Another Bid For Iridium Surfaces
Iridium LLC and Motorola have endorsed a bid for the Iridium satellite constellation from a group of investors using the name Iridium Satellite LLC. [full article]

Iridium 9 Being Deorbited
Unrelated to the company's bankruptcy proceedings, Iridium 9 is being deliberately de-orbited due to component failures. [full article]

Globalstar Reports Heavy Q3 Losses
Globalstar Telecommunications LP reported that its third quarter service revenue totaled only US$1 million. [full article]

Loral Considering Relationships With Other Satellite Operators 
Loral is considering the possibility of a combination with another company, the sale of a major equity stake, or some other alliance to raise its sagging share price. [full article]

Sirius Satellite Radio Delivery Delayed 8 Months
Sirius Satellite Radio’s spare satellite, Sirius Radio 4, will be available for ground storage delivery in August 2001. [full article]

China Launches Navigation Satellite
A Long March 3A launched Beidou, a Chinese navigation satellite, from Xichang, pad LC1, at 1602 UTC on October 30. [full article]

Soyuz Launches First Long Term Crew to International Space Station
A Soyuz U launched successfully at 0753 UTC October 31 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with the International Space Station’s (ISS) Expedition 1 crew. [full article]

Russia May Market Seats on Soyuz Flights
Russia is considering selling seats on the Soyuz capsules that will be sent to the ISS every six months as rescue vehicles for the full-time crews. [full article]

CRV (X-38) Completes Successful Test Flight
NASA successfully tested the latest prototype of the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) during a nine-minute flight to a safe landing in the Mojave Desert. [full article]