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SES Global Dec. 7 completed its final day of trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company said it made the decision to delist following the listing of Fiduciary Depositary […]

DigitalGlobe said Dec. 8 that the Nature Conservatory is using DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery to assess biological diversity and conservation progress in several regions throughout the world. According to DigitalGlobe, […]

Helen Reed, the new head of the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, is planning to have university students build and launch a satellite. According to university newspaper The […]

DirecTV Inc. said that Martin Mullen, also known as Martin Stewart, was sentenced earlier this week by the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to seven years […]

Fledgling provider of in-flight high-speed data services Connexion by Boeing said last week it increased its air routes to 10 from 6 since the service was launched earlier this year. […]

The space industry sales are poised to follow their growth trend that began in 2002, according to the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). John Douglass said during the association’s annual year-end […]

Interactive television is about to go through a key period in the United Kingdom, with most of the innovation likely to take place on BSkyB’s satellite platform. In its most […]

In an effort to give a little something back to the military community while getting some use out of old inventory, World Communication Center began a program under which the […]

Swe-Dish Satellite Systems believes its latest contract with the U.S. Defense Department for mobile satellite communications equipment will act as a strong reference to gain other deals in the military […]

The DirecTV Group [DTV] last week announced it has sold a 50 percent equity stake in a new entity that will contain the assets of Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to […]

As Satellite News was heading to print Dec. 10, Intelsat announced that it has delayed the launch of its Intelsat Americas-8 (IA-8). The launch by Sea Launch LLC was originally […]

State and local government groups, including the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors, Council of […]

Maxwell Technologies Inc. had introduced a high-speed, high-performance digital-to-analog converter (DAC) that the company says combines the latest commercial technology with proprietary radiation mitigation technology to meet the high reliability […]

Sirius Satellite Radio today said it has been added to the Nasdaq-100 index. The Nasdaq-100 Index comprises the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed on the Nasdaq based on market capitalizations. […]

Radyne ComStream today said it received a $1.3 million order from an unidentified Asian telecom provider for its DMD20 satellite modem. Radyne said the customer will use the modems in […]

The value of the deals between satellite radio operators and automakers becomes evident when announcements such as that made by XM Satellite Radio are released. Today, XM said that General […]

BSkyB, the U.K. satellite pay-TV operator, will make its Sky Text service available on the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service, Freeview, for the first time in the U.K. It will […]

Boeing said that a planned Dec. 11 demonstration launch of its Delta 4 Heavy launch vehicle was scrubbed following an outage of the rocket’s environmental control system. Engineers have not […]

According to Reuters, a group of investors is planning an offer to buy Mexican satellite firm Satmex. Mexico City-based Constellation Group, an investment vehicle created for the takeover effort, has […]

The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has named Michael Beavin its new director of government affairs. In this role, Beavin will be overseeing all satellite-focused legislative and policy issues facing Congress […]

Engineered Support Systems Inc. said it has entered into a binding, definitive agreement to purchase the membership interests of Spacelink International LLC, a firm involved in the design, integration, operation […]

The demonstration launch of the Boeing Delta 4 Heavy rocket was pushed back 24 hours to Dec. 11 due to adverse weather conditions, including ground winds, clouds and isolated thunderstorm […]

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, has announced plans for the launch of its latest satellites. At a recent meeting in Toulouse, France, the 56th council […]

Satellite Today has learned that European Union (EU) transport ministers have approved the building and deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. The satellite navigation system, which will operate in […]

Intelsat today said it would delay the launch of Intelsat Americas-8 until completion of the investigation of what caused the Intelsat Americas-7 to go dark on Nov. 28. Sea Launch […]

The DirecTV Group has elected Haim Saban, chairman and CEO of Saban Capital Group Inc., to its board of directors. The appointment is effective immediately and boosts DirecTV’s board to […]

DirecTV Inc. said that Martin Mullen, also known as Martin Stewart, was sentenced earlier this week by the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida to seven years […]

Comtech Communications Corp. today announced its Comtech EF Data subsidiary received a multi-year contract for satellite communications equipment to be deployed in security and defense networks in Europe. Comtech said […]

According to new research released by Northern Sky Research, the market for standards-based broadband satellite solutions has become somewhat more positive than in early 2003. The independent market research firm […]

Jetix Europe, formerly Fox Kids Europe, saw its revenues for the financial year ending September 30, up 12 percent to $170.7 million. The pan-European integrated kids’ entertainment company is a […]