Satellite News

The U.S. Air Force Feb. 28 awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. for launch services. Lockheed Martin is being…

Nearly two weeks after XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio announced their plans for a merger, XM sought to assure existing subscribers and future consumers that its service would not suffer if the planned merger takes place. In a March 2…

JSAT and direct-to-home operator Sky Perfect will join forces in the Japanese pay-TV market, the companies announced March 2. The two companies have formed a holding company, Sky Perfect JSAT, that is intended to…

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…