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Wireless communications technology developer MTN Satellite Communications has opened a new Seattle-based office that will eventually lead to a significant boost in staff, MTN announced.    MTN currently employs 10...

SES recently signed a launch deal with SpaceX, once again underlying its faith in the U.S.-based services provider. The operator has been busy this year, with a number of satellites...

For the past six years, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) has presented three young satellite professionals with its Promise Award in recognition of their potential to play a...

Arianespace is getting set to launch key satellites for Eutelsat and Star One, as both operators target high growth verticals in developing markets. The Eutelsat 21B and Star One C3...

[Satellite News 10-09-12] While SpaceX celebrated its successful launch of the Dragon spacecraft carrying parts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, the company detected an anomaly on one...

[Satellite News 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) took a major step forward on the long road to fulfilling its cargo resupply contract with NASA by successfully launching its Dragon spacecraft...

In columns during the last four years, we have looked at the effects of the recession on the satellite and space sector. We decried bailouts of the financial services and...

Inmarsat Deploys OnAir Service on Two Asia Pacific Airlines Japanese airline ANA will deploy Inmarsat SwiftBroadband on its international routes starting in mid-2013. Inmarsat said the Wi-Fi services, which are...

[Satellite News 08-28-12] While the second quarter is usually one of the weaker periods of the fiscal year for most satellite companies, the 2012 second quarter cultivated more than a...

[Satellite News 08-03-12] NASA has issued $1.1 billion in contracts to private-sector aerospace companies to develop and launch rockets that will carry its next-generation manned spaceflight missions into space, NASA...