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Lockheed Will Pay $4 Million Fine In Attempt To Sell Hellfire Missiles To UAE
Classified Information Disclosed On JASSM Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] will pay a $4 million civil penalty for unauthorized actions the company took to sell Hellfire missiles to the United Arab […]
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North Korean Nuclear Weapons, Ballistic Missiles Worry Bush
Bush Says North Korea Won’t Come Off State Sponsor Of Terrorism List Or Axis Of Evil List Until It Takes Further Action But Bush Praises Destruction Of Reactor President Bush […]
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First Orion Space Capsule Manned Flight Delayed One Year To 2014
Further Delays Possible, Such As Any Funding Freeze Congress Sets For NASA Fiscal 2009 Appropriations NASA Leaders Reject Report That Orion Safety Concerns Trumped By Budget, Cost Concerns The unofficial […]
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EU Boost But Questions Marks Remain over Mobile Broadcasting
[Satellite News 08-11-08] The European Commission (EC) unveiled Aug. 7 the selection procedure for operators seeking a license to provide pan-European mobile satellite services. Satellite operators will for the first […]
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Connectivity
New COO Drives Aggressive Growth Approach for EMS
[Satellite News 08-08-08] EMS Technologies (EMS) is growing aggressively, backed by a booming wireless market. Perhaps that is why the company appointed Neil Mackay COO and executive vice president […]
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Connectivity
New COO Drives Aggressive Growth Approach for EMS
[Satellite News 08-08-08] EMS Technologies (EMS) is growing aggressively, backed by a booming wireless market. Perhaps that is why the company appointed Neil Mackay COO and executive vice president […]
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EU Boosts But Question Marks Remain over Mobile Broadcasting
[Satellite News 08-11-08] The European Commission (EC) unveiled Aug. 7 the selection procedure for operators seeking a license to provide pan-European mobile satellite services. Satellite operators will for the first […]
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Connectivity
BB Sat Plans Broadband Satellite Demonstration in Japan
[Satellite News 08-11-08] BB Sat will demonstrate two-way consumer satellite broadband service in Japan beginning in October, the company announced Aug. 11. The demonstration, which will take place in […]
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Connectivity
Measat Delays Measat-3a Launch
[Satellite News 08-11-08] The launch of the Measat-3a satellite, scheduled for Aug. 21 aboard a Land Launch rocket, has been delayed due to a technical issue with the spacecraft, Measat […]
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Connectivity
Orbcomm Cuts Second Quarter Loss
[Satellite News 08-11-08] Orbcomm reported a net loss of $1 million in the second quarter of 2008, an improvement of 25 percent over a net loss of $1.3 million in […]
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Government/Military
AAFES Upgrades its Wegener Network Control System
[Satellite News 08-11-08] The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) upgraded its Wegener Compel network control system, Wegener said. Compel enables AAFES to deliver addressable digital high-definition video, […]
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Government/Military
GMV Updates Satellite Control System
[Satellite News 08-11-08] GMV has released version 6.0 of its hifly satellite control system, the company announced Aug. 11. The updated model provides advanced, optimized telemetry processing for extremely […]
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AsiaSat Appoints General Manager for China
[Satellite News 08-11-08] AsiaSat appointed Zhang Hai Ming general manager for China, the company said Aug. 8. Zhang will oversee AsiaSat’s marketing, sales and customer relations activities in the […]
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Glocal Media Adds Board Member
[Satellite News 08-11-08] Glocal Media Networks Inc. named Theodore “Ted” McFarland to the company’s board, Glocal announced Aug. 11. Glocal, based in Los Angeles, operates five ethnic language pay-TV […]
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Inmarsat CEO: ‘We Have a Healthy Present and Future’
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] While talk surrounding Inmarsat centers on whether Harbinger Capital Partners Funds, which owns 28 percent of Inmarsat, will look to acquire the mobile satellite services company and […]
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Finance
Air Force to Transfer Launch Complex to Space Florida
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] U.S. Air Force Space Command plans to sell Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to the state of Florida, the organizations […]
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Government/Military
Andrews Awarded Contract to Develop Plug-and Play-Spacecraft Demonstrator
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] Andrews Space has been awarded a contract to develop plug-and-play spacecraft subsystems and demonstrate integrated spacecraft capability, the company announced Aug. 6. Under the contract, valued […]
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Connectivity
KVH Names Vice President of Business Development
[Satellite Today 08-08-08] KVH Industries Inc. appointed Brent Bruun vice president for business development, the company announced Aug. 7. Bruun will assist with KVH’s planned worldwide rollout of the […]
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Connectivity
European Commission Seeks Pan-European MSS Operators
[Satellite Today – 08-07-08] The European Commission launched a competition Aug. 7 seeking satellite operators to provide mobile services across Europe. New regulations will allow the selected operators to […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX: Short Time Gap Caused Falcon 1 Failure
[Satellite Today 08-07-08] A gap of 1.5 seconds between engine shutdown and stage separation caused Falcon 1’s engines to fail, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) founder Elon Musk said in an […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Second Quarter Results Exceed Expectations
[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Hughes recorded revenues of $265.6 million in the 2008 second quarter, a 13 percent increase over the same period a year ago, the company announced Aug. 6. […]
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Connectivity
Sirius Revenue Increases 25 Percent
[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Sirius XM Radio released Sirius’ standalone second quarter results showing total revenue increasing to $283 million, up 25 percent from the previous year, the company announced Aug. […]
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Government/Military
DataPath to Support DISA Teleport Operated by Air Force
[Satellite Today 08-07-08] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $1.7 million contract to provide field services support for the Ramstein Air Base satellite communications teleport operated by the U.S. Air […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Systems Wins Infrastructure Contract from GCI
[Satellite Today 08-07-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded an infrastructure contract from General Communication Inc. to provide supporting infrastructure for a communications network in Alaska, Globecomm announced Aug. 6. […]
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Connectivity
Satellite’s Role in Bringing Broadband to the United States (Part 2)
In these difficult economic times, U.S. federal and state governments are looking for alternatives to cut costs of living for citizens. While the concept of upgraded infrastructure has long meant […]
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HD Services Coming to Thailand
[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]
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HD Services Coming to Thailand
[Satellite News [08-07-08] TrueVisions UBC, the main direct-to-home (DTH) platform in Thailand, plans to launch high-definition (HD) services in 2009, Ongard Prapakamol, the company’s chief commercial officer, told Satellite News. […]