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Connectivity
Arianespace Wins Thor 7 Launch; Postpones Astra 1N Launch
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-06-11] Arianespace has won a contract to launch Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSBc) Thor 7 satellite in the fourth quarter of 2013, the launch services provider announced July […]
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Connectivity
LightSquared Raises 12-Month Financing Total to $2.3 Billion
[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] Wholesale integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network provider LightSquared has raised an additional $265 million in capital drawn from both existing and new investors in the […]
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Government/Military
Track24 Unveils New Military Situational Command and Control Solution
[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) blue force and blue personnel tracking (BFT/BPT) specialist Track24 has unveiled a new turnkey situational command and control (SCC) solution, the company announced July 5. […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe Inks Precision Aerial Imagery Deal in California
[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] The Stanislaus County government in California has contracted DigitalGlobe to provide its Precision Aerial Imagery to allow the county government to monitor changes and manage projects, DigitalGlobe […]
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Government/Military
Apogee Named GPS Operations Support Prime Contractor for U.S. Air Force
[Satellite TODAY 07-06-11] The U.S. Air Force Space Command has named Apogee Engineering a prime contractor to provide engineering and communications support services for the U.S. GPS operations center in […]
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Connectivity
Italy’s ASI Makes Significant Ka-Sat Investment with Eutelsat
[Satellite News 07-05-11] Italian Space Agency (ASI) signed an agreement with Ka-Sat operator Eutelsat Communications and its SkyLogic affiliate on July 4 to use the new high-throughput satellite to develop […]
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Government/Military
Analysts: RapidEye Bankruptcy Protection Displays Limits of Imagery Market Beyond Government
[Satellite News 07-05-11] RapidEye CEO Wolfgang Biedermann filed for Germany’s equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month after its financial sponsors felt the privately owned imagery firm’s overall debt […]
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Connectivity
Australia’s NBN Launches Interim Satellite Service for Rural Connectivity
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-04-11] Australia’s National Broadband Network Co. (NBN) has launched commercial broadband connectivity for rural residents via its interim satellite service, NBN announced July 1. The satellite […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Opens Singapore Office; Appoints Hamoui Regional Director of Asia
[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] Mobile satellite services provider Thuraya opened a regional office in Singapore as part of the company’s strategy to grow its mobile satellite business across the Asia Pacific […]
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Government/Military
ESA Uses ‘Dirty Hack’ to Revive Endangered Cluster Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] The European Space Agency (ESA) has recovered a four-satellite Cluster mission from near loss by using “an unorthodox, dirty hack,” the agency announced July 1. The […]
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Connectivity
Consilium Partners with Orange to Market Maritime VSAT Service
[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] Consilium Marine Group, a supplier of marine products and customer services, has won a contract with Orange Business Services to market Orange’s marine VSAT communication solutions through […]
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Government/Military
GTX Satellite GPS Tracking App Hits 1 Million Downloads
[Satellite TODAY 07-04-11] GTX Corp., a real-time, two-way GPS tracking and personal location services provider, has crossed the 1 million-download milestone mark for its GPS Tracking Apps through Apple and […]
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Connectivity
Spaced Based Initiatives: New Routes and Paths Emerge
Cisco’s Internet Router in Space (IRIS) initiative and hosted payloads have been big discussions in recent years, particularly in terms of how they could shape future government and military […]
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Connectivity
WTA: Two-Thirds of Enterprise Satellite Customers Expect Requirement Hikes
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-01-11] Two-thirds of respondents to a World Teleport Association (WTA) enterprise sector survey said they expected that their transmission requirements would increase in the next two years, […]
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Connectivity
LightSquared Shifts Blame on GPS Manufacturers in FCC Interference Proposal
[Satellite TODAY Insider 07-01-11] LightSquared formally presented its modified spectrum plan to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that includes a solution to its long-standing interference issues with the GPS […]
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Connectivity
Gilat’s SkyEdge 2 Selected for Hispasat’s Spanish Broadband Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Gilat Satellite Networks has been selected by Spanish operator Hispasat to provide a new broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat’s SkyEdge 2 System, the companies announced […]
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Government/Military
Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur Launches ORS-1 into Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur 1 rocket successfully launched the U.S. Department of Defense’s ORS-1 satellite from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) launch facility at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Moves GeoEye-2 into Production Ahead of Schedule
[Satellite TODAY 07-01-11] Lockheed Martin is two weeks ahead of its production schedule for the GeoEye-2 next-generation imaging satellite it is building for Dulles, Va.-based imagery provider GeoEye, Lockheed announced […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Completes Satellite Bandwidth Upgrade to U.S. National Weather Service
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-30-11] Raytheon’s Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System team has successfully tripled the bandwidth on the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Satellite Broadcast Network (SBN) enabling the […]
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Government/Military
YahSat Ready to Launch YahSecure Ka-band Government Service
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (YahSat) has completed a demonstration for the space and ground segments of its YahSecure government Ka-band service and is now ready to […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Enters PCO Service Partnership in Indonesia
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] International MSS operator Thuraya signed a partnership agreement with Indonesian radio and satellite communications retailer PTSOG to form cooperative initiatives for the Asian market, the companies announced […]
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Government/Military
DMCii Wins $176.2 Million Imagery Contract with Beijing’s 21AT
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] U.K.-based satellite imagery provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) signed a contract worth 110 million British pounds ($176.2 million) with Beijing-based company 21AT, to provide access to high-resolution […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Joins Space Data Association
[Satellite TODAY 06-30-11] Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications will join the Space Data Association (SDA) board as an executive member, SDA announced June 29. Eutelsat will join the existing executive […]
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Connectivity
TerraStar Cancels Bankruptcy Auction; Confirms Dish Network’s Winning Bid
[Satellite TODAY Insider 06-29-11] Satellite operator TerreStar has canceled its bankruptcy auction and declared Dish Network’s $1.375 billion acquisition offer the winning bid, according to bankruptcy court documents released June […]
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Government/Military
CSA Tacks $10.5 Million Design Phase Contract onto MDA Radarsat Deal
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Canadian information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed three contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) totaling $10.5 million for the design phase […]
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Connectivity
LightSquared Signs 4G-LTE Wholesale Agreement with NetTalk
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Hybrid satellite 4G-LTE network operator LightSquared has entered into a multi-year agreement with telecommunications and consumer electronics company NetTalk.com, which will make NetTalk a wholesale reseller of […]
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Connectivity
Hermes Secures BP VSAT Service Contract Renewal
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] Hermes Data Communications Middle East, a specialist providing WAN communications to the upstream oil and gas industry, has won a contract renewal to provide VSAT communications to […]
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Connectivity
RRSat Launches 24-Hours HD Sports Channel on Galaxy 23
[Satellite TODAY 06-29-11] RRsat Global Communications Network has launched Fight Now TV, a 24-hour HD sports channel on EchoStar’s Ku-band payload on the Galaxy 23 satellite, RRsat announced June 28. […]
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Connectivity
Ergen Set to Add TerraStar to $5 Billion Acquisition Empire
[Satellite News 06-28-11] EchoStar and Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen has spent the last six months leading an aggressive acquisition campaign to merge major U.S. broadband assets together to compete […]
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Connectivity
Former SES Executive Named President of EchoStar Satellite Services
[Satellite TODAY 06-28-11] EchoStar Corp. has appointed Anders Johnson as president of EchoStar Satellite Services, effective immediately, the company announced June 27. Johnson will report directly to EchoStar President […]