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A new sensor aboard the International Space Station will check continuously for harmful chemicals in air breathed by station crew members, NASA announced. That sensor also can serve as a […]

Scientists using the European Space Agency spacecraft Mars Express have produced the first crude map of aurorae on Mars. These displays of ultraviolet light appear to be located close to […]

Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. "Trey" Obering III turned over responsibility for missile defense operations to Army Lt. Gen. Patrick J. O’Reilly, who became the eighth director of the […]

Sea Launch will perform five launch operations for Intelsat, the sea-going launch platform company announced. The firms signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch […]

Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) will continue as the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman in the next two-year Congress, the 111th Congress, the House Democratic Caucus decided. Skelton became chairman […]

Commercial space traveler Richard Garriott, son of NASA astronaut Owen Garriott, returned to Earth after a mission to the International Space Station, Space Adventures, Ltd. announced. The company books commercial […]

An Ariane 5 heavy lifter will boost the Hot Bird 9 and W2M satellites to orbit for European operator Eutelsat, Arianespace announced. The two communications satellites will be launched from […]

Sikorski Also Urges Strong Support For NATO By Marina Malenic and Dave Ahearn A top Polish official yesterday urged President-elect Obama, who takes office Jan. 20, and his administration to […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] DataPath Inc. was awarded a contract to continue providing on-site personnel to operate and maintain U.S. Army satellite communications systems, the company announced Nov. 21.     The […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08]  EMS Technologies Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.K.-based Satamatics Global Ltd., a provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine) services, EMS announced Nov. 21.     Satamatics enables […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08]  The European Space Agency (ESA) signed contracts with OHB-System in Germany and Hispasat in Spain for ESA’s small GEO program, the space agency announced Nov. 20.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] Intelsat Ltd. signed a multi-year contract to broadcast the MLB Network using capacity on the Galaxy 17 satellite, Intelsat announced Nov. 20.     The network, a 24-hour […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] MCL Inc., a Miteq company, received a $1.4 million contract to design and develop an airborne Ka-band high power traveling wave tube amplifier for the U.S. Air […]

[Satellite Today 11-21-08] TNTSat, a digital terrestrial offering via satellite, is now in 750,000 households in France, SES Astra announced Nov. 18.     TNTSAT targets regions where TV households cannot […]

 [Satellite Today] The Nigcomsat 1 spacecraft, shut down Nov. 9 after suffering power problems, has lost both solar arrays and is “a total loss,” according to press reports.      T. […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Growth in set-top box shipments will peak in 2012, followed by a slow decline, according to a study by ABI Research.      Set-top box unit volumes for […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] GMV and Astronautic Technology Sdn. Bhd. (ATSB) won an a contract for Malaysia’s coastal Differential GPS (DGPS) network, GMV announced Nov. 20.      Under this agreement, signed […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) has been granted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) communications licenses for two new MSV gateways in the United States, the […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Sea Launch and Intelsat signed a multiple launch services contract for five missions on the Sea Launch system, the launch provider announced Nov. 20.     Sea Launch […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] SES New Skies will provide Arrowhead Global Solutions capacity on the NSS-12 satellite that will support U.S. government needs over the Middle East and East Africa, SES […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Eutelsat signed a capacity deal with the Airfield Media Group, a company looking to make an impact in the Belgian pay-TV market, Eutelsat announced Nov. 20.      […]

[Satellite Today 11-20-08] Thales Alenia Space España, signed an agreement with prime contractor Hispasat for the development and supply of the Redsat Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1 satellite, Thales […]

[Satellite News 11-19-08] With WorldSpace filing for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Sirius XM Radio struggling post-merger, the outlook for a new satellite radio business does not look […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Communications & Power Industries Inc. (CPI) has been awarded a $1.4 million contract to design, develop and test Ka-band traveling wave tubes and amplifiers for the U.S. […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thuraya is rolling out its ThurayaIP service to government and corporate sectors in Libya, the company announced Nov. 19.     In partnership with General Post & Telecommunications […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Incomnet, one of Mongolia’s largest telecommunications service providers, added Gilat’s SkyAbis cellular backhaul solution to its satellite communications network to serve Mongolia’s mobile operators, Gilat Satellite Networks […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Honeywell has been selected to provide the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory with a mini momentum control system for space missions, the company announced Nov. 18.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd. for the development, delivery and installation of elements of the Amos-4 ground segment, Thales Alenia […]

[Satellite Today 11-19-08] VT iDirect Inc. signed a contract with Gateway Communications to implement a pan-African DVB-S2/ACM satellite network built on iDirect’s Evolution platform, the company announced Nov. 19.     […]

[Satellite Today 11-18-08] Sonema, a provider of telecommunication services in Europe and Africa, expanded its agreement with Intelsat for contracted satellite capacity, Intelsat announced Nov. 18     Sonema uses the  […]