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[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] NDS has signed a contract with On Digital Media to provide a comprehensive set of services for its TopTV DTH platform in South Africa, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Boeing’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K-L program completed a NASA system-level critical design review and production readiness review on Feb. 19, Boeing announced Feb. 23....

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] The Brazilian Amazonian Protection System (SIPAM) has contracted Gilat to provide its SkyEdge 2 VSAT broadband satellite communications network to more than 1,000 SIPAM sites in the...

[Satellite TODAY 02-24-10] Thai-based satellite operator Thaicom reported a net loss in 2009 of $14.16 million despite growing its year-end revenues to $216.90 million, the company announced in its 2009...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] UPC Broadband consolidated its European DTH businesses to create a new company, UPC DTH, the company announced Feb. 22.     The consolidation will combine UPC Direct’s activities...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] SpaceX’s debut Falcon 9 launch vehicle is now vertical at its Cape Canaveral, Fla., launch facility, the company announced Feb. 22.     The Falcon 9 rocket was...

[Satellite TODAY 02-22-10] SES CFO Mark Rigolle has been appointed CEO of O3b Networks, the companies announced Feb. 22. Rigolle succeeds Greg Clarke, who is stepping down for personal reasons...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] ATIS has entered into a partnership with the Video Services Forum (VSF) to define additional IP video performance metrics, the organizations announced Feb. 22.     The partnership...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Thuraya is launching a mobile satellite broadband starter package specifically designed for occasional-use Thuraya IP service customers, the company announced Feb. 21.     The Thuraya IP starter...

[Satellite TODAY 02-23-10] Northrop Grumman is expanding its Salt Lake City facilities to increase the factory output of its defense and commercial navigation systems, the company announced Feb. 22.    ...