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Israel-based Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Oct. 11 that it is supplying a Skyedge broadband satellite hub station and VSATs to Teleport-Services, a Russian satellite-services operator, to use for the […]

SES Global S.A. priced an 800 million euro bond offering, the company announced Oct. 11. The two-tranche offering consisted of a 300 million euro ($376.1 million) three- year floating rate […]

Israel-based RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. filed a prospectus Oct. 10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO). RRSat is offering 3.6 million […]

Thrane & Thrane closed its acquisition of the mobile satellite communications operations of Nera ASA, Thrane & Thrane announced Oct. 10. The deal, announced in August, combines two providers of […]

ATK has completed an on-pad pathfinder operation of its launch vehicle, the ALV, which is scheduled for its first mission in 2007, the company announced Oct. 10. The flight of […]

The launch of an Ariane-5 rocket carrying DirecTV’s DirecTV-9S and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s LDREX-2 satellites was delayed by 24 hours in order to conduct checks on components of […]

Lockheed Martin and ITT Corp. announced Oct. 11 an alliance to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS system. Under their agreement, the companies will extend an existing partnership […]

Lockheed Martin Corp. shares of International Launch Services Inc. (ILS) have been transferred to Space Transport Inc., ILS announced Oct. 11. The ILS board appointed Frank McKenna as the company’s […]

Iranian experts established satellite communications between Iran and Tajikistan‘s meteorological centers, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Oct. 9. Iran’s automatic meteorological switch is linked with Tajikistan’s […]

Transport for London, the city’s transportation agency, on Oct. 9 unveiled a congestion-mitigation system which tracks traffic in the capital via satellite. The agency says that satellite technology can help […]

GTXC, a personal-location services company, announced Oct. 9 its signing of a licensing agreement to provide miniaturized personal-tracking devices to governmental security agencies and consumer maritime enthusiasts. Among products offered […]

Deimos Imaging SL, a subsidiary of Deimos Space SL, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. contracted for an Earth-imaging satellite, Deimos, planned for launch in early 2008. Built by Surrey, the […]

Satellite telecom operator Globalstar announced it signed a preliminary 7.7 million euro ($9.66 million) agreement with Alcatel Alenia Space to study construction of a new network of 48 satellites. A […]

DirecTV will offer local high-definition (HD) broadcast networks to 67 markets, representing approximately 74 percent of U.S. TV households, after it rolls out 25 more local HD markets by year’s […]

Distributors have reached a deal to provide ABC News Now service via satellite TV available in India, the first time that the network’s 24-hour news carrier will be seen outside […]

Skyterra Communications Inc. announced Oct. 10 that it has executed an agreement with BCE Inc. to acquire BCE’s stake in Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV). As part of the transaction, […]

Eutelsat has confirmed that operations of its W3A satellite have been fully restored to normal mode following an anomaly that occurred Oct. 9. Full commercial service on the satellite resumed […]

Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors’ Excalibur team have delivered the first production Excalibur GPS-guided 155mm artillery rounds to the U.S. Army, Raytheon announced Oct. 9. These projectiles, designed […]

Harris Corp. Oct. 9 introduced the Falcon-3 multiband, multimission manpack tactical radio, which combines traditional multiband features with new capabilities such as commercial L-band satellite communications. The addition to the […]

Spacehab Inc., a provider of commercial space services, announced Oct. 9 that its common stock has closed for more than 30 consecutive days below the minimum $1-per-share requirement for continued […]

Radyne Corp. announced Oct. 9 that its Tiernan division won a contract valued at up to $2.5 million from the Naval Air Warfare Center for video-compression and satellite- transmission equipment. […]

Norsat International Inc. announced Oct. 6 that it won two contracts by the U.S. Army Central Command. Norsat will supply Newslink portable satellite terminals, audio-video kits, spares, training and maintenance […]

Wilson Ship Management announced Oct. 9 it will fit its fleet of more than 45 ships with Iridium satellite terminals to provide security and e-mail service. Dualog is supplying the […]

Italian cable operator Fastweb and Sky Italia have formed a partnership to combine their services into a single offering for the Italian pay-TV market. Under the terms of the agreement […]

Robert Bednarek is replacing Dan Goldberg as president and CEO of SES New Skies, the company announced Oct. 9. Bednarek joined SES Global in January 2002, initially serving as executive […]

A NASA scientist won the Nobel Prize for physics, NASA announced. The Nobel Prize Committee chose NASA scientist and Goddard Fellow John C. Mather to receive the 2006 prize. Mather […]

Missile defense funding accounts for only a minuscule fraction of total federal spending, the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) stated. While MDAA expressed gratitude to President Bush and Congress for […]

The Air Force and The Boeing Co. [BA] recently conducted the world’s first firing of a laser using recycled fuel at the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate, Boeing […]

NASA extended a previous contract action with ATK Thiokol of Brigham City, Utah, to continue design and development of the first stage for the Ares I crew launch vehicle. The […]