Satellite News

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) selected Telenor Satellite Services to supply global satellite…

Near Earth LLC announced Aug. 2 the launch of its online library in which the…

Globalstar Inc. unveiled a modem to provide satellite connectivity for laptop computers and other data-only applications, the…

XM Satellite Radio will run adds for customers of Google Inc.’s Adwords program on the satellite radio provider’s non-music channels, the companies announced Aug. 3. Under the agreement, Google Adwords customers will be able to use Google’s automated dMarc media network to place radio ads on…

Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) signed a deal with Intelsat to launch a channel on Intelsat’s IA-8 satellite to supply the direct-to-home channel in Brazil. Intelsat will provide RTP with a solution that includes signal turnaround, multiplexing and space…

The U.S. government awarded Geoeye a $19.6 million contract to provide imagery, products and services to multiple federal…

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to continue work on a nanosatellite program, the company announced Aug. 2. Under the contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate, Lockheed Martin will take the Autonomous…

Intelsat announced that Station 53, a supplier of integrated communications services to luxury yachts, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), data and Internet service through Intelsat’s GlobalConnex managed network.