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Arqiva and Intelsat signed a multi-year renewal and expansion contract to distribute content to the French territories of the Caribbean for direct-to-home operator Media Overseas, Arqiva announced June 1. Arqiva...

China placed SinoSat-3, a radio and TV broadcasting communications satellite, into orbit June 1 using a Long March-3A rocket, according to the state-operated Xinhua news service. SinoSat-2, China’s first direct-to-home...

The planned June 20 launch of DirecTV’s DirecTV-10 satellite will be delayed to July, according to a May 31 report out of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, where the spacecraft is due to...

Globecomm Systems Inc. has introduced its next-generation satellite network management system, the company announced May 31. Dubbed AxxSys Orion, the system monitors and controls terrestrial elements of a satellite communications...

Norsat Unveils UltraPortable SNG Terminals Norsat International Inc. has unveiled its next-generation family of ultraportable satellite newsgathering terminals. The GlobeTrekker SNG Terminal is packaged in a rugged self-contained case that...

Space agencies from around the globe have agreed on a shared long-term view of space exploration.   "The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination,” was released May 31 by...

GeoEye Partners With East-Dawn For Work In China GeoEye is partnering with the East-Dawn Group, a privately held company based in Beijing, to provide satellite imagery and value-added products in...

ICG Receives GSA Schedule Contract International Communications Group (ICG) has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) contract to cover 197 individual ICG products, including CTUs, data routers, Iridium Communications...

MSV Appoints Executives Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) named Steve Soroka vice president of enterprise operations. Soroka will be responsible for the overall direction and management of MSV’s information technology and...

Norsat International Inc. made a final payment on its $1 million short-term debt, the company announced May 31, marking the first time since 1983 that the company had been debt-free....