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Satellite broadcast company RR Satellite Communications Ltd. posted record revenue and a 37 percent growth in net profit during the second quarter of 2007, the company announced July 31. The...

Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, gave further details of an anomaly on its Metop-A satellite, which it believes could now be “non-correctable,” the agency announced...

Northrop Grumman Space Technology was awarded a contract modification including a cost-plus-award-fee with multiple incentives worth $2.35 billion in the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) acquisition and operations...

Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., has been awarded two new contract extensions, Gilat announced July 31. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Spacenet...

TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has received a $3.5 million contract increase for satellite communications equipment and services to support Military Transition Teams (MiTTs), TCS announced July 31. In a three-year...

SES New Skies has signed a five-year deal with one of Africa’s largest VSAT companies for capacity on its NSS-7 satellite, the operator announced July 31. SES New Skies said...

The U.S. Army extended a $91 million contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for more than 300 battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems, Northrop Grumman announced July 30. The systems...

Sirius Satellite Radio enjoyed a second quarter with revenue and subscribers increasing by 51 percent and 53 percent, respectively, the broadcaster announced July 31. It attained record revenues of $226.4...

ST Electronics Introduces C-Band VSAT Antenna ST Electronics has rolled out its Agilis 1.2-meter stabilized C-band VSAT antenna for smaller vessels. The antenna provides transmission speeds of up to 2...

Global Energy, RAMTelecom To Provide Wireless Broadband For Remote Sites Global Energy Services Ltd. will provide a communications network for an unidentified North American oil and gas exploration and production...