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Connectivity
iDirect To Interoperate with O3b Constellation
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] iDirect Inc. has entered into a technology partnership with O3b Networks to build features into iDirect’s operating software so its partners can access the satellite network through […]
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Connectivity
Loral Posts Third Quarter Loss
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] Loral reported a net loss of $50.4 million in its 2008 third quarter 2008, including a $35.3 million charge representing Loral’s share of Telesat’s third quarter loss, […]
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Government/Military
ViaSat Receives FAB-T Development Contract Modification from Boeing
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] ViaSat Inc. has received a subcontract modification valued at just over $28 million from Boeing Co. for the Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, ViaSat announced […]
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Connectivity
Blue Sky Wins Government Aircraft Communications Contract from UAE
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government selected Blue Sky Network to provide flight tracking and voice capabilities aboard selected government operated aircraft, Blue Sky announced Nov. 12. […]
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Connectivity
GeoEye Attributes Revenue Decrease to GeoEye-1 Launch Delays
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] GeoEye Inc.’s revenues for the third quarter of 2008 fell to $35.9 million, compared with its $53.8 million mark for the corresponding quarter in 2007, the company […]
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Connectivity
Ciel 2 Delivered to ILS for December Launch
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] The Ciel 2 satellite has been delivered to the Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and is ready for its scheduled launch, prime contractor Thales Alenia Space announced Nov. […]
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Government/Military
MFG Galileo Completes Radome for ISRO Space Center
[Satellite Today 11-12-08] MFG Galileo Composites, a designer and manufacturer of composite radomes and reflectors, has completed an 18-foot composite radome installation for the Indian government’s National Center for Antarctic […]
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Government/Military
U.K. Military Officials See Promise, Challenge in Satcoms
The U.K. military is seeing more evidence of network enabled capability, as officials from the U.K. Ministry of Defense emphasized the importance of satellite communications in next-generation warfare. “We […]
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Government/Military
Blue Force Tracking System Upgrade Seen as Crucial
Upgrades to the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps’ Blue Force Tracking network system are seen by the U.S. Department of Defense as too crucial to share the fate of […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Moyles
Maj. Michael Moyles of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Superiority Panel is a strong believer in the ability of hosted commercial payloads to serve the satellite communication needs of U.S. […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Sells CitySphere Enhancement to NGA
The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has purchased the entire CitySphere 2.0 product from DigitalGlobe, the company announced Oct. 30. CitySphere 2.0 is an enhanced version of DigitalGlobe’s library […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Receives DSP Support Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary […]
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Government/Military
Army Orders Additional TCS VSAT Systems
The U.S. Army has placed orders for additional VSAT equipment from TeleCommunication Systems Inc., the company announced. TCS will provide the Army Secure Internet Protocol Router and Non-secure Internet […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Wins Two Military Equipment Deals
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received two new equipment deals from military and domestic companies for military equipment. Comtech’s California-based subsidiary, Comtech Xicom Technology, received a $1.3 million order from […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Receives Satellite Protection System Development Contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the development phase of the Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness technology demonstration program, the company announced. Under the contract, Lockheed […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Completes Acoustic Testing of GEO-1
Lockheed Martin completed acoustic testing of the first geosynchronous orbit spacecraft in the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program, GEO-1, the company announced. Thermal vacuum testing is scheduled for […]
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Government/Military
South Africa Considers Military Satcom Possibilities
[Satellite News 11-11-08] South Africa is looking to develop its military satellite communications capabilities. The country has long used commercial capacity for its military satellite communication needs. However, with bandwidth […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Radio Reports Revenue, Subscriber Increases
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Sirius XM Radio reported a strong third quarter with pro forma revenue increases of 16 percent from the same quarter in 2007 at $613 million, subscriber increase […]
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Connectivity
SatLink Provides Broadcast Solutions to CNN for Middle Eastern Coverage
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] CNN has selected SatLink Communications Ltd. to provide its broadcast contribution needs in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, SatLink announced Nov. 11. CNN is using SatLink’s […]
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Connectivity
Dish Network Reports Subscriber, Income Loss in Third Quarter
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Dish Network Corp. reported a $108 million decline in net income and a loss of approximately 10,000 net subscribers in its 2008 third quarter financial report released […]
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Connectivity
Expand Networks Provides WAN Acceleration to Antarctica NZ
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Antarctica NZ, responsible for developing, managing and executing New Zealand government interests in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, has deployed wide area network (WAN) optimization technology from […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Technologies Reports Net Loss Due to Securities
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] EchoStar Technologies LLC reported total revenue of $616 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report released Nov. 10, a 52.4 percent increase compared with $404 million […]
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Connectivity
XM Canada Narrows Net Loss, Increases Revenue
[Satellite Today 11-11-08] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., which offers the XM Satellite Radio service in Canada, XM Canada, narrowed its annual net loss for fiscal 2008 to Cdn. $74.3 […]
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Connectivity
BMW, Sirius XM Radio Extend Relationship
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] BMW said it will continue to offer Sirius XM Radio as a factory option with a one-year bundled subscription, according to an agreement announced Nov. 10 by […]
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Uncategorized
Report: Transponder Market Expected to Grow Through 2012
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] The global satellite transponder market is projected to reach 7,262 units by the year 2012 – driven by strong demand for terrestrial satellite services, according to a […]
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Government/Military
Boeing, Lockheed Martin Do Not Acknowledge TSAT Delay
Neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin were notified by the U.S. Department of Defense of any delay in the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) program, despite the Pentagon’s press announcement that […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Releases X-Band Terminal
Globecomm Systems introduced a 1.2-meter X-band auto-acquisition satellite terminal as part of its Auto-Explorer system, the company announced. The system provides government and military customers with a compact, self-contained […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Air Force Postpones DMSP Replacement After Satellites Exceed Lifespan
Lockheed Martin’s Block 5D-3 spacecraft, which had an expected lifespan of four years, has surpassed five years of on-orbit operations and continues to function normally, the company announced. The […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Reports Strong Quarter for All Sectors
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Inmarsat saw revenues increase 16.4 percent to $162.5 million in its third quarter 2008 financial report, released Nov. 10. Inmarsat reported strong growth across all of […]
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Government/Military
Hughes Signs Cooperative Research Agreement with DISA
[Satellite Today 11-10-08] Hughes Network Systems signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to study network centric enterprise architecture validation of IP […]