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[09-28-07 – Satellite Today]  GeoEye Inc. has secured $270 million of launch and first-year in-orbit insurance for its GeoEye-1 imaging satellite, the company announced Sept. 26. GeoEye-1, developed under the...

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today]  Inmarsat has ordered an S-band satellite from Thales Alenia Space, joining a list of potential competitors seeking licenses to deliver mobile multimedia broadcast services to mobile...

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Integral Systems Inc. named William Bambarger Jr. the company’s new CEO, Integral announced Sept. 25. Bambarger replaces William Lewis, who is resigning from his position as...

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Links Broadcast is expanding its satellite newsgathering fleet with the deployment of a high-definition vehicle, the company announced Sept. 26. The trucks carry a fully redundant...

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] The Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU) has purchased three Ross Synergy 2 standard-definition (SD) production switchers to upgrade three mobile trucks, Ross Video announced Sept....

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] The board of EchoStar Communications Corp. has directed the company’s management to look at separating its businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies, EchoStar announced Sept....

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne Corp. will supply equipment to upgrade Globalstar’s Simplex data service, the companies announced Sept. 25. Under a $1.6 million contract, Radyne’s AeroAstro business unit will...

 

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite has signed contracts with four North American air ambulance and medical transportation fleets to provide mobile satellite communications services, the company announced Sept. 25....

[09-26-07 – Satellite Today]  News channel France 24 has begun broadcasting throughout Africa via the NSS-7 satellite, SES New Skies announced Sept. 25. France 24, owned by TF1 and France...