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[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] GPS receiver chipset shipments will reach 1 billion annually by 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research, the company announced March 19.     The...

[Satellite Today – 3-20-08] The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) spacecraft has passed the first phase of the baseline integrated system test and is undergoing a test of the integrated...

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] RT Logic will provide Boeing Co. with a modulator/receiver system that will be used to support of the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) Modulator/Receiver...

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] SingTel is launching a new global maritime satellite broadband service, the company announced March 19.     SingTel, which has been providing VSAT services with regional coverage...

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] AeroAstro, a business unit of Radyne Corp., received a $1.2 million order from Globalstar for additional sensor enabled notification system (SENS) systems, Radyne announced March 19....

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] Norsat International Inc. reported a decrease in revenue and net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007 but an overall increase for the year, the company...

[Satellite Today – 3-19-08] Iridium Satellite signed agreements with Lockheed Martin, Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and Thales Alenia Space to design concepts for Iridium’s next-generation satellite constellation, Iridium announced March 19....

Futurist, scientist and author Arthur C. Clarke, who described the perfect orbit for communications satellites in a paper published in October 1945, died March 17 at his home in Colombo,...

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] James Gerow has been named president of Swe-Dish Satellite Systems Inc., the company announced March 18.     Gerow has served as senior vice president for Swe-Dish’s...

[Satellite Today – 3-18-08] Wegener Corp. has received a $1.6 million order to provide Conklin-Intracom with IPTV set-top boxes, Wegener announced March 18.     The order includes a combination of...