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Stratos Deploys Maritime Communications System
Stratos Global Corp. has completed deployment of its AmosConnect from Stratos maritime satellite communications solution on 28 commercial vessels managed Dockendale Shipping Co. Ltd., Stratos announced July 17. Deployed on […]
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Humax Wins Turkish Set-Top Box Deal
Humax will manufacture set-top boxes for Turkish broadcaster DoÄŸan TV for use with the operator’s pay-as-you-go satellite TV service, Humax announced July 16. Humax will supply 500,000 set-top boxes to […]
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Vizada Unveils Improved SkyFile Video
Vizada (formerly France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications) has launched a version of SkyFile Video, a mobile satellite software solution for the maritime sector, the company announced July 18. The software, […]
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Digital+ Sees Subscriber Numbers Fall
Spanish direct-to-home provider Digital+ saw its subscribers drop in the 2007 second quarter, the company announced July 18. Platform owner Sogecable said Digital+ had 2.1 million subscribers at the end […]
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Tampa Microwave, RT Logic Release Satellite Simulator With Delay
Tampa Microwave has rolled out its latest line of satellite simulators, the company announced July 16. The SatSim Plus family integrates Tampa Microwave’s flexible link simulation system with RT Logic’s […]
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Hiwire, SES Americom Stock Lineup For Mobile TV Trial
SES Americom and Hiwire unveiled part of their roster of TV content companies and channels that will be used for an upcoming trial of a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) mobile […]
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Orbital Sciences Boosts Profits In Second Quarter
Buoyed by strong growth in the satellites and related space systems segment as well as the launch vehicles segment, Orbital Sciences Corp. saw second quarter revenues increase to $273.3 million […]
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Connectivity
Orbital Sciences Posts Record Profits, Unveils Plans For New Medium-Class Rocket
Strengthened by increased revenues in its satellites and related space systems segment and the launch vehicles segment, Orbital Sciences Corp saw second quarter revenues increase to $273.3 million, up 39 […]
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Government/Military
Global Exploration Strategy Reality Check
In May, NASA and 13 other space agencies released "The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination,” which is designed to spur sharing of space exploration-related information. Along with NASA, […]
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BAE Systems To Manufacture FPGA Semiconductors For Older Satellite Designs
BAE Systems will produce and sell radiation-hardened, field programmable, gate array semiconductors for legacy satellite programs, the company announced July 16. Under a license agreement with Actel Corp., BAE will […]
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C-Com To Supply Mobile Antennas To China
C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. will supply its iNetVu Mobile antenna systems to China’s government agency responsible for disaster management, the company announced July 17. The transportable systems will be installed […]
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Hughes Unveils Hybrid DSL/Satellite In Europe
Hughes Network Systems’ HughesNet Managed Network Services is available in Europe, the company announced July 17. The suite of virtual private network solutions for multi-site enterprise networks offers customers a […]
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U.S. Performance Boosts Pace Profits
An unexpectedly strong performance in the United States will lead to higher profits for set-top box manufacturer Pace Micro Technology, the company announced July 17. Profit before tax for the […]
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MDA Secures Role For European Mars Rover Mission
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) will design a robotic chassis for a planned European Space Agency mission to Mars, the company announced July 17. Under a contract from EADS […]
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Ball Aerospace Wins Contract For Landsat Imager
Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. will develop the camera for NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission, the company announced July 16. Ball will manufacture the Operational Land Imager instrument, which will […]
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iDirect Supplies Platform For Intelsat Maritime Offering
iDirect Technologies will supply the platform for Intelsat’s Network Broadband Global maritime service, iDirect announced July 16. The service, unveiled by Intelsat in June, is part of the operator’s GlobalConnex […]
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Measat Launches HD Platform
Measat Satellite Systems has launched a high-definition (HD) distribution platform aimed at catering to the needs of international broadcasters wanting to bring more HD content to the Asia-Pacific region, Measat […]
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Connectivity
Bear Stearns Analysts Favor Sirius-XM Merger
The proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio is likely to pass “on merits” unless political pressures hold sway against federal regulators, Bear Stearns said in a […]
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EMS Founder Pippin Dies
John Pippin, founder of EMS Technologies Inc., died July 13, the company announced. Pippin founded the company in 1968 as Electromagnetic Sciences Inc. and retired as chairman in 1998. Prior […]
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Louisiana Deploys Spacenet’s Connexstar Service
Spacenet Inc.’s Connexstar VSAT services have been deployed as part of an emergency response network by the State of Louisiana, Spacenet announced July 16. The network, deployed and managed by […]
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Norsat Receives U.S. Patent For GlobeTrekker
Norsat International Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for its GlobeTrekker portable satellite communications unit, the company announced July 16. The patent, “Portable High-speed and Broadcast-quality Video Terminal for […]
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Inmarsat Launches IsatPhone
Inmarsat launched its first commercially available handheld satellite phone July 16, the company announced. The IsatPhone, an attempt to “shake up the satellite phone market,” Michael Butler, president and COO […]
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Lockheed Martin Repositions Milstar Satellites
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin completed a reconfiguration of the five Milstar satellites intended to improve the system’s capabilities, Lockheed Martin announced July 16. The operation entailed repositioning […]
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FCC Sets Deadline For Comments On Satellite Radio Merger Rule
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting comments until Aug. 13 on its rule that would prohibit the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the agency […]
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NASA Awards Pratt & Whitney Ares Rocket Development Contract
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Inc. received a $1.2 billion contract from NASA to develop the upper stage engine for the Ares 1 and Ares 5 launch vehicles, the agency announced […]
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Boeing, Lockheed Martin To Submit Proposals for GPS 3
Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are preparing responses to the U.S. Air Force’s request for proposals for the GPS 3 constellation, the companies announced July 16. The Air Force […]
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Polsat Adds New TVN Channel
Cyfrowy Polsat, a direct-to-home operator in Poland, signed a deal to add an additional channel from broadcaster TVN, the operator announced July 12. TVN Gra will be the eighth TVN […]
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Saab Space Orders Spacecraft Release Mechanism From SpaceDev
SpaceDev Inc.’s Starsys unit will manufacture 60 low-shock spacecraft release mechanisms for Sweden’s Saab Space AB, SpaceDev announced July 11. It is the third major production order for Starsys’ Clamp […]
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KVH Launches Next-Generation Maritime Broadband
KVH Industries Inc. has introduced a new satellite communications service that enables 24-inch antennas to provide always-on broadband data connections to maritime vessels, the company announced July 12. The mini-VSAT […]
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Second Wind Orders Globalstar Modems
Second Wind Inc. has agreed to purchase 750 Globalstar satellite modems to relay data collected at remote sites throughout the United States and Canada, Globalstar announced July 12. Second Wind […]