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[4/27/07] International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Telesat Canada to place the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit, ILS announced April 26. The mission, using a Proton Breeze M […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in […]

The U.S. Department of State rejected a proposal by GE and Citic Group to privatize Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. (AsiaSat), AsiaSat announced April 24. Due to the rejection, the […]

GeoEye is partnering with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in China, GeoEye announced April 25. East-Dawn has formed […]

U.S. Air Force Space Command granted a five-year license to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to operate at a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Air Force […]

The College of European Commissioners adopted a document on a European Space Policy, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced April 26. ESA and the European Commission crafted the policy, which […]

Boeing completed a GPS Space Segment 3 system design review for the U.S. Air Force, Boeing announced April 26. The Air Force is expected to award the multi-billion dollar GPS […]

Harmonic Inc., a provider of broadcast and on-demand video delivery solutions, reported net sales of $70.2 million in the 2007 first quarter, up 25 percent from $56.2 million in the […]

German pay-TV operator Premiere has reached an agreement for the exclusive pay-TV rights to the Austrian Bundesliga until 2010, Premiere announced. Premiere offers direct-to-home services in Austria as well as […]

Direct-to-home satellite operator ProtoStar is among five new members of the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA). The other new members are Indian broadcaster Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Indian […]

Boeing space revenues increased 4 percent to $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2007 on increased sales of satellites and ground-based missile defense (GMD) programs, Boeing announced April 25. […]

Viasat continues to see strong subscriber growth in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, as the direct-to-home provider added 14,000 customers to close the first quarter with 943,000 subscribers, parent company […]

BSkyB could be set for a “tough quarter,” research analyst Sarah Simon of Morgan Stanley said. Morgan Stanley is forecasting low subscriber growth of only 15,000, but “all eyes will […]

Globalstar Inc. has launched its Globalstar Simplex data service to customers throughout Central America and the surrounding maritime region, Globalstar announced April 24. The one-way satellite service provides an asset […]

Streambox Inc. and the American Red Cross are planning to deploy the Streambox ACT-L3 newsgathering system to Red Cross field workers, Streambox announced April 24. The Red Cross will deploy […]

Intelsat Ltd. has shut down a satellite transponder that was being used by Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers rebel group to make unauthorized TV and radio broadcasts in Europe and Asia, […]

[4/26/07] Iridium Satellite is offering a new North American pricing plan that will bring the cost of its satellite telephone service to the range of 30 cents to 40 cents […]

[4/25/07] Thales Alenia Space received a contract from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS to manufacture the Thor 6 satellite, the companies April 24. Thor 6 will be based on the Spacebus […]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace have agreed to combine their commercial satellite launch services, Mitsubishi announced April 24. The agreement will provide customers with a choice of the […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the GlobalSat division of Lyman Bros. Inc., Globecomm announced April 24. The purchase price is $18.4 million and anticipated […]

Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Minotaur 1 rocket launched the Near Field InfraRed Experiment (NFIRE) spacecraft for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Air Force, Orbital announced April 24. The mission […]

Telenor Satellite Services added the Addvalue Communications Wideye Sabre-1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal to its inventory of on-demand communications technologies, Telenor announced April 24. The sub-laptop sized Wideye […]

SkyWave Mobile Communications and Aztech Associates Inc. have developed the Spike messaging display terminal for use with SkyWave’s D+ satellite and GPRS terminals, SkyWave announced April 23. Using the Spike […]

A Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft scheduled to be placed into orbit in April 2008 has completed thermal vacuum tests at Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale, Calif., facility, the U.S. Air […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted first quarter revenues of $228.2 million, up 19 percent from revenues of $192.2 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced April 19. […]

China’s ocean monitoring satellite, Ocean-1B, has completed on-orbit testing, Xinhua reported April 20. The satellite, which monitors the color and temperature of the ocean, was placed into orbit April 11 […]

[4/23/07] Germany’s Premiere signed an agreement to use SES Astra’s Entavio digital satellite platform, the first pay-TV client for the service, SES Astra announced April 19.   "The agreement with […]

Homeland Integrated Security Systems Inc. (HISC) has received final regulatory approvals on its patent-pending Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Cyber Tracker, HISC announced April 19. Regulatory approvals were required […]

Unlimi-Tech Software Inc. has announced its introduction of FileCatalyst 2.0 to offer broadcasters, carriers, telecoms, post-production houses and digital delivery or system integration companies a software-based product to provide maximum […]

[4/20/07] The U.S. Air Force has issued a $6 million contract for Lockheed Martin to develop and integrate a demonstration payload to temporarily transmit a third civil signal on a […]