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[11-29-07 – Satellite News] Satellite executives are looking to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Alphasat program to see if public-private partnerships can be effective means of developing new services and...

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications will sell capacity on its Atlantic Bird 3 satellite to Algerian broadcaster Télédiffusion d’Algérie (TDA), Eutelsat announced Nov. 29.     The five-year contract, which...

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB, a DataPath company, has received an order from Spanish broadcasters for up to 20 systems, Swe-Dish announced Nov. 29.     The order...

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted a supplemental type certificate for SatWest LLC’s SatWest L-1 Satcom Kit for LearJet aircraft, SatWest announced Nov. 28....

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] The second of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman Corp. for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has completed...

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Australian direct-to-home operator Foxtel unveiled an initiative that enables customer base control their viewing experience from their cell phone, the company announced Nov. 29.     Foxtel’s...

[11-29-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has appointed John Roddy executive vice president for ground operations and product development, the company announced Nov. 29.     Roddy, who has more than...

[11-28-07 – Satellite News] The Galileo satellite navigation program, one of the flagship programs of the European Commission, has been boosted by the news that European Union (EU) budget ministers...

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has waived a requirement that Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) build a ground-based spare satellite, MSV announced Nov. 28.     Under...

[11-28-07 – Satellite Today] Eagle Broadband has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.       Eagle listed its assets as...