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| 02.01.2012 |
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Satellites and Freedom
We usually discuss satellite technology in politically neutral terms, recognizing its achievements in communications, media, navigation, mapping and other fields, while at best tacitly acknowledging that the same capabilities can do harm, as well. The choice...
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| 01.24.2012 |
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Inmarsat Working to Make Global Xpress Part of Long-Term Government Plans 
[Satellite News 01-24-12] Inmarsat will focus efforts in 2012 on reaching out to government customers and forging a key role for its Global Xpress constellation in the government’s long-term plans, Inmarsat Government Services President Peter Hadinger...
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| 12.16.2011 |
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Lockheed Martin Makes Critical Progress on MUOS, SBIRS GEO-2 Programs
[Satellite News 12-16-11] Lockheed Martin reported that it has reached key milestones on two of its largest government/military GEO satellite programs, as the manufacturer delivered the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air...
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| 10.24.2011 |
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South Africa Defense Official Sees X-Band as Key to Nation’s Milsatcom Strategy
[Satellite News 10-24-11] As one Africa’s main economic hubs, South Africa is looking to develop its milsatcom capabilities by working alongside NATO and other African Union Defense Forces on missions across the continent. Despite...
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| 10.18.2011 |
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GAO: Essential Pricing Data Missing in ULA Rocket Booster Core Purchase Plan
[Satellite News 10-18-11] The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is questioning a joint U.S. Department of Defense and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) plan to spend $15 billion on United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket booster cores. In a report...
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| 10.05.2011 |
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Hosted Payload Summit Speakers Put Policy, Procurement Fears to Rest
[Satellite News 10-05-11] Hundreds of satellite executives, manufacturers, scientists and end-users from a wide variety of industry sectors packed into the Oct. 4 Hosted Payload Summit to address issues and voice perspectives surrounding the increasing use of...
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| 10.04.2011 |
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Report Urges FAA to Leverage Benefits of Satellite-Based Navigation Systems
[Satellite News 10-04-11] Commercial airlines want the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to accelerate the implementation of onboard satellite-based navigation systems on airlines, according to an industry-government report issued Oct. 3. ...
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| 09.27.2011 |
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Orbital’s Minotaur 4 Sends Critical Navy Satellite Into Orbit
[Satellite News 09-27-11] Orbital Sciences Corp. completed its 23rd consecutive successful Minotaur rocket mission, launching the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Satellite-4 (TacSat-4) into an elliptical orbit, the company confirmed Sept. 27. Sponsored by the...
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| 08.23.2011 |
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Proton-M Rocket Grounded After Latest Launch Failure
[Satellite News 08-23-11]The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) decided to ground its Proton-M rocket after an Aug. 18 Khrunichev launch failure placed the $265 million Express AM-4 satellite into a bad orbit and caused the satellite to lose connection...
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| 08.22.2011 |
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AIA Blasts Congress’ Budget Super-Committee; FAA Reauthorization Efforts
[Satellite News 08-22-11] The U.S. congressional super-committee created by the U.S. Budget Control Act could enact an additional $600 billion in defense cuts in order to meet its required 10-year $900 billion budget savings mark, according to Aerospace...
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| 06.13.2011 |
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Honeywell to Pay Half-Billion-Dollar Price Tag for EMS Technologies Acquisition
[Satellite News 06-13-11] Honeywell is in the process of acquiring wireless product developer EMS Technologies for about $491 million in cash in an effort to expand its presence into the mobile and satellite communication industries. The...
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| 05.01.2011 |
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Government Cuts: Satellite Sector in Position to Benefit
As the military enters a “do more with less” environment in terms of its budget, the commercial satellite communications sector finds itself in a potentially valuable position. As inevitable budget cuts have become the key factor in developing...
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| 04.28.2011 |
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U.S. Ex-Im Bank, Obama Administration Come Under Fire for Azerbaijan Satellite Financing Deal
[Satellite News 04-28-11] The United States Export-Import Bank has voted to approve BNP Parabis’ application to finance Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies purchase of the Azerspace/Africasat-1A satellite from...
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| 02.15.2011 |
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Analysts, Industry Groups See Mixed News in U.S. Agencies’ 2012 Budget Requests
[Satellite News 02-15-11] NASA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and the U.S. Department of Defense revealed their 2012 fiscal year budget proposals to Congress, giving insight into the spending plans of one the satellite...
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| 01.10.2011 |
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Pentagon Spending Cuts in 2012 to Change Language of Military Space Contracts
[Satellite News 01-10-11] There’s a common misconception in the public sector that U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plan to cut military spending by $553 billion in 2012 is a decrease in the Pentagon’s budget. Instead, the U.S...
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| 01.01.2011 |
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Commercial Satellite Sector Sees Upside to New Space Policy Hopeful of ITAR Reform, Greater Stake in U.S. Roadmap for Space
The Obama Administration’s new space policy brings an increased emphasis to the commercial satellite industry as a key player in the future space roadmap. Specifically, the policy calls on government space-based agencies to look first to...
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| 12.20.2010 |
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Year in Review: U.S. Satellite Industry Sees New Political Landscape in 2011
[Satellite News 12-20-10] The U.S. satellite industry enters a completely new political atmosphere in 2011, shaped not only by the elections this past November, but also by substantial policy changes over the past 12 months. U.S. government...
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| 11.23.2010 |
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MTNGS President: Government Sector Needs Supply-Side Specialists
[Satellite News 11-23-10] In coming years, the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies of the federal government are expected to increase their dependence on commercial satellite services to augment and complement dedicated space-based communication...
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| 11.16.2010 |
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Deficit Commission Report Spells Trouble for U.S. Satellite Government, Broadband Sectors
[Satellite News 11-16-10] If the U.S. Congress were to implement all of the suggestions made by President Barack Obama’s Deficit Commission, the U.S. satellite industry would be affected by nearly $100 billion cuts in defense spending and a scaled-back...
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| 10.19.2010 |
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Raytheon's October Government Sector Performance Exceeds Expectations
[Satellite News 10-19-10] SmarTrend has ranked defense and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon as its top market sector performer for good reason – the Massachusetts-based company secured over $2 billion in U.S. government space and military contracts...
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