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[Satellite Today 01-22-09] Swedish Space Corp. (SSC) reached an agreement to acquire Universal Space Network (USN) and will purchase all of its U.S. stock shares, SSC announced Jan. 22.     […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] JSC Kazakhtelecom (KT), a telecommunications operator based in Kazakhstan, has selected Gilat Satellite Networks to expand KT’s existing SkyEdge broadband network to serve several hundred additional sites, […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] Thrane & Thrane is laying off nearly 15 percent of its workforce despite sales of its products performing in line with forecasts, the company announced Jan. 21. […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] LBiSat Satellite Communications has implemented a hosted voice platform from Alianza to provide Voice Over IP (VOIP) services in remote regions for the U.S. Forest Service, Alianza […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] KVH Industries and ViaSat extended the reach of their mini-VSAT broadband service to Alaska, the west coast of Canada and the United States, Hawaii and Asia, the […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] Canal Plus Group and Arabsat have launched a French-speaking channel package in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, Arabsat announced Jan. 21.      Arabsat partnered with Canal Overseas, an […]

[Satellite Today 01-22-09] SES Astra’s new Astra 1M satellite has been deployed at its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East and is ready for commercial operations, the company announced […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Eutelsat signed a contract with Telespazio for capacity at the 13 degrees East Hot Bird video neighborhood, Eutelsat announced Jan. 20.     The contract leases two transponders […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan, PCI announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Mexico is largely an untapped market when it comes to pay TV services, with less than 30 percent of the households subscribing, Steve Schaver, president of EchoStar […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will hit a speed bump in 2009 but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Orbital Sciences Corp. is using lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from Saft as a power source for air-launched space launch vehicles, the company announced Jan. 20.     Orbital Sciences […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Indian telecom Bharti Airtel has launched an IPTV service, Airtel Digital TV Interactive, the company announced Jan. 19.     With the launch of this IPTV service, Bharti […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Glowlink released a new version of its flagship Model 1000 system, the company announced Jan. 19.     Version 2.11.1 introduces advanced data fusion technologies, alarm management tool […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Thuraya, a commercial agreement with Connect Telecom, a longstanding Thuraya distribution partner, to distribute its ThurayaIP service, the company announced Jan. 18.     Connect Telecom intends to […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Intelsat selected KT Corp., a communications service provider for Korea and the Asia-Pacific region, to be a distribution partner for Intelsat’s network broadband global maritime service, Intelsat […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order approving the transfer of Stratos Global’s FCC licenses to Inmarsat, the operator announced Jan. 19.     In December, […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] SES Astra‘s Astra 5A satellite experienced a technical anomaly that led to the loss of the satellite, SES announced Jan. 16.     SES Astra has informed affected […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Sea Launch will launch the Intelsat 17 communications satellite for Intelsat late 2010, Sea Launch announced Jan. 19.     The launch is the first of five missions […]

The European Space Agency will see several major spacecraft launches this year, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain said. Among major spacecraft being orbited are Herschel-Planck, GOCE, SMOS and CryoSat-2, he […]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force is poised to open a new round of bidding for a $10 billion Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) contract, which the service plans to award […]

Norway gave Thales a contract to deliver a new satellite communications system for the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates. The Norwegian Defence Procurement Division contract will significantly enhance the effectiveness […]

The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $6.3 million contract to support MK 41 vertical launch systems for the U.S. and Turkish navies, Lockheed announced. Lockheed will provide engineering […]

PlanetSpace Inc. protested multi-billion-dollar NASA contract awards to Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, for commercial spacecraft cargo flights to the International Space Station. (Please […]

Updated — January 15, 2009 – 4:31 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | * No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 4 Mission:NOAA-N […]

The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army […]

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is poised to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket Feb. […]

Arianespace captured 72 percent of orders booked last year, and half of all commercial launches to geostationary orbit, according to Arianespace chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, speaking to journalists. […]

The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more […]

Iran is amassing materials such as tungsten copper and specialized aluminum and titanium sheets that are key to production of missiles, including long-range weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The […]