Satellite News

Wegener Corp. has promoted Ken Leffingwell to director of sales, the company announced April 12 . Leffingwell has been in a…

Raytheon Co.’s Space and Airborne Systems business named Travis Slocumb vice…

The commercial space industry can provide significant space technology advanced if nurtured, Alex Tai, vice president of operations for Virgin Galactic, said. “Technical…

Batelco, the main telco in Bahrain, entered into an agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite…

Larry Boisvert, former president and CEO of Telesat Canada, has been appointed president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the Canadian government announced April…

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, described the Jan. 11 Chinese anti-satellite test as “a logical place to go” as China seeks to improve its space technology. “Why wouldn’t a country go after that…

Trimble has launched a multimedia layer of GPS-based adventure details for Google Earth, Trimble announced April 12. The premium GPS-based information…

DigitalGlobe and GeoEye will provide satellite imagery to support an international group that provides data free of charge to those affected by disasters, the U.S. Geological Survey announced April 12. The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” was…