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[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Rome Research Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Navy to operate and maintain communications satellite systems for the Naval Satellite Operations Center, parent company Par […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a contract from Australia’s Optus Networks PTY Ltd. to provide satellite network infrastructure equipment and technical services to support the Australian […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] The direct-to-home (DTH) market in Portugal saw strong growth in the year that closed in June, according to a report issued Aug. 20 Portuguese communications regulator […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] SkyTerra Communications Inc. and Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) have appointed James Wiseman vice president and corporate controller, the companies announced Aug. 21. Wiseman will be responsible […]

[8/21/07 – Satellite Today] Satellite operators use C-band to provide essential services such as TV transmissions, distance learning, telemedicine and disaster recovery, and in some countries C-band spectrum serves as […]

MEADS International showed off the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) battle management tactical operations center. MEADS, the advanced air and missile defense system under development by Germany, Italy and […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] will transfer production supporting the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) program from Anaheim, Calif., to its facility in Huntsville, Ala. That move expands production capability and […]

NASA added a new computer program to help monitor the four gyroscopes that keep the International Space Station (ISS) properly oriented without the use of rocket fuel. During a spacewalk […]

By Jen DiMascio The Pentagon’s new office to rapidly produce space capabilities for commanders has so far received support from Capitol Hill, but the fledgling program faces a number of […]

The Air Force is considering restarting production of the laser-guided Maverick missile, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. That springs from an urgent operational need for a close air support weapon to […]

Boeing Gains $30 Million SatCom Contract The Air Force gave a unit of The Boeing Co. [BA] a $30 million satellite communications contract option, in a deal that eventually may […]

Spaceway 3 Satellite Launched, Works Well, Boeing Announces The Boeing Co. [BA] sent and received the first on-orbit commands from the Spaceway 3 satellite following its successful launch. Data show […]

An Iranian leader who has called for wiping Israel off the map lashed out at plans to install a U.S. Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) shield at a new site […]

Moves in Congress to cut funding for the Transformational Satellite Communications program (TSAT) endanger both progress on the networking program itself, and the lives of service personnel as well. So […]

Storm Forces Early Mission End; Landing At 12:32 P.M. ET Tomorrow NASA officials decided that astronauts on Space Shuttle Endeavour can survive their impending reentry tomorrow without first having spacewalking […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] The European Commission (EC) authorized the acquisition of Telenor Satellite Services by Apax Partners, concluding that the deal would not “significantly impede effective competition,” the EC […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems has won a satellite terminal deal with Paradigm Services, which is authorized to lead satellite communications procurements for military users within the U.K. […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Globecomm Systems Inc. has opened a broadcast operations center for Showtime Networks Inc., Globecomm announced. The 6,000-square-foot custom master and control facility at Globecomm’s Long Island […]

Sky Network Television, the leading pay-TV operator in New Zealand, added nearly 45,000 subscribers for the year that closed at the end of June, bringing its total subscriber base to […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] Glentel Inc. has acquired and installed a new satellite hub to bring pipeline monitoring and other control services to its oil and gas customers throughout Canada […]

[8/20/07 – Satellite Today] WildBlue Communications, Inc. named Ed Knudson vice president of sales and marketing, the company announced Aug. 20. Knudson has more than 20 years of experience in […]

[08/17/07 – Satellite Today] International Communications Group Inc. (ICG) has appointed Darrell Andregg director of engineering, the company announced Aug. 16. Along with overseeing the engineering department, Andregg will monitor […]

[08/17/07 – Satellite Today] Orbcomm Inc. recorded a revenue gain of about 5 percent to $6.6 million in its 2007 second quarter, the company announced. The growth helped Orbcomm cut […]

[08/17/07 – Satellite Today] EchoStar Communications Corp. unveiled its latest high-definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR) designed to complement the company’s expanded HD programming offerings on its Dish Network, EchoStar […]

[08/17/07 – Satellite Today] The first satellite radio tuner that can receive Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV offering will be available in the fourth quarter, Sirius announced Aug. 16. The SCV1 […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar Inc. reported a gain in subscribers in the 2007 second quarter but posted a larger loss as revenues declined, the company announced Aug. 14. Total […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has completed delivery of the antenna wings for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, the company announced Aug. 15. […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. completed the first phase of its nanosatellite research and experimentation with the conclusion of the CubeSat TestBed 1 mission, the company announced Aug. 16. […]

[08/16/07 – Satellite Today] Thrane & Thrane has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat to supply and install two radio network controller stations in Hawaii, Thrane & Thrane announced. The […]