1.   Most of those will include multiple satellites, meaning the number of satellites quickly will multiply.

2.   NII Norsat earlier this year signed a memorandum of understanding to distribute its products, including a satellite receiving component, with Samart Cable Systems of Bangkok.

3.   Softbank Corp. and News Corp. will broaden their recent joint venture agreement to include digital satellite broadcasting, seeking content from Japanese programmers and broadcasters, Softbank said.

4.   The system can be activated instantaneously in a catastrophe and includes satellite positioning beacons that float free from a sinking ship.

5.   In building a diversified conglomerate, Daimler-Benz created Deutsche Aerospace, which makes aircraft and space gear including satellites.

6.   Launched in Siberia, the payload included a satellite built by Final Analysis Inc.

7.   NATO airstrikes have struck hard at Telekom Serbia facilities, including its satellite broadcasting station in the central Serbian town of Ivanjica.

8.   It could include two satellites covering the Middle East, Eastern Europe, North Africa, Central Asia and the Subcontinent.