Satellite News

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation has received orders totalling US$17.7 million under its IDIQ contract with the U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command (CECOM).

Spacehab, Incorporated announced that it has received notice from the NASDAQ Stock Market that the company has regained compliance with marketplace rules relating to the maintenance of a minimum US$1.00 bid price and US$2.5 million minimum shareholders’ equity requirements, respectively.

Sirius Satellite Radio said it ended 2007 with 8,321,785 subscribers, up from the company’s 2006 ending subscriber base of 6,024,555. During 2007, Sirius added approximately 2.3 million net subscriber additions.

DigitalGlobe announced that WorldView-1 has reached Full Operating Capability (FOC) for all customers.

SpaceDev, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) of Hawaii to conduct requirements definition and preliminary design of the ILO spacecraft’s astrophysics and communications payload.

The European Space Agency has published a list of events with ESA participation in 2008.

NASA will try to launch the space shuttle Atlantis no earlier than 24 January.

The Odyssey Launch Platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed Sea Launch Home Port, for the rescheduled Thuraya-3 mission.