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Europeans satellite operations currently depend almost entirely on the United States when it comes to space debris surveillance and tracking information.

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Lockheed Martin, under contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System 3 satellites, has successfully turned on power to the system module of...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The European SABER project has announced it will publish practical guidelines in April to help regional authorities specify, procure and fund satellite broadband solutions. The announcement follows...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] The new GOES-R satellite being built by Lockheed Martin may help provide earlier warnings for severe weather, according to the NOAA. The new satellite would be capable...

[Satellite TODAY 03-01-13] Russian pay-TV operator Orion Express has announced plans to create a Hotbird-style satellite hotspot for Russia at the 85 degrees east orbital position. The company is the...

Telefonica Splits Share of Hispasat Between Eutelsat and Abertis Telefonica has reached an agreement to sell its 13 percent stake in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat to Eutelsat and Abertis for...

General Satellite Planning Pay-TV Expansion in Pakistan Russian satellite reception equipment manufacturer, General Satellite, is planning to invest in a new pay-TV platform for Pakistan that will be marketed to...

Gilat Satellite Networks Scores Satellite Connectivity Business with Peru State Bank Gilat To Home Peru, a subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks, has been awarded a three-year contract by Peru’s state...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] Aerospace manufacturers Thales Alenia Space and ISS Reshetnev have signed an agreement to create a joint venture between the two companies that will be based in Krasnoyarsk,...

[Satellite TODAY 02-28-13] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), has reported its financial results for the full 2012 year and fourth quarter. Consolidated revenues for the full year increased to $880...