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Globalstar Files IPO Globalstar Inc. filed a registration statement July 18 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a proposed $100 million initial public offering of common stock. The […]

With the consolidation of the major players in the Fixed Satellite Services industry now completed, public and private investors are now turning their attention to other aspects of the satellite […]

San Diego-based All Road Communications, a provider of satellite phone equipment for the Iridium and Globalstar systems, donated two Iridium satellite phones to the Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society as […]

After enduring some lean years, the commercial launch industry is beginning to gain momentum again according to officials from Arianespace, International Launch Services (ILS) and Sea Launch, the three major […]

Satellite-TV provider BSkyB intends to be a major force in the U.K. triple-play market, unveiling broadband plans this week that are bigger, bolder and more ambitious than anyone expected. Looking […]

Stratos Global Corp. formed a subsidiary company dedicated to U.S. government customers, the company announced. Stratos Government Services Inc. is a single-source integrator of several commercial satellite technologies and will […]

Eutelsat Communications reported a 5.4 percent increase in revenues to 791.1 million euros ($998.1 million) in its 2006 fiscal year, the company announced July 20. Video applications improved 3.4 percent […]

Aerojet delivered the first of the new-generation propulsion thrusters to NASA‘s Glenn Research Center to be used in NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) project. The thrusters are capable of operating […]

Indian Space Research Organisation‘s satellite-based search and rescue network was used to help save 30 crewmembers from a ship in distress in Sri Lankan water. The agency’s geostationary communication satellite, […]

Thales Co. signed an agreement to divest the majority of its satellite navigation business to an investor group led by private equity firm Shah Capital Partners for $170 million, the […]

After a series of aborted attempts, the launch of the MetOp-A satellite has been postponed indefinitely, Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, and the European Space […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted earnings of $9.8 million in its 2006 second quarter on revenues of $197 million, the company announced July 20. In the same period in 2005, Orbital […]

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $38.2 million order from the U.S. Army under the Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced July 20. Comtech will provide the […]

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Globecomm Systems Inc. a contract to provide portable satellite communications terminals, Globecomm announced July 19. Globecomm was one of five […]

Convergys Corp. announced July 20 it would provide a set of product offerings, consulting and professional services for Arena‘s new German satellite Pay-TV service. The company will operate a satellite […]

ND Satcom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and defense communications network solutions, has strengthened its position in Romania due to the implementation of several broadcast projects in the […]

Garmin International Inc. introduced its GPSMAP 496 aviation device July 19. The portable GPS unit targeting the aviation market offers features such as airport diagrams, an enhanced high-resolution terrain database, […]

Members of SPATEA (Spar Professional and Allied Technical Employee’s Association) have returned to work at MDA Space Missions, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced July 19. Engineers went on […]

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has approved the return of the Falcon 1 rocket to flight status, DARPA announced July 18. Space Explorations Technology Corp.‘s (SpaceX) Falcon […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit filed by the recording industry over a portable radio that also can store recorded music. […]

Optus received the D1 satellite from satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corp., Optus announced. The satellite is scheduled for launch in September from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana […]

Satellite Security Corp. raised $2.9 million in a debt offering, the company announced July 18. The company, which provides GPS-based asset tracking systems and products, will use the proceeds to […]

Iridium Satellite named International Communications Group (ICG) a value-added reseller, allowing the company to market and sell certain Iridium products and services, ICG announced July 18. ICG has been a […]

Planetlink Communications Inc. signed its first three clients under an original equipment manufacturing licensing agreement for a GPS-based fleet management platform, Karta Technologies Inc. announced. The Fleetradar is based on […]

Globalstar Inc. filed a registration statement July 18 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission outlining a proposed $100 million initial public offering of common stock. The number of shares […]

BSkyB plans to invest 400 million British pounds ($731.7 million) throughout the next three years to develop its broadband business, the company announced July 18. BSkyB will offer three tiers […]

Lockheed Martin completed the fifth of eight modernized GPS 2R satellites for the U.S. Air Force, the company announced July 18. The satellites offer two new signals, enhanced encryption and […]

Comsat International procured a pair of Skyedge satellite hubs and nearly 5,000 VSAT terminals to offer broadband services for Caixa Economica Federal, one of Brazil’s largest banks, Gilat Satellite Networks […]

Raytheon Co. completed the preliminary system acceptance test for the GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation-Technology Demonstration System, the company announced July 18. The system checks GPS signals for errors as […]

XM Satellite Radio partnered with the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. to offer riders an option of the first portable XM unit, XM announced July 17. The handlebar- mounted Road Tech AL20 […]