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GAO Faults Cost-Benefit Study Of Systems Detecting Nukes In Cargo
Both BMD, Cargo Screeners Needed As North Korea Threatens The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn’t perform a proper cost-benefit analysis on procurement of new devices to detect nuclear weapons […]
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THAAD Gear Moves From Texas To Hawaii
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is nearer to its next phase of testing with the recent arrival of THAAD equipment at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) […]
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External Tanks May Delay Some Shuttle Launches NASA officials are considering a proposal to delay some space shuttle launches by weeks, because of timetables for the external fuel tanks, a […]
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Raytheon Satellite Provides Early Warning Of Enemy Missile Launches
An infrared satellite will provide the United States with early warning of enemy satellite launches, Raytheon Co. [RTN] reported. The satellite will have a sensor with a focal plane array […]
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SAIC Initial Stock Sales Ends With $1.245 Billion For Firm
SAIC, Inc. [SAI] raised $1.245 billion in its initial sale of stock, after paying financial fees, the company announced. The closing of the initial public offering Tuesday wrapped up the […]
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Loral Raises $300 Million In Securities Sale
Loral Space & Communications Inc. [LORL] entered a deal to sell securities to affiliates of MHR Fund Management LLC, Loral’s largest shareholder, The MHR entities will buy $300 million worth […]
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EADS Astrium To Build Hot Bird 10
Eutelsat awarded EADS Astrium the contract to build the Hot Bird 10 satellite, Eutelsat announced Oct. 19. Hot Bird 10 will be based on Astrium’s Eurostar E3000 platform and be […]
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Raytheon Awarded Contract For Radio Communication Systems
Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $36 million contract to supply the U.S. Army with 746 multi-band, multi-mission radios, the company announced Oct. 19. The AN/PSC-5D radio is used as […]
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Metop-A Weather Satellite Launched
Europe’s first polar orbiting satellite, Metop-A was placed into orbit Oct. 18 by a Russian Souyz rocket, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced. The launch was delayed for two consecutive […]
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Iridium Provides Links For Weather Data System
Iridium Satellite is providing satellite data communications for an atmospheric data-reporting program that uses commercial aircraft to gather and transmit meteorological data, Iridium announced. Airdat LLC, an Iridium value-added reseller, […]
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Court Confirms APS Purchase By SES Astra
The Court of Appeal of Dusseldorf, Germany, confirmed SES Astra‘s acquisition of TV playout Center Astra Platform Services (APS), rejecting a complaint filed by satellite operator Eutelsat, SES Astra announced […]
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Datapath Announces Agreement To Acquire ILC
Datapath Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced Oct. 18 a definitive agreement to acquire all of the stock of ILC for $21 million in cash. ILC, […]
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Thuraya Debuts New Satellite Phones
Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. unveiled its second-generation handheld phones. The SO-2510, weighing 130 grams, is a satellite-only version designed for mobile connectivity in areas beyond terrestrial networks and features GPS, […]
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Metop Launch Postponed By High Wind
For the second time in as many days, launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was postponed. The Oct. 18 attempt was scrubbed due to strong winds at […]
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U.S. Air Force Sets Terms With Boeing For $1 Billion Satellite Contract
The U.S. Air Force Oct. 17 announced it has set terms for a $1.1 billion contract with Boeing Co. for the Wideband Gapfiller Satellite program. The newly defined Block 2 […]
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Arinc Direct Introduces Swift Satellite Services For Business Jets
Arinc Direct announced Oct. 17 it is providing Inmarsat Swift satellite-communications services directly for operators of corporate jet aircraft equipped with any brand of Swift capable hardware. Arinc Direct also […]
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Tandberg Revenues Up In Third Quarter
Tandberg Television delivered revenues of $80.7 million in the third quarter of 2006, up 9 percent compared to its $74.4 million revenue in the same period of 2005, the company […]
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TCS Swiftlink System And Global Satellite Services Pass Network Testing
Telecommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced that its systems have passed muster for use in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)’s Boarding Team Communications network. TCS’s Swiftlink DVM-90 and Swiftlink 2410 deployable […]
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Control Of KazSat-1 Transferred From Kazakhstan
Control of Kazakhstan’s first communications and broadcast satellite, KazSat-1, was transferred Oct. 17 from manufacturer Khrunichev State Space Scientific and Production Center to customer KazSat JSC, according to Kazinform. The […]
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Metop Launch Aborted Seconds Before Ignition
Launch of the Metop satellite on a Soyuz vehicle was stopped two seconds before engine ignition Oct. 17, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). The Paris-based space agency postponed […]
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Norsat To Furnish Portable Satellite Terminals To Guantanamo
Norsat International announced Oct. 17 that it has been selected to provide portable satellite terminals, maintenance, support and training for the U.S. Southern Command operating in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The […]
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Boeing Completes FAB-T Preliminary Design Review
Boeing Corp.’s Family of Advanced Beyond-line-of-sight Terminals (FAB-T) program passed a preliminary design review, the company announced Oct. 17. The review demonstrated that Boeing’s industry team incorporated scheduling and requirement […]
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Integral Systems To Provide Satellite Control Systems For Vinasat-1
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS) awarded a contract to Integral Systems Inc. to provide primary and backup satellite-control systems for the Vinasat-1 satellite being constructed for the Vietnam Posts […]
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Raytheon To Develop Alternative Sensor For Air Force Missile Warning Satellite
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has signed a $54.4 million contract for Raytheon Co. to provide a payload featuring a sensor with a focal plane array large enough to […]
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C-com Reports Increased Sales, Profits In Third Quarter
C-com Satellite Systems Inc. Oct. 17 announced revenues of $1.9 million for the quarter ending Aug. 31 and a net income of $207,000. In the same period a year ago, […]
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Mobiapps Unveils Next-Generation Orbcomm Modem
Mobiapps Inc. Oct. 16 announced introduction of its M100, a next-generation, high-performance Orbcomm satellite smart modem designed for global management and monitoring of remote and mobile assets. The M100 provides […]
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Ramtelecom Offers Satellite Broadband Antenna For Oil And Gas Sector
Ramtelecom Inc. introduced an auto-mount antenna system designed to provide satellite broadband access anywhere in North America, the company announced Oct. 16. Designed for the oil and gas industry, the […]
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Ariane 5 Launches Communications, Science Satellites
An Arianespace Ariane-5 rocket Oct. 13 completed a daylight launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, orbiting the DirecTV-9S and Optus-D1 satellites along with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s […]
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Sea Launch Sets Sail For XM-4 Mission
Preparing for its fifth mission of 2006, Sea Launch announced Oct. 16 that its Odyssey launch platform and the Sea Launch Commander have departed from the company’s home port in […]