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[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Arianespace has been chosen by Egyptian operator Nilesat to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 23.     The launch contract comes as part of a...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Inmarsat will switch off its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (R-BGAN) services worldwide at 11:59 p.m. UTC Dec. 31, the company announced Dec. 19. The service has...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] NASA has selected the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft from Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the International Space Station cargo resupply services contract award,...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] World government space program expenditures were at a historical high of more than $62 billion dollars in 2008, with planned satellite launches in the next 10 years...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Integral Systems has named John Monahan president of its subsidiary, RT Logic, a provider of products for ground-based applications for satellite test, Integral Systems announced Dec. 22....

[Satellite Today 12-23-08]  A team led by Lockheed Martin has completed and delivered the high-performance communications subsystem for the geosynchronous orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft core structure and propulsion subsystem to the...

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES has formally accepted the Astra 1M satellite from Astrium after the compleltion in-orbit testing, SES announced Dec. 18.     The Eurostar E3000 satellite, designed and built...

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] AsiaSat has signed a C-band capacity deal with B4U Broadband in India, the company announced Dec. 22.     B4U will deliver two Hindi television channels, B4U Movies...

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] SES News Skies has signed a new capacity deal with TV Record, a Brazilian broadcaster, the company announced Dec. 23.     TV Record has selected SES New...

[Satellite Today 12-23-08] Harmonic has reached an agreement to acquire Scopus Video Networks, a global provider of digital video networking solutions, Harmonic announced Dec. 23.     Under the terms of...