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[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Wegener Corp. has received orders worth more than $1.4 million for its Unity 552 Enterprise Media Receiver, Wegener announced Dec. 20.     The orders are expected […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Pace Micro Technology boosted its position in the set-top box market by acquiring the operations of Royal Philips Electronics, Pace announced Dec. 19. Philips supplies of […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $96.7 million contract by NASA to provide the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Alcatel-Lucent will conduct a mobile TV trial in the United States with ICO Global Communications based on the DVB-SH (digital video broadcasting–satellite services to handhelds) standard, […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a deal with Euro Marketing Group to offer Astra2Connect in Poland, SES Astra announced Dec. 20.     Euro Marketing will offer the satellite-based […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. will supply business jets with airborne broadband terminals and satellite service through contracts with Rockwell Collins and Arinc, ViaSat announced Dec. 20.     The […]

[12-20-07 – Satellite News] The role of satellites in mobile television in Europe has been bought into sharper focus as Alcatel-Lucent has teamed up with mobile operator 3 Italia and […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] ViewCast Corp. named Peter Still the company’s sales director, ViewCast announced Dec. 19.     Still will join the company Jan. 2 and be responsible for developing […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] WorldSpace Satellite Radio has appointed Roberto Zaino, a pioneer of the radio broadcasting industry in Italy, as content director for WorldSpace Italia, the company announced Dec. […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] Norsat International Inc. will open a research and development facility in South Korea to develop components for Norsat’s microwave products and satellite systems business units, the […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. completed the first phase of a turnkey satellite network solution for Vivo, Gilat announced Dec. 18.     Vivo, a customer of Brazil’s […]

[12-19-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed its third contract to market its high-speed internet access service to consumers in Germany, the company announced Oct. 19.     Yato, a telecommunications […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) closed its acquisition of Alliance Spacesystems, MDA announced Dec. 18.     Alliance Spacesystems provides U.S. government and aerospace customers with […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev Inc. has completed development of its low shock release mechanism (LSRM), which provides restraint and release of spacecraft components, the company announced Dec. 17.     […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] U.K. communications regulator Ofcom has published a consultation document investigating the pay-TV market which suggests that the regulator does not necessarily believe that there are issues […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] WildBlue Communications Inc. signed an agreement with Google Inc. for a suite of enhanced services, WildBlue announced Dec. 17.     The WildBlue.net home page will make […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. (Spacecom) has signed broadcast deals in Hungary, Slovenia and Romania for transponder space on the Amos satellites, the company announced Dec. 18. […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] Envivio Inc. will provide a video headend for Tus Telekom‘s standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) IPTV services in Slovenia, Envivio announced Dec. 18.      Tus Telecom […]

[12-18-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. completed testing of the Spaceway 3 satellite and handed control over to Hughes Network Systems LLC, Boeing announced Dec. 18.     Spaceway 3, placed […]

Space Rocket Engine Passes Test: ATK Alliant Techsystems [ATK] demonstrated a critical capability of its liquid oxygen (LOX)/methane rocket engine by igniting it in a vacuum chamber, ATK announced. The […]

Northrop To Vie For Ground-based Midcourse Defense Program Segment Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] will compete for a piece of the work on the Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) program, the […]

Ariane 5 To Launch Comms Satellite For Hispasat In Summer 2009 An Ariane 5 rocket will orbit the Amazonas-2 communications satellite for Hispasat in the summer of 2009, Arianespace announced. […]

Extremist comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are seen by some in Iran as increasing Western pressure for sanctions against Iran, according to Barbara Slavin, senior diplomatic reporter with USA […]

China now has become a deep-space power, on the success of its lunar orbiter, Chinese President Hu Jintao said last week, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. This is […]

India used its Akash interceptor to take out a flying target last week, according to news media reports. The news comes as India also is working to develop a long-range […]

First Time An Ally Has Used Aegis/SM-3 In Ballistic Missile Defense Test The Japanese destroyer Kongo today employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy […]

NASA Experts Still Seek Cause Of Sensor Data Snafu Tests Set For Tomorrow, May Unearth Problem In Sensors; Simultaneous Space Station Spacewalk To Examine SARJ NASA again postponed the launch […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) and SkyTerra Communications Inc. have entered an agreement to sell $150 million of MSV’s senior unsecured notes due 2013 and warrants to […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] beat out Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. [BLL] to win an up-to $799.5 million avionics instrument unit contract for the Ares I upper stage rocket that […]

[12-17-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya Telecommunications Co. (Thuraya) has appointed Fort Info Technology (Fort) as its exclusive distributor for its rural telephony products, the company announced Dec. 17. The move […]