Author: Staff Writer

Final Analysis Inc., which is building the Faisat low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite system for global mobile data services, has named Karl Olsoni Jr. as its chief financial officer. He will be...

Eutelsat, one of the world’s largest satellite operators, has signed a contract with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) for the purchase of 12 transponders on a new satellite (Express...

After an initial delay, Sea Launch successfully launched the Thuraya 1 mobile communications satellite late last Friday night from its Odyssey launch platform. At 5,108kg, Sea Launch said the satellite...

The Boeing Co.’s [BA] third-quarter earnings rose to $609 million, or 70 cents per share, on revenues of $11.88 billion. The result compares with a profit of $477 million, or...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded RadarSat International (RSI) the rights to distribute ERS and Envisat satellite data worldwide. “This contract gives us an excellent opportunity to build the...

At 8:40 p.m. EDT Oct. 19, a Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT]-built Atlas 2A rocket soared into space from Pad 36A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Less than 30...

Inetcable.com Inc. of Ottawa, an applications service provider, has selected BroadLogic Network Technologies Inc. of Milpitas, Calif., to supply it with BroadLogic’s Satellite Express desktop satellite receiver so it can...

Globalstar [GSTRF] and Arnav Systems Inc. of Puyallup, Wash., said Arnav will use the Globalstar system to provide satellite-based voice and data communications to the general aviation market. General aviation...

Qualcomm Inc. [QCOM] of San Diego has joined the SkyBridge LP group of companies planning to build an 80-satellite low-Earth-orbit system for high-speed Internet connections. It will contribute its code...

PanAmSat Corporation’s latest spacecraft, the PAS-1R Atlantic Ocean Region satellite, has arrived in Kourou, French Guiana in preparation for its ‘historic’ lift-off in mid November. “The deployment of PAS-1R marks...