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[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] ArabSat and NileSat have agreed to help the Turkish government launch an Arabic language television station as part of an initiative from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] Chrisar Software Technologies (Chrisar), an information technology company specializing in software systems engineering and signal processing in the marine environment, has issued a contract to Applied Satellite […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF), an advocacy group for standards-based digital television technologies, has formed the 3DTV Working Group in order to launch a “3D over MPEG” […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] Globalstar and subsidiary Spot LLC have acquired Axonn, a developer and manufacturer of satellite GPS asset-tracking and messaging products, including Globalstar’s Spot Satellite GPS Messenger, for $1.5 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] SES has secured an export credit funding facility worth about 523 million euros ($749.5 million) from Coface, France’s export credit agency, SES announced Dec. 21.     SES […]

 [Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $1.6 million for Morehead State University to develop and test solar power technologies applicable to satellites, Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY) […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted KVH Industries permanent Earth Station onboard-Vessel (ESV) license authority for its mini-VSAT Broadband satellite communications service, KVH announced Dec. 21 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Orbital Sciences was awarded a $74.6 million Phase 2 contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the final design for the System […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Arianespace launched the Helios 2B military observation satellite after two delays caused by last-minute anomalies, the company announced Dec. 18.     The satellite was launched using an […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Eutelsat signed a capacity contract with Elettronica Industriale, the network operator of the Mediaset Group in Italy, Eutelsat announced Dec. 18.     Elettronica Industriale will lease capacity […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] Norsat‘s investment business, Norsat Capital, has made its first strategic investment in a Malawi, Africa-based wireless broadband operator Tonse Solutions, Norsat announced Dec. 18.     Norsat has […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-21-09] The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of households with a digital TV as their main set amongst leading nations, according to a study issued Dec. 17 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-22-09] Avanti has secured a manufacturer, launcher and financing partner for its Hylas 2 satellite, the company announced Dec. 21.         Orbital Sciences Corp. was awarded the contract to […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Orbcomm received a $44.2 million insurance settlement related to its Quick Launch satellite program, which failed after launch in June 2008, the company announced Dec. 17.         Orbcomm […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] SES placed the winning bid in the ProtoStar 2 satellite auction, the company announced Dec. 17.     SES’ Satellite Leasing Business will pay $185 million in cash […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] The GeoEye-1 satellite experienced an irregularity in its antenna, which will impact GeoEye’s 2010 revenues by as much as 10 percent and may affect its business with […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Orbital Sciences has been selected by Intelsat to build the Intelsat 23 (IS-23) communications satellite based on Orbital’s Star-2 platform, the company announced Dec. 17.     IS-23 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Arianespace postponed the launch of the French Defense Procurement Agency’s (DGA) Helios 2B satellite a second time after an anomaly occurred during final countdown, Arianespace announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Etisalat UAE signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for Ku-Band capacity on the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite, the operator announced Dec. 17.     Etisalat will utilize IS-15 […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-18-09] Lockheed Martin has met the requirements of a NASA and U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) critical design review of a Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) unit […]

SatelliteTODAY.tv presents “Satellite News Update – December 16, 2009”.

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-09] Northrop Grumman has been selected by NASA to supply a scalable space inertial reference unit for its Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 16. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-09] Inmarsat activated its 5,000th FleetBroadband terminal, the company announced Dec. 15. The figure represents commercially active SIM cards passing operational traffic.     The FleetBroadband FB150 unit, launched […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-09] Iridium Communications awarded a contract to Integral Systems subsidiary RT Logic to develop a software-defined modem (SDM) for new feeder-link terminals deployed at Iridium ground stations, the […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-09] Tring Communications, a subsidiary of Albanian Satellite Communications (ASC), signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat to renew and expand capacity on the W2 satellite, Eutelsat announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-17-09] The Kudelski Group has acquired Medialive, a French developer of patented content protection and marking technologies for distribution over broadcast, Internet and mobile distribution networks and devices, […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSB) Thor 6 satellite has completed all necessary in-orbit and ground related testing will begin commercial service in late December, the operator announced Dec. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Board of Governors has elected Scott Donnelly, president and CEO of Textron, as its board chairman for 2010, AIA announced Dec. 15. […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] ViaSat has completed its acquisition of WildBlue Communications for $568 million in cash and stock, ViaSat announced Dec. 15.     The acquisition, initially announced in October, will […]

[Satellite TODAY 12-16-09] Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) has launched its first branded channel in the U.K. on the BSkyB satellite DTH platform, MGM announced Dec. 14.     The channel, which […]