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| 01.07.2013 |
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Raytheon Adds JAXA Environmental Satellite to JPSS System
[Satellite TODAY 01-07-12] Raytheon has added the Japanese Space Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Global Change Observation Mission 1 satellite to its Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Common Ground System (CGS), Raytheon confirmed Jan. 7. With the...
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| 01.04.2013 |
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Arianespace Vega Selected to Launch Vietnamese Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] Arianespace and Astrium have signed a launch contract for the VNREDSat-1A Earth observation satellite, on behalf of the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, the companies announced Jan. 4. Arianespace will...
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| 01.04.2013 |
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Nigeria’s CSTD Center to Build New Satellite by 2018
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Nigerian Center for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) is launching an initiative to train Nigerian engineers to design, test and build a satellite by 2018, CSTD Director Spencer Onuh confirmed Jan...
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| 01.04.2013 |
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ISRO Pushes SARAL, Canadian Defense Satellite Launch Back to February
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has once again delayed the joint launch of Indian-French satellite SARAL and several Canadian defense satellites. According to ISRO’s Jan. 4 announcement, the previously planned...
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| 01.04.2013 |
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GSA Director: NS2020 Initiative Will Extend, Enhance Acquisition Models
[Satellite TODAY 01-04-13] The General Services Administration (GSA) is developing a Network Services 2020 (NS2020) initiative that will change the government’s approach to acquiring future telecommunications from models previously used for the Networx...
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| 01.03.2013 |
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MDA Contracts Com Dev For Satellite Components
[Satellite TODAY 01-03-12] Com Dev International has been awarded a contract for satellite components from MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA). The project will deliver Ku-band and Ka-band multiplexers, switches and microwave components for use in a...
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| 01.02.2013 |
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Ball Aerospace Integrates STPSat-3 Payloads in Preparation for August Launch
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Ball Aerospace & Technologies has successfully integrated four of the five payloads and a spacecraft de-orbit module onto the Department of Defense Space Test Program’s Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV), also known as...
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| 01.02.2013 |
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Thaicom Scores Exclusive Ipstar Service Deal in China
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Thaicom, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, signed an initial agreement with a unit of Hong Kong-based Synertone Communication to become the new provider of its Ipstar services in China, according to a regulatory...
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| 01.02.2013 |
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Lockheed Martin Finalizes $2 Billion AEHF Contract
[Satellite TODAY 01-02-13] Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to manufacture two Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellites for the United States Air Force, confirming a deal that was expected to generate nearly $2 billion for the company...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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Payloads: Seeking the Holy Grail of Flexibility
Surges in throughput along with changing business needs in an environment of scarce spectrum are driving the move toward what many consider the holy grail of satellite design -- flexible payloads. A whole new generation of satellites, including Inmarsat-5 and...
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| 01.01.2013 |
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The Obama Second Term and Space Policy
The re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama for a second four-year term in a bitterly polarized political climate and era of crisis-level budget deficits can fairly be seen to promise a continuation of the status quo in U.S. Government space policy. That...
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| 12.27.2012 |
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Orbcomm Puts Faith in SpaceX with 18-Satellite Launch Deal
[Satellite TODAY 12-27-12] SpaceX has entered into a launch services agreement with satellite messaging services provider Orbcomm to launch up to 18 Orbcomm second-generation commercial communications satellites currently being constructed by Sierra Nevada...
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| 12.26.2012 |
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Mexsat Sends First Signals from Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite has sent its first signals from space following its launch by Arianespace aboard an Ariane 5 rocket, the satellite’s manufacturer Orbital Sciences announced Dec. 26. Bicentenario...
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| 12.26.2012 |
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Nokia's Marais Joins Intelsat as Regional Vice President of African Sales
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] Fixed satellite operator Intelsat has appointed Grant Marais as its regional vice president of African sales, effective Jan. 3, the company announced. Marais succeeds Jon Osler, who will join Intelsat’s Global Accounts...
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| 12.26.2012 |
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SpaceX Tests New Grasshopper Vertical Takeoff, Landing Vehicle
Click on the image to watch the video of the third Grasshopper flight. The rocket rose 131 feet for 29-seconds. Image credit: SpaceX [Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] SpaceX’s vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (VTVL), Grasshopper, completed a test flight...
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| 12.26.2012 |
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New Satellites Emerge from Russia
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] Two new satellites have emerged from Russia’s manufacturing sector. The nation of Angola’s first satellite – Angosat – is now being built by a Russian consortium led by RSC and should be launched in three...
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| 12.26.2012 |
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U.S. Congress Relaxes Satellite ITAR Regulations
[Satellite TODAY 12-26-12] The United States’ domestic satellite industry received an early Christmas gift late last week when the Senate voted to remove certain International Trade in Arms Regulations (ITAR) that were placed on domestic satellite...
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| 12.20.2012 |
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NASDAQ to Delist Globalstar from Stock Market
Globalstar’s common stock will be delisted effective at the opening of business on Friday, Dec. 21 from the NASDAQ Stock Market...
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| 12.20.2012 |
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Mexsat Bicentenario Satellite Sends First Signals from Space
The Mexsat Bicentenario satellite sent its first signals from space today as one of the first of three Mexsat satellites for the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) of Mexico to enhance the country’s communications for domestic, military, civil and humanitarian needs....
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| 12.19.2012 |
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Oversight Board Exonerates Sea Launch Rocket in IS-19 Solar Array Anomaly
[Satellite TODAY 12-19-12] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and Sea Launch have confirmed that the Independent Oversight Board (IOB) formed to investigate the solar array deployment anomaly following launch of Intelsat-19 (IS-19) in the...
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