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Government/Military
University of Calgary Leads in ESA Triple-Satellite Mission
Space scientists at the University of Calgary have a principal role in the European Space Agency (ESA) Swarm mission, a triple-satellite mission created to better understand Earth’s magnetic field, including the weakening of our planet’s protective “shield” against cosmic radiation
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Government/Military
Budget cuts Endanger the Private Space Industry in America
Boeing, SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corporation are in competition to build the replacement Space Shuttle to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Connectivity
Premier League Investigates Illegal Use of Satellites
ID Inquiries has been appointed by the Premier League, the English professional football league, to carry out investigations into the unauthorized and illegal use of foreign satellite systems and web streams in the United Kingdom.
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Connectivity
Satellite Aids Shipwreck Investigation
A 200-year-old shipwreck has been discovered off the coast of Texas, where archeologists have launched a high-tech salvage operation
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Connectivity
App Shares Satellite Images With Users
SatCam hopes to take user-submitted data to improve weather research and forecasting, while giving users an added bonus.
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Government/Military
Uganda’s Home-Grown Space Program Takes Off
Armed with only a team of student volunteers and a workspace in his mother’s backyard, 28-year-old Chris Nsamba has set out to build and launch Uganda’s first space observer.
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Government/Military
South American Satellite Joins Earth Observation Effort
Brazil and Argentina have joined an international effort to provide data and to help prevent an ocean color data gap, which occurred after the Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) mission failed in 1986.
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Video
Tip Osterthaler, SES Government Solutions
Tip Osterthaler, President & CEO, SES Government Solutions, speaks to Jeffrey Hill, Associate Editor, SatelliteTODAY.com, and answers the question: “Which segment of the satellite industry should be most concerned about […]
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Video
Sergey Tsekhmistrov, RSCC
Sergey Tsekhmistrov, Deputy Director of TV and Internationl Sales Department at RSCC, speaks to Mark Holmes, Editor, Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY.com, from the show floor at SATELLITE 2013.
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Video
Toni Lee Rudnicki, iDirect
Toni Lee Rudnicki, Chief Marketing Officer of iDirect, speaks with Mark Holmes, Editor, Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY.com, about the release of its new X7 remote, as well as its upcoming […]
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Video
Steve Collar, O3b networks
Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks, speaks with Mark Holmes, Editor, Via Satellite and SatelliteTODAY.com, about the upcoming year’s milestones for the company projects as it prepares for the launch […]
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Video
Highlights from SATELLITE 2013 – by Scott Chase
Scott Chase, Chairman of SATELLITE 2013, presents highlights from the SATELLITE 2013 that took place in Washington, DC. in March, 2013.
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Video
Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, Es’hailSat
Jeffrey Hill interviews Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari, CEO of Es’hailSat, from the show floor at SATELLITE 2013.
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Video
Interview with David Hartshorn, Global VSAT Forum
Global VSAT Forum’s Secretary General David Hartshorn, talks to Via Satellite Associate Editor Steve Schuster in Washington, D.C. about High Throughput Satellites (HTS) and their impact in the satellite industry.
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Government/Military
Final Cal/Val Activities Completed, Metop B Products Operational
Eumetsat announced that Calibration and Validation (cal/val) activities concluded after the final Product Validation Review Board (PVRB) meeting declared the IASI Level 2 (L2) products derived from Metop B operational.
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Uncategorized
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches MUOS 2 Mission
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket carrying the second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS 2) satellite for the U.S. Navy lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on Friday July 19.
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Government/Military
NASA, NOAA Use GPS to Observe Hurricane
NASA and NOAA are using GPS to better forecast the ferocity of hurricane and tropical cyclone winds.
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Connectivity
Global Eagle, China Telecom to Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi in Chinese Airspace
In-flight entertainment provider, Global Eagle Entertainment and China Telecom Satellite Communications recently signed a memorandum of understanding, in which Global Eagle will assist China Telecom in providing an in-flight connectivity (IFC) service for Chinese airlines and airline customers who fly into and over China
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Connectivity
Telespazio Wins Les Mousquetaires Group Contract
Telespazio has signed a contract with the French company STIME to deploy one of the largest Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) satellite networks in Europe for Les Mousquetaires group.
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Connectivity
Fashion TV Extends Reach to Asia via AsiaSat 5
Fashion TV (FTV), has selected SatLink Communications, a global teleport, content management and HD playout services provider, to playout, uplink and stream its HD channel onto AsiaSat 5.
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Connectivity
Google Seeks License to TV Channels for Internet Cable Service
Google recently held meetings with major media companies that own television networks, signaling the race to sell services via the Internet.
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Government/Military
Japanese Students to Build Slime-Mold-Housing Micro-Satellite
Students at Teikyo University in Japan are building a slime-mold–housing micro-satellite to orbit the Earth.
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Government/Military
MapBox to Deliver Timely Satellite Imagery
MapBox, a company that allows anyone to design and publish custom maps, plans to launch MapBox Satellite Live.
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Connectivity
GBAS CAT I station to be implemented at Frankfurt Airport
Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), a German air navigation service provider, plans to implement satellite-based precision landing in 2014.
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Government/Military
NOAA Satellites Protected Despite 2014 Budget Cuts
The House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee approved a bill that provides $4.9 billion for NOAA in the 2014 fiscal year that begins on 1 October
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Government/Military
Satellite Detects Rare Solar Tsunami
Scientists have observed a rare solar tsunami on the sun’s surface, with the help of the Japanese satellite Hinode.
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Government/Military
MDA Builds Orbiting Satellite Mechanic
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) have built a new generation of robo-arms, designed to act as repair mechanics for orbiting satellite.