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ABS-CBN International launched triple-play services following a technology upgrade at its San Francisco International Gateway satellite uplink center in Richmond, Calif., the company announced. ABS-CBN, the U.S. subsidiary of ABS-CBN […]

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) received a contract from Echostar Communications Corp. to build a satellite based on the 1300 series platform, SS/L announced June 30. Financial terms of the deal were […]

Hughes Network Systems LLC announced June 28 that subscribers to Hughesnet, the company’s two-way broadband satellite Internet service, reached 300,000 during the 2006 second quarter, an increase of 19 percent […]

Worldspace Satellite Radio signed with France’s Sodielec to develop terrestrial repeater prototypes for Worldspace’s expansion across Western Europe. The contract, worth 800,000 euros ($1 million), includes design and development of […]

ESA awarded a contract to Swedish Space Corp. to provide a site for the northern telemetry, tracking and command antenna for the Galileo satellite navigation system at Esrange Space Center […]

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center contracted Rockwell Collins to develop next-generation GPS technology for the modernized user equipment receiver card development program. The program is intended […]

The boards of Eltek ASA and Nera ASA announced they have agreed to merge to create a Norwegian telecom giant, which will improve the companies’ position in transmission, telecom power […]

Gencorp Inc.‘s aerospace and defense segment, Aerojet, posted revenues of $165.7 million in the second quarter of 2006, a 16 percent increase over revenues from the same period in 2005, […]

There will be no Satellite Today on July 4 in observance of Independence Day in the United States.

By Owen D. Kurtin The role that Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) by Internet Protocol (IP) is likely to play in the satellite industry has been a constant topic of industry […]

Technology MSV Unveils New Satellite Communication Repeaters Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced the availability of a pair of new vehicle-mounted repeater products that operate with the MSAT-G2 Mobile Satellite Radio. […]

By Nick Mitsis The year 2005 was a robust year for services and hardware within the global satellite communications industry, with even stronger activity forecasted for the next few years. […]

By Gerry Oberst Just as the satellite radio sector in the United States seems to be gaining strength, regulators in the United Kingdom seem to want to sell the spectrum […]

The launch of Satmex 6 on an Ariane 5 ECA May 27 was the best news Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. (Satmex) and the Latin American region has received for […]

Vega Group plc won a five-year contract extension from Serco Group plc to continue providing technical support for the Skynet military satellite communications program, Vega announced June 29. The $3.4 […]

Globalstar Satellite Services Ltd. received a license from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to provide satellite voice and data services in the country, Globalstar Inc. announced June […]

Transformational Space Corp. (T/Space) added Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and Near Earth LLC to its team competing to build a follow-on vehicle to the space shuttle, T/Space announced June […]

Harris Corp. signed an agreement with Sky PerfecTV, a Japanese direct-to-home satellite service company, to provide a high-definition (HD) version of Harris’ playout automation application and its media ingest application, […]

Loral Space and Communications Inc. promoted Patrick DeWitt to CEO of Space Systems/Loral and chose John Celli to succeed him as president and COO of Space Systems/Loral. DeWitt has worked […]

Boeing Co. placed a satellite into orbit July 27 for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, the first mission for the company’s Delta 4 launch vehicle to originate from the U.S. […]

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has delayed the launch of the Radarsat-2 imaging satellite until March 2007, the company announced June 28. The launch most recently had been set for […]

Space Systems/Loral selected Ampac-ISP Corp. to supply thrusters for the Telstar 11N communications satellite, the first commercial mission for the thrusters. The thrusters, which will be used for orbit insertion […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. supplied Impsat with a Skyedge satellite hub, which will be used to provide services to enterprises throughout Argentina, Gilat announced June 27. The platform will provide […]

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. received a contract from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to design and manufacture two cloud cameras for the Glory mission, which is part of the […]

NASA’s Langley Research Center awarded Aerojet a five-year contract to develop technology for a rocket-powered landing system for NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle. The landing system will reduce the downward velocity […]

Trimble supplied reference stations and software to help establish the first infrastructure network in Perth, Western Australia, Trimble announced June 28. The infrastructure will use next-generation GPS signals to provide […]

DiTV opened an authorized service center in Taipei, Taiwan, to provide customer support for Norsat International Inc. The center will offer the capability to diagnose, repair, overhaul and upgrade satellite […]

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced June 27 it would open the East Coast Node of its Coastwatch program in Annapolis, Md., which will provide access to […]

In the articles “Geosage Introduces True-Color Global Satellite Imagery,” and “Boeing Exploring Future Of Connexion Business” (Satellite Today, Jan. 28) we misidentified the companies Geosage and Connexion By Boeing. We […]

Boeing Co. will halt new sales of its Connexion broadband satellite Internet service while it explores the future of the business, Boeing announced June 26. “The market for the service […]