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Archive for October 30th, 2006

Cerona Adds To Board Of Directors

October 30th, 2006 by

Cerona Networks Corp., a Maryland-based manufacturer of satellite communications ground equipment, has added John Baras to its board, the company…

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Metop-A Satellite Sends First Images Home

October 30th, 2006 by

The European polar-orbiting satellite Metop-A delivered its first images Oct. 25, the first day the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)…

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Satellite Works Boosts Orbital’s Third Quarter

October 30th, 2006 by

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported a profit of $8.6 million on revenues of $197.7 million in the 2006 third quarter, the company announced Oct. 27. In the 2005 third quarter, Orbital earned $6.8 million on revenues of $159.3 million. Orbital credited the revenue gains to a 58 percent increase in satellites and…

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ViaSat Receives Arinc Order for Airborne Broadband Terminals

October 30th, 2006 by

ViaSat Inc. received a $12 million delivery order from Arinc for extra production quantities of its Skylink Airborne…

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Loral, MHR To Alter Financing Agreement

October 30th, 2006 by

Responding to complaints from a pair of investors, Loral Space & Communications Inc. and its largest shareholder will consider alternatives to a recent equity financing deal. Loral asked MHR Fund…

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