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Connectivity
Measat-3a Launched by Land Launch Rocket
[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Sea Launch placed the Measat-3a satellite in orbit June 21 using a Zenit-3SLB Land Launch vehicle for Measat Satellite Systems, Sea Launch announced June 22. Measat-3a, […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Delivers Demo Satellite; Submits GPS-OCX Proposal to U.S. Air Force
[Satellite Today 06-23-09] Northrop Grumman has delivered the first of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites to the U.S. Air Force Cape Canaveral Air Station for launch […]
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Nongluck Phinainitisart, Thaicom
Nongluck Phinainitisart, president of Thaicom, discusses the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region at CommunicAsia 2009
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Huang Baozhong, China Satcom
Huang Baozhong, Vice President, China Satellite Communications Corp., discusses the company’s plans during CommunicAsia 2009
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Government/Military
ULA Launches LCROSS Satellite for NASA
[Satellite Today 06-22-09] United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) carrying the Lunar Crater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) aboard an Atlas 5 rocket at 5:32 p.m. […]
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Connectivity
C-Com Delivers Multiple Enterprise System Orders in China
[Satellite Today 06-22-09] C-Com Satellite Systems has delivered iNetVu Mobile Flyaway systems to China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) through one of its resellers, China Blue Satellite Communications Technology Co., […]
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Double Lunar Craft Launched On Atlas V From Cape Canaveral Air Force Base
First ASA Mission To Moon In A Decade NASA launched an Atlas V heavy lifter rocket carrying two lunar spacecraft, the first U.S. moon mission in a decade and a […]
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NASA Short Of Funds Needed To Fund Orion-Ares, Other Assigned Missions
Disrupting Constellation Program Spacecraft Development Could Mean More Job Losses, On Top Of Plunging Space Shuttle Employment Underfunding Can Threaten Astronauts’ Lives NASA, the largest space agency on the planet, […]
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Sidelined For Weeks By Persistent Hydrogen Leak In Vent Line From Fuel Tank
Space Shuttle Endeavour has been grounded yet again by the same gremlin that kept it sitting on the launch pad last week: a leaking gaseous hydrogen venting system on the […]
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Though Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Is Designed To Counter Long-Range Korean Missiles, THAAD Is Given Shoot-Down Role
North Korea May Be Poised To Launch Another Taepo Dong-2 Ballistic Missile Toward Japan Or Hawaii In Early July Obama Says U.S. Poised For ‘Any Contingencies’ Although the Ground-based Midcourse […]
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Study: NPOESS Has ‘Extraordinarily Low Probability Of Success’
NPOESS Program Run With Cost Savings Paramount, Not Mission Success: Study Witnesses: NPOESS Is Broke, And It Is Time To Fix It; Yet Another $1 Billion Cost Rise Is Predicted […]
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O’Reilly Touts Airborne Laser For Second Successful Tracking Test
Military Leaders Say Total U.S. Missile Defense System Has 90 Percent Chance Of Success Sens. Sessions, Begich, Flail Cuts In Missile Defense Budget Before Study Is Done; Sen. Thune Backs […]
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Government/Military
Air Force: GPS Glitches May Cause Boeing, Lockheed Martin Contract Delays
[Satellite Today 06-22-09] The U.S. Air Force‘s space acquisition center reported that a GPS satellite, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., launched in March, is not performing as well as expected, […]
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Connectivity
BBC Enlists Eutelsat W2M, Nilesat Help in Covering Iranian Election Dispute
[Satellite Today 06-22-09] BBC has enlisted the help of Eutelsat‘s W2M satellite to assist the broadcast company in covering the recent presidential election dispute in Iran, the BBC announced June […]
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Connectivity
Level 421, Expand Networks Form Partnership to Optimize Global Enterprise Bandwidth
[Satellite Today 06-22-09] Expand Networks, specializing in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, has formed a partnership with Level 421, a satellite broadband communication teleport operator, in an […]
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Arianespace To Launch Twin Galileo Navigation Satellites Next Year on Soyuz
Two Arianespace-led Russian Soyuz spacecraft each will launch two Galileo navigational satellites next year two begin construction of the navigational constellation, the company announced. The European Space Agency aims to […]
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Max Launch Abort Test Lifts Off From Wallops
The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)launched from Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., this morning. That test had been set for Saturday, but was delayed to today because of […]
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Lockheed Delivers Two Launch Abort System Motors To White Sands
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] delivered two launch abort system (LAS) motors for the Orion crew exploration vehicle to White Sands Missile Range, N.M. They are set for integration and preparation […]
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GOES-O Satellite Set For Launch Friday
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, will launch Friday in a window of 6:14 p.m. to 7:14 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. GOES-O is the […]
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AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile Hits Target UAV In Test
An AIM-9X Sidewinder missile successfully hit a target unmanned aerial vehicle in a test, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The AIM-9X is a fifth-generation, high off-boresight, infrared-guided missile developed and deployed […]
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Atlas V Solid Rocket Motor Test Succeeds
An Atlas V solid rocket motor passed a burst test, a contractor reported. The burst test and re-qualification of the upgraded Atlas V Solid Rocket Motor composite case was conducted […]
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NASA Shuttle and Rocket Launch Schedule
Updated — June 19, 2009 – 3:55 p.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: June 26 Mission: GOES-O Launch […]
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BAE Gains $33 Million Contract For ALE-55 Anti-Missile System Protecting Fighter Aircraft
The Navy gave BAE Systems a $33.6 million low-rate initial production contract for the AN/ALE-55 anti-missile system. AN/ALE55 is part of the Navy Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) system that […]
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NASA Awards Contracts For Two Small Exploration Spacecraft To Launch By 2015
NASA chose two science proposals — one by Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] and one by Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. — for spacecraft that will be launched by 2015, or […]
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IndoStar 2 – ProtoStar 2 Satellite Works On Orbit, Ready For Service
The Boeing Co. [BA] finished on-orbit tests and handed over the IndoStar II-ProtoStar II satellite to ProtoStar Ltd., with the bird ready for service. That 601HP satellite will now begin […]
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Boeing Hands Over Wideband Satellite To Air Force
The Boeing Co. [BA] transferred control of the second Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite to the Air Force, which will monitor and control the new satellite from Schriever Air Force […]
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Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) Completes Program
The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system completed integration and testing of the space segment, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Initial testing of the ground segments also was completed. This […]
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AEHF Satellite In Tests
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (Advanced EHF) military communications satellite is now undergoing final thermal vacuum testing, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The second AEHF satellite completed thermal vacuum […]
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Connectivity
Uplogix Forms Strategic Technology Partnership with Orange Business Services
[Satellite Today 06-19-09] Uplogix has formed a partnership with Orange Business Services to offer Uplogix solutions for management of hybrid networks to a variety of Orange’s customers in government, military, […]