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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will begin releasing certain Landsat 7 images of the United States via the Web June 4, the agency announced May 25. The images can be...

NXP Semiconductors will supply its Nexperia PNX9520 processor for Sirius Satellite Radio’s TV service, NXP announced May 22. Sirius Backseat TV service is scheduled to be launched later this year...

Mobile Satellite Ventures LP (MSV) named Dave Farmer vice president of marketing for satellite services, the company announced May 25. Farmer previously served as vice president of marketing for Telenor...

Kiyoshi Isozaki, CEO of JSAT Corp., has found that operating conditions tough in Asia and, the operator does not expect to see a huge upsurge in demand for capacity. "We...

China launched the Yaogan-2 remote sensing satellite May 25 aboard a Long March 2D, according to the state-controlled Xinhua. The satellite was designed by the China Academy of Space Technology...

Jaba Networks Communications of Mexico City will resell Eagle Broadband Inc.’s SatMax Iridium satellite communications system in Mexico, Eagle Broadband announced May 24. Eagle’s system enables use of Iridium satellite...

Powerstar International Inc., which provides network services over wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, completed its purchase of Xpel Communications AB, Powerstar announced May 24. Powerstar issued 1.4 million shares of...

Radarsat-2 passed an acoustic qualification test by the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research, the institute announced May 24. The test certified that Radarsat-2, built by MacDonald Dettwiler and...

ViaSat Inc. received a contract to supply 500,000 Ka-band satellite terminals for WildBlue Communications, ViaSat announced May 24. Combined with units already delivered, ViaSat will have supplied more than 750,000...

BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and Industry,...