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[Satellite Today 12-31-08] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is developing a next-generation rocket that it claims would cut satellite launch costs by half, ISRO announced Dec. 30.     In...

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Russia launched a Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome carrying three new satellites for Moscow’s Glonass navigation system, Russian officials reported to Interfax News Agency on Dec....

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Due to the uncertainty of capital markets, Norsat International has extended the term of 366,690 common share purchase warrants that were issued as part of an offering...

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Two new Thuraya location services have been launched, the operator announced Dec. 24.      Geonix, a U.K.-based location services and equipment provider, has launched ThurayaAssist and ThurayaRelay,...

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] Orbital Sciences Corp. has been selected for a long-term contract by NASA to provide cargo transportation services to and from the International Space Station, Orbital announced Dec....

[Satellite Today 12-30-08] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) expects its customers’ platforms to deliver a record number of text messages this New Year’s Eve across its globally deployed Short Message Service Centers...

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[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Arianespace has been chosen by Egyptian operator Nilesat to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, Arianespace announced Dec. 23.     The launch contract comes as part of a...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] Inmarsat will switch off its Regional Broadband Global Area Network (R-BGAN) services worldwide at 11:59 p.m. UTC Dec. 31, the company announced Dec. 19. The service has...

[Satellite Today 12-29-08] NASA has selected the Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft from Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) for the International Space Station cargo resupply services contract award,...