Satellite News

U.S. satellite radio companies XM and Sirius, currently seeking approval for a proposed US$13.6 billion merger, pledged that existing XM and Sirius radios would not become obsolete if the merger is approved.

The launch of a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket carrying the Canadian telecommunications satellite Anik F3 from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for 10 April.

Ascent Media Network Services has appointed Wee Way Kiat managing director of its Asian business, the…

GIT Satellite and Iridium Satellite will provide communications for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which begins March 4. GIT Satellite will donate a complete complement of Iridium equipment, airtime, and data-enabling kits to be used to…

Boeing Co. completed a critical design review of its family of advanced beyond-line-of-sight terminals (FAB-T) program, the company announced March 1. The review — attended by senior U.S. Air Force, government and industry officials in…

EchoStar Communications Corp. reported revenue of $9.8 billion in 2006, up from $8.5 billion in 2005, the company announced March…

Arianespace will launch the Spaceway-3 communications satellite for Hughes Network Systems LLC, the companies announced March 1. An August liftoff is scheduled aboard an Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The satellite had been scheduled to be lofted into orbit by Sea Launch…