Author: JJ McCoy

A Russian Dnepr rocket operated by Kosmotras lifted Germany’s TerraSAR-X radar satellite into orbit June 15, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Kosmotras announced. TerraSAR-X, manufactured by EADS Astrium under...

The Selonological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) satellite, also known as Kayuga, is scheduled to be launched aboard an H-2A booster on Aug. 16 (Aug. 15, 8:30:48 p.m. EST) from the...

SES Astra and Verhaert Space received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to maintain and operate a satellite ground station in Redu, Belgium, the companies announced June 15....

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts worth not more than $19 million for the U.S. Navy’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), ViaSat announced June 15....

Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has named its first eight service distribution partners to support the launch of its new satellite phone services, the company announced June 15. Distribution...

Clearwire Corp. signed distribution agreements with DirecTV and EchoStar Communications Corp. to allow the direct-to-home satellite operators’ offering Clearwire’s high-speed Internet service, Clearwire announced June 14. "Being able to offer...

The Canadian government awarded satellite operators Ciel Satellite LP and Telesat Canada a total of 12 licenses to develop new communications satellites, the government announced June 13. Ciel, which was...

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response to today’s articles in the Wall Street...

Interactive video company Ensequence appointed Mike Kelley vice president of business development, the company announced June 14. Kelley will focus on interactive video programming, media sponsorships and advertising to networks,...

Radyne’s automatic equalizer technology is the latest feature available on the DM240XR line of satellite broadcast modulators, the company announced June 13. The technology provides an automatic group delay and...