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Boeing Co. will close its Connexion satellite Internet unit for aircraft following "a detailed business and market analysis" of the service, Boeing announced Aug. 17. "Over the last six years, […]

NASA selected Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Rocketplane Kistler to demonstrate their ability to loft cargo and eventually crew members to the International Space Station (ISS). In the demonstration contracts, […]

Changes in thinking, along with technology advancements, are helping the U.S. Department of Defense deliver satellite imagery to the units in the field more quickly, helping to improve operations and […]

A technology partnership between H.A.B.I.T. Research Ltd., a Victoria-based company that designs, develops and manufactures technology for wildlife research, and Swiss positioning technology provider u-blox, is making it possible for […]

A strong increase in profits and revenues in the second quarter for Gilat Satellite Networks has given the company’s CEO and financial analysts reason to be optimistic about the satellite […]

Pay-TV operator Canalsat hopes to make a strong impact in the mobile TV market in France, as the company seeks to boost its revenues outside of its core direct-to-home (DTH) […]

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors‘ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug. […]

Trimble announced Aug. 17 it has supplied Global Positioning System (GPS) reference stations and VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish one of the first Eastern Europe nationwide VRS infrastructure […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has high hopes for its Spacenet subsidiary over the next 12 months. Gilat recently appointed former SES Americom Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Georghiou as the new CEO […]

Belarus is set to announce a tender for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed in a July failure of a Dnepr launch vehicle, RIA Novosti reported […]

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a decision by a lower court that Echostar Communications Corp. to stop selling digital video recorders (DVR), the company announced Aug. 18. The […]

Advantech Satellite Networks has promoted Michael Pollack to vice president, government sales. Pollack will lead all aspects of Advantech’s government business from the company’s office in Rockville, Md. Pollack joined […]

Digitalglobe announced Aug. 16 two additions to its senior management team. Marc Tremblay has been appointed general manager of Digitalglobe’s commercial business unit, where he will be responsible for the […]

The Raytheon Missile Systems and BAE Systems Bofors’ Excalibur team successfully test-fired two global positioning system (GPS)-guided 155 mm artillery projectiles that functioned as intended against simulated tactical targets Aug. […]

Trimble announced Aug. 17 it has supplied Global Positioning System (GPS) reference stations and VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish one of the first Eastern Europe nationwide VRS infrastructure […]

Gilat Satellite Networks has high hopes for its Spacenet subsidiary over the next 12 months. Gilat recently appointed former SES Americom Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Georghiou as the new CEO […]

Belarus is set to announce a tender for a new national BelKa satellite to replace the one destroyed in a July failure of a Dnepr launch vehicle, RIA Novosti reported […]

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a decision by a lower court that Echostar Communications Corp. to stop selling digital video recorders (DVR), the company announced Aug. 18. The […]

Rockwell Collins has unveiled Tailwind 300, its latest satellite TV offering for business jets. First delivery of the system is expected by mid 2007. Rockwell Collins has partnered with DirecTV […]

Satcon Technology Corp. has received contracts valued at more than $1 million to provide electronic components to a pair of North American-based satellite subcontractors, Satcon announced. The custom signal-processing devices, […]

Six TV network groups representing 10 East and West Coast feeds have signed up for network transport aboard the Comcast Media Center (CMC)-SES Americom Total Digital Solution, the companies announced. […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC and Helius Inc. announced an agreement that allow Helius technologies to be incorporated into Hughes’ new Digital Media suite of services, the companies announced. The service […]

General Motors (GM) cut the option price of factory-installed XM Satellite Radio by nearly 40 percent for most of its 2007 model year cars, the automaker announced Aug. 16. The […]

After placing the largest deposit among the 168 qualified bidders and leading after the early rounds, DirecTV Group Inc. and Echostar Communications Corp. have dropped out of an auction of […]

Pace Micro Technology appointed Ian Sharp as its president for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia-Pacific region. Sharp has been with the company since 2005. He initially […]

Aircell Inc., an Iridium service provider will launch a new service in conjunction with Medaire Inc. that offers in-flight, on-demand medical assistance from ground-based health experts through the Iridium satellite […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. posted a profit of $2.1 million in the 2006 second quarter, rebounding from a loss of $1.1 million in the same period a year ago, the […]

Harris Corp. has secured a five-year supplier agreement to supply digital microwave radios for backhaul and access applications in Africa for mobile phone operator MTN Group Harris announced Aug. 15. […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), announced that it won a contract to build the Terrestar-2 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spacecraft for Terrestar Networks Inc. Terrestar’s two-satellite system, which includes the TerreStar-1 satellite […]

A proposed U.S. system to protect satellites from solar storms or high-altitude nuclear detonations could cause worldwide radio communications blackouts, according to a group of scientists from New Zealand, Finland […]