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• ATK’s Constellation Enables NASA To Solve Scientific Mystery
  
• MultiChoice Ready To Bring HD To Africa
  
• Brookings Advocates Changes to FCC Broadband Spectrum Allocations
  
• As Merger Approval Nears, XM Prices Debt Offering
  
• Harbinger Takes New Approach to Acquire Intelsat
  

ATK’s Constellation Enables NASA To Solve Scientific Mystery

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] ATK completed a mission demonstrating how clusters of small satellites can work together to collect data, ATK announced July 24. A constellation of five microsatellites ATK built for NASA’s Themis... read more.

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MultiChoice Ready To Bring HD To Africa

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] MultiChoice is preparing to launch high-definition (HD) services in South Africa, the operator said July 25... read more.

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Brookings Advocates Changes to FCC Broadband Spectrum Allocations

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The Brookings Institute, an independent policy research group, is recommending that the U.S Federal Communication Commission (FCC) change its practices regarding the allocation of the broadband spectrum.     The... read more.

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As Merger Approval Nears, XM Prices Debt Offering

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] XM Satellite Radio Inc. priced a debt offering as part of a series of transactions to refinance certain debt M in connection with the... read more.

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Harbinger Takes New Approach to Acquire Intelsat

[Satellite Today 07-25-08] The ownership saga of Inmarsat took another twist as Harbinger Capital Partners Funds said it intends to bid on Inmarsat and then combine it with SkyTerra Communications, the parent company of Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV)... read more.

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• Lockheed Martin Completes Propulsion Module for Third AEHF Satellite
  
• NORSAT Launches Vehicle-Mounted Satellite Terminal
  
• Canal Digital Posts Mixed Results
  
• Astra Platform Services Selects Harmonic for Digital Headend Upgrade
  
• Measat-3a Delivered to Baikonur
  
• Kayser-Threse Wins TET-1 Contract from DLR
  
• Integral Systems Posts Promising Third Quarter Results
  
• SES Astra TechCom Wins Vietnamese Deal
  

• BSkyB Gets Into Digital Music
  
• Digital Angel Unit Receives Cospas-Sarsat Approval
  
• Spot Expands Satellite Messaging Coverage In Alaska
  
• General Dynamics Completes MUOS Milesstone