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SPECIAL REPORT: Israeli Missile Affairs
Israel To Face Threat If China Sells Advanced Fighters, Missiles, To Iran Israel will face a serious new threat if China, as rumored, sells advanced long-range Chengdu J-10 fighter aircraft […]
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Discovery, Atlantis Heat Tiles Found Solid So Far In Inspections
Thermal protection heat tiles on Space Shuttles Discovery and Atlantis have been found solid in inspections, Wayne Hale, space shuttle program manager said in a NASA briefing today. Discovery, now […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: China: The Rising Threat
Defense Secretary Gates In China To Question Chinese Military Buildup Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is in China, where he will attempt to get Chinese leaders to explain why […]
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Launches
New Navy Missile Launcher Tested, So Conventional Missiles Work In Submarines The Navy is developing a new type of missile launcher that would permit using conventional missiles including Army weapons […]
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Experts: Iran Progress On Nuclear Bomb Impossible To Gauge; Bomb Design A Problem
Experts said outsiders can’t accurately assess just when a secretive Iran might develop a nuclear bomb, and also said it is unclear just when Iran might gain a workable nuclear […]
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Connectivity
ABS Helps Filipino Channel Expand Geographical Horizons
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a deal to expand Filipino channel NET 25’s coverage across the Middle East and Europe, ABS announced Nov. 2. Under […]
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Government/Military
SSC Provides China With Weather Satellite
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] SSC has signed a contract to provide the China Meteorological Administration with a meteorological satellite, SSC announced Nov. 1. The satellite, called FY-3A, will be […]
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ViaSat Revenues Climb On Government Demand
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] ViaSat Inc. has increased revenue by 11.5 percent for the second quarter of 2008, the company announced Nov. 1. ViaSat reported revenue of $146.6 million […]
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Connectivity
ATK Reports Higher Sales Across The Board
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] Alliant Techsystems (ATK) reported Launch Systems Group sales increased by 21.3 percent for the third quarter, the company announced Nov. 1. ATK reported sales of […]
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Andrews Acquires ACEi
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] Andrews Space Inc. completed the acquisition of Automated Controlled Environments Inc., (ACEi), Andrews announced Nov. 1. ACEi develops fault-tolerant aerospace avionics and advanced control systems. […]
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Connectivity
BSkyB Continues Momentum
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] BSkyB closed September with 8.7 million subscribers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, adding 83,000 subscribers in its most recent quarter, the company announced Nov. 2. […]
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Connectivity
RRSat Reports Revenues Up For Third Quarter
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. third quarter revenues improved by nearly 30 percent, the company announced Nov. 1. Revenues for the quarter ending Sept. 30 […]
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Connectivity
TCS Posts Record Third Quarter
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunications Systems Inc. posted record revenues of $37.6 million in the 2007 third quarter, up 22 percent from the same period a year ago, the company […]
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HNS Europe Provides Broadband Internet For Libraries In Czech Republic
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] HNS Europe, a European operating company of Hughes Network Systems LLC, will supply Czech telecommunications provider GiTy with its latest generation broadband satellite system, Hughes announced […]
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Connectivity
Globalcom Introduces Spot
[11-02-07 – Satellite Today] Globalcom Satellite Communications has introduced a new satellite messenger with a satellite GPS personal locator, the company announced Nov. 1. The Spot Satellite Messenger weighs […]
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Connectivity
ProtoStar Leases Capacity To PlanetSky
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] PlanetSky Ltd. signed an agreement with ProtoStar Ltd. for C-band capacity on ProtoStar’s first satellite, ProtoStar announced Nov. 1. The agreement provides PlanetSky with five […]
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Measat To Provide Ku-Band Services To Antrix
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. and Antrix Corp. Ltd. signed an agreement for the lease of Ku-band capacity on the Measat-3 satellite, Measat announced Nov. 1. […]
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Sea Launch Platform Departs For Thuraya-3 Mission
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Sea Launch’s Odyssey launch platform set sail carrying the Thuraya-3 satellite for the first mission since the company’s January launch failure, Sea Launch announced Nov. 1. […]
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SAR-Lupe Satellite Launched
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] The third of Germany’s SAR-Lupe satellites has been launched from the Plesetsk space center by a Russian Cosmos-3M rocket. The third of five satellites in […]
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Government/Military
SpaceDev Receives SBIR Contract
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] SpaceDev has been awarded a $100,000 contract to develop a new radiator technology for satellite thermal control, the company announced Nov. 1. SpaceDev will collaborate […]
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Telespazio Acquires Fileas
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Telespazio has acquired 85 percent of Fileas, a satellite broadcasting company, from Agence France Presse, Telespazio announced Oct. 31. Telespazio said the acquisition extends its […]
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Government/Military
MSV To Operate Two GSMART Groups
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) will operate two Gulf States Mutual Aid Radio Talkgroups (GSMART), the company announced Nov. 1. The groups, which will enable communications […]
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Norsat Receives Patent For RF Transmit Technology
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] Norsat International Inc. will receive a patent for its frequency selective surface waveguide filter, the company announced Oct. 30. The European Patent Office notified the […]
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Government/Military
TCS Appoints Commercial Sales Lead
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) has named Timothy Lorello to lead commercial sales, the company announced Nov. 1. Lorello will oversee the firm’s sale of messaging, […]
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Finance
Launch Services Providers Week On SatelliteTODAY.com
[11-01-07 – Satellite Today] SatelliteTODAY.com, the Internet’s leading source for business news, market research and competitive analysis for the global satellite enabled communications market, has created a special web-exclusive editorial […]
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MSS: New Services Changing The Market
The mobile satellite services (MSS) sector has a definite role to play in the future of communications as the reach of terrestrial telecommunications services providers only extends so far. However, […]
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Contribute To SATELLITE 2008, Satellite Executive of the Year Nomination
It may sound cliché, but it’s hard to believe that November already has arrived and 2007 is nearly over. For the Via Satellite team that means that preparations for SATELLITE […]
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Anthony Navarra, President, Global Operations, Globalstar Inc.
Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales […]
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Indian Regulatory Focus
In the second half of 2007, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a batch of consultations and regulations that affect the burgeoning satellite broadcasting industry in India. […]
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Satellite Insurance: Operators Returning To Outside Providers
Fixed satellite services (FSS) companies abandoned some traditional forms of satellite insurance in the early 2000s due to high premiums and insurance rates, relying instead on self-insurance through the use […]