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The Israeli cabinet approved on November 20 the launching of five thematic commercial channels – Russian/Amharic, Arabic, Israeli heritage, news, and Israeli/Middle Eastern music. The free-to-air channels, which will be...

Two remote sensing satellites, and a nanosatellite designed to gather space weather data, were launched into orbit Nov. 21 aboard a Boeing Co. [BA]- built Delta 2 rocket. The rocket...

The Boeing Co. [BA] and Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] won Air Force contracts to conduct architectural studies for GPS 3, the system that will keep U.S. satellite-based navigation services operational...

On Nov. 17, Russian officials gave their first decree to a proposal that aims to deorbit the Russian Space Station Mir in February. The general director of the Russian Space...

SpaceBridge announce the completion of $17 million in second round financing led by RBC Dominion Securities. Principal investors in this round include Royal Bank Capital Partners, TRW Inc. [TRW], MWI...

While industry leaders were gathered in San Diego last week discussing the potential of the Internet via satellite Starband Communications Inc. was busy launching its direct-to-home service. StarBand initially will...

Conexion by Boeing, the satellite-based aero-mobile Internet, broadband data and TV system being built by The Boeing Co. [BA], said it will lease 14 transponders on a Brazilian satellite in...

Integral Technologies Inc. [ITKG] of Bellingham, Wash., said the second-generation, flat-panel, dual-satellite antenna developed by its Antek Wireless Inc. subsidiary has been selected by Orbital Communications Corp. (Orbcomm) for use...

TRW Space and Electronics Group within TRW Inc. [TRW] said it has developed a miniature frequency upconverter for the communications payload on the Ka-band satellites it is building as its...

The stock price of Hong Kong-based AsiaSat has fallen again dramatically despite the company (which is 50 per cent owned by SES/Astra) reporting improved sales and profits. “We report the...