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Rednova News reported March 27 the Pakistan government approved a plan for the country to manufacture and launch its own satellite. The specific mission of the satellite was not reported, […]

U.S. astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov manually launched a nanosatellite from the International Space Station during a space walk March 28, according to various media reports. The […]

Women In Aerospace (WIA) said U.S. Air Force Col. Jay Raymond is confirmed as a third panelist participating in a discussion about the utilization of space-based assets for national security, […]

As direct-to-home (DTH) operators look to offer new services such as PVRs (Personal Video Recorders) and High-Definition TV (HDTV), there are potential rich pickings for set- top box (STB) manufacturers […]

Lockheed Martin‘s first West Coast Atlas 5 rocket has successfully completed “booster on stand” (BOS) operations at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The rocket, which will carry a […]

Iridium Satellite LLC announced plans to deploy a group call push-to-talk voice and data service. The new service will allow for deployment of multi-user communication “nets” from Iridium mobile satphones […]

SES Astra aims to boost its position in terms of generating revenues from technical services to satellite customers with the creation of a new subsidiary, SES Astra TechCom. The subsidiary […]

The Launch Services Alliance–an alliance between Boeing Launch Services, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries–announced a new contract employing Alliance launch systems to deliver satellites to orbit on time. The new […]

The Russian Satellite Communication Co. has scheduled the launch of the Russian Express-AM2 communications satellite for March 30. The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Proton-K […]

Loral Space and Communications Ltd. filed a revised plan of reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The plan revises terms of a previous plan filed Dec. 5, 2004, reflects an agreement […]

Poland satellite pay-TV operator in Canal+ CYFROWY is targeting a major subscriber push in the rural areas of the country. It operates the CYFRA+ digital direct- to-home (DTH) platform and […]

As they strive to improve profitability and as they work to meet the U.S. Defense Department‘s often complex requirements for space-based technology, aerospace companies want the government to continue working […]

“Satellite radio was clearly the success story of 2004 [and] the story of 2005 will be Fixed Satellite Services (FSS),” said David Kestenbaum, senior analyst of satellite, cable and broadcasting […]

The developing markets such as Africa and certain areas in the Asia-Pacific region present a unique opportunity for satellite companies to not only strengthen their revenues, but to help build […]

“Rationality” was the unlikely buzzword during “State of the Industry: An Overview of 2005 & Beyond,” the opening session of Satellite Finance 2005 on March 22 at SATELLITE 2005. Unlikely, […]

Will private equity ownership of satellite carriers save the industry, or strangle it? Six of the industry’s top CEOs thrashed out this question before a standing-room-only crowd at SATELLITE 2005’s […]

SES Global said it awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Commercial Satellite Systems to build the latest addition to the SES Americom fleet. The satellite, named Americom-18 (AMC-18) will be […]

Sirius Satellite Radio said receivers for its satellite radio service would be offered in Jaguar, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Land Rover plans to offer Sirius in its 2006 model […]

The Wall Street Journal reported late last week that Boeing is targeting the end of this year for its return to the commercial launch business. The company has not competed […]

According to a posting on http://www.indiaexpress.com, India is planning to launch a satellite-based navigation system that will serve only the Indian market. The system would be named the India Regional […]

Itar-Tass reported cited an official from the Moscow Thermal Machinery Institute saying that Russia is looking into the Svobodny spaceport in the Amur region of Russia as a possible launch […]

China News reported that China has delayed the launch of its SinoSat 2 direct-to-home broadcast satellite until next year. The satellite was expected to be launched this year, but has […]

It was a grim-faced panel of satellite manufacturing executives that faced delegates during the “Satellite Manufacturing: Building Confidence with ‘Basics'” session on March 24th. “I have heard talk that everyone […]

Arnaud de Villeneuve, the CEO of Canal+ CYFROWY is confident that the Polish satellite pay-TV market will be a vibrant one going forward. de Villeneuve told Satellite Today, “The forecasts […]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force said they are moving in concert to propose common federal standards that will make expendable commercial rocket launchers safer, more […]

Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications said signed a contract with NewCom International Inc., under which NewCom has leased 32 MHz of transponder capacity on the Russian Express-3A satellite located […]

Telesat Canada and EMS Satellite Networks said they were selected by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to deploy a DVB-RCS system using DVB-S2 technology on the Ka- band payload on […]

The Russian Satellite Communication Co. has scheduled the launch of the Russian Express-AM2 communications satellite for March 30. The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Proton-K […]

The Launch Services Alliance–an alliance between Boeing Launch Services, Arianespace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries–announced a new contract employing Alliance launch systems to deliver satellites to orbit on time. The new […]

ND SatCom unveiled a new “quick install” tool for its SkyWAN network earlier this week at the SATELLITE 2005 conference and exhibition. The quick install minimizes the number of parameters […]