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Uncategorized
Salt Provides Clues For NASA Cassini Mission
Salt may signal that an underground ocean lurks inside a moon circling Saturn, according to NASA. The Cassini spacecraft discovered sodium, or salt, for the first time in grains of […]
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Uncategorized
NASA Seeks Input On Cataloguing Documents Of Wernher Von Braun
NASA requested suggestions on how to organize documents from from spaceflight pioneer Wernher von Braun into an electronic, searchable database or other system. The space agency would welcome thoughts from […]
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Government/Military
Wavestream Wins Military Ka-band Amplifier Order from General Dynamics
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] Wavestream Corp. received orders totaling more than $50 million from General Dynamics for products from Wavestream’s family of Ka-band SSPAs for the U.S. Army’s new satellite transportable […]
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Government/Military
MDA Wins $21.7 Million Canadian Defense Contract
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] MDA signed a $21.7 million contract with the Canadian government to provide the Canadian Department of National Defense with a maritime surveillance solution based on MDA’s Radarsat-2, […]
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Connectivity
Ofcom Report Suggests Limiting BskyB’s U.K. Market Position
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] U.K. telecoms regulator Ofcom may seek to limit BSkyB’s position in the pay-TV market by offering competitors access to attractive content such as sports and movies at […]
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Connectivity
Keystone Provides Distance Learning Satellite Network to Lehigh University
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] Keystone Enterprise Services announced a partnership with Lehigh University to enhance its distance learning educational program using Keystone’s interactive satellite-training network, Keystone announced June 26. The […]
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Government/Military
ITT Space Systems Names New Imagery Division Director
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] ITT Corp. named Edward Kelly as director of image information solutions for tactical development in the company’s space systems division, the company announced June 26. Kelly […]
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Government/Military
U.K. Launches Space Review Organization
[Satellite Today 06-29-09] U.K. government and space industry leaders launched the Innovation Growth Team (IGT), a review organization focusing on U.K. space and technology sectors, IGT announced June 25. […]
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Connectivity
HughesNet Reseller Launches Referral Awards Program
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Nationwide Satellite, an authorized HughesNet reseller, launched its "$100 Nationwide Referral Rewards Program," allowing current HughesNet customers to earn $100 for every person they recommend to the […]
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Connectivity
Report: Broadband Satellite Market Will Exceed $6.4 Billion by 2015
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] The broadband satellite services market is projected to exceed $6.4 billion as several new high-speed networking applications using existing bandwidth continue to drive the requirement for higher […]
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Connectivity
Canalsat Launches On-Demand TV Service
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] French satellite pay-TV operator Canalsat launched its on-demand television service, Canalsat a la Demande, the company announced June 25. The service was launched on the PC […]
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Connectivity
Lockheed Martin Signs Support Agreement With M2 Global
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] M2 Global Technology, a small business that supplies microwave products for the defense and aerospace industries, entered into a one-year defense mentor-protégé agreement with Lockheed Martin, M2 […]
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Connectivity
Interview: SES CEO Discusses Capacity Strategies for Asia
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] SES is looking to increase capacity to serve a lucrative Asian market, with highly populated countries like Indonesia and India proving to be potentially strong growth opportunities […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Warns of Potential Financial Impact of Sea Launch Bankruptcy
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Warns of Potential Financial Impact of Sea Launch Bankruptcy
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Boeing will record a $35 million charge in the 2009 second quarter related to the Sea Launch bankruptcy filing, Boeing said in a June 25 filing with […]
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Connectivity
Sirius XM Hikes Up Price of Senior Note Offering to $525 Million
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] Sirius XM Radio has increased the offering size of senior notes belonging to subsidiary XM Satellite Radio, due 2013, to about $525 million from the original offer […]
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Connectivity
BT Media Extends Reach Through Satellite Deal
[Satellite Today 06-26-09] BT Media & Broadcast signed a deal with CET Teleport to extend its Global Media Network (GMN) reach using satellite, BT announced June 24. The deal […]
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Video
Avi Cohen, Orbit Technology
Avi Cohen, President and CEO, Orbit Technology Group, discusses the Asia_Pacific communications market
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Connectivity
Integral Systems to Provide Command and Control to SkyTerra Satellites
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Integral Systems signed a contract with Telesat to provide Integral’s Epoch Integrated Product Suite (Epoch IPS) of satellite command and control software to support the SkyTerra1 and […]
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Connectivity
TerreStar-1 Integrated on Ariane 5 ECA Launcher
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] Arianespace has received and integrated the TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite payload onto its Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launcher, scheduled for liftoff July 1, TerreStar announced June 24. […]
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Connectivity
SES Wins Korea Telecom C-band Capacity Deal
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] SES Americom-New Skies signed a three-year capacity agreement with Korea Telecom (KT) for the use of up to 9 megahertz of C-band capacity on the NSS-703 and […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Kills Domestic Spy Satellite Program
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano terminated a program that would use U.S. spy satellites for domestic security and law enforcement using overhead and mapping […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Subscriber Report Shows Discovery Channel As Most Desirable Service Feature
[Satellite Today 06-25-09] The Discovery Channel was found to be the most important element of enjoyment for the total adult audience of satellite service subscribers, according to results of the […]
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Connectivity
Sea Launch Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Sea Launch Company LLC and Sea Launch Limited Partnership and subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Sea Launch announced June […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Provides ViP-TV Services to Northern Georgia
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed an agreement with Ringgold Telephone Company (RTC), a U.S. provider of converged communications to access lines in northern Georgia, to deliver EchoStar’s ViP-TV […]
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Government/Military
Raytheon Connects Open Architectures With Security Systems in U.S. State Contract
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Raytheon received a $5 million contract from the Maryland Procurement Office to create a distributed services architecture cross-domain service to connect open service-oriented architectures and closed cross-domain […]
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Connectivity
Setanta Shuts Down Sports Broadcasting After Unsuccessful Search for Funding
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Setanta Sport Holdings has not been able to acquire the funding it needs to survive and will end its broadcasting service in the United Kingdom, the company […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Unveils Inclined Orbit Satellite Tracking
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has developed a proprietary inclined orbit satellite-tracking algorithm which aims to provide customers with the ability to use inclined orbit satellites for their space […]
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Government/Military
Eumetsat Gives Full-Member Status to Latvia
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Latvia has become a full member of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat), the organization confirmed June 23. As a member state, […]
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Connectivity
Panasonic In-Flight Entertainment System Hits 6,000th Installation Milestone
[Satellite Today 06-24-09] Panasonic Avionics’ Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (MPES) has been installed on 6,000 Boeing 737s entering into service as of today, the company announced June 23. The […]