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Government/Military
MSV Exec Appointed To Communications Committee
[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) vice president of government solutions Jim Corry has been appointed to serve on the Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency […]
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Connectivity
Verizon, Thrane Offer Portable Satellite Service
[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Verizon Business has signed an agreement with Thrane & Thrane to deliver portable satellite service to enterprise customers, Verizon announced Oct. 23. The new service, Verizon […]
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Connectivity
Orbit One Launches Satellite Tracking Tag
[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Globalstar simplex data integrator Orbit One, a Numerex company, has launched a new satellite tracking tag, Globalstar announced Oct. 23. The SX1, designed to communicate via […]
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Government/Military
Radyne Receives Troposcatter Orders
[10-23-07 – Satellite Today] Radyne has received two orders for its advanced high-capacity troposcatter modem, the company announced Oct. 23. The orders, one from an international oil and gas firm, […]
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Connectivity
Stabilized Antennas Reshape Maritime Satellite Market
[10-22-07 – Satellite News] The high seas used to be the exclusive domain of Inmarsat, but the development of stabilized VSAT platforms, which keep satellite antennas oriented when a ship […]
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Connectivity
Final First Generation Globalstar Satellites Launched
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Four Globalstar Inc. satellites were launched Oct. 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, using the Soyuz-Fregat version of the Soyuz launch vehicle, Globalstar announced Oct. […]
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Government/Military
Northrop Grumman Develops CJMTK Geospatial Appliance
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has added a new product that combines National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) products with commercial software, the company announced Oct. 22. The Commercial Joint […]
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Connectivity
DataPath Wins Contract To Update DKET
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $3.2 million contract to update Deployable Ku-band Earth Terminals (DKET) in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, including adding […]
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Connectivity
Nortel, Widevine Partner To Prevent Piracy
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Nortel has integrated Widevine Technologies’content security solution into their IPTV solution. The partnership will help protect telecommunications operators’revenue streams and enable premium content licensing, Nortel announced […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya Looks To Boost Satellite Application Strategy
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] Thuraya, the Middle-East-based MSS operator, has announced deals with four satellite application developers, which it hopes will lead to innovative new products and services. Thuraya said […]
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Connectivity
SES Sirius Confirms Sirius 4 Launch Date
[10-22-07 – Satellite Today] SES Sirius is getting ready for the launch of its Sirius 4 satellite. The operator said Oct. 22 that the satellite was delivered to the Baikonour […]
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Uncategorized
Discovery To Lift Off At 11:38 A.M. Tomorrow With Acceptable Risk
Space Shuttle Discovery will launch at 11:38 a.m. ET tomorrow from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in a flight that may not be completely safe, but will have […]
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Uncategorized
Rocketplane Kistler Ousted From COTS; New Competition Announced Today
Rocketplane Kistler lost its deal to develop rocket transportation to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA will open new competition for companies wishing to share in […]
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Uncategorized
America, Israel Cooperate To Develop Defense Against Short-Range Missiles
Barak, On U.S. Tour, Visits With U.S. Defense Chief Gates A new American-Israeli joint development program aims to produce a missile defense capability that would be effective against long-range threats, […]
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Uncategorized
China Will Attack U.S. Space Assets In Any War; Pentagon Must Field Defenses
China will drop its adherence to rules barring war in space, in any future conflict with the United States, and attack U.S. space assets, so American forces need to field […]
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Uncategorized
Launches
Soyuz Lifts Four Satellites For Globalstar, Arianespace Announces A Soyuz lifter rushed four satellites into orbit for Globalstar, rising from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Arianespace announced. It was the 12th […]
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Uncategorized
NASA Launch Schedule
2007 Oct. 23 STS-120 STS-120 will be the twenty-third mission to the International Space Station and will deliver the U.S. Node 2 Harmony module expanding the space station’s capability for […]
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Contracts
EADS, Astrium, Snare US$39.9 Million French Contract The French military gave the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and Astrium a Euro28 million ($39.9 million) contract, the company announced. […]
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Connectivity
Satellite Industry Must Work With Wireless, Exec Says
[10-19-07 – Satellite News] The future of mobile satellite services can be seen in the terrestrial wireless market, John Mattingly, president of Mobile Satellite Ventures told about 100 space industry […]
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Government/Military
GeoEye Contracts With ITT For GeoEye-2
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] GeoEye Inc. awarded a contract to ITT Corp. to begin work on the camera for the GeoEye-2 imaging satellite, GeoEye announced Oct. 18. GeoEye expects to […]
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Connectivity
Iridium Forms New Partnership In Brazil
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite formed a strategic partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Tesacom do Brasil, Iridium announced Oct. 19. Tesacom provides the maritime, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture, […]
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Connectivity
AeroAstro To Upgrade Globalstar Network
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] AeroAstro, a business unit of the Radyne Corp., will supply Globalstar with network upgrades to increase satellite messaging capacity, Radyne announced Oct. 18. AeroAstro will supply […]
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Connectivity
Com Dev To Demonstrate Satellite AIS System
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] Com Dev International Ltd. will demonstrate an advanced automatic identification system (AIS) detection capability from space, the company announced Oct. 17. The VHF broadcast system will […]
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Government/Military
NASA Terminates Rocketplane Kistler COTS Deal; Reopens Bidding
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] NASA terminated its agreement with Rocketplane Kistler under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project (COTS) and is reopening bidding for the rest of funding, NASA announced […]
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Government/Military
ESA Selects Cosmic Vision Candidates
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected nine proposals to compete for a pair of launch slots for scientific satellites, ESA announced Oct. 19. The agency’s […]
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Connectivity
C2Sat, Trac ID Partner On Offshore Communications System
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] C2Sat Communications signed a deal with Trac ID Systems, covering a new radio link application for the oil and gas industry, C2Sat announced Oct. 19. Under […]
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Connectivity
GlobeCast Signs Satellite Newsgathering Superbike Deal
[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] GlobeCast signed a new deal with FG Sport to renew a long-term partnership for the worldwide distribution of the Superbike World Championship through 2009, GlobeCast announced […]
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Uncategorized
Orbital Posts Increased Revenues, Profit In Third Quarter
[10-18-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. posted a profit of $15.7 million in the 2007 third quarter, an increase of 84 percent compared to a profit of $15.7 million […]
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Government/Military
TCS, Glowlink Win DOD Contract
[10-18-07 – Satellite Today] TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) and Glowlink Communications Technology Inc. won an three-year, $8 million U.S. Department of Defense contract to support the spectrum management of the […]
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Government/Military
Eumetsat Strengthens Ties with Canada
[10-18-07 – Satellite Today] Eumetsat, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, reached a deal to have closer ties with Canada, Eumetsat announced Oct. 18. The agreement, which […]