Satellite News

GMV signed two contracts with Intelsat Ltd. for satellite flight dynamics software support for advanced satellites…

Loral Space & Communications Inc.’s revenues reached $221 million in the 2007 first quarter, up 28 percent from the first quarter of 2006, the company announced May 8. Loral credited the gains to a 44 percent increase, to $200 million, in revenues…

Orbital Sciences received a contract from SES Americom to manufacture the AMC-5R satellite, a ground spare and up to three more spacecraft, Orbital announced May 8. AMC-5R and…

Shop Latino TV has signed a multi-year agreement for programme distribution into the North American cable market through Intelsat’s Galaxy neighbourhood.

NASA will test one of the rocket engines it is developing for its new launch vehicles at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, USA. The agency will build a new test stand at Stennis for the J-2X engine. The engine will power the upper stages of NASA’s Ares I and Ares V rockets.

Spacehab, Incorporated announced financial results for the third quarter ending 31 March 2007 of its fiscal year 2007.

RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. announced its financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2007.

Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2007.