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Hamel Sees Six-Month Delay In AEHF Launch Budget Cut May Delay GPS III The United States needs to develop a new lower-cost satellite launcher, Lt. Gen. Michael A. Hamel, commander […]

Cost Of Flying Orion Manned Mission Two Years Earlier $2 Billion A House-Senate conference committee killed a $1 billion addition to the NASA budget to help the space agency recoup […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today]  UDcast has named David Richardson as vice president of corporate and business development, the company announced Nov. 16.     Richardson will contribute to the development of […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp.’s FleetBroadband service is commercially available, the company announced Nov. 19.     FleetBroadband, a maritime broadband satellite communications solution based on Inmarsat‘s FleetBroadband service, […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] Memotech Inc., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., received a $2.7 million order to provide an unnamed customer with telecommunications equipment and services to a mobile […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has added baseband solutions for mobile satellite communications networks to their U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) contract, the company announced Nov. 19.         […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya is counting down to the launch of its Thuraya-3 satellite, which is set for Nov. 19 following several days of delays due to unfavourable sea […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] ProtoStar Ltd. and Antrix, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), will jointly provide 216 megahertz of interim satellite capacity to support direct-to-home […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] A Russian Proton rocket placed the Sirius 4 satellite into orbit for SES Sirius Nov. 18, International Launch Services (ILS) announced. This is the first commercial […]

[11-19-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] A pair of U.S. Congressmen have written to NASA Administrator Michael Griffin expressing concern over a study contract awarded to small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The DirecTV Group  is switching its stock exchange listing from the New York Stock Exchange  to the Nasdaq, DirecTV announced Nov. 15.     "Companies that list […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] NDS is expanding its sales, support and research and development operation in Seoul, Korea, the company announced Nov. 16. The facilities have been operational since 2001. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The Indian Space Reseach Organization (ISRO) has tested an indigenously developed cryogenic stage that will serve as the upper stage of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Arinc has tested and deployed XipLink’s embedded acceleration system in Arinc’s Skylink broadband communications platform, XipLink announced Nov. 14.     The XipLink acceleration system combines SCPS-based […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR), which operates as XM Canada, reported a 100 percent increase in revenue for the fourth quarter, the company announced Nov. […]

[11-16-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated Iridium Satellite LLC exclusive access some L-band spectrum for global mobile satellite services, the company announced Nov. 15. […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Stratos Global Corp. has introduced a new dedicated GSM service for crewmembers and officers of merchant ships, the company announced Nov. 15.     GSM Oceanwide enables […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has tested a new type of rocket engine that uses oxygen and methane propellants, the company announced Nov. 14.     The TR408 engine […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Between 2006 and 2012, demand for C- and Ku-band transponders will increase at an average rate of 3.1 percent, according to a market survey released by […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 rocket placed the SkyNet 5B and Star One C1 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced Nov. 14.     SkyNet 5B, built by Astrium Services, […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, signed a contract with NDS Group to license and develop the VideoGuard conditional access […]

[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite LLC has had it’s “best quarter ever,” setting a record for subscriber additions in a three-month period, the company announced Nov. 15.     The […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a Career Center providing […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] AAE Systems Inc. (AAE) won a $24 million contract to provide a turnkey communications system in the Middle East to be used by government departments, service […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. earnings jumped 120 percent in the 2007 third quarter, as the company posted a revenue gain of 12 percent, Gilat announced Nov. […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] UDcast will supply DVB-H headends for Harris Corp.’s Atlas DVB-H Mobile TV transmitters, UDcast announced Nov. 14.     UDcast will provide its DVB-H IP encapsulators, network […]

[11-14-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract to provide Spanish telecommunications satellite service provider Hispasat with an Interactive Multimedia Communication Amerhis-2 Repeater, Thales Alenia announced Nov. […]