http://www.sat-nd.com Satellite News Digest http://www.sat-nd.com/images/logo.pnghttp://www.sat-nd.com Satellite News Digest en-gb Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:59:00 GMT muuhs2 (0.7.4.5) newsfeeds@sat-nd.com newsfeeds@sat-nd.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SATELLITES Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:59:00 GMT http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030900 http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030900 Paradigm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Astrium Services, has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to extend and enhance the Skynet 5 private finance initiative (PFI) programme. This will involve the manufacture, launch, test and operation of a fourth satellite, Skynet 5D, and the extension of the Skynet 5 contract by two years until 2022. BUSINESS Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:58:00 GMT http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030901 http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030901 The European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) reported financial results for 2009. BUSINESS Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:57:00 GMT http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030902 http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030902 Intelsat S.A. reported results for the three months and year ending 31 December 2009. BUSINESS Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:56:00 GMT http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030903 http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030903 Inmarsat plc reported consolidated financial results for the year ending 31 December 2009. FEEDS & LINKS Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:55:00 GMT http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030904 http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2010030904 Intelsat announced that Qatar Telecom (Qtel) signed a multi-year capacity contract on Intelsat's recently-launched Intelsat 15 satellite (IS-15), located at 85 degrees East.