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Connectivity
Envivio Begins Shipping Three-Screen Encoder
[Satellite Today 12-17-08] Envivio Inc. has begun shipping its mobile TV configuration of its 4Caster C4 three screens — TV, PC and mobile device — encoder as the product officially […]
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Government/Military
Poland to Join Eumetsat in 2009
[Satellite Today 12-17-08] The European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) announced Dec. 17 that Poland will become a full member of the organization in 2009. Poland […]
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Government/Military
NASA Chooses SRA for Constellation Launch Control Systems
[Satellite Today 12-17-08] NASA’s Kennedy Space Center awarded a contract to SRA International to support NASA’s Constellation program, SRA announced Dec. 17. SRA’s Spacecraft Command Language software package will […]
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Government/Military
Lockheed Martin Wins U.S. Air Force Space Situation Awareness Contract
[Satellite Today 12-17-08] A Lockheed Martin-led team has won a $20 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop capabilities in support of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s […]
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Government/Military
NPOESS Preparatory System First Element Scheduled for Launch
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP), a risk reduction mission for NPOESS, will be the first major element of the next generation […]
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Connectivity
Thrane & Thrane Leverages iDirect Maritime VSAT Services
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Thrane & Thrane has implemented the iDirect satellite communications platform to support maritime high-speed connectivity customers, iDirect announced Dec. 16. Thrane & Thrane’s Sailor 900 VSAT […]
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Connectivity
SES Americom Chosen to Distribute First Punjabi-Language Network
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] JUS Punjabi has selected SES Americom to distribute the first U.S. Punjabi-language network serving the Indo-Punjabi, Sikh and South Asian communities throughout the United States, SES announced […]
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Connectivity
Sierra Nevada Acquisition of SpaceDev Approved by Stockholders
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] SpaceDev Inc. shareholders, along with holders of outstanding SpaceDev preferred stock, have approved the acquisition of SpaceDev Inc. by Sierra Nevada Corp., SpaceDev announced Dec. 16. […]
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Connectivity
Objectivity Inc. Sues Iridium for Copyright Infringement
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Objectivity Inc. filed a lawsuit against Iridium Satellite in the U.S. District Court in Arizona seeking unspecified damages arising from an alleged copyright infringement of Objectivity/DB, Objectivity […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Files Protest over Lockheed GOES-R Contract Award
[Satellite Today 12-16-08] Boeing Co. has filed a protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) over Lockheed Martin‘s win of a $1.1 billion contract to build Geostationary Operational Environmental […]
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Connectivity
Missile Industry Sees Growth In 2008, Expects Slowdown in 2009
Space Industry Sales Seen Gaining 4.4 Percent This Year, Easing To 2.1 Percent Next Year Obama Urged To Refrain From Cutting Aerospace, Defense Program Funding The U.S. missile industry continued […]
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Government/Military
NASA: Constellation Won’t Cut Crew Size To Reduce Orion Capsule Weight
Costs, Options For Reducing Gap Between Shuttles, Orion, Detailed In NASA Study The Constellation Program won’t cut the size of the Orion space capsule, or crew exploration vehicle, as a […]
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Government/Military
WMD Commission: Missles Difficult for Terrorists to Obtain
The Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism, which predicted a WMD terrorist attack likely will occur by 2013, focused on weapons of mass destruction rather than possible […]
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Government/Military
Report Alleges Russia Selling Iran SA-20 Long-Range Air Defense Missiles
SA-20s Wouldn’t Threaten F-22 Raptors, But Perhaps Would Imperil F-35s, B-2s Russia is selling highly sophisticated SA-20 long-range air defense missiles to Iran, weapons that wouldn’t endanger super-stealthy F-22 Raptor […]
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Government/Military
Space Shuttle Endeavour Carried Back To Kennedy On 747 Plane
Space Shuttle Endeavour, having earlier completed a 16-day mission that improved the International Space Station, finally made it back home to Kennedy Space Center, riding piggyback atop a modified Boeing […]
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Finance
Arianespace Set To Orbit Two Satellites
An Ariane 5 heavy lifter rocket will rise Saturday, Dec. 20, from the European spaceport in French Guiana, South America, to orbit two satellites, Arianespace announced. That Ariane 5 will […]
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Government/Military
Standard Missile-2s Launched In Ship Trials
The Navy fired seven Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA anti-air warfare missiles as part of ongoing U.S. Navy shipbuilder trials and operational tests, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. Four of the intercepts […]
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Finance
Proton Launches Ciel 2 Satellite
A Proton Breeze M rocket rose from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to orbit a Ciel 2 satellite, International Launch Services (ILS) announced. The bird was launched for the Ciel Satellite […]
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Government/Military
NASA’s Shuttle and Rocket Missions
Updated — December 12, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. EST Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: Jan. 30 * Mission: OCO […]
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Government/Military
U.S. Lawmakers: Iran Is On Verge Of Going Nuclear
An Air Strike By A Threatened Israel May Be Last Chance To Stop Iran No Chance Seen For U.S. Strike On Iranian Nuclear Facilities Iran is on the verge of […]
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Government/Military
Paveway 4 Enters Service On U.K. Harriers
The Paveway 4 weapon system completed all evaluation activities, clearing it to enter service with the U.K. Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Harrier GR9 aircraft, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. […]
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Government/Military
Hubble Space Telescope Finds Sign Of Life On Another Planet
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star, NASA announced. This breakthrough is an important step toward finding chemical biotracers of extraterrestrial […]
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Government/Military
Mars Orbiter Wraps Up Mission, Begins New Phase
A satellite orbiting Mars completed its primary two-year mission and, after a pause, will be ready for another, NASA announced. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found signs of a complex Martian […]
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Government/Military
ESA Finds Evidence of Water on Martian Surface
Light-colored deposits in Martian soil indicate that water long ago may have gushed from springs, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported. That water might, for a time, have sheltered any […]
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Connectivity
Boeing Missile Defense Program Contributes Millions To Arizona Economy
The Boeing Co. [BA] missile shield effort, the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, contributed more than $193 million to Arizona’s economy last year, the company reported. Boeing also supported more […]
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Government/Military
Defense Satcom System Exceeds Life Expectation
The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B10 satellite completed 15 years on orbit, 50 percent more than its 10-year design life, builder Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The entire DSCS […]
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Connectivity
Kudelski Makes Executive Appointments
[Satellite Today 12-15-08] Kudelski Group, a supplier of conditional access and middleware solutions to satellite pay-TV operators, has made a pair of appointments to its executive board, the company announced […]
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Government/Military
China Launches Yaogan 5 Earth Observational Satellite
[Satellite Today 12-15-08] The Yaogan 5 satellite, a Chinese Earth observation satellite, was launched on board a Long March rocket from the Taiyuan launch base, state-owned Xinhua News Agency announced […]
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Government/Military
Arinc, Impeva Labs to Provide Satellite Tracking of U.S. Army Rail Shipments
[Satellite Today 12-15-08] The U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency (LIA) awarded Arinc and Impeva Labs Inc. with a contract to install and demonstrate satellite-based next-generation wireless communications tracking, security and […]
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Government/Military
DataPath to Manufacture Ku-Band Terminals for U.S. Military
[Satellite Today 12-15-08] DataPath has been awarded a pair of delivery orders to manufacture and install Ku-band satellite communications hubs in support of U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Marine […]