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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Moves Corporate Offices to Virginia
[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] Northrop Grumman has decided to relocate its corporate offices to Virginia, the company announced April 27. Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush said that while Maryland and […]
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Government/Military
GE Satellite Ku-band Supports NASA UAV Science Mission
[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] GE Satellite was chosen by NASA to provide Ku-band satellite connectivity for a NASA science mission to study atmospheric and environmental conditions across in the Pacific from […]
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Government/Military
Blue Sky Satellite Tracking Deployed to Peruvian Air Force
[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] GPS tracking and communication solutions provider Blue Sky Network has been selected by the Peruvian Air Force to provide its GPS-based D2000 flyaway kits and aviation tracking […]
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Government/Military
EADS Astrium Ships Galileo Test Payload to ESA
[Satellite TODAY 04-28-10] EADS Astrium has shipped a payload for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Galileo satellite-navigation system to ESA facilities in Rome, the company announced April 27. The Proto-flight […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom to Investigate NBT Satellite Interference
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Thaicom will investigate signal interference on one of its satellites impacting the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) network, the operator announced in a statement released April […]
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Connectivity
Gilat Deploys SkyEdge 2 to Kazakhstan
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been contracted to provide a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite communications network to telecom Astel in Kazakhstan, Gilat announced April 26. The Astel […]
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Connectivity
UPC DTH to Begin Satellite Repositioning
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] UPC DTH will begin a comprehensive repositioning process of its customers’ satellite dishes, the company announced April 23. UPC is transitioning its services to Telenor’s Thor […]
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Connectivity
Intellian Maritime Antenna Receives Eutelsat ESV Certification
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] Marine satellite antenna manufacturer Intellian has completed Eutelsat ESV characterization on its v60 maritime satellite VSAT antenna system, Intellian announced April 26. The v60 validation results […]
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Government/Military
CapRock Expands U.S. Military DISN Access
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] CapRock Government Solutions has expanded its satellite and terrestrial infrastructure to include bandwidth-on-demand to more than 35 major U.S. Department of Defense locations and direct connections at […]
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Connectivity
ILS Launches SES-1
[Satellite TODAY 04-27-10] International Launch Services (ILS) launched the SES-1 satellite into geostationary orbit for SES World Skies, ILS announced April 26. The ILS Proton Breeze M rocket launched […]
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Government/Military
Orbital Launches Minotaur 4 After Weather Delays
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Orbital Sciences launched its Minotaur 4 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., April 22, the company announced. A three-stage HTV-2 rocket, built by Lockheed Martin, lifted […]
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Connectivity
SES Feels Impact of Astra 3B Delays, AMC-16 Anomaly in First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator SES’ 2010 first quarter revenues dipped slightly to 423.4 million euros ($565.6 million), down from 423.9 million euros ($566.3 million) in the same period a […]
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Connectivity
BT Completes Antarctic Satellite Terminal
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Communications solutions provider BT has completed its first satellite terminal in Antarctica, the company announced April 23. The terminal, Ice Station Troll, is part of the […]
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Government/Military
Harris Wins $18 Million MIDS Follow-on Production Contract
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Harris Corp. received a two-year, $18 million follow-on contract from ViaSat to supply additional hardware to be integrated into military Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) terminals, Harris […]
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Connectivity
Arqiva Renews Uplink Contract on Thor 5
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Satellite operator Telenor has renewed its contract with Arqiva for the uplink of three multiplexes onto its Thor 5 satellite, which carries video services into the Scandinavian […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Radio to Release Free Andriod, Nexus One Smartphone Application
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Sirius XM Radio will release in May a free application for the Motorola Andriod and Google Nexus One smartphones, the satellite broadcaster announced April 23. The […]
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Connectivity
Stratos Selected to Provide BGAN to Global Awareness Expedition
[Satellite TODAY 04-26-10] Stratos Global Corp. has been selected to provide Inmarsat BGAN mobile broadband satellite service to the Running Tunisia expedition, Stratos announced April 23. Running Tunisia, the […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Names OpenPort Maritime Reseller in Japan
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Iridium Communications named KDDI Corp. an authorized service provider for the Iridium OpenPort high-bandwidth maritime satellite communication service in Japan, Iridium announced April 22. KDDI has […]
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Connectivity
MTN Opens New VSAT Teleport in Spain
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Connectivity service provider MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has opened a satellite teleport in Santander, Spain, in a joint venture project with Erzia Technologies, MTN announced April 22. […]
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Connectivity
Mission Control: The Countdown Begins for SES-1 Launch on Satellite TODAY
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Don’t miss history in the making as SatelliteTODAY.com brings you a live webcast of the third ILS Proton launch campaign for 2010. Join us on www.SatelliteTODAY.com […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Space Sales Jump in First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Raytheon’s first quarter 2010 net income grew to $453 million from the same quarter in 2009, when it reported $449 million in operations income, the company announced […]
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Government/Military
Boeing Sees First Quarter Space Systems Revenue Decline
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Boeing Defense, Space and Security’s 2010 first-quarter revenues fell to $7.6 billion from $7.7 billion reported in 2009 due to lower volume in network and space systems, […]
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Connectivity
Harris Delivers Nexio Platform to German Broadcaster
[Satellite TODAY 04-23-10] Harris Corp. has been contracted to provide its Nexio advanced media platform to German national public television broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Harris announced April 22. […]
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Government/Military
ATK Ships ORS-1 Satellite Bus
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has shipped the Operational Responsive Space-1 (ORS) satellite bus to Goodrich Corp. for payload integration after completing environmental tests, ATK announced. ATK said […]
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Connectivity
Cathay Pacific Airways Selects Arinc EFB Management Services
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Cathay Pacific Airways has selected Arinc’s AeroConnx Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) datalink communication solution for its fleet, Arinc announced April 21. Cathay Pacific installed the system […]
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Connectivity
GSE to Help Ocens Avoid Iridium, Inmarsat Long-Distance Charges
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Global Satellite Engineering (GSE) has signed an agreement with Ocens Data Services to provide its SatCollect software to help Ocens reduce their in-bound call expenditure for all […]
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Connectivity
Satellite CEOs Rely on Customer Relations to Recover from Economic Downturn
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] CEOs from a cross-section of the satellite industry — fixed satellite services, imaging, and satellite ground equipment segments — are stressing the value of long-term customer relationships […]
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Connectivity
SES to Launch European 3-D Demo Channel
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] SES Astra is set to launch a 3-D demo channel in Europe May 4 following initial testing, the company announced April 21. The new Astra 3-D […]
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Connectivity
Lockheed Martin Satellite Sales Slip in 2010 First Quarter
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] While Lockheed Martin’s overall earnings for the 2010 first quarter fell from $666 million in 2009 to $547 million, net sales for the company’s space systems division […]
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Connectivity
Harris Wins Mobile Digital TV Broadcasting Deal with NBC Affiliate
[Satellite TODAY 04-22-10] Harris Corp. has signed an agreement with NBC affiliate broadcaster Belo Corp. to provide Harris’ MPH platform to support the launch of Belo’s mobile digital TV transmission, […]