Satellite News

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced Sept. 7 that its Orlando, Fla.-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems Inc., has received a $5.5 million order from General Dynamics…

Wild whooper swans from Mongolia outfitted with solar-powered, global-position satellite (GPS) transmitters are helping a team of international scientists track the potential spread pattern of avian influenza. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as the birds take wing across Eurasia toward their…

France’s two major satellite-television broadcasters have been given the green light from the French Finance Ministry to pair up. According to the French government on Sept. 6, a merger of Canalsat and…

Colorado’s senators have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate a dispute between DirecTV and Echostar over network channels. On Aug. 28, Echostar offered to pay $100 million to local stations, including 25 Fox-owned affiliates, to settle…

Communications and Power Industries recently opened a new service centre in Bangalore, India for its satellite communications customers. Communications and Power Industries (CPI) is a subsidiary of CPI International, Inc. and is a leading supplier of high-power amplifiers for satellite uplinks.

Boston University announced it has received an eight-year, US$42.5 million contract from NASA to study Earth’s radiation belts, a region which can be dangerous to astronauts and orbiting satellites.

The U.S. National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) command, control and communications segment (C3S) acceptance testing has been completed two months early.

Lockheed Martin announced the proposed sale of its ownership interests in Lockheed Khrunichev Energia International, Inc. (LKEI) and ILS International Launch Services, Inc. (ILS) to Space Transport Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.