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Connectivity
Telesat Transfers Telstar 10/Apstar 2R to APT Satellite
[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Telesat has finalized a $69 million deal with APT Satellite to transfer its interest in the Telstar 10 satellite back to APT, Telesat announced July 9. […]
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Connectivity
Showtime Arabia, Orbit Group Merge Pay-TV Platforms
[Satellite Today 07-13-09] Showtime Arabia and the Orbit Group are merging their direct-to-home (DTH) platforms to form a single provider in the Middle East, the companies announced July 12. […]
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Uncategorized
U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Industry Capable But Needs Investment: Report
Suppliers and contractors in the United States are capable of meeting the nation’s needs for solid rocket motors (SRM) but challenges remain, including the need for increased public and private […]
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Missile Defense Testing, GMD Studies Sought In Senate Bill
The defense policy bill the Senate is expected to debate this month calls for the Pentagon to craft detailed plans for two much-debated aspects of the Ballistic Missile Defense System: […]
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Uncategorized
Lockheed Martin Official Voices Optimism On Crucial Cruise Missile Test
Facing a series of do-or-die reliability tests later this summer, a Lockheed Martin [LMT] official expressed confidence in an Air Force cruise missile program that has come under increased scrutiny […]
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Briefs
The DoD appointed Regina Dugan as the 19th director of DARPA. Prior to this appointment, Dugan held several key positions in industry, most recently as president and chief executive officer […]
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Kaminski, Lyles, Appointed To Defense Science Board
The Defense Department yesterday announced the appointments of Paul Kaminski as chairman of the Defense Science Board for a term effective immediately through Dec. 31, 2011, and retired Air Force […]
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Connectivity
TSB Signs New UPC Direct Capacity Deal
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSB) signed a long-term satellite distribution agreement with European direct-to-home provider UPC Direct to supply seven transponders to relocate UPC’s current broadcast traffic to […]
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Connectivity
ViaSat Wins $53 Million Pan-African Turnkey System Contracts
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] ViaSat signed contracts worth a combined $53 million with pan-African satellite operator RascomStar-QAF to support an expansion of telephone and Internet access availability in the region, ViaSat […]
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Government/Military
Orbital to Build NASA X-ray Satellite
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Orbital Sciences Corp. won a $40 million contract to build a science satellite for NASA, the company announced July 9. Orbital Sciences will design, manufacture, integrate […]
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Government/Military
TCS Receives Additional Army Funds for X-band VSAT Routers
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) has received an additional $6.8 million of funding from the U.S. Army to provide additional Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol […]
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Government/Military
SNT Wins U.S. Army Grant to Test Mobile Radio Networks
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Scalable Network Technologies (SNT), a wireless network evaluation service, was awarded a $2 million phase 2.5 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Army to […]
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Connectivity
Globalstar Names New CEO
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] Globalstar has appointed Peter Dalton CEO, the company announced July 10. Former Globalstar CEO Jay Monroe will serve as the company’s executive chairman. Globalstar COO Thomas […]
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Connectivity
CASBAA Wins Major Piracy Settlement in The Philippines
[Satellite Today 07-10-09] The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) received a settlement in a broadcasting piracy case against Turtle Cable, accused of operating as an infringing cable […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Invests Heavily in Investor PR
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Norsat has initiated a new marketing campaign to promote its growth to shareholders in Canada and the United States, the company announced July 8. Norsat has […]
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Connectivity
CASBAA Reels In SNL Kagan Customers to Asia-Pacific Video Market Push
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] The Cable Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) formed a joint initiative with SNL Kagan, a provider of financial and operational information on the global media and […]
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Connectivity
Comtech Unveils Low-Latency ACM, VersaFEC Combination for Satellite Modems
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Comtech EF Data Corp. has rolled out an adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) capability for its CDM-625 advanced satellite modem, which is optimized by pairing the system […]
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Connectivity
Le Gall Elected Co-Chair of EU-Japan Business Round Table
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall has been named co-chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round Table, Arianespace announced July 8. Le Gall will serve a two-year term. […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Upgrades NGA Imagery Network
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Raytheon Co. has launched a satellite imagery upgrade application for the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that will allow the agency to improve its ingestion and dissemination […]
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Government/Military
Telespazio Takes Control of Galileo Ground Facility
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Telespazio has taken over management of a Galileo satellite constellation control center, the company said July 8. Telespazio will begin cabling the entire structure as well […]
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Connectivity
Arabsat to Launch DTH Platform in Sudan
[Satellite Today 07-09-09] Arabsat is teaming up with Sudanese Radio & TV Corp. to launch and operate a direct-to-home platform in Khartoum, Sudan, Arabsat announced July 8. The Sudanese […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat Wins Exclusive Satellite Rights to Michael Jackson Memorial Service
[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Intelsat served as the exclusive satellite carrier for the live global distribution of the July 7 Michael Jackson Memorial Service under a contract with concert promoter AEG […]
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Connectivity
DEV Unveils L-band RF Signal Monitors
[Satellite Today 07-08-09] DEV Systemtechnik launched a family of L-band multiplexers and demultiplexers designed to assist satellite ground stations operators and cable head end stations with monitoring RF signals, the […]
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Connectivity
SkyVision Launches Evolution Network Service
[Satellite Today 07-08-09] SkyVision has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 universal satellite hub to launch its Evolution network covering Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and parts of Asia with […]
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Connectivity
Viasat Boosts On-Demand Service in Sweden
[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Viasat Broadcasting signed a deal with Swedish commercial broadcaster TV4 Group to add TV4 Play to Viasat OnDemand, the company announced July 7. Viasat Broadcasting, which […]
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Connectivity
Vizada Launches ThurayaIP
[Satellite Today 07-08-09] Vizada launched the ThurayaIP broadband mobile satellite service, the Vizada announced July 7. The launch follows an extensive development phase with Thuraya to fine-tune the service and […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM iPhone Application Reaches 1 Million Downloads in Two Weeks
[Satellite Today 07-07-09] The Sirius XM Radio application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch has been downloaded more than 2 million times within two weeks of its release, Sirius XM […]
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Connectivity
Nagravision Provides Conditional Access System to Brazilian DTH Service
[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Nagravision, a subsidiary of Kudelski Group, signed a contract with Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações (Embratel) to supply conditional access system for Embratel’s direct-to-home (DTH) service, Via Embratel, […]
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Connectivity
Inmarsat Completes SkyWave Mobile Investment
[Satellite Today 07-07-09] Inmarsat completed its strategic investment and long-term global distribution and product development agreement with SkyWave Mobile Communications, Inmarsat announced July 6. Inmarsat announced in April that […]
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Connectivity
ESPN Vice President Wants to Win Global Sports Market
[Satellite News 07-07-09] North American sports broadcaster, ESPN is intent on becoming more of a force on the international landscape, Russell Wolff, executive vice president and managing director of ESPN […]