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Orbital Sciences Corp. reported sales of $703.5 million in 2005, up from revenues of $675.9 million in 2004, the company announced Feb. 22. Orbital’s profit in 2005 was $28.2 million, […]

Arianespace announced Feb. 21 that its heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission with Hisdesat‘s Spainsat and Eutelsat‘s Hot Bird 7A satellite tentatively has been rescheduled for Feb. 24. The definite date and […]

The Astro-F satellite, launched Feb. 22 aboard an M-5 rocket, is in stable condition despite a slight problem with the 2-dimensional solar sensor, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced. […]

Earthlink Inc. announced partnerships with Echostar Communications Corp. and DirecTV to offer satellite TV services. By the end of the first quarter, Earthlink customers in select markets will be able […]

Radyne Corp. announced Feb. 21 that its satellite electronics division received an order valued at more than $1.3 million for satellite modems and frequency converters from a major South Asian […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. was awarded a satellite infrastructure contract valued at approximately $1.1 million from an existing unnamed customer, Globecomm announced. Under the deal, Globecomm provided a turnkey Intelsat earth […]

Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. (IAI) awarded a contract to Space International Services and Sea Launch Co. to launch the Amos-3 satellite using the Land Launch system, Sea Launch announced Feb. […]

Arianespace postponed the scheduled Feb. 21 launch of Hot Bird 7A and Spainsat due to a technical issue with ground equipment. At press time, Arianespace expected the delay to be […]

SES Global reported revenues of 1.3 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in 2005, a 17 percent increase over 2004, while profits improved 12 percent to 382 million euros ($456.4 million) in […]

Humax is launching a high-definition (HD) digital satellite set-top-box in the United Kingdom in March, the company announced. The Humax HDCI2000, which will allow viewers to receive free-to-air HD satellite […]

World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, launched Feb. 20 the first Iridium-based satellite pay phone able to use a credit card swiper for […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) announced Feb. 20 the addition of two new associate members, Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) and Emerging Markets Communications Inc. (EMC), as well as the addition […]

Thomson will build the digital set-top boxes for a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite service planned for launch in India in mid-2006 by Tata Sky, Thomson announced Feb. 19. Under the contract […]

Rocket System Corp. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Multi-functional Transport Satellite 2 (MTSat-2) Feb. 18 aboard an H-2A launch vehicle. MTSat-2, owned by the Ministry of […]

Boeing has received a $148 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to begin work on the fourth satellite in the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite system, Boeing announced Feb. 20. Boeing […]

Iridium Satellite LLC unveiled a new range of solutions for satellite-based rural communications for Africa and other remote regions, the company announced Feb. 20. Iridium, which provides voice and data […]

The BBC filed news reports on the mudslide in the Philippines using Inmarsat‘s Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), the first news reports filed using the mobile satellite service, Stratos Global […]

Sirius Reports Record Revenue, Subscriber Growth In 2005 Sirius Satellite Radio recorded revenue of $242.2 million in 2005, compared to revenue of $66.9 million in 2004, the company reported Feb. […]

Satellite communications continue to be a requirement for a group of people attracted to attempting record-breaking treks around the globe. Steve Fossett, who recently set a record for the longest […]

Sirius Satellite Radio recorded revenue of $242.2 million in 2005, compared to revenue of $66.9 million in 2004, the company reported Feb. 17. The gains were driven by a net […]

Arianespace announced Feb. 16 that preparations for the upcoming heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA mission are entering their final phase as the launch vehicle and its dual satellite payload of Spainsat […]

Sirius Satellite Radio announced Feb. 17 a new long-term agreement to carry Fox News and Fox News Talk channels beginning March 14. The previous agreement between Fox and Sirius expired […]

Americom Government Services Inc. (AGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SES Americom, announced Feb. 15 that Robert Demers has been appointed vice president of sales development. Demers most recently served […]

SES Astra announced that SES Global Africa has extended its services in Africa throughout 2005. By the end of the year year, eight out of 41 commercially available transponders into […]

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. posted a larger loss as higher programming and marketing cost offset revenue gains, the company said Feb. 16. XM posted a loss of $666.7 million […]

Satellite broadband house Aramiska, which shut down operations in January after giving customers less than seven hours notice, has flickered back to life with new owners, new management and a […]

Eutelsat Communications has announced revenues of 395 million euros ($470.5 million) for the six months ended Dec. 31. This represents an increase of about 6.5 percent compared to the same […]

The Echostar 10 telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for Echostar Communications Corp. was launched Feb. 15 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL launch vehicle. Based on Lockheed Martin’s […]

ViaSat Inc. announced Feb. 15 that it has shipped its 100,000th DOCSIS-based two-way broadband satellite terminal. The open standard network adapts the Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (DOCSIS) cable modem networking […]

Stratos Global Corp. closed its $191.3 million acquisition of rival satellite communications company Xantic B.V. Feb. 14, creating a half billion dollar company with a 44 percent market share of […]