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Government/Military
Second Galileo IOV Satellite Arrives at French Guiana Launch Site
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Thales Alenia Space has successfully shipped the next Galileo navigation satellite to the European Spaceport in French Guiana, where it will begin preparations for an October launch […]
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Connectivity
Wegener Receives Two Large Orders for Media Network Hardware
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Voice, video and data distribution networks provider Wegener Corp. has signed new equipment orders with media network Microspace and an unnamed international customer managing a governmental media […]
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Connectivity
PPM Opens New U.S.-Based ViaLite Sales Unit
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] RF over fiber equipment manufacturer Pulse Power and Measurement (PPM) has launched a new sales organization in the United States, which will trade under the brand name […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Inks SkyEdge 2 Contract with Servicio Satelital
[Satellite TODAY 08-09-12] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted by Argentina’s Servicio Satelital to provide its SkyEdge 2 Hub and broadband satellite platform that Servicio Satelital will use to upgrade […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Outlines Impact of Russian Proton Failure, Future Plans in Brazil
[Satellite News 08-09-12] The failed launch of a Russian Proton rocket carrying two communications satellites earlier this week has forced EchoStar to push back the launch of a satellite that […]
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Connectivity
Kratos Subsidiary SAT Corp. Opens New U.S. Facilities
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions subsidiary SAT Corp. has opened new facilities in Maryland and Hawaii in an effort to expand its Interference Detection and Geolocation (iDetGeo) […]
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Government/Military
Gilat Unveils Integrated Ku-band UAV Solution
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Gilat Satellite Networks is set to unveil its new integrated Ku-band airborne satellite communication solution for UAVs, the Israeli satellite company announced Aug. 7. Gilat said […]
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Connectivity
NSR Highlights Capacity Lease Revenue Growth, Future C-band Backhaul Trends
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-08-12] International commercial satellite operators grew their capacity leasing revenues by $635 million between 2010 and 2011, according to a study published Aug. 7 by analysis firm […]
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Connectivity
Russia Takes Significant Loss with Telkom 3, Express MD2 Launch Failure
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Russia failed to launch two communications satellites into orbit after anomaly occurred on the Proton M rocket’s Breeze M upper stage engine, Russian space agency Roskosmos confirmed […]
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Connectivity
SiriusXM Turns in Stellar Second Quarter Subscriber Rates
[Satellite TODAY 08-08-12] Satellite broadcaster SiriusXM Radio grew its revenues by 13 percent in the second quarter of 2012 to $838 million on top of a jump in subscribers that […]
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Connectivity
ATK Vice President Jim Armor Outlines DARPA Phoenix Work (Part 2)
[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK was solicited by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in late July to provide a modified satellite bus to the agency’s Phoenix program, which aims […]
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Connectivity
ATK Vice President Jim Armor Discusses A-Series Satellite Bus Expansion (Part 1)
[Satellite News 08-07-12] ATK recently expanded its product line of small, agile satellite buses to meet design requirements for a wider range of missions in civil, national security and commercial […]
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Government/Military
Bulgaria Building first Domestic Satellite in More Than 20 Years
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Bulgaria will launch a domestic artificial satellite into the orbit for the first time in more than 20 years, the Romanian Association for Cosmonautics and Aeronautics (ARCA) […]
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Connectivity
MTN Opens New Broadcast Business
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Connectivity and content services provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has established a new broadcast business unit that will aim to transmit any type of broadcast content from […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Fleet Expansion Plan Progresses on Schedule
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-07-12] Sea Launch has sent its platform vessels from its homeport in Long Beach, Calif. to the equator in preparation for the important Aug. 16 launch of […]
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Government/Military
Ball Aerospace Demonstrates Military X-band MMLCA Antenna System
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has successfully demonstrated an X-band mobile satellite communications system with a phased array antenna at a U.S. Army facility, Ball Aerospace announced […]
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Connectivity
SES Expands Eurovision Capacity Deal
[Satellite TODAY 08-07-12] SES has signed a multi-year capacity deal with Eurovision, the premium sports and news events and department of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), to provide live transmission […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Expects Future Commercial Profit Losses Despite Customer Growth
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-06-12] ViaSat CEO Mark Dankberg warned investors that the company’s commercial networks segment would continue to generate losses in 2013 despite its 46 percent increase in the […]
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Connectivity
Arianespace Hits 50th Consecutive Launch with Hylas 2, Intelsat 20 Mission
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Arianespace has launched its 50th consecutive successful mission by placing the Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 satellites into orbit for operators Intelsat and Avanti, respectively, the companies […]
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Government/Military
India Prepares for Three Satellite Launches in September
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] India will launch three satellites next month and two more by the end of 2012, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director P.S.Veeraraghavan said in a statement to […]
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Connectivity
Info TV Installs Harris DVB-T2-Ready Network in Poland
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Independent Polish telecommunications company Info TV is installing a national network of Harris DVB-T2-ready Maxiva UAX television transmitters to support a new DVB-T network for mobile applications, […]
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Government/Military
Com Dev USA Inks $5 Million Follow-On Contract for WGS-10 Hardware
[Satellite TODAY 08-06-12] Canadian satellite company Com Dev’s U.S. subsidiary Com Dev USA has received a $5 million follow-on contract from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to provide flight equipment, […]
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Connectivity
AT&T Plans to Acquire NextWave Wireless, WCS-band Spectrum
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] AT&T is planning to acquire NextWave Wireless and the licenses to its 2.3GHz WCS-band spectrum, which is adjacent to spectrum used by satellite radio services, the company […]
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Connectivity
Government Market Slowdown Stalls Iridium’s Fiscal Hot Streak
[Satellite TODAY Insider 08-03-12] MSS operator Iridium surprised some analysts with its latest financial results after reporting several consecutive quarters of growth. Iridium’s overall service revenue growth in the second […]
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Connectivity
Telesat Takes a Net Loss on Debt Refinancing Costs
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Canadian FSS operator Telesat reported consolidated revenues of $202 million during its 2012 second quarter, which were relatively flat compared to the same period last year even […]
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Connectivity
Hispasat Contracts Indra for Amazonas-3 Ground Control Systems
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Spanish operator Hispasat has contracted Indra to develop and implement the ground control systems needed to manage its new Amazonas-3 communications satellite, Hispasat announced Aug. 2. […]
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Connectivity
Miranda Upgrades NVision 9000 Router Controller
[Satellite TODAY 08-03-12] Miranda Technologies has rolled out enhancements for its NVision 9000 router control system for television broadcasters and multi-system operators, the company announced Aug. 2. The improved […]
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Finance
NASA Awards $1.1 Billion in Manned Spaceflight Contracts to SpaceX, Boeing, Sierra Nevada
[Satellite News 08-03-12] NASA has issued $1.1 billion in contracts to private-sector aerospace companies to develop and launch rockets that will carry its next-generation manned spaceflight missions into space, NASA […]
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Connectivity
Orbital Sciences, Arianespace Set for Hylas 2 Launch
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] Orbital Sciences has entered final preparations for the launch of the Hylas 2 communications satellite for Avanti Communications aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket from the European […]
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Government/Military
TCS Wins Another SNAP VSAT Order from U.S. Army
[Satellite TODAY 08-02-12] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received another $19 million delivery order from the U.S. Army for equipment, field services support and maintenance of Secret Internet Protocol Router and […]