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[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Hyundai Heavy Industries’ construction equipment division selected Orbcomm’s satellite network to provide global communications for Hi-Mate, a telematics application for heavy equipment, Orbcomm announced March 23.    ...

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the U.S. Air Force’s GPS 2R-M satellite March 24 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.     GPS 2R-M, developed by the...

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Harris Corp. signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Roundbox Inc., a provider of mobile broadcast software, to deliver a mobile broadcast solution for U.S. terrestrial DTV...

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] NASA’s NOAA-19 spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin and launched in February, completed a 45-day on-orbit verification period, the manufacturer announced March 23.     The satellite, formerly called...

[Satellite Today 03-25-09] Wavestream Corp., a manufacturer of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), has introduced a line of 160-Watt X-band SSPAs for commercial and military applications, the company announced March 23....

[Satellite News 03-25-09] IP technology will play an evolutionary, not revolutionary role in providing development opportunities for the satellite industry – depending on if it can overcome some formidable challenges,...

For the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the inevitable transition to an IP-based military satellite communications system has been disruptive for the military, according to DISA Principal Director, Richard Williams,...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told a luncheon at SATELLITE 2009 that the company expects to sign deals in the commercial arena for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle this year. The...

The CEOs of the four largest fixed satellite services companies will set the tone for SATELLITE 2009, as Romain Bausch, Giuliano Berretta, Dan Goldberg and David McGlade again get together...

[Satellite Today 03-24-09] EchoStar Satellite Services has launched an IP-Prime conversion program designed to provide continued delivery of U.S. video transport services for telco IP headend facilities, EchoStar announced March...