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[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Proactive Communications Inc. (PCI) signed a $2 million contract negotiation with Australian-based operator NewSat to provide a unified communications solution to customers in Afghanistan, PCI announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today 01-21-09] Eutelsat signed a contract with Telespazio for capacity at the 13 degrees East Hot Bird video neighborhood, Eutelsat announced Jan. 20.     The contract leases two transponders […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Thuraya, a commercial agreement with Connect Telecom, a longstanding Thuraya distribution partner, to distribute its ThurayaIP service, the company announced Jan. 18.     Connect Telecom intends to […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Sea Launch will launch the Intelsat 17 communications satellite for Intelsat late 2010, Sea Launch announced Jan. 19.     The launch is the first of five missions […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] SES Astra‘s Astra 5A satellite experienced a technical anomaly that led to the loss of the satellite, SES announced Jan. 16.     SES Astra has informed affected […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order approving the transfer of Stratos Global’s FCC licenses to Inmarsat, the operator announced Jan. 19.     In December, […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Intelsat selected KT Corp., a communications service provider for Korea and the Asia-Pacific region, to be a distribution partner for Intelsat’s network broadband global maritime service, Intelsat […]

[Satellite Today 01-20-09] Glowlink released a new version of its flagship Model 1000 system, the company announced Jan. 19.     Version 2.11.1 introduces advanced data fusion technologies, alarm management tool […]

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] ERF Wireless and Schlumberger entered into an exclusive agreement for delivery of wireless broadband services throughout North America, the companies announced Jan. 15.     Under the contract […]

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] XM Canada named Synnex Canada the exclusive national supplier of aftermarket XM Satellite Radio products, XM Canada announced Jan. 15.     Under the agreement, Synnex Canada will […]

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] Raytheon Co. completed vibration testing on a sensor designed to monitor climate for three years from NASA‘s Glory satellite, expected to be launched later this year, Raytheon […]

[Satellite Today 01-19-09] Gazprom Space Systems selected Thales Alenia Space to deliver two Yamal 400 communication satellites, Gazprom announced Jan. 16.     The satellites will be built based on the […]

Barack Obama as president is spelling out his policies, including a call to protect U.S. space assets by using both military and diplomatic means, and by hardening satellites against attack. […]

As a new president and Congress are poised to enact a roughly $800 billion economic stimulus bill, it is clear that the measure could provide immense help to critically tight […]

NASA Associate Administrator Chris Scolese is now the NASA acting administrator, with the resignation this week of NASA Administrator Mike Griffin, who is departing from his post automatically with the […]

The leading congressional critic of ballistic missile defense programs will retain her powerful post overseeing those efforts, as the 111th Congress organizes itself for the next two years. Rep. Ellen […]

Iran is amassing materials such as tungsten copper and specialized aluminum and titanium sheets that are key to production of missiles, including long-range weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The […]

The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely will need more […]

Arianespace captured 72 percent of orders booked last year, and half of all commercial launches to geostationary orbit, according to Arianespace chairman and CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall, speaking to journalists. […]

The NOAA-N Prime spacecraft, a Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES), is poised to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta II rocket Feb. […]

The first Mid-Range Munition (MRM) cartridge integration test ended with the round striking the target about three miles downrange, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. General Dynamics Corp. [GD] and the Army […]

Updated — January 15, 2009 – 4:31 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | * No Earlier Than (Tentative) | ** To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Feb. 4 Mission:NOAA-N […]

PlanetSpace Inc. protested multi-billion-dollar NASA contract awards to Orbital Sciences Corp. [ORB] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, for commercial spacecraft cargo flights to the International Space Station. (Please […]

The Navy gave Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] a $6.3 million contract to support MK 41 vertical launch systems for the U.S. and Turkish navies, Lockheed announced. Lockheed will provide engineering […]

Norway gave Thales a contract to deliver a new satellite communications system for the five Norwegian Nansen class frigates. The Norwegian Defence Procurement Division contract will significantly enhance the effectiveness […]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force is poised to open a new round of bidding for a $10 billion Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) contract, which the service plans to award […]

The European Space Agency will see several major spacecraft launches this year, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain said. Among major spacecraft being orbited are Herschel-Planck, GOCE, SMOS and CryoSat-2, he […]

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has created the ATIS home networking forum, a centralized body responsible for comprehensively addressing home networking standards, ATIS announced Jan. […]

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] ABI Research predicting strong growth in the global IPTV market over the next five years, as telcos look to turn up the heat on satellite and cable […]

[Satellite Today 01-16-09] DigitalGlobe and Aegis Technologies have released ImageScape, a 3-D satellite imagery solution that aims to provide governments, enterprises and developers with the capability to create simulations of […]