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[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Hughes Network Systems won a contract with Sky Perfect JSAT to supply its HX System broadband satellite platform, Hughes announced July 27.     The HX platform order...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Thuraya will launch a new rugged satellite handheld phone within a few weeks targeting military personnel, oil and gas workers, seafarers, and international media correspondents, sources told...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV IP video transport service to Citizens Cablevision, a broadband data, video and voice provider in Virginia, EchoStar...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Gilat Satellite Networks will supply its SkyEdge 2 satellite communications network to Argentinean satellite broadband provider Servicio Satelital, according to a contract Gilat announced July 27.     ...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] The launch of DubaiSat-1 has been delayed for additional safety and security testing, the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) announced July 27.     International...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Global Satellite USA has launched its Inmarsat Fleetbroadband 150 using airtime from Vizada, Global Satellite announced July 24.     Global Satellite is offering $2,400 of free airtime...

[Satellite Today 07-28-09] Pace signed two separate contracts to supply high-definition (HD) set-top box and (direct-to-home) DTH technology to Sky Deutschland in Germany and Canal Digital in the Nordic region,...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Arqiva acquired the platform assets of Project Kangaroo, the Video-on-Demand (VoD) platform developed by UKVOD, a joint venture set up by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4,...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Lockheed Martin’s second Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO-2) payload and ground system modifications for the Space-Based Infared System (SBIRS) have been accepted for operations by the U.S. Air...

[Satellite Today 07-27-09] Russia has launched a secret military satellite and a civilian search and rescue satellite aboard a  Kosmos 3M rocket launched July 21, according to a July 22...