 3-10-08] Network solutions company DataPath Inc. named industry veteran Dave Helfgott CEO in February. The company has moved from mainly selling systems to the U.S. Department […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Broadband Market Beginning To Show Signs Of Strength
[Satellite News – 3-4-08] Satellite broadband has finally found market success, with offerings by WildBlue and Hughes reaching thousands of customers in North America and a recent deal struck between […]
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Uncategorized
Tim Bryan, CEO, ICO Global Communications
ICO Global Communications Ltd. debuted its new digital video broadcasting-satellite services to handhelds (DVB-SH) service in January. Alcatel-Lucent is providing the system architecture, design and installation for the mobile interactive […]
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Connectivity
FSS CEOs Discuss New Market Opportunities
[Satellite News – 2-26-08] While fixed satellite services operators remain intent on expanding their core video markets, opportunities for new services dominated the conversation at SATELLITE 2008’s opening general session, […]
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Connectivity
TerreStar Receives $300 Million In Investment Funds
[Satellite News – 2-13-08] Echostar Corp., Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund 1 Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund LP (collectively, Harbinger) and other investors have agreed to invest […]
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Government/Military
Integral Looks Into Bright Future
Alan Baldwin President and CEO Peter Gaffney Executive Vice President for New Business and Technology [Satellite News – 2-7-08] Alan Baldwin has served as interim president and CEO of Integral […]
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Uncategorized
SES Americom Launches Satellitewiki.com
[Satellite News – 2-1-08] SES Americom has thrown its hat into the new media ring with the introduction of Satellitewiki.com, a Web site devoted to the satellite industry that allows […]
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Finance
Sea Launch Has Record Year Planned
[Satellite News – 1-29-08] Sea Launch has recovered from its launch failure a year ago and is planning a record-setting year that includes the inauguration of its new Land Launch […]
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Government/Military
White House Releases Export Control Directives
[Satellite News – 1-23-08] U.S. President George W. Bush signed a package of directives to reform U.S. defense trade policies and practices, the White House announced Jan. 22. According […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat CEO Expands On Broadband Service
[Satellite News – 1-22-08] When ViaSat Inc., primarily an equipment manufacturer, announced that it was partnering with Loral Space and Communications to build and launch what it claims will be […]
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Connectivity
Demonstration Moves ICO Mobile Service Forward
[Satellite News – 1-16-08] ICO Global Communications Ltd. debuted its new digital video broadcasting-satellite services to handhelds (DVB-SH) service at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Imaging Business Robust, Growing
[Satellite News – 1-15-08] With the announcement that the WorldView-1 imaging satellite has reached full operating capability, DigitalGlobe’s capacity has been increased five fold, and the company’s biggest problem with […]