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Sea Launch signed a contract with Intelsat Ltd. to place the IA-9 spacecraft in orbit in the fourth quarter 2007, Sea Launch announced May 1. IA-9, being built by Space […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced May 2 that the company received a one-year services contract valued at $1.5 million from an existing major U.S. enterprise customer. Globecomm’s wholly owned subsidiary, Globecomm […]

International Datacasting Corp. announced that Profline B.V., its wholly owned subsidiary and base of operations in Europe, received an order from Belgium’s Radio Contact to supply equipment for a major […]

L-3 Communications‘ Narda Satellite Networks division received a contract to provide 174 Ground Multiband Terminals to the U.S. military, L-3 announced May 1. The systems are designed to operate in […]

Spacedev Co. delivered a pair of subsystems to prime contractor Boeing Co. for the Orbital Express program, Spacedev announced May 1. The goal of the Orbital Express program, funded b […]

The Lockheed Martin Corp. team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) delivered a payload subsystem and associated software integral for the program’s first geosynchronous orbit satellite SBIRS will provide advanced […]

Iridium Satellite unveiled May 1 a readily deployable emergency communications package for first responders gearing up for the start of hurricane season. The Iridium package provides a mobile, global, interoperable […]

Lockheed Martin Corp announced April 28 that Joanne Maguire would succeed Thomas Marsh as executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space Systems when Marsh retires July 1. Maguire will be […]

ITT Industries Systems Division, Cape Canaveral, Fla., is being awarded a $6.5 million contract modification. This action definitizes the Western Range (WR) network red slaving effort authorized and placed on […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN The Bush administration’s proposed defense budget for fiscal 2007 has raised worries among House members concerning the routine day-to-day readying and equipping of the armed services. The […]

BY SCOTT NANCE A reorganization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) management within the Army is just a sign of an expected "explosion" in Army acquisition and use of the flying […]

The Thaicom 5 communications satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space, arrived at the Kourou, French Guiana launch site on April 22. The launch by an Ariane 5 ECA is slated […]

Alcatel Alenia Space announced last week that it has signed a contract to build a new powerful telecommunication satellite for U.S.-based SES Americom, an SES Global company. Beginning in mid-2008, […]

Two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellites were launched Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on missions to reveal the inner secrets of clouds and aerosols, tiny particles […]

BY RICHARD MULLEN A House subcommittee approved, without fanfare, a mark-up for a $51.1 billion fiscal 2007 authorization bill for defense programs pertaining to ballistic missile defense and several related […]

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission […]

BY RAY NELSON The first intercept of an air launch target missile from a military cargo plane, currently scheduled for 2008, could slip another year due to funding and mission […]

XMSR The stock of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. took a small stumble after the company posted a wider first quarter loss and reveled that the U.S. government is investigating […]

Andrew Corp. profit slipped on the 2006 second quarter as revenues remained flat, the company announced April 27. Second quarter income was $3.6 million in the 2006 second quarter, down […]

Asian commercial satellite operator Shin Satellite PCL has reached an agreement with China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom) to launch IPStar broadband services in China. The first gateway in Beijing […]

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced April 28 that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to $50 million of its outstanding securities throughout the next 12 months. […]

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) announced April 27 that the U.S. Patent Office awarded the company a patent for next-generation satellite networks in which the space-based transmitter and receiver functions […]

Com Dev International Ltd. has received an authorization to proceed to supply multiplexer and switch equipment to an unnamed European satellite manufacturer for use in a commercial communications satellite, Com […]

Technology Glowlink Rolls Out Geolocation product Glowlink announced the rollout of a geolocation product with integrated interference detection and monitoring capability. Targeted for the satellite communications market, the new product […]

By Owen D. Kurtin Last month’s column took a closer look at ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technology and provides a natural lead-in to discuss the extraordinary spectrum-based valuations reportedly being […]

By Jason Bates When the first commercial imagery satellites were proposed, owners and investors had visions of billions of commercial dollars dancing through their heads. But the commercial market forecasts […]

By Peter J. Brown Robust, appealing and affordable Ka-band solutions are attracting new customers thanks to a growing menu of services. Applications ranging from enterprise and government high- speed data […]

By Gerry Oberst Participants discussed who would be the winners and losers in the switch from analog to digital television at the "European Switchover Strategies 2006" conference in Brussels in […]

French satellite pay-TV operator, TPS is teaming up with France Telecom (FT) to offer IPTV subscribers HD (High-Definition) content at the beginning of June. Customers will be able to see […]

Globecast and Neotion formed a strategic agreement to offer turnkey MPEG-4 AVC satellite distribution platforms. The primary objective is to enable transmission for broadcasters. Globecast anticipates the roll out from […]