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[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing Co. has received a $695 million contract to build NASA‘s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), Boeing announced Dec. 20.     The contract,...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Inmarsat has signed a deal with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO to further upgrade and enhance the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, Inmarsat announced...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] ITT Corp. has delivered a new demonstration payload for the GPS Block 2R satellite to Lockheed Martin‘s facilities, Lockheed Martin announced Dec. 20.     The payload,...

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Gilat Satellite Networks has signed a deal with Mexico’s Grupo Elektra to provide a substantial broadband satellite network across the region, the company announced Dec. 21....

[12-21-07 – Satellite Today] Satellite Today will not be published on Monday, Dec. 24, or Tuesday, Dec. 25, due to the Christmas holiday. We will resume publication on Wednesday, Dec....

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. will supply business jets with airborne broadband terminals and satellite service through contracts with Rockwell Collins and Arinc, ViaSat announced Dec. 20.     The...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra signed a deal with Euro Marketing Group to offer Astra2Connect in Poland, SES Astra announced Dec. 20.     Euro Marketing will offer the satellite-based...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Alcatel-Lucent will conduct a mobile TV trial in the United States with ICO Global Communications based on the DVB-SH (digital video broadcasting–satellite services to handhelds) standard,...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co. has been awarded a $96.7 million contract by NASA to provide the Geostationary Lightning Mapper for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite...

[12-20-07 – Satellite Today] Pace Micro Technology boosted its position in the set-top box market by acquiring the operations of Royal Philips Electronics, Pace announced Dec. 19. Philips supplies of...