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[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] GPS 2F-SV1, the first of 12 Boeing-built U.S. Air Force Block 2F satellites, has entered service, Boeing announced Aug. 30.     The Air Force’s GPS Wing transferred...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] AsiaSat signed a capacity deal with Pakistani broadcaster Sports Star International Private (SSI) to deliver two Urdu-language satellite channels, A-Lite and A-Plus, on the AsiaSat 3S satellite,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Iraqi satellite broadcaster Alsumaria has selected Newtec’s DualFlow and FlexACM technologies to help continue its migration toward tapeless news production, Newtec announced Aug. 30.     Alsumaria’s fleet...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Iberium Communications, a provider of digital TV (DTV) demodulation intellectual property, has released its Santana digital demodulator core for the U.S. mobile DTV market, the company announced...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Global shipping line APL has created SmarTemp, a satellite tracking service that monitors the temperature and humidity of refrigerated containers carrying sensitive cargo, APL announced Aug. 30....

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Raytheon subsidiary Raytheon Technical Services Co. (RTSC) signed a deal with NASA to support facilities and operations for astronaut training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Sonny...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Technology and strategic consulting services and solutions provider SRA International has won a military task order under the U.S. General Services Administration’s mission-oriented business integrated services contract,...

[Satellite TODAY 08-31-10] Commercial space services provider Astrotech Corp. posted a fourth quarter fiscal year 2010 net loss of $1.6 million and decreased revenues, which impacted the company’s full-year 2010...

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] L-3 GCS was awarded contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to provide Panther VSAT manpack satellite communications systems and associated equipment to support communications for...

[Satellite TODAY 08-30-10] Canadian satellite technology company Com Dev International will post a net loss of about $1.6 million in its 2010 third quarter, compared with a net income of...