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[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Vizada and CLS, an environmental monitoring and maritime security services provider, have partnered to provide International Maritime Organization (IMO)-compliant long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) to the European...

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted Iridium Satellite approval to combine with GHL Acquisition, Iridium announced Aug. 17.     “This is good news for us,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Hughes Network Systems has launched a new HX-series broadband satellite router, the HX280, Hughes announced Aug. 17.     The HX280 commercial-off-the-shelf router aims to provide carrier-grade IP...

[Satellite TODAY 08-18-09] Integral Systems has appointed H. Marshal Ward COO, the company announced Aug. 17.     Ward, a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force, will assume the...

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09]  ISS Reshetnev will work with Thales Alenia Space and Russian Radio Research and Development Institute (NIIR) in developing the Express AM5 and AM6 satellites, the Moscow-based manufacturer...

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] The Ukrainian National Space Agency will launch the Sich-2 land remote sensing satellite in April 2010, the organization announced Aug. 14.     A Ukrainian Dnepr rocket will...

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] Australian DTH operator Foxtel had 125,000 subscribers for its HD service in Australia at the end of June, according to the operator’s full year results, released Aug....

[Satellite TODAY 08-17-09] National Polish media group TVN has appointed Markus Tellenbach group president and CEO, the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.      Tellenbach starts his new role in September.     ...

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Bell Canada dropped its lawsuit against the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the broadcaster announced Aug. 13.     Bell did not give a reason for dropping...

[Satellite TODAY 08-14-09] Asia-Pacific satellite operator Thaicom expects to launch a high-speed Internet service in India via its broadband satellite, IPStar in the second half of this year, the company...