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The countdown for the launch of Japan’s Optical Inter-orbit Communication Engineering Test Satellite (OICETS) and a piggyback spacecraft is underway for an Aug. 24 launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

As satellite service providers continue to look for new ways to increase the bottom line, a recurring theme is offering television to mobile devices such as cell phones and PDAs […]

NSE In what could be a significant story that likely would not shock anyone in the satellite industry, Intelsat reportedly is in negotiations to purchase New Skies Satellites Holdings Ltd. […]

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd. said Aug. 15 its wholly owned subsidiary ICO North America Inc. raised $650 million in a private placement with institutional investors. ICO North America intends […]

Orbimage Holdings Inc. reported Aug. 16 revenue of $8.5 million for the second quarter 2005, down from $9.7 million in the second quarter 2004. The company’s net loss widened during […]

U.K.-based satellite communications company Tariam said Aug. 17 it is launching its managed VSAT solutions service in Europe. The launch of the satellite broadband managed services offering will translate into […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Aug. 17 that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., was selected by VST International Inc. to provide broadband satellite connectivity for an advanced digital advertising network. […]

In its second India-related announcement in as many days, ViaSat Inc. announced Aug. 17 it is supplying a Linkstar broadband network to Airtel Enterprise Services for shared-hub satellite communications services […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide satellite infrastructure to an unnamed U.S. government customer, the company announced. The $2.2 million order was the third for Globecomm under an […]

Seaspace acquired the intellectual property for three antenna systems from LJT & Associates Inc., Seaspace announced. The acquisition of the finished designs for three existing antenna systems will allow Seaspace […]

ITV will be able to update interactive content on one of its hit shows simultaneously on cable and satellite for the first time. ITV announced that it will use Tamblin‘s […]

The European Space Agency said its next Meteosat satellite, MSG-2, will launch before the end of the year. MSG-2, in storage at the Arianespace launch facility in Kourou, French Guiana […]

Lockheed Martin said Aug. 15 it delivered the spacecraft core structure, including an integrated propulsion subsystem, for the first Space-based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) geosynchronous satellite. The propulsion subsystem […]

The number of households subscribing to satellite TV has increased dramatically during the past year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates “2005 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Satisfaction Study,” released Aug. […]

After an anxious wait for owner Shin Satellite, the IPStar spacecraft, which the company designated Thaicom 4, was launched earlier this month onboard an Ariane 5G rocket. Shin now will […]

Satellites are playing a vital role in helping Project Exploration enhance the science education experience for minority youth, and specifically girls, in Chicago and around the globe. Project Exploration brings […]

Although it role as an in-orbit spare may not be the most glamorous, Galaxy-14 will play a vital role as Panamsat prepares for the expected growth of high-definition (HD) programming […]

Stratos Global Corp. stands to become the world’s largest reseller of Inmarsat services with its planned acquisition of Xantic B.V., a move that also could trigger further consolidation in the […]

The launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) has been delayed until at least early October after the most recent attempt was scrubbed due to technical issues, Boeing Co. […]

MDU Communications International Inc., a provider of DirecTV satellite television programming, high-speed Internet and other communications services to residential multi-dwelling units, installed its first “single wire” installation in a luxury […]

The Allied Defense Group Inc. said Aug. 19 MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) awarded Allied’s Seaspace subsidiary an antenna order valued at $800,000 with $200,000 in options. The Ka-band […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said its Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. subsidiary received a $4.7 million order under its Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract with the U.S. Army. The order is for […]

Intelsat Ltd. announced late last week it completed laboratory testing and analysis of Hughes Network Systems‘ DW7000 satellite broadband platform, clearing the way for the system and the Internet protocol […]

Orbimage Inc. created two new organizational entities to better align its businesses with customers in the domestic and international marketplace, the company announced. The International Strategic Business Unit will be […]

Shin Satellite CEO Dumrong Kasemset believes satellite broadband finally is poised to make a strong impact in Asia. Shin Satellite hopes to become a major player on the landscape with […]

The Russian Federal Space Agency and the Ukrainian National Space Agency signed an agreement Aug. 18 to cooperate in space exploration, according to press reports. The agreement covers a variety […]

Lianne Stein has been named vice president, commercial aviation business, for Connexion by Boeing, the company announced. In this position, Stein will be responsible for Connexion’s commercial aviation business, which […]

Globecomm Systems Inc. received a contract to provide satellite infrastructure to an unnamed U.S. government customer, the company announced. The $2.2 million order was the third for Globecomm under an […]

Blue Sky Network released its new interactive Web portal intended to provide customers with mapping capabilities to track transportation assets, the company announced. Customers using the Skyrouter system will be […]

Seaspace acquired the intellectual property for three antenna systems from LJT & Associates Inc., Seaspace announced. The acquisition of the finished designs for three existing antenna systems will allow Seaspace […]