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MEASAT Satellite Systems and ANTRIX Corporation Limited have announced the signing of an agreement for the leasing of Ku-Band capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite. ANTRIX is the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (“ISRO”).
Read MoreThe Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has signed a new contract with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) and they are now involved in a new Chinese meteorological satellite project.
Read MoreProtoStar Ltd. and PlanetSky Ltd. have announced a strategically important anchor customer lease agreement today wherein PlanetSky will secure C band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite, which is to to be launched in May 2008.
Read MoreAndrews Space has acquired Automated Controlled Environments, Incorporated (ACEI). The latter firm is a privately held California corporation developing fault-tolerant aerospace avionics and advanced control systems.
Read MoreLoral Space & Communications Inc. [NASDAQ: LORL] has announced the CAD 3.25 billion acquisition of Telesat Canada by Loral and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), including the transfer of Loral's fixed satellite services business Loral Skynet, has been completed.
Read MorePhenomtastic! That happens to be the most accurate phrasing I can offer regarding the SatNews Publishers participation in this week’s MILCOM 2007 in Orlando, Florida.
Read MoreTelesat Canada has announced their unaudited financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2007. The company posted increases in both revenue and profitability.
Read MoreAurora Flight Sciences Corporation announced today that it has acquired Payload Systems, Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts effective October 26, 2007. Payload Systems was founded in 1984 with a mission to provide science and engineering services for spaceflight and terrestrial applications.
Read MoreThe assets have been acquired of a firm whose products operate in environments where wired are undesirable or impractical.
Read MoreRaytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] will pursue the Army's next generation of satellite communications, the High Capacity Communications Capability, or HC3, with a team of com solutions providers. HC3, the next generation of Army SATCOM, is a family of reconfigurable communications terminals that will provide soldiers with high-capacity, multiband, multimode connectivity.
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