Satellite News

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. reported revenues of $264 million in the 2007 first quarter, an increase of 27 percent over revenues of $208 million in the same period in 2006, XM announced April 26. XM’s first quarter loss narrowed to $122 million, an 18 percent improvement compared to the…

International Launch Services (ILS) received a contract from Telesat Canada to place the Nimiq 5 satellite into orbit, ILS announced…

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. announced earnings for the three-month period ended 31 March 2007.

The European Parliament voiced deep concerns about the delayed Galileo satellite navigation system while a top EU official ruled out pulling the plug on the troubled programme.

The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012 — up to a year later than expected — according to a forecast issued by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Environment Center in coordination with an international panel of solar experts.

It is obvious that China’s ASAT weapon test has increased the risk that other satellites could collide with space debris — but by how much exactly? For the first time there are now some figures.

Boeing said it successfully completed a critical Global Positioning System (GPS) Space Segment III System Design Review this month.

The Galaxy 17 satellite, for which Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor, is ready for launch. The satellite will be launched on 3 May from the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, with an Ariane 5 rocket that will also carry Astra 1L.