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| 02.07.2012 |
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Inmarsat’s Sukawaty Reflects on Time as CEO (Part One) 
[Satellite News 02-07-12] Andy Sukawaty’s eight-year tenure as CEO of Inmarsat began in 2004 and ended on Jan. 1, 2012. Replaced at the CEO role by Rupert Pearce, Sukawaty now serves the MSS operator as its Executive Chairman. In this first part of a...
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| 02.06.2012 |
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EC Finalizes Galileo FOC Deals; Contracts Ariane 5 Rocket Upgrade
[Satellite News 02-06-12] The European Commission (EC) has finalizing $400 million in contracts to build eight more Galileo navigation network spacecraft and adapt Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy-lift launcher to deliver four satellites to orbit in a...
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| 02.02.2012 |
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ATK 3Q Space Sales Slip; Company to Restructure in 2013 Under New CFO
[Satellite News 02-02-12] It has been a busy day for aerospace and defense firm ATK as the company announced its third quarter 2012 results, its 2013 restructuring plan and a new appointment to its executive management team on Feb. 2. ATK’s...
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| 02.01.2012 |
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Eumetsat’s Metop-B Shipped to Baikonur After Passing Final Checks
[Satellite News 02-01-12] With Eumetsat’s Metop-B weather satellite now past its final checks with manufacturer Astrium and scheduled for transport to the Baikonur cosmodrome to be launched in May, Eumetsat Director General Alain Ratier said the Metop...
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| 01.31.2012 |
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Arianespace Sets the Stage for Vega Launcher Debut
[Satellite News 01-31-12] Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have spent nearly $924 million into their new four-stage, 30-meter Vega launcher. Now, ESA officials confirmed Jan. 31 that the rocket is assembled on its launch pad at Europe's...
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| 01.31.2012 |
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BSkyB Breaks from Satellite in Launch of Upcoming OTT Platform
[Satellite News 01-31-12] BSkyB is launching a new over-the-top (OTT) broadcast service this summer that does not require a satellite subscription, signaling a break from its space platform in favor of a strictly IP-based architecture, the company confirmed...
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| 01.27.2012 |
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India Bans Former ISRO Chairman Nair from Government Position Following Antix Scandal
[Satellite News 01-27-12] The Indian government has forced former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Gopalan Madhavan Nair and three of his colleagues to immediately resign all positions and roles with ISRO following the results of an...
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| 01.25.2012 |
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SkyVision, Measat CEOs Confident African Revenues Will Grow Through 2014
[Satellite News 01-25-12] SkyVision Global Networks is expecting to improve its performance in the African region during the next two years after signing an AfricaSat-1 capacity deal with Measat Satellite Systems. AfricaSat-1, located at the 46...
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| 01.24.2012 |
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Spacecom Set for Long-Awaited Amos-5 Service Launch
[Satellite News 01-24-12] After a series of delays that pushed the launch of Spacecom’s Amos-5 back to mid-December, the operator announced that the geosynchronous orbit satellite would commence commercial operations Jan. 25 Amos-5 aims to...
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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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| 01.20.2012 |
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Astrium CEO: Acquisitions to Play Leading Role in Company’s 2012 Growth
[Satellite News 01-20-12] European Aeronautic Defense & Space’s (EADS) technology division Astrium received 3.6 billion euros ($4.64 billion) in new orders in 2011 — beating its estimates by 600 million euros ($774.1 million). Despite the...
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| 01.19.2012 |
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Popovkin Admits Engineering Error Main Cause of Phobos-Grunt Failure
[Satellite News 01-19-12] A Russian government investigation into the failed launch of the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe has determined that engineering flaws on behalf of the spacecraft’s manufacturer NPO Lavochkin were the primary cause of the incident...
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| 01.17.2012 |
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MDA, Intelsat In-Orbit Servicing Deal Falls Through
[Satellite News 01-17-12] Satellite operator Intelsat and Canadian space company MDA have terminated a $280 million in-orbit satellite life extension service agreement signed by the two companies in March 2011. The deal would have employed...
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| 01.17.2012 |
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LightSquared Claims Federal Committee Statement Biased on GPS Interference Issue
[Satellite News 01-17-12] LightSquared is disputing a Jan. 13 letter statement from the National Space-Based Positioning Navigation and Timing Committee, which reached a unanimous conclusion that the company’s plan to use Inmarsat lower frequency...
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| 01.13.2012 |
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Satellite Interference Reduction Group Roundtable: Operators Talk Future Strategies (Part 2)
[Satellite News 01-13-12] In part two of this roundtable interview conducted in the aftermath of the Satellite Interference Reduction Group (sIRG) conference, Inmarsat Senior Director of Network Operations and Engineering Howard Feldman, Intelsat RF...
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| 01.13.2012 |
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Satellite Interference Reduction Group Roundtable: Operators Talk Future Strategies (Part 1)
[Satellite News 01-13-12] Many of the brightest minds in the satellite industry are looking to get their heads around the issue of satellite interference, which costs operators millions of dollars each year. One organization leading the fight is the Satellite...
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| 01.10.2012 |
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Intersat Africa Enters BSS Partnership at Crucial Time for Regional Market
[Satellite News 01-10-12] African telecom Intersat Africa announced Jan. 10 that it has entered into a partnership agreement with teleport company Belgium Satellite Services (BSS) to expand their operations and service delivery in the Middle East and African...
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| 01.10.2012 |
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Dish Network Launches Aggressive New Service, Hardware Campaign
[Satellite News 01-10-12] Pay-TV operator Dish Network has kicked off 2012 with a slew of service enhancements, offerings and hardware. The company announced Jan. 9 that it signed new contract agreements with ViaSat and Univision Communications, expanded its...
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| 01.06.2012 |
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U.K. Science Minister Confirms Government Support for New Satellite Facility
[Satellite News 01-06-12] The British government has taken up plans to foster domestic research and technology work and develop its satellite applications industry through the construction of a new facility that would be run by the U.K. Technology Steering...
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| 01.04.2012 |
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Forthnet Hopes Ka-Sat Broadband Launch Pays off in Greece, Cyprus
[Satellite News 01-04-12] Greek telco Forthnet made a significant strategic move last November in launching its new Forthnet Satellite Broadband service on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat satellite. Forthnet Chief Commercial Officer Yiannis Kavaklis told Satellite...
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