EADS, ILS win Arabsat contracts
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
Middle Eastern satellite operator Arabsat announced Tuesday that it will purchase two new communications satellites from EADS Astrium and launch them on Protons provided by...

Sea Launch plans Baikonur launches of Zenit 3SL
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 8:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
The multinational Sea Launch venture announced Monday that it will go ahead with plans to launch its Zenit 3SL booster from Baikonur in a bid...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
A Chinese booster launched two satellites, including a remote sensing satellite jointly operated with Brazil, on Tuesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from...

Intelsat wins auction for Loral satellites
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 8:15 PM ET (0015 GMT)
Loral has selected Intelsat as the winner of an auction to purchase five of Loral's North American communications satellites, the two companies announced late...

Energia: ISS funding problem "catastrophic"
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 8:08 PM ET (0008 GMT)
The head of the Russian company that builds the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft used for the International Space Station said Monday that a lack of...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the next crew for the International Space Station docked with the orbiting facility early Monday. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft docked...

Final Titan 2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 7:28 PM ET (2328 GMT)
The last Titan 2 booster successfully launched a military weather satellite Saturday. The Titan 2 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at...

Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a new crew for the International Space Station lifted off early Saturday. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft launched from Baikonur on...

Inmarsat accepts British buyout offer
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 2:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
Satellite communications company Inmarsat announced Thursday that it has accepted a $1.5-billion bid from a pair of British private-equity firms, a deal...

India launches remote sensing spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
An Indian rocket successfully launched a remote sensing satellite early Friday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center...