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Boeing Launches Orbital Space Plane Design
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that its engineers are designing an orbital space plane (OSP) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Boeing is one of three contractor teams developing proposals […]
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Space Systems/Loral Completes iPSTAR-1 Testing
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications [NYSE: LOR], has completed static-load testing of iPSTAR-1, the largest commercial communications satellite with a launch weight […]
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Garmin Catches Wall Street’s Attention
Garmin International is supporting a growing number of consumer GPS navigation and location applications that have caught the attention of Wall Street. Parent company Garmin [Nasdaq: GRMN] is enjoying a […]
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Centrality Introduces GPS Processor
Centrality Communications has launched its Atlas processor family, targeted for GPS-enabled handsets, PDAs and telematics systems. By combining up to six chips, Centrality’s Atlas processor family provides reduced system bill […]
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Medianet Signs Satellite Programming Deal
Medianet Communications [CDNX: MNE] has signed an agreement with Aboriginal Voices Radio (AVR) to provide administration/production facilities and support for satellite-delivered programming. Under this agreement, programming content will be produced […]
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Satellite Saves Airline Passenger’s Life
A passenger onboard a recent bmi flight from Chicago to Manchester, England, became the first commercial airline passenger to have an electrocardiogram in flight with data from the procedure transmitted […]
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EMS Signs Up NSSL As Inmarsat Terminal Distributor
EMS Technologies [Nasdaq: ELMG] has signed up NSSL as a master distributor for its suite of Inmarsat satellite products and services. NSSL will provide service to customers worldwide in the […]
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SeaSpace, Taiwan Group Ink Deal
The Allied Defense Group‘s California-based SeaSpace subsidiary has signed a long-term collaborative agreement with Taiwan’s National Space Program Office (NSPO). Under the agreement, SeaSpace and NSPO will collaborate initially on […]
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Boeing Awarded $31M GPS Contract to ITT
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems has awarded ITT Industries’ [NYSE: ITT] Aerospace/Communication Division (A/CD) a contract with a potential value $31 million to upgrade 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIF […]
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NTT DoCoMo Launching GPS Handset Sales
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo announced Wednesday that it would begin marketing its first GPS–compatible handset, dubbed F661i, on Tuesday. The mobile phone features a one- touch GPS button that lets users […]
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CSI Wireless Supplies GPS Products For USDA
CSI Wireless [Toronto: CSY], a Canadian manufacturer of wireless and GPS technologies, has received a $3-million purchase order from 3-D Marketing, a U.S. firm, for its MBX-3S differential (DGPS) beacon […]
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Japanese Satellite TV Provider Takes Stake in Dream Stage
Japanese digital satellite TV provider SKY PerfecTV! has taken a minority stake in Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE), a Los Angeles-based martial arts program provider. In conjunction with the investment, DSE […]
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I-cubed Supplies Mosaic of Middle East for Media
Geospatial engineering company I-cubed has developed a satellite image mosaic of the Middle East for use by the media covering the Iraq conflict. The mosaic includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel/the West […]
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EUMETSAT Selects Equant to Link Earth Stations
Equant [NYSE: ENT], a provider of data and IP services for multinational businesses, will deploy an IP virtual private network for EUMETSAT to process crucial weather data gathered from international […]
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DigitalGlobe Helps U.S. Manage Walrus Populations
DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery is being used to support a wildlife observation study in Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea, Alaska. The imagery, purchased by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
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Sirius Embraces Niche Market With Unique Channel
New York-based satellite radio operator Sirius Satellite Radio [Nasdaq: SIRI] is unveiling what it believes is the first national radio channel aimed at gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual listeners. Market […]
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Gilat’s Spacenet Provides Broadband Access for Dairy Queen
Gilat Satellite Networks’ [Nasdaq: GILTF] U.S. subsidiary Spacenet has been selected by International Dairy Queen (IDQ) to provide satellite-based broadband connectivity for its restaurant brands, including Dairy Queen/Brazier restaurants, throughout […]
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Marlink Lands Contract With Radisson Cruises
Marlink, an Oslo, Norway-based unit of Telenor Satellite Services, has signed a three-year agreement with Radisson Seven Seas Cruises to provide complete onboard satellite communications for the Radisson Diamond. The […]
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Israeli University to Buy Integral’s Downlink System
The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, part of Ben Gurion University in Israel, has purchased Integral Systems’ [Nasdaq: ISYS] Skylight direct-broadcast ground terminal for receiving and processing satellite Earth […]
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Harris Completes DoD Ka-Band Antenna Testing
Satellite communications equipmentmanufacturer Harris [NYSE: HRS] has completed testing the first of three ship-sets of Ka-band spot antennas it will supply to Boeing Satellite Systems as part of the Department […]
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Orbital Ships OrbView-3 Satellite to Vandenberg Launch Site
Orbital Sciences [NYSE: ORB] has shipped the OrbView-3 imaging satellite to a launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif., where the spacecraft will be attached to and integrated […]
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Wall Street Likes Hughes Results
Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] outperformed the expectations of key Wall Street analysts, according to it 2003 first-quarter results released Monday. Hughes, the parent company of DirecTV, Hughes Network Systems and […]
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ESA Inks Deal With CNES for ATV Control Center
The European Space Agency plans to sign an accord this Thursday with the French space agency (CNES) for joint development and operations of an automated transfer vehicle (ATV) control center […]
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Amstrad Signs STB Deal With BSkyB
Amstrad, a U.K.-based supplier of digital satellite receivers, has signed two manufacture and supply agreements with British satellite broadcaster BSkyB. One is to supply Sky+ set-top boxes, and the second […]
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MDA Awarded Space Mission Feasibility Study
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates [Toronto: MDA] has inked a deal with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to undertake a study which evaluates a tandem topographic mission with the RADARSAT-2 radar […]
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ILS Blasts AsiaSat 4 Into Orbit
International Launch Services boosted AsiaSat 4, a high-power Boeing Satellite Systems 601HP spacecraft, into orbit aboard an Atlas IIIB vehicle on Friday at 8:47 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft separated from […]
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AIRIA Selects Telenor To Supply Ground Segment
AIRIA, a venture of London-based Inmarsat Ventures, is moving ahead with plans to deliver live television services onboard aircraft. The latest step involved the delivery of transmission equipment for use […]
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HNS Signs Contracts With GTECH Worth $24M
Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a unit of Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] that provides broadband satellite services, has signed two technology and service contracts valued at $24 million with GTECH [NYSE: […]
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News Corp’s Preemptive Strike
News Corp [NYSE: NWS] has made a preemptive regulatory strike in its effort to acquire General Motors [NYSE: GM] subsidiary Hughes Electronics [NYSE: GMH] and its prized DirecTV unit. In […]
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Invitation to Satellite Business Forecast
Join us Tuesday, April 29, from 12:00-1:30 p.m. (EST) for an exclusive Webinar: “From Broadcast to Broadband: Seizing The Next Satellite Business Opportunity.” Gain access to key speakers: Ramu Potarazu, […]