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Government/Military
Raytheon Mid-Range Munition Launches, Hits Target
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 […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
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 […]
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Government/Military
PlanetSpace Protests NASA Contract Awards To Orbital, SpaceX
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 […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Gains $6.3 Million Vertical Launch Contract
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 […]
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Government/Military
Thales Gains Norwegian Defense Contract For New Satellite Comms
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 […]
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Government/Military
Air Force To Reopen TSAT Competition With No Plans To Scale Back Effort
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 […]
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Government/Military
Director General: ESA Will See Several Major Launches This Year
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 […]
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Connectivity
ATIS Creates Home Networking Forum
[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. […]
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Connectivity
Thaicom Changes Name of Subsidiary
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] Thaicom has changed the name of one of its subsidiaries in Cambodia, the company announced Jan. 15. Cambodia Shinawatra Company Limited (CamShin), a subsidiary of Shenington […]
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Connectivity
RRSat to Distribute Additional Russian TV Channels
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] RRSat been chosen to distribute two additional Russian-speaking channels, Smile of Child and Bridge TV, via Gascom‘s Yamal 201 satellite, RRSat announced Jan. 15. RRsat already […]
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Uncategorized
Study: IPTV to Reach Near 80 Million in Five Years
[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 […]
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Government/Military
DigitalGlobe, Aegis Release ImageScape 3D Imagery Solution
[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 […]
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Connectivity
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Reports Increased Losses
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdingsvreported a 2009 first quarter net loss of $25.2 million, compared to a loss of $12.9 million in the first three months of 2008, […]
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Government/Military
GMV Names New CEO
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] GMV appointed Jesús Serrano CEO, the company announced Jan. 15. Serrano, who has worked for the company since its inception, replaces former CEO Luis Mayo. […]
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Connectivity
EchoStar Delivers Transponder and Uplink Capacity to Vredes, MotoSat
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] EchoStar Satellite Services signed an agreement with Vredes Inc. provide satellite services for emergency management and other remote location broadcast demands, EchoStar announced Jan. 15. Vredes […]
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Government/Military
PlanetSpace Protests NASA CRS Contract Award to GAO
[Satellite Today 01-16-09] PlanetSpace has filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) over NASA‘s selection under the International Space Station Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) competition, PlanetSpace announced […]
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Connectivity
Report: Eutelsat Turns down European Parliament Invite to Discuss NTDTV
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] Eutelsat turned down an invitation from the European Parliament to discuss the company’s termination of independent Chinese-language television network New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), Reporters Without Borders […]
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Connectivity
Norsat Opens New EMEA Support Facility
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] Norsat International has established an EMEA headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, the company announced Jan. 14. Scheduled to open before the end of January, the company’s EMEA […]
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Connectivity
Patent Office Grants EchoStar, Dish Request To Look at Tivo Claims
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted EchoStar and Dish Network’s request to reexamine the claims of TiVo’s Time Warp patent. “We are pleased that […]
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Connectivity
Orange Launches Satellite Internet Offer
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] France Telecom (Orange) is launching a satellite-based Internet service in France, the company announced Jan. 12. The offer is being launched through subsidiary NordNet and means […]
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Connectivity
Zcom in Talks to Launch IPTV Satellite Broadcasting Station
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] Zcom Networks has started negotiations to launch a satellite broadcasting station in Los Angeles, Zcom announced Jan. 14. The company said it has begun talks with […]
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Connectivity
NDS Shareholders Approve Move to Go Private
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] NDS shareholders have approved the proposed transaction to take the company private, NDS announced Jan. 13. If the transaction is completed, News Corp. and funds advised […]
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Government/Military
L-3 Receives Ka-Band Traveling Wave Tube Order from U.S. Air Force
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] L-3 Electron Technologies received combined orders totaling nearly $1 million for the development of a high-efficiency 600-watt Ka-band communications helix traveling wave tube (TWT), L-3 announced […]
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Connectivity
Furuno Enters MVSAT Market with Help from Eutelsat, SpeedCast
[Satellite Today 01-15-09] Eutelsat Communications and SpeedCast signed a commercial agreement with maritime equipment supplier Furuno to provide auto beam switching Ku-band broadband maritime service, satellite capacity and teleport services […]
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Government/Military
Hughes Names Vice President of Defense and Intelligence Systems
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] Hughes Network Systems appointed Richard Lober vice president of defense and intelligence systems, the company announced Jan. 13. Lober will be responsible for managing and expanding […]
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Connectivity
Xact Selects U-Blox Tracking Technology for GPS Device
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] U-blox, a commercial GPS tracking technologies developer, has been selected to supply Xact Technology with high-performance GPS receiver modules for its new line of portable personal tracking […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Tests First SBIRS Satellite, Delivers Telemetry Database
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] The first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-1 satellite has entered a major flight software, spacecraft command and control operations test phase, developer Lockheed Martin announced Jan. 13. […]
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Connectivity
Measat Signs HD Capacity Deal
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] Measat Satellite Systems signed a new high-definition (HD) capacity deal to distribute the All Sports Network HD channel via its Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced Jan. 12. […]
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Connectivity
Sidsa, Secuenzia Form Spanish DTT Alliance
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] Sidsa and Secuenzia have joined forces to develop a technology solution for a pay digital terrestrial television (DTT) service in Spain in 2009, the companies announced Jan. […]
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Connectivity
EADS Astrium Acquires SSTL
[Satellite Today 01-14-09] EADS Astrium completed its acquisition of Surrey Satellites Technology Ltd. (SSTL), EADS CEO Louis Gallois confirmed at a press conference Jan. 13. This follows approval from […]