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Boeing Satellite Systems Inc. was awarded a $50.7 million contract modification to begin work on the fifth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS), the U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 22. The contract...

The Russian government has placed three Glonass navigation satellites and a communications spacecraft into orbit in a pair of launches, according to press reports. A Proton rocket lofted three modernized...

The Russian Federal Space Agency is awaiting Iran’s proposals for equipment to make the Iranian satellite Zohre, according to Dec. 22 Russian reports. The agency’s deputy director, Yuri Nosenko, was...

EchoStar Communications Corp. announced Dec. 22 that its pay-TV provider Dish Network passed the 13 million-customer milestone.

Spacenet announced Dec. 22 the availability of its new StarBand Nova Pro satellite broadband Internet service for residential customers. Offered at StarBand’s lowest-ever price point, the Nova Pro service —...

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Dec. 21 that it has been awarded a five-year, $5.5 million contract from Harris Corp. to provide support services for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Telecommunications...

Liberty Media Corp. (Liberty) announced Dec. 22 a definitive agreement to exchange its 16.3 percent stake in News Corp. for News Corp.’s 38.5 percent stake in DirecTV Group Inc. along...

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Dec. 21 that it has been awarded a five-year, $5.5 million contract from Harris Corp. to provide support services for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Telecommunications...

Liberty Media Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to exchange its 16.3 percent stake in News Corp. for News Corp.’s 38.5 percent stake in DirecTV Group Inc., the companies...

Swales Aerospace has completed a critical design review for the TacSat-3 Modular Bus program, the company announced. TacSat-3 is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicle Directorate as...