Satellite News

The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) has confirmed the ground station for its ocean observing satellite, Jason-2, which is scheduled to…

An arbitrator denied XM Satellite Radio’s request to recover 20 percent of the value of two Boeing-built satellites, XM announced in a Sept. 27 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Echostar Communications Corp. announced Sept. 28 plans to raise about $500 million through a debt…

A Federal District Court issued a Sept. 27 order dismissing Darlene Investments LLC’s fraud action against DirecTV, and holding Darlene liable for breach of contract, DirecTV announced. The…

SpaceDev, Inc. announced that Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, James W. Benson, has stepped down from his roles at the company in order to launch a new independent venture, Benson Space Company, focused on the marketing of commercial space tourism.

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a US$1.1 million contract from the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the design and build of new transportable multi-band earth terminals.

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that its Space Systems company is consolidating all its human space flight activities into one organisation.

China has tried to temporarily blind U.S. spy satellites with ground based high-power lasers, Defense News reports citing unnamed sources.