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Canadian satellite systems provider Infosat Communications Inc. announced Nov. 7 that it has completed a 22 percent investment in Pakistani satellite service provider Comstar ISA Ltd. The investment will facilitate...

Bruce Haymes has been appointed to the advisory board of Near Earth LLC, the company announced Nov. 9. Haymes, currently the president of Coleytown Media Advisors, previously worked for Panamsat...

Igor Zabolotny, deputy director general for business development for the Russian Satellite Communication Co. (RSCC), has been added to the Eutelsat board of directors, RSCC announced Nov. 7.

ICO Global Communications filed a request with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend four milestone dates spelled out in the company’s authorization for the construction and launch of...

Worldspace Satellite Radio lost $28.9 million in its 2006 third quarter, up from a loss of $15.4 million in the same period a year ago, the company announced Sept. 9....

Boeing Co. received a $299.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for production of the fourth Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (WGS), Boeing announced Nov. 9. The award is the first...

The Badr-4 satellite was launched from Kazakhstan Nov. 8 aboard a Russian Proton rocket, International Launch Services (ILS) announced Built by Astrium and owned by the Arab Satellite Communications Organization...

Space Systems/Loral announced Nov. 9 that it has delivered the Wildblue-1 satellite to Arianespace in preparation for its scheduled launch in early December. Wildblue-1, built for Wildblue Communications Inc., is...

Sirius Satellite Radio posted revenue of $167.1 million in the 2006 third quarter, up 150 percent from the same period a year ago, the company announced Nov. 8. Sirius credited...

ATK will become the lead contractor for Rocketplane Kistler’s K-1 launch vehicle, the companies announced Nov. 8. ATK will provide vehicle development, assembly, integration and test of the launch system...