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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. expects to raise $36.8 million in an offering of 7 million shares of stock, the company announced Dec. 19. The company will sell up to 4.7 […]

Australia Network, the Australian Broadcasting Corp.’s international TV channel, has acquired additional capacity from Intelsat under a renewal of its multiyear contract, the Fixed Satellite Services announced Dec. 19. Australia […]

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has received the first signals from the Engineering Test Satellite No. 8 (Kiku-8), which was launched Dec. 18 from the Tanegashima Space Center, JAXA […]

SeaMobile Inc. announced Dec. 18 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Geolink, a satellite-based broadband communications and networking services provider to the European market. Terms of the […]

The Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) business of Loral Space & Communications Inc. and Telesat Canada will be combined under a new Canadian company to become the fourth largest operator in […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. launched the TacSat-2 satellite for the U.S. Air Force aboard a Minotaur I space launch vehicle Dec. 16, the first mission from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), […]

Croatia has become the 20th full member of Eumetsat’s community of states, the organization announced Dec. 15. Under an agreement signed earlier this year, Croatia will be able to fully […]

TacSat-2 Satellite Launched From Wallops Island TacSat-2 was launched successfully at 7 a.m. ET Saturday from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Island Flight Facility, according to NASA. […]

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld presented the Defense Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering III, director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Rumsfeld, who is stepping down […]

Candidate For Army Contract Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] unveiled a battle command system that features linking air and missile defense (AMD) systems into one seamless architecture, according to the company. […]

Intelsat renewed and expanded its agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) for international distribution of league games, the company announced. The NBA distribution network will now include full-time and […]

Some Glitches Arise, Requiring Fourth Spacewalk, Longer Mission Crew members from Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-116) installed a large component on the International Space Station (ISS) and set about rewiring it […]

But No U.S. Arms Race In Space Seen By U.S. Aide The United States faces a burgeoning threat to its space assets, both those in the cosmos and ground-based links […]

Missile Sales Decline In 2006, But Space Sector Up 3 Percent The annual NASA budget eventually will have to rise to roughly double the approximately $16 billion of outlays currently, […]

SES Astra announced Dec. 18 its establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom Belgium, through which it intends to boost revenues derived from the Belgian satellite market. SES […]

DigitalGlobe has appointed Steve Milton as vice president of software and systems, the company announced. Milton will direct DigitalGlobe’s software and systems business office, leading the development of software systems […]

Eagle Broadband Inc. has received a contract to provide an emergency communications system to Fort Bend County, Texas, the company announced. Eagle will provide its SatMax system and also pre-wire […]

NovAtel Inc. has become the first company outside of Europe accepted as a full member of Galileo Services, a non-profit organization promoting the development and use of Galileo-enabled businesses, NovAtel […]

A Delta 2 rocket placed a classified payload into orbit on Dec. 14 for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the first mission for the newly formed United Launch Alliance. The […]

Access Intelligence LLC., a full-service B2B information and marketing solutions provider, is pleased to announce the launch Dec. 18 of the redesigned Web site of Satellite Today: www.satellitetoday.com. SatelliteToday.com’s new […]

Hughes Network Systems announced Dec. 13 that the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has approved the Internet Protocol over Satellite.v2 (IPoS.v2) air interface standard, which incorporates the DVB-S2 industry standard […]

Hughes Network Systems announced the next phase of a contract with Enlaces Integra and Globalstar de M�xico to deliver an additional 10,860 broadband satellite terminals for the Mexican Ministry of […]

DigitalGlobe Inc. awarded a contract to MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) to supply ground station systems for the WorldView imagery satellite, MDA announced Dec. 14. MDA will provide DigitalGlobe’s […]

Harris Corp. received a contract from the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) to develop an encryption device that could be used on satellite communication terminals, the […]

Avanti Screenmedia, a U.K. satellite, media and telecom business, announced plans Dec. 14 to separate its satellite operations from its core digital advertising screen business. The proposed action is expected […]

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corp. have established a test bed intended to demonstrate network-centric missions that will be enabled by the Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) system, Northrop Grumman announced. […]

Integral Systems Inc. announced Dec. 13 that it has added EchoStar Communications Corp.’s EchoStar-11 satellite to the satellite operator’s existing Epoch IPS satellite control system. EchoStar’s entire fleet of satellites […]

The Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications signed a contract with TV-Novosti for the lease of capacity aboard the Intelsat 904 satellite, Intersputnik announced Dec. 13. The capacity will be […]

ViaSat Inc. will supply its LinkStar DVB-S2 satellite networking system to Unete Telecomunicaciones S.A. of Bolivia, ViaSat announced Dec. 13. The contract, valued at about $6 million, includes installation and […]