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Space Agency Moves To Foster Private Commercial Logistics Spacecraft NASA, in a double departure from business as usual, has taken a giant step toward privatizing the transport of cargo to […]

The Air Force shut down the existing Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) program competition without awarding a contract. Instead, the restructured contest now moves back to square one, with the air […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), has finalized a contract award to provide the Intelsat 17 spacecraft to Intelsat, SS/L announced Dec. 31.     The C- and Ku-band satellite is […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Satellite radio supplier Audiovox Corp. has reached an agreement in principle with Sirius XM Satellite Radio to become the principal supplier of Sirius XM radio products to […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team is considering a collaboration between the U.S. Defense Department and NASA to use the U.S. military Delta 4 and Atlas 5 launch […]

[Satellite Today 01-05-09] Gilat Satellite Networks announced a new pact with the Colombian Ministry of Communications that will resolve standoff between the two parties, resulting in the release of about […]

For more Industry news, sign up for SatelliteTODAY’s Daily News Feed email at www.SatelliteTODAY.com/mailinglist/ TECHNOLOGY Global Satellite USA Launches New Iridium GPS Surveillance Device Global Satellite USA, an offshore industry […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] RRsat Global Communications Network has partnered with CB Networks to launch a free-to-air satellite television broadcast channel over the North American region for Office de la Radio […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] Roscosmos will launch its Complex Orbital Near-Earth Observations of Solar Activity (Coronas) satellite from the Baikonur space center in January 2009, RIA Novosti reported on Dec. 25. […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] DMCii, a British satellite-imaging provider, will provide free DMC constellation satellite imagery for scientists to support global environmental monitoring projects, DMCii announced Dec. 26.     The company […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] Arabsat has signed a contract with Al-Jazeera to broadcast The Gulf Cup 2009 in HD, Arabsat announced Dec. 29.     The broadcast of the event, set to […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] SeaMobile, in collaboration with iDirect and Eutelsat, has deployed a 5IF iDirect hub in Turin, Italy, in an effort to expand its Geolink access network and increase […]

[Satellite Today 12-31-08] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is developing a next-generation rocket that it claims would cut satellite launch costs by half, ISRO announced Dec. 30.     In […]

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[Satellite Today 12-30-08] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) expects its customers’ platforms to deliver a record number of text messages this New Year’s Eve across its globally deployed Short Message Service Centers […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected for a long-term contract by NASA to provide cargo transportation services to and from the International Space Station, Orbital announced Dec. […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Two new Thuraya location services have been launched, the operator announced Dec. 24.      Geonix, a U.K.-based location services and equipment provider, has launched ThurayaAssist and ThurayaRelay, […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Due to the uncertainty of capital markets, Norsat International has extended the term of 366,690 common share purchase warrants that were issued as part of an offering […]

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Russia launched a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying three new satellites for Moscow’s Glonass navigation system, Russian officials reported to Interfax News Agency on Dec. […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Integral Systems has named John Monahan president of its subsidiary, RT Logic, a provider of products for ground-based applications for satellite test, Integral Systems announced Dec. 22. […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] World government space program expenditures were at a historical high of more than $62 billion dollars in 2008, with planned satellite launches in the next 10 years […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] NASA has selected the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft from Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the International Space Station cargo resupply services contract award, […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Inmarsat will switch off its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (R-BGAN) services worldwide at 11:59 p.m. UTC Dec. 31, the company announced Dec. 19. The service has […]

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Arianespace has been chosen by Egyptian operator Nilesat to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 23.     The launch contract comes as part of a […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] Harmonic has reached an agreement to acquire Scopus Video Networks, a global provider of digital video networking solutions, Harmonic announced Dec. 23.     Under the terms of […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES News Skies has signed a new capacity deal with TV Record, a Brazilian broadcaster, the company announced Dec. 23.     TV Record has selected SES New […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] AsiaSat has signed a C-band capacity deal with B4U Broadband in India, the company announced Dec. 22.     B4U will deliver two Hindi television channels, B4U Movies […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES has formally accepted the Astra 1M satellite from Astrium after the compleltion in-orbit testing, SES announced Dec. 18.     The Eurostar E3000 satellite, designed and built […]

[Satellite Today 12-23-08]  A team led by Lockheed Martin has completed and delivered the high-performance communications subsystem for the geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft core structure and propulsion subsystem to the […]

Global space spending hit a record $62 billion this year and will rise 4.5 percent annually to reach $70 billion in 2012, a European firm estimates. The report predicts outlays […]