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[Satellite Today 12-02-08] SNG Broadcast Services has chosen Genesis Networks to provide global connectivity for customers of SNG’s live transmission services from London, SNG Broadcast announced Dec. 2.     Via...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Grupo Abril launched MTV Brasil, its main TV channel for cable distribution in Brazil, on the NSS-806 satellite, SES New Skies said Dec. 2.     MTV Brasil...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] NASA, in coordination with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Space Systems to build the satellites for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental...

[Satellite Today 12-02-08] Mitsubishi Electric Corp. won a contract to build the ST-2 satellite for SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom, Mitsubishi announced Dec. 2.     SingTel and Chunghwa Telecom will co-own...

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] Arianespace said the launch of the two Eutelsat Communications satellites will be delayed, Arianespace announced Nov. 28. The company said that the delay in the launch of...

The Falcon 9 rocket aced a static fire test that lasted almost three minutes, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) announced Sunday. That full mission-length firing in a vertical test stand...

[Satellite Today 11-28-08] O3b Networks has signed a multi-year backhaul deal with Nigerian based wireless company, Galaxy Wireless Communications (Galaxy), the company announced Nov. 28. O3B Networks said it will...

President-elect Obama’s plan to remove U.S. forces from Iraq and focus instead on Afghanistan may not save the $10 billion a month he has mentioned in campaign speeches. He is...

[Satellite Today 12-01-08] The Measat 3a satellite has returned safely to the United States for repairs, Measat Satellite Systems said Nov. 28.     The satellite, which had been damaged during...

While other nations aggressively expand their space programs, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said the United States will be able to retain its leadership in space, according...