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Connectivity
Intelsat To Purchase Transponders On Thor 6
[10-08-07 – Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd and Telenor Satellite Broadcasting have completed an agreement for Intelsat to purchase 10 transponders on Telenor’s Thor 6 satellite, the companies announced Oct. 8. […]
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Government/Military
DataPath Wins Army STT Contract
[10-08-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has been awarded a $56 million contract to reset, repair and upgrade DataPath Satellite Transportable Terminals (STTs) and Unit Hub Satcom trucks used in […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 Successfully Launched
[10-08-07 – Satellite Today] Arianespace has confirmed the successful launch of the Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 satellites. The launch took place late on Oct. 5 from Kourou, French Guiana. […]
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Government/Military
SSTL To Launch Two New DMC Satellites
[10-08-07 – Satellite Today] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. will be launching two new Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) satellites in the fourth quarter 2008, the company announced Oct. 8. The satellites, […]
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Uncategorized
Senate Adds $1 Billion To $17.5 Billion NASA Funding
Bush Threatens Veto Of Spending Measure The Senate added $1 billion to the roughly $17.5 billion NASA portion of a funding bill for fiscal year 2008 that began a week […]
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Obering Says $85 Million Cut Won’t Severely Damage European BMD Program
Moves in Congress to cut $85 million in funding won’t greatly delay a planned Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) program that would be installed in Europe, Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" […]
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NASA Finds Weight Savings With Fewer Backup Systems In Next Spaceship
NASA is shaving weight on the next-generation U.S. spaceship, the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV), by cutting back on backup systems, according to Skip Hatfield, project manager for the CEV […]
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Launches
Ariane 5 Orbits Intelsat II And Optus D2 Satellites; Further Launches Set An Ariane 5 launched two satellites, Intelsat 11 and Optus D2, marking the fourth dual-payload launch this year […]
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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 […]
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Contracts
Australia Buys Into U.S. WGS System; Boeing May Build An Extra Satellite Australia will buy into the U.S. Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system instead of producing an Aussie-built satellite, meaning […]
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Connectivity
AsiaSat To Lease C-Band Capacity For Qatar Sports Channel
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Ltd. (AsiaSat), Al-Dawri and Al-Kass Sports Channel of Qatar will be leasing C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 2 satellite in order to […]
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Radyne Announces New President Of Radyne Division
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Lou Dubin has been promoted to president of the Radyne Division of Radyne Corp., the company announced Oct. 3. Dubin has been with Radyne since 1995 […]
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Connectivity
SeaMobile Wins Two NOAA Contracts
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] SeaMobile Enterprises has been awarded two contracts to provide global VSAT services to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the company announced Oct. 3. SeaMobile […]
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Government/Military
MDA To Provide Sapphire To Canadian DND
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) has won a $65 million contract to provide the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) with a space-based data collection […]
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Connectivity
Ofcom To Look Into BSkyB’s DTT Plans
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, said Oct. 4 that it wanted to look closer into BSkyB’s plans to offer pay-TV services via the Digital Terrestrial Television […]
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Connectivity
Loral, PSP Acquisition Of Telesat Gains FCC Approval
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Loral Space and Communications and its partner’s acquisition of Telesat Canada, Loral announced Oct. 5. Loral and the Public […]
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Government/Military
JAXA Confirms Selene Has Reached Lunar Orbit
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed Oct.5 that the Kaguya (Selene) satellite was injected into lunar orbit, a first for Japan. JAXA said the satellite […]
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Connectivity
Thuraya 3 Delivered To Sea Launch
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Boeing has shipped the third Thuraya communications satellite to the Sea Launch Home Port in Long Beach, Calif., the company announced Oct. 4. Thuraya 3 is […]
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Connectivity
SkyWave Exceeds Sales Estimates, Hits 10 Year Anniversary
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] SkyWave Mobile Communications has sold more than 110,000 units throughout the company’s 10 years in business, including more than 30,000 units this year alone, the company […]
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Connectivity
Thales Alenia Space Transfers Brazilian Satellite
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Thales Alenia Space has transferred the Star One C1 satellite to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana, the company announced Oct. 4. Star One C1 […]
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Connectivity
Intelsat And SBS Announce New Contract
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] Intelsat Ltd. has signed a new multi-year contract with Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS), the company announced Oct. 4. SBS will use Intelsat’s network of satellite, […]
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Government/Military
DataPath To Supply USMC For SWAN Program
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] DataPath Inc. has received delivery orders worth $8.7 million to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with VSAT fly-away systems and satellite transportable terminals, the company announced […]
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Connectivity
Satellites to Underpin Hybrid Set-Top Box Market Growth
[10-05-07 – Satellite Today] IMS Research said Oct. 3 that satellite operators will propel growth in the hybrid set-top box market, which while still small today will grow significantly, and […]
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Uncategorized
Correction
The headline for an Oct. 1 Satellite Today item should have read, “Enea To Provide Middleware For Hughes Base Station Subsystem”
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Connectivity
Arianespace Reschedules Intelsat 11/Optus D2 Mission
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] Arianespace has restarted the countdown for the launch of the Intelsat 11 and Optus D2 satellites, with the mission slated to take place Oct. 5, Arianespace […]
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Government/Military
Comtech Receives DOD Contract
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with satellite communications infrastructure equipment, the company announced Oct. 3. The equipment, […]
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Government/Military
Novatel To Continue Development Of Galileo Ground Equipment
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] Novatel Inc. received a contract from Thales Alenia Space Italia for continued development of a component of ground reception chain reception for Galileo, Novatel announced Oct. […]
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Connectivity
Orbital, GMV Pair Up For Measat Systems
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] Orbital Sciences Corp. awarded a contract to GMV to provide the flight dynamics system for the Measat-1R spacecraft being manufactured for Measat Satellite Systems, GMV announced […]
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Connectivity
FCC, Industry Canada Approve TerreStar Milestone Extension
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a request by TerreStar Networks Inc. for an extension of the launch milestone for its TerreStar-1 satellite from November […]
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Government/Military
Australia To Fund Sixth WGS Satellite
[10-04-07 – Satellite Today] The Australian government will fund a sixth Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) under an agreement to have access to the U.S. satellite communications system, the Australian Defence […]