Satellite News

Garmin International Inc. introduced its GPSMAP 496 aviation device July 19. The portable GPS unit targeting…

ND Satcom, a supplier of satellite-based broadband VSAT, broadcast and defense communications network solutions, has strengthened its position in Romania due to the implementation of several…

Convergys Corp. announced July 20 it would provide a set of product offerings, consulting and professional…

The U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center awarded Globecomm Systems Inc. a contract to provide portable satellite…

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $38.2 million order from the U.S. Army under the Movement Tracking System (MTS) contract, Comtech…

Orbital Sciences Corp. posted earnings of $9.8 million in its 2006 second quarter on revenues of $197 million, the company announced July 20. In the same period in 2005, Orbital reported earnings of $7.6 million on revenues of $177.4 million. Growth in the second quarter, which closed June 30, was driven by…

After a series of aborted attempts, the launch of the MetOp-A satellite has been postponed indefinitely, Eumetsat, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, and the European Space Agency, announced July 20. The July 19 attempt to launch the satellite aboard a Russian…

Thales Co. signed an agreement to divest the majority of its satellite navigation business to an investor group led by private equity firm Shah Capital Partners for $170 million, the companies announced July 20. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter. Thales Navigation produces…