Satellite News

NDS, a supplier of middleware and conditional access solutions to satellite operators, has seen a nearly…

Digitalglobe announced Aug. 7 that ITT Corp. completed and shipped the imaging sensor for the next generation…

Commscope Inc. announced Aug. 7 that it is proposing to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Andrew Corp. in a deal valued at $1.7 billion. Commscope’s offer of $9.50 per share for Andrew represents…

Loral Space & Communications Inc. posted a 41 percent increase in the 2006 second quarter to $192.9 million, driven by satellite construction contracts, the company announced Aug. 7. In the 2005 second quarter, Loral reported revenues of $136.8 million. Despite the gain in revenues, Loral’s net loss grew…

DirecTV’s profits more than doubled in the 2006 second quarter to $459 million, as revenues improved 10 percent to $3.5 billion, DirecTV announced Aug. 8. In the 2005 second quarter, DirecTV reported a profit of $162 million on revenues of $3.2 billion. “In many ways, the results in the…

The DirecTV Group, Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter 2006.

Loral Space & Communications Inc. reported its financial results for the three months ending 30 June 2006.

The largest optical mirror ever built for a mission beyond Earth’s orbit has arrived at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for environmental testing and spacecraft integration. The 1.4-meter primary mirror was produced by subcontractor L-3 Communications Brashear.