Satellite News articles from April 2006

Satellite News archives from April 2006

RSCC To Move Damaged Express AM-11 In Disposal Orbit.(Russian Satellite Communica-tions Co)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Russian Satellite Communica-tions Co. (RSCC) will place the Express AM-11 communications satellite, damaged in a collision with space junk, into a disposal orbit, the company announced March 30. Express AM-11, located at 96.5 degrees...

Hughes Unifies Offerings; Sets Sights For Strategic Growth.
April 3, 2006... Hughes Network Systems LLC introduced last week its new HughesNet brand, replacing Direcway. The new brand unifies the company's range of broadband solutions and services, going beyond Direcway's traditional "broadband by satellite"...

Digiturk Focuses On Aggressive PVR Approach.(personal video recorder)
April 3, 2006... Digiturk plans to launch a high capacity personal video recorder (PVR) in Turkey in 2007 as the direct-to-home operator bids to bring leading edge technologies to the Turkish digital television market. "Our subscribers will be able to...

Tracking The Global Meltdown With Satellites.
April 3, 2006... The global melting of glaciers continues to take center stage as growing impact of greenhouse on the world's icecaps continues to make news. In the forefront of the research rest satellite imagery. An iceberg about the size of Martha's...

Hispasat President Buoyed By Strong Amazonas Performance.(Interview)
April 3, 2006... Spanish satellite operator Hispasat is targeting a strong performance in Latin America throughout the coming years, encouraged by the strong early performance of its Amazonas satellite. The spacecraft, the cornerstone of Hispasat's...

SES Global Closes Acquisition Of New Skies Satellites.
April 3, 2006... SES Global completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of New Skies Satellites, SES announced March 30. With the addition of the New Skies fleet, SES and its affiliates will operate 43 spacecraft at 32 orbital locations. "With the 100 percent...

EADS Space Services Takes Stake In London Satellite Exchange.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... EADS Space Services has purchased a 49 percent stake in the London Satellite Exchange, the Exchange announced. The acquisition will strengthen EADS Space Services' one-stop-shop strategy of providing satellite capacity and services, including...

ASECNA Expands Contract With Intelsat For Air Navigation Safety.
April 3, 2006... Intelsat announced March 29 that the Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) signed a long-term, multi-million dollar contract to expand its use of satellite capacity in support of its existing civil...

Austar Steps Up Regional Broadband Initiatives in Australia.(Austar United Communications Ltd., Soul Pattinson Telecommunications, partnership)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Austar, an Australian communications and pay-TV provider, is teaming up with Soul to deliver wireless broadband services in regional Australia. Soul's Internet Protocol (IP)-based data and voice network will provide backhaul and switching...

Euronews Offers 3G In Portugal.(Euronews Services de Presse S.A.R.L., Telecomunicacoes Movels Nacionals, contract)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Euronews, announced March 29 that it is now available on the 3G offer of TMN mobile operator in Portugal. The TMN 3G mobile phone users have access to Euronews live and in Portuguese, 24 hours a day. TMN is a subsidiary of Portugal Telecom...

Lockheed Martin Wins Design Contract For Mars Science Lab.
April 3, 2006... Lockheed Martin Space Systems won a preliminary design and concept study start-up contract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the Mars Science Laboratory aeroshell system. Lockheed Martin will design and build the aeroshell system,...

Globecomm Receives Contract Modification From U.S. Government.
April 3, 2006... Globecomm Systems Inc., announced March 28 that the company received a contract modification from a U.S. Government prime contractor increasing the base contract by $3.8 million. Under the contract, Globecomm will provide satellite...

British Petroleum Partners With Telenor Satellite Services.(British Petroleum Company PLC, Telenor Satellite Services Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Telenor Satellite Services announced March 28 the signing of a three-year communications agreement with British Petroleum (BP) for global broadband services over satellite. Approximately 20 vessels are slated to use Telenor's Sealink...

ND Satcom Targets Stronger Russian Performance.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... ND Satcom, targeting a stronger performance in Eastern Europe, has opened a subsidiary in Moscow. ND Satcom Russia is intended to strengthen the company's activities in Russia and the CIS states. The main target markets for ND Satcom are...

Mainstream Data To Distribute ANP Media Content In The Netherlands.(Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Mainstream Data entered into an agreement with Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP), the national news agency for the Netherlands, to distribute news stories, photographs and graphics files to its newspaper and media customers. ANP...

Uplogix Appoints VP of Worldwide Sales.(Paul Strelzick)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Uplogix, a provider of automated network support solutions, has appointed Paul Strelzick as vice president of worldwide sales. Strelzick will oversee the company's sales and business development operations and report directly to Barry Cox,...

Garmin Introduces Portable GPS Unit With Pre-Loaded Cartography.(new products GPSMAP 378 and GPSMAP 478)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Garmin International Inc. introduced March 27 the GPSMAP 378 and GPSMAP 478 -- a pair of portable GPS units that come pre-loaded with a comprehensive set of maps and charts. The units also can provide weather information via XM Satellite...

Inmarsat Grants Approval To EMS Satcom Antenna.
April 3, 2006... EMS Satcom's Enfusion AMT-3800 antenna received type approval from Inmarsat, EMS announced March 28. The fuselage-mount high-gain antenna is designed to fit smaller aircraft and provide a smaller, lighter solution for larger aircraft, EMS...

WCC, Eagle Offer Emergency Management Communications.(Eagle Broadband Inc., World Communication Center Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Eagle Broadband Inc. a provider of broadband, Internet Protocol (IP) and communications technology and services, announced that World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, would distribute...

Fuel Leak Cited As Cause Of Falcon 1 Failure.(Space Explorations Technology Corp.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... A fuel leak shut down the main engine of Space Explorations Technology Corp.'s (SpaceX) Falcon 1 rocket, and the vehicle crashed less than a minute into its inaugural mission March 24. The fuel leak of unknown origin ignited a fire near...

Orbiting Wall Street.
April 3, 2006... LORL Loral Space & Communications Inc. lost $74 million in 2005, excluding a gain related to its bankruptcy proceedings, compared to a loss of $177 million in 2004, the company announced March 28. Loral, which emerged from bankruptcy...

Wildblue Now Offering Free Installation Except in Midwest.(Wildblue Communications Inc.)
April 3, 2006... Wildblue Communications Inc. will offer free installation for its high- speed Internet via satellite service -- except in the U.S. Midwest, where company subscriber numbers are doing quite well, Wildblue announced. The free installation...

France Telecom To Offer Connexion To Maritime Market.(Connexion by Boeing )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications has signed on as the first sales associate to offer the Connexion by Boeing maritime high-speed connectivity service to the commercial shipping industry, Boeing announced April 5. Connexion...

LEO Or GEO? Globalstar Debates Next Generation Of Satellites.
April 10, 2006... LEO or GEO? That's the question being pondered by Globalstar, as its first-generation fleet of 40 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites ages. With the fleet designed to last into 2010, "we believe that now is the time to get moving on its...

Thales Board Approves Acquisition Of Alcatel Satellite Unit.(Alcatel Alenia Space )
April 10, 2006... Thales agreed to acquire Alcatel's 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space, the companies announced April 5. Thales will issue 26.7 million shares of stock to Alcatel and will pay 673 million euros ($819.9...

NASA Helps Researchers Diagnose Recent Coral Bleaching At Australia's Great Barrier Reef.(United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
April 10, 2006... An international team of scientists are working at a rapid pace to study environmental conditions behind the fast-acting and widespread coral bleaching plaguing Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Data from NASA observation satellites has...

Turksat Benefiting From Government Satellite Plans.
April 10, 2006... Turksat CEO Osman Dur believes satellite communications will play a vital role on the Turkish communications landscape, and the government-owned operator is involved in many projects to bring higher quality of services to the citizens of...

Canal+, BSkyB Step Up Rollout Of HD Services.(Canal Plus S.A., British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, high definition )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... SES Astra signed a deal with French pay-TV group Canal+, which will see the group use a transponder at 19.2 degrees East to broadcast high-definition (HD) content, SES announced April 6. Canal+ in HD was launched in March on Astra while...

Satlynx Extends Reach Into EMEA.(Europe, the Middle East and North Africa)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Satlynx S.A. extended its geographical coverage beyond Europe with the introduction of a new service platform, the company announced. The Satlynx 9000, along with space segment capacity from RSCC, will allow Satlynx to offer a range of...

Nera To Sell DVB-RCS Business.(STM Group USA)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Nera will sell its DVB-RCS business to STM Group USA for about $2.5 million, Nera announced April 3. The transfer includes the Nera Satlink series and all intellectual property rights attributed to these products, as well as inventory, supply...

Sea Launch Names Pechkam Interim President.(appointment of Robert Peckham)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Robert Peckham has been named interim president and general manager of the Sea Launch Company LLC, effective March 30. Peckham has served as vice president of sales and marketing for Sea Launch since 2001. He has more than 25 years of...

Caprock Appoints Head Of New Maritime Division.(CapRock Communications Corp., Tore Hilde )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Caprock Communications announced April 4 that it appointed Tore Hilde vice president of European operations. In addition to expanding Caprock's European presence, Hilde will be in charge of launching a new maritime services division based in...

Telenor Signs Agreement With Addvalue Technologies.(Telenor Satellite Services )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Telenor Satellite Services and Addvalue Technologies Ltd. unveiled their first offering under a previously announced strategic partnership. The companies will bundle Addvalue's Sabre 1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) terminal with...

Teams Begin Work On ESA's Asteroid Deflecting Mission.(European Space Agency )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded three study contracts under Phase A of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) deflecting mission dubbed Don Quijote. Although the risk of a large asteroid colliding with Earth is small, three European companies...

BAE-SSTL To Offer Small Satellite Technology In United States.(BAE SYSTEMS PLC)(Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... BAE Systems signed a memorandum of agreement with U.K.-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to market the technology firm's small satellite technology and processes to customers in the United States, BAE announced April 3. SSTL...

Boeing Orbital Express Program Passes Test Milestones.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Boeing's Orbital Express system completed a pair of test milestones, Boeing announced April 4. Boeing completed its baseline integrated system test of the Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations spacecraft and a series of...

Boeing Awards Contract to ViaSat for Mobile Satellite Ground System.
April 10, 2006... Boeing awarded ViaSat Inc. a contract valued at about $57 million to develop the ground-based beam-forming system for the new Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) communications network, Boeing announced April 4. The system, combined with...

Direct 8 Inks Contract With Eutelsat Communications.
April 10, 2006... Direct 8, a new entertainment channel launched March 31, has concluded an agreement to broadcast its signal via Eutelsat Communications satellites, Eutelsat announced April 3. Under the five-year contract, Eutelsat will broadcast Direct 8...

Spacedev Wins Pair Of Air Force Satellite Component Contracts.
April 10, 2006... Spacedev's Starsys division has been awarded two contracts from the U.S. Air Force to continue the development of deployable boom structures for satellites, Spacedev announced April 4. Deployable booms are mechanical systems that unfold...

General Dynamics Awarded $8 Million GIANT Contract.
April 10, 2006... General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the GPS Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). GIANT, a simulation tool and mission-planning...

SES Americom Creates Satellite Competition For Students.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... SES Americom has launched a competition for college studens designed to identify commercially viable ideas and concepts that show promise of advancing communications satellite technology and services, the company announced The Clarke...

Hotel Extends Satellite Network Contract With Spacenet.
April 10, 2006... Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 3 that Six Continents Hotels Inc. has extended its enterprise network services contract with Gilat subsidiary Spacenet Inc. through 2008. In addition to the extension of the contract for...

SES Astra Appoints Keuntji New Managing Director.(Wolfgang Keuntje)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... SES Atra has appointed Wolfgang Keuntje managing director of a new subsidiary tasked with establishing a digital infrastructure in Germany, the company announced. The company will offer broadcasters expanded services for digital satellite...

EMS Expands Space Systems Division Staff.(appointment of Theresa Brunasso, Bayne Bunce )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... EMS Technologies Inc. Defense & Space Systems Division announced April 3 the addition of new staff to oversee the development of technology solutions for U.S. government laboratories and airborne and terrestrial solutions. Theresa...

Modulus Video Awarded IPTV Orders Exceeding $10 Million.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Modulus Video Inc. announced April 6 that recent orders for its MPEG-4 AVC standard definition and high definition video encoding systems have exceeded $10 million. Included in this recent orders were than 100 Modulus Video ME6000 high...

Xcor Aerospace Develops New Composite Material.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Xcor Aerospace announced April 6 the successful testing of its new thermoplastic fluoropolymer composite material. NASA's White Sands Test Facility located in southwest New Mexico conducted ignition and oxygen compatibility testing of XCOR's...

Sea Launch Departs Home Port for JCSAT-9 Mission.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Sea Launch's Odyssey launch platform and the Sea Launch Commander departed the company's port in Long Beach, Calif., in advance of the scheduled launch of the JCSAT-9 communications satellite for JSAT Corp. The launch is schedule to take...

Trimble To Launch New GPS Service In Great Britain.
April 10, 2006... Trimble plans to launch its new Trimble VRS Now service for Great Britain in May, the company announced March 29. VRS Now, using data provided by the nationwide GPS network operated by Great Britain's mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, will...

Orbiting Wall Street.
April 10, 2006... XMSR XM Satellite Radio added more than 568,000 net new subscribers during the first quarter of 2006, bringing its total number of subscribers to more than 6.5 million, the company announced April 3. In the first quarter of 2005, XM...

Existing Weather Satellites Should Fill Gap Until NPOESS On Orbit.
April 10, 2006... Despite the projected delay of at least several years in the first launch of the United States' next-generation weather satellite, the availability of current environmental sensing spacecraft should prevent a gap in coverage, officials...

Correction.(Correction notice)
April 10, 2006... In the story "Wildblue Now Offering Free Installation," (April 3, Page 10), comments referring to XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio were inaccurately attributed to Andrea Maleter of Futron Corp. Satellite News regrets the error....

Intelsat Unveils Broadcast Video Service For IPTV.(ip television)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Intelsat has introduced a new satellite-based content delivery and management service targeting telcos looking to enter the Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) markets, the company announced April 12. Dubbed Ampiage, the service also is designed for...

Analysts Question Thales Acquisition Of Alcatel Satellite Manufacturing Unit.(Compagnie Financiere Alcatel)
April 17, 2006... Thales' plan to acquire Alcatel's 67 percent stake in satellite manufacturer Alcatel Alenia Space undoubtedly is one of the most significant deals of the year in the European satellite arena. One analyst however believes that Alcatel, which...

Xtar Signs Distribution Deal With Arrowhead; Other Resellers Lining Up.
April 17, 2006... Sometimes, the gamble pays off. That's what Xtar's investors must be thinking now that this commercial X-band operator has signed another distribution deal with a government satellite services provider. To add to their belief that they...

Satellite Instrument Tackles Mysteries Of Ozone-Eating Clouds.(Envisat)
April 17, 2006... Polar stratospheric clouds often are referred to as mother-of-pearl clouds because of their iridescent appearance. But in recent years, the clouds have become the focus of many research projects years due to the discovery of their role in...

Sea Launch Delivers JCSAT-9 To Orbit.(of JSAT Corp.)
April 17, 2006... JSAT Corp.'s JCSAT-9 satellite was lofted into orbit April 12 aboard a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket. Lift-off occurred at 7:30 p.m. EDT and early data indicate the spacecraft is accurately positioned and in working condition, Sea Launch...

Arianespace To Launch Superbird-7.(for Mitsubishi Electric Corp.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Arianespace received a contract from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. to launch the Superbird-7 communications satellite in the first quarter of 2008, Arianespace announced April 10. Superbird-7 is being built by Mitsubishi for Space...

Saab, Austrian Aerospace Will Develop Galileo Satellite Components.(Saab Ericsson Space AB)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Sweden's Saab Ericsson Space and Austria's Austrian Aerospace have been selected to develop and manufacture onboard equipment for the first four satellites for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, the companies announced. Galileo,...

Wildblue Adds Five Value Added Resellers.(Wildblue Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Wildblue Communications added five additional value-added resellers to its list of providers in the enterprise market, Wildblue announced April 10. Dove Digital Services, based in Louisiana; Horizon Technical Services Inc. of Florida; CVG...

Norsat Licenses Technology To U.S. Systems Integrator.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Norsat International, a manufacturer of portable satellite systems, has granted a U.S.-based satellite communications systems integrator rights to resell Norsat's Globetrekker ethnology, Norsat announced. Under a memorandum of...

MacDonald Dettwiler Receives Canadian Government Contract.
April 17, 2006... MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. was awarded a contract by the government of Ontario to provide an information solution covering large portions of Canada, the company announced April 13. Under the deal, awarded through a broad...

SES Astra Completes Acquisition Of Satlynx, Signs Capacity Deal.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... SES Astra has acquired all minority shareholdings in European satellite broadband operator Satlynx, bringing SES Astra's ownership from 77 percent to 100 percent. Satlynx, a joint venture between Israel-based satellite networking systems...

EMS To Provide Components For U.S. Defense Programs.(EMS Technologies Inc.'s Defense and Space Systems division)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... EMS Technologies Inc.'s Defense and Space Systems division received a contract from an undisclosed U.S. prime contractor to build electronics for the U.S. Department of Defense, EMS announced April 12. The nine-month contract, valued at...

Boeing Names New President Of Connexion Unit.(Stanley Deal)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Stanley Deal has been named the new president of Connexion By Boeing, Boeing announced April 12. Deal, currently leading sales and marketing operations at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will assume the new role May 1, when Connexion President...

China Satcom Completes Gilat VSAT Deployment.(China Satellite Communications Corp.)(Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... China Satellite Communications Corp. (China Satcom) completed its deployment of about 1,000 Gilat Skyedge VSATs, Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced April 11. The VSATs will provide rural telephony services in Gansu Province and Inner...

DirecTV Offers Korean-Language Programming.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... DirecTV announced April 11 it will add three Korean-language networks to its international programming platform. MBC, YTN and Christian Television Systems (CTS) will join the WorldDirect service, which also offers the Seoul Broadcasting...

WCC Expands Board Of Directors.(World Communication Center Inc.)(Ed Gorman)(Harold Schifman)(Gina Martinez)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... World Communication Center (WCC), a provider of global satellite voice and data communications, announced April 10 the addition of three business experts to its board of directors. Ed Gorman, founder and president of Modus Development, a...

Ultra Electronics-DNE Unveils New Hardware.(digital voice order wire interface )(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Ultra Electronics-DNE Technologies released its new secure digital voice order wire interface option module for the CV-MCU product line, the company announced April 11. The new module, dubbed the CV-FOM-D/OW, passes traffic to and from a...

SES Global Exec Appointment.(Dan Goldberg )(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... SES Global added New Skies CEO Dan Goldberg to its executive committee, SES Global announced. The move follows the completion of SES Global's acquisition of New Skies in March. Goldberg, will continue to lead New Skies and will report to...

Hughes Unveils High Availability Network.(Hughes Network Systems LLC )(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Hughes Network Systems LLC unveiled April 10 its HughesNet High Availability Networks, the first new offering under the company's recently announced HughesNet Managed Network Services. The service, targeted for enterprise-level customers,...

GMPCS Adds Hughes BGAN Terminals To Its Inventory.(GMPCS Personal Communications)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... GMPCS Personal Communications, a subsidiary of Telenor Satellite Services, announced April 10 that it has begun supplying the Hughes 9201 broadband satellite IP terminals to customers. Inmarsat has given the terminal Class-1 status, meaning...

Eutelsat Survey Measures 2.8 Million Digital DTH Hot Bird Homes in France.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... As of January, 6.7 million homes in France received channels from Eutelsat Communications' Hot Bird neighborhood, the company announced April 6. The findings are included in Eutelsat's 2006 Survey on satellite and cable reception of...

Eumetsat Gets Ready for MetOp Launch.(European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, has declared the first operational meteorological satellite of the EPS mission, MetOp, ready for shipment to the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ...

Discovery To Launch U.S. Made-for-Mobile Channel.(Discovery Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Discovery Communications announced April 6 plans to launch Discovery Mobile, a 24-hour mobile programming network featuring original content. Discovery Mobile will be targeted to a younger demographic, ages 15-39, the heaviest consumers of...

Northrop Grumman To Chill Space Telescope Instrument.(Northrop Grumman Space Technology)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... NASA has awarded a subcontract to Northrop Grumman Space Technology in Redondo Beach, Calif., to develop an ultra-cold mechanical helium cryocooler for an instrument aboard the James Webb Space Telescope. The Mid-Infrared Instrument must...

Eros B Delivered To Launch Site.(Earth Remote Observation Satellite B launched by Israel through Russian vehicle)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... The Israeli Earth Remote Observation Satellite (EROS) B remote sensing satellite has been delivered to Svobodny cosmodrome in Russia in advance of its scheduled April 25 launch, Itar-Tass reported. A Russian Start-1 rocket will place the...

Satellite Radio Awareness Up In 2006.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Awareness of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio among people 12 and older has reached 61 percent, according to a study by Arbitron Inc. and Edison Media Research. Nearly one in five non-subscribers to satellite radio say they...

Hughes Closes Debt Financing Offer.(Hughes Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Hughes Communications Inc. raised $450 million through an offering of notes by its wholly owned subsidiaries, Hughes Network Systems LLC (HNS) and HNS Finance Corp., Hughes announced April 13. The net proceeds of the offering were used to...

Kia To Offer Sirius Satellite Radio.(Kia Motors America Inc. contracts with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Sirius Satellite Radio and Kia Motors America announced April 13 that Kia will exclusively offer Sirius as factory standard equipment in all of its vehicles. The agreement runs through 2014, with an optional three-year extension to 2017, and...

Era Helicopters Equips Fleet With Iridium Systems.(Brief article)
April 17, 2006... Iridium Satellite announced April 13 that its value-added reseller Sky Connect sold 75 Iridium satellite communication systems to Era Helicopters LLC. The contract with Era, a major Gulf Coast provider of helicopter services for the...

Orbiting Wall Street.(XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. financing its subsidiary XM Satellite Radio Inc.)(Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s sales and earnings)(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s subscribers)
April 17, 2006... XMSR XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc. completed a refinancing transaction intended to replace higher interest rate debt with new lower interest rate debt, XM announced April 13. These transactions are...

HDTV Content Options In United States Growing.(high definition television)
April 17, 2006... High-definition (HD) TV has more than proven itself technologically, and according to industry analyst reports, HDTV will be in 52 million households by 2009, up from the current 4 million households. Northern Sky Research estimates that 500...

ILS Places Astra 1KR Into Orbit.(International Launch Services, Lockheed Martin Corp., partnership)(Brief article)
April 24, 2006... An Atlas 5 rocket lofted the Astra 1KR communications satellite into orbit April 20, International Launch Services (ILS) and Lockheed Martin announced. The mission originated from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The spacecraft...

Tivo Patent Win Could Leave Echostar With Few Options.
April 24, 2006... Tivo Inc. looks to be riding high following it win of a patent claim against satellite TV provider Echostar, but the direct-to-home operator is not conceding defeat just yet. A Texas jury awarded Tivo more than $73 million April 13 in its...