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Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] has shipped the OrbView-3 imaging satellite to a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif., where the spacecraft will be attached to and integrated […]

Satellite communications equipmentmanufacturer Harris [NYSE: HRS] has completed testing the first of three ship-sets of Ka-band spot antennas it will supply to Boeing Satellite Systems as part of the Department […]

The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, part of Ben Gurion University in Israel, has purchased Integral Systems’ [Nasdaq: ISYS] Skylight direct-broadcast ground terminal for receiving and processing satellite Earth […]

Marlink, an Oslo, Norway-based unit of Telenor Satellite Services, has signed a three-year agreement with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to provide complete onboard satellite communications for the Radisson Diamond. The […]

Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] U.S. subsidiary Spacenet has been selected by International Dairy Queen (IDQ) to provide satellite-based broadband connectivity for its restaurant brands, including Dairy Queen/Brazier restaurants, throughout […]

New York-based satellite radio operator Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is unveiling what it believes is the first national radio channel aimed at gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual listeners. Market […]

Week of April 4 – 10, 2003 Percentage Change Symbol April 10 Price One Week One Month Three Month Year to Date Operators APT SATELLITE HLDGS ATS 1.16 (25.2) (26.6) […]

Space Imaging, a Denver, Colo.-based provider of Earth imagery and related services to commercial and government markets, has signed contracts with four Brazilian companies – Engesat, GisPlan, Infostrata and Threetek […]

Maritime Telecommunications Network (MTN), a Miramar, Fla.-based provider of satellite-based communications to the cruise and offshore oil and gas rigs, has signed an agreement with Holland America Line to provide […]

CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY] has reached an agreement to supply aftermarket agricultural GPS-based guidance systems to AGCO [NYSE: AG], a Duluth, Ga.-based manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. CSI Wireless, […]

International Datacasting [Toronto: IDC] has won a contract to provide satellite datacasting services to Canadian armed forces deployed overseas. The one- year, C$3.6 million (US$2.47 million) contract calls for the […]

The U.S. Army has selected General Dynamics Decision Systems, a unit of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics [NYSE: GD], to integrate a voice and data communications system called the secure […]

Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has signed an agreement with Orbcomm, a Dulles, Va.-based satellite communications provider, for Orbcomm to provide data transmission services through its low-orbit satellite network for container […]

France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications and KDDI have signed a partnership that will allow the French operator to offer global coverage to its Inmarsat customers with value-added services in Asia […]

The launch last week of two satellites aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was a much-needed boost for French launch company Arianespace and the owners of the precious cargo. Arianespace, and […]

LAS VEGAS–Satellite-delivered broadband services will gain a market niche despite fierce competition from regional telephone companies and the nation’s cable TV system operators, top satellite industry officials are predicting. “Convergence […]

Don’t miss the International Space University’s 8th Annual International Symposium: “Satellite Navigation Systems: Policy, Commercial and Technical Interaction” to be held in Strasbourg, France from May 26-28. The symposium will […]

By Jimmy Schaeffler Recent announcements by Washington-based XM Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: XMSR] suggest that its first quarter subscriber growth will be strong enough for it to meet aggressive 2003 projections. […]

Loral Skynet, a subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], did not take long after its recent consolidation with Loral Cyberstar to launch new satellite network services. SkyReach is […]

Arianespace and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are expanding their relationship after the successful launch of ISRO’s INSAT-3A communications satellite aboard the French Ariane 5 rocket last week. Arianespace […]

The war in Iraq has been a vivid reminder of the value of images provided by commercial remote sensing companies. These same satellite images will play a vital role in […]

Join us Tuesday, April 29, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (EST) for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity.” Gain access to key speakers: Ramu Potarazu, […]

News Corp [NYSE: NWS] has made a preemptive regulatory strike in its effort to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and its prized DirecTV unit. In […]

Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] that provides broadband satellite services, has signed two technology and service contracts valued at $24 million with GTECH [NYSE: […]

AIRIA, a venture of London-based Inmarsat Ventures, is moving ahead with plans to deliver live television services onboard aircraft. The latest step involved the delivery of transmission equipment for use […]

International Launch Services boosted AsiaSat 4, a high-power Boeing Satellite Systems 601HP spacecraft, into orbit aboard an Atlas IIIB vehicle on Friday at 8:47 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft separated from […]

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [Toronto: MDA] has inked a deal with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to undertake a study which evaluates a tandem topographic mission with the RADARSAT-2 radar […]

Amstrad, a U.K.-based supplier of digital satellite receivers, has signed two manufacture and supply agreements with British satellite broadcaster BSkyB. One is to supply Sky+ set-top boxes, and the second […]

The European Space Agency plans to sign an accord this Thursday with the French space agency (CNES) for joint development and operations of an automated transfer vehicle (ATV) control center […]

International Launch Services postponed its launch of the AsiaSat 4 satellite aboard an Atlas III rocket until today at 8:08 p.m. (EDT) because of high winds. ILS had scheduled the […]