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Connectivity
SkyTerra-1 Launch Postponed After Boeing Discovers Technical Glitch
[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10] SkyTerra Communications, which is now LightSquared after yesterday’s $7 billion deal between Harbinger and Nokia, will delay the launch of the $400 million SkyTerra-1 satellite after being […]
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Government/Military
Astrium Contracts MDA for Technology Support; Selected for U.K. Science Hub
[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10] Canadian satellite company MDA has been awarded a contract to provide four advanced technology solutions to EADS Astrium for integration on Astra satellites, MDA announced July 21. […]
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Connectivity
EC Authorizes Sky Italia to Bid on Digital FTA Frequencies
[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10] Italian satellite broadcaster Sky Italia has received permission from the European Commission (EC) to bid on digital free-to-air (FTA) frequencies in Italy, Sky Italia announced July 21. […]
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Connectivity
Natural Gas Company Selects Hughes Maritime Broadband Solution
[Satellite TODAY 07-22-10] Hughes has been contracted by natural gas company Black Elk Energy to provide a maritime broadband solution that includes network infrastructure for remote communications, real-time monitoring, compliance […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Expects Blue Force Tracking 2 Decision by End of July
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom expects the U.S. Army’s multi-year Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT2) contract, valued at more than $200 million, to be awarded by the end of […]
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Government/Military
NASA Authorization Act Heads to Congress After Senate Committee Approval
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee unanimously approved the NASA Authorization Act of 2010, which allows the U.S. government to employ the commercial space sector […]
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Connectivity
Astrium Subsidiary Wins ESA Imagery Contract Extension
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Astrium Services subsidiary Infoterra has secured a three-year, 7.5 million euro ($9.6 million) contract from the European Space Agency’s U.K. Farnborough Multi-Mission Processing and Archiving Facility (UK-MM-PAF) […]
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Connectivity
MTI Strikes Technology Supply Deal with Sky Italia
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Microelectronics Technology Inc. (MTI), a supplier of microwave and RF equipment, signed a deal to supply components to Italian DTH operator Sky Italia, MTI announced July 19. […]
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Connectivity
OnAir to Install SwiftBroadband Service on Emirates’ Entire A380 Aircraft Fleet
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Emirates Airlines has selected OnAir to install its full Mobile OnAir and Internet OnAir in-flight passenger communications services on their entire Airbus A380 aircraft fleet. Emirates’ […]
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Connectivity
OHB Acquires Thales Alenia Space Antwerp
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] German manufacturer OHB Technology has acquired Thales Alenia Space Antwerp in Belgium from Thales Alenia Space France SAS for an undisclosed amount, OHB announced July 20. […]
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Government/Military
Air Force: GPS 2F Satellite On-orbit Checkout Testing ‘On Schedule’
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] U.S. Air Force Space Command and Space and Missile Systems Center officials confirmed that the on-orbit checkout of its first GPS 2F satellite is progressing as scheduled […]
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Connectivity
Harbinger Signs $7 Billion Nokia Deal to build LTE Satellite Broadband Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Harbinger Capital signed an eight-year, $7 billion contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to build and operate a 4G LTE satellite and mobile broadband network for wireless providers, […]
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Government/Military
NOAA Issues $130 Million GOES-R Antenna Contract to Harris
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded Harris Corp. a 10-year, $130 million contract to supply antennas and control systems for NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental […]
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Government/Military
Cisco IRIS Technology Passes U.S. Military Satellite Orbit Test
[Satellite TODAY 07-21-10] Cisco’s Space-router technology has passed a U.S. Department of Defense satellite-orbit test for use of next-generation satellite-based IP services and communications from space, the company announced July […]
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Connectivity
Hughes Wins Contract to Power Chevron’s Broadband Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Oil and gas company Chevron has named Hughes Network Systems its certified provider of secure managed broadband services for Chevron marketer and retailer stations nationwide, effective immediately, […]
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Government/Military
Astrium Wins ACES Deal With ESA
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] The European Space Agency (ESA) has contracted Astrium to develop the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) for the International Space Station (ISS), the company announced July […]
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Government/Military
MDA Receives Payment, Completes Definization Phase on Ukraine Satellite System
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has received the initial payment due under its $254 million contract with the National Space Agency of Ukraine for the provision of […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon STSS System Passes Third Demonstration Test
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration program satellites built by Northrop Grumman and Raytheon have completed a U.S. Missile Defense Agency Terminal High Altitude Area Defense […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Rebrands Fiber Network
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] GlobeCast has expanded and rebranded its fiber network, the company announced July 19. GlobeCast renamed the network the GlobeCast Backbone Network and aims to offer broadcasters […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Voices Support for FCC Mobile Spectrum Proceedings
[Satellite TODAY 07-20-10] Globalstar hailed the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) initiation of proceedings to make wireless spectrum available for mobile broadband networks using mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum in […]
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Connectivity
FCC Votes Unanimously to Consider Mobile Spectrum Proposal
[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to consider the mobile broadband spectrum proposal to ease restrictions on satellite spectrum utilization and free 90 megahertz of […]
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Connectivity
H2OLiteSpeed Extends Astra 3B-Powered VSAT Service in the Mediterranean
[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] H2OLiteSpeed has extended its maritime VSAT solution to provide coverage over European waters ranging from the Mid-Mediterranean region to Turkey, the company announced July 16. The […]
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Government/Military
Norway’s AISSat-1 Enters Service
[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Norwegian operator Kongsberg’s AISSat-1 nanosatellite entered service and began transmitting automatic identification system (AIS) messages from orbit via Kongsberg’s ground station at Svalbard, Norway, the operator announced […]
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Connectivity
Russian Developer NetUp Unveils Enhanced IPTV Integration Solution
[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Moscow-based IPTV solutions provider NetUp has released version 1.6 of its NetUp IPTV complex with a renovated set of scalable IPTV software and hardware for both medium […]
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Connectivity
Skyline Upgrades IPTV Network Management Platform
[Satellite TODAY 07-19-10] Skyline Communications has unveiled its DataMiner 6.5 update to its DataMiner network management system platform, the company announced July 16. The upgrade includes packaging the solution […]
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Government/Military
Globecomm Wins Government Ka-Band Infrastructure Deal
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Globecomm Systems has been awarded an $8.7 million Ka-band infrastructure contract from an unnamed foreign government, company announced July 15. Globecomm will design and install multiple […]
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Connectivity
Astrium, Cisco Form IP Space-Based Routing Technology Partnership
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Astrium Services and Cisco have entered into a technology partnership agreement to study the applications of space-based IP routers, the companies announced July 15. The partnership […]
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Government/Military
NASA Issues U.S. Military Space Works Contract to Millennium Engineering
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] NASA has contracted Millennium Engineering and Integration to provide support for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Rapid Response Space Works (RRSW) program, the agency announced July 15. […]
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Connectivity
Sky Perfect JSat Installs Volicon Broadcast Monitoring Solution
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Sky Perfect JSat has installed Volicon’s Observer digital logging and monitoring solution to provide a continuous log of broadcast content across more than 100 Sky Perfect channels, […]
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Connectivity
SS/L Selected to Build Satellite for Eutelsat-IctQatar Joint Venture
[Satellite TODAY 07-16-10] Eutelsat Communications and IctQatar, representing the state of Qatar, selected Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) to build a high-performance satellite that the two companies will jointly own and operate […]