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[09-11-07 – Satellite Today] QinetiQ has developed a secure tracking system based on Iridium satellites, the company announced Sept. 11. The Mobile Asset Information Acquisition (MAIA) system provides a secure,...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today] Spacenet Inc. has signed a sales agent agreement with Tessco Inc., the company announced Sept. 11. Tessco,  a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessco Technologies Inc., will...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today]  DirecTV and Thomson are launching a satellite television service for multi-family dwellings like apartment complexes, the company announced Sept. 11. The DirecTV MFH3 (Multi-Family Housing version...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today]  Globecast and Arabsat will be extending their partnership until 2014, the companies announced Sept. 11. The two companies have expanded the worldwide distribution of the Arabsat/ASBU...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today]  Arianespace has won a new deal to launch four satellites for a key European space program, the company announced September 11. It has signed a deal...

[09-11-07 – Satellite Today] SES Astra is bringing its interactive TV service Blucom to the Middle East, the company announced September 11. SES has signed a contract with MBC, a...

A key sensor being built for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) passed a critical test last month. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is the prime contractor for NPOESS;...

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Eutelsat Communications and ViaSat Inc. are expanding the distribution system for the Tooway satellite broadband service, the companies announced Sept. 10. The service will be extended...

Proton Rocket Fails In Launch, JCSAT-11 Satellite Lost The Proton Breeze M rocket failed after liftoff while carrying a JCSAT-11 telecommunications satellite for JSAT Corp. of Japan, Krunichev announced. It...

[09-10-07 – Satellite Today] Two Indian Air Force pilots broke a world record using Iridium technology, the company announced Sept. 10. The pilots, Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar,...