Thrane & Thrane Looks To NSSL For European Help
Thrane & Thrane has appointed NSSL as a key distributor for its satellite radio and communication equipment. NSSL will have a special focus on the European market as part of...
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WorldSpace Loses Subscribers In 2007 First Quarter
WorldSpace Satellite Radio lost nearly 7,500 subscribers in the 2007 first quarter, bringing its total subscriber base to 191,600, the company announced May 9. The decline reflected low net additions...
Correction
The item “European Satellite Navigation Competition Offers Prize” in the May 10 Satellite Today should have said that Application Center Ltd. Oberpfaffenhofen is launching the competition, with Bavarian Ministry for...
Premiere Nears 3.5 Million Subscribers
German pay-TV operator Premiere reported nearly 3.5 million customers in Germany and Austria, the company announced May 10. Premiere added more than 50,000 subscribers in the period ending March 31...
Integral Systems Revenues, Earnings Slip In Second Quarter
Integral Systems Inc. cited decreased shipments in its space communications systems segment, along with increased bid and proposal costs and legal costs associated with a previously disclosed investigation by the...
SkyNet 5 Begins Operations
SkyNet-5A, the first of three military communications satellites for the U.K. Ministry of Defense, has entered service, Astrium announced May 10. Through subsidiary Paradigm Secure Communications, Astrium is the prime...
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Perform Orbital Express Demonstrations
Boeing Co. demonstrated a fully autonomous, free-flight rendezvous and capture operation, while Northrop Grumman Corp. conducted multiple fluid transfers between two space vehicles using the Orbital Express system, the companies...
Thuraya To Stay With Sea Launch
Yousuf Al Sayed, CEO of Thuraya, confirmed reports that his company will keep the launch of the Thuraya-3 satellite with Sea Launch despite delays stemming from a January failure. Thuraya-3...
EchoStar Revenues, Profits Up In First Quarter
EchoStar Communications Corp. reported total revenue of $2.6 billion in the 2007 first quarter, up 15 percent from the same period a year ago, the company announced May 10. Net...
Video Drives Eutelsat Third Quarter Revenue Gains
Video applications drove a 10 percent increase in Eutelsat’s 2007 third-quarter revenues, the company announced May 10. Eutelsat posted revenues of 205.7 million euros ($278.6 million) in the quarter, which...