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Government/Military
Imagery Market Booms as DigitalGlobe Imagery Hits the Cloud
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-09-12] It was a busy day in the satellite imagery sector as DigitalGlobe unveiled a new cloud services platform and NSR released a new analysis report that […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Ships 21B Satellite to Arianespace
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] FSS operator Eutelsat has shipped its Eutelsat 21B satellite to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where it will be launched Nov. 9 onboard an Arianespace […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Lands Two Major Global XPress Partnerships with Cisco, Honeywell
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-08-12] MSS operator Inmarsat has secured two significant partnership agreements to advance its business strategy for the Global Xpress (GX) high-throughput Ka-band satellite broadband network – a […]
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Connectivity
SpaceX Updates CRS-1 Mission Status After Successful Launch
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the first official cargo resupply mission to the International […]
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Finance
SpaceX Caps Six-Year Space Accessibility Effort with Successful CRS-1 Mission
[Satellite News 10-08-12] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) took a major step forward on the long road to fulfilling its cargo resupply contract with NASA by successfully launching its Dragon spacecraft […]
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Connectivity
New Broadcast Studies Show Increasing IPTV Effect on Traditional Video
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The analysis community gave satellite TV providers something to think about Oct. 8 with the release of two TV market studies highlighting the impact of IPTV and […]
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Government/Military
ScanEx Completes Environmental Satellite Monitoring Project in Russia
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] ScanEx and its partners have completed a satellite-based environmental monitoring project in the Russian sector of the Sea of Japan, using five satellites with optical and radar […]
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Connectivity
Analysts Weigh in on OTT’s Connected TV Market Impact
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-05-12] The global connected TV, or smart TV services market will generate more than $3 billion in revenues by 2016 – a figure that represents approximately 17 […]
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Connectivity
Advantech Reports 155 Mbps Forward Link Performance on Discovery Series
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] Canadian-based satellite hardware manufacturer Advantech Wireless has recorded a 155 Mbps forward link throughput performance with its new generation of Discovery hubs and terminals, which according to […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Advances AEHF Initiatives with U.S. Army Contract Win
[Satellite News 10-05-12] Manufacturer and systems integrator Raytheon has won a three-year, $164 million Department of Defense contract to deliver ground terminals for Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications. […]
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Government/Military
Arianespace Prepares Next Pair of Galileo Satellites for Soyuz Launch
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Arianespace has integrated two European Galileo navigation satellites on their payload dispenser aboard a medium-lift Soyuz rocket, which will be launched Oct. 12 from the European spaceport […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Signs Venezuelan Reseller Agreement
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Globalstar regional subsidiary Globalstar Panama has signed a non-exclusive Duplex voice and data services re-seller agreement with electronic products developer ESIS in the Republic of Venezuela, Globalstar […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Brings Iridium Capability to U.S. GPS System
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-04-12] Satellite manufacturer Boeing is augmenting the GPS satellite network via additional capacity on Iridium’s commercial satellite communications system as part of a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) […]
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Connectivity
Rendall to Replace Spratt as KVH CEO
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] Global satellite communications and guidance solutions provider KVH Industries has appointed Peter Rendall to serve as its new CFO, effective immediately, KVH announced Oct. 4. Rendall replaces […]
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Connectivity
Ergen: Dish Network Open to Spectrum Sale if Wireless Broadband Strategy Fails
[Satellite News 10-04-12] Pay-TV satellite operator Dish Network could end up selling the 40 MHz of spectrum it inherited from its DBSD North America and Terrestar Networks acquisitions if the […]
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Government/Military
ULA Orbits New Air Force Navigation Satellite
[Satellite TODAY 10-04-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has placed a U.S. Air Force navigation system satellite into orbit from its Cape Canaveral launch facility, ULA confirmed Oct. 4. The satellite […]
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Connectivity
Eutelsat Wins Significant Government Broadband Contract in Albania
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] The Albanian Government and the Albanian Postal Service have selected Eutelsat Communications’ satellite broadband service to connect 850 post offices, schools and local government offices in rural […]
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Connectivity
FCC Puts Liberty Media’s Sirius XM Takeover Bid on Public Notice
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-03-12] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has put Liberty Media’s application to secure control of satellite broadcaster Sirius XM Radio up for public notice in response to […]
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Government/Military
Air Force Rolls Out Protected Milsatcom Contracting Initiative
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] The U.S. Air Force has issued more than 15 contracts under its “Protected Milsatcom Design for Affordability Risk Reduction Demonstration Study” initiative to protect military satellite communications, […]
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Government/Military
Vislink Unveils Lightweight Military Satellite Terminal
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Video communications technologies provider Vislink International had rolled out a new lightweight satellite data terminal for military operations, the company announced Oct. 3. Vislink […]
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Connectivity
Clear Channel Delivers XtremeSat Platform to TeleSouth
[Satellite TODAY 10-03-12] Clear Channel Satellite has deployed its first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications, which purchased the system to deliver 10 audio channels to its […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev Begins Lay Offs as Part of Restructuring Process
[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Canadian satellite component manufacturer Com Dev International will lay off 31 employees as part of an effort to restructure its Canadian government space division and eliminate uncertainty […]
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Government/Military
Ex-Im Bank Issues $118 Million Loan to Vietnam for Lockheed Satellite
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-02-12] The board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $118 million direct loan to the government of Vietnam for the […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Activates Gen4 Satellite Internet Service
[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Hughes Network Systems has activated its new fourth-generation HughesNet high capacity satellite Internet service and has made it available for new subscribers, the company announced Oct. 2. […]
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Connectivity
ASC Signal Inks Antenna Deal with UAE’s HorizonSat
[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] ASC Signal has won a contract from UAE-based satellite services provider HorizonSat Teleports to provide a seven-antenna turnkey and teleport solution, ASC Signal announced Oct. 1. The […]
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Connectivity
Globecomm Launches Cloud-Based IT Platform
[Satellite TODAY 10-02-12] Globecomm’s European business unit has introduced a new cloud platform that aims to substitute expensive and complex IT networks with a cost-effective service, the company announced Oct. […]
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Government/Military
China Launches Second Satellite for Venezuela
[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The Chinese state-run Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center has sent a second satellite built for the Venezuelan government into orbit on a Long March rocket, China’s Xinhua News […]
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Connectivity
Iridium’s $100 Million Stock Offering Cleans Up Coface Capital Structure
[Satellite TODAY Insider 10-01-12] Iridium Communications issued $100 million of perpetual preferred convertible stock that is non-callable for five years, pays a 7 percent cash dividend, and converts at a […]
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Government/Military
Astrium Inks Three-Year Multiband Capacity Deal with European Defense Agency
[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] The European Defense Agency (EDA) has awarded a three-year contract to Astrium to provide commercial Ku-, Ka- and C-band satellite communications capacity for the defense ministries of […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Sends SES’ Astra 2F and ISRO’s GSAT-10 into Orbit
[Satellite TODAY 10-01-12] Arianespace successfully launched its 51st Ariane 5 launch in a row, placing both the Astra 2F and GSAT-10 telecommunications satellites into orbit, the launch services provider announced […]