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Connectivity
Intelsat Nets Two Service Agreements in Bulgaria
[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Satellite services provider Intelsat has signed agreements with Bulgarian DTT operator NURTS and national telecommunications provider Bulgarian Telecom (Vivacom) to distribute high-definition programing and enable digital terrestrial […]
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Connectivity
ATK Contracts Emcore for Amos-6 Solar Panels
[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] ATK has awarded components and subsystems provider Emcore with a contract to manufacture solar panels for the Amos-6 commercial telecommunications satellite, the companies announced Oct. 10. The […]
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Connectivity
Thales Alenia Space Wins Contract to Build Eutelsat 8
[Satellite TODAY 10-11-12] Thales Alenia Space has been chosen by Eutelsat Communications to build the Eutelsat 8 West B satellite, which will deliver broadcasting services to Direct-to-Home (DTH) markets in […]
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Connectivity
Avanti’s Hylas 2 Now Fully Operational
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] Avanti Communications Group’s Ka-band satellite Hylas 2 is now completely operational and will begin providing data and video service coverage to customers in Northern and Southern Africa, […]
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Connectivity
SES Contracts Boeing to Manufacture SES-9 Satellite for Asia
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] SES has chosen Boeing to build SES-9 – a new communication satellite aiming to expand SES’ capabilities to serve the increasingly growing Asian markets, SES and Boeing […]
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Connectivity
NetComm Wireless Signs 4G Distribution Agreement with Westbase Technology, UK
[Satellite TODAY 10-10-12] NetComm Wireless has signed its first supply agreement with wireless technology distributer Westbase Technology for 3G and 4G wireless broadband devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) products to telecommunications […]
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Government/Military
NASA Awards ATK $50 Million Contract for Advanced Concept Booster
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] ATK has been awarded a $50 million contract by NASA to further develop the Advanced Concept Booster Development for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) through complete engineering […]
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Connectivity
Beam Installs IsatDock Pro at Russia’s Antarctic Polar Station
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] Beam Communications, a subsidiary of World Reach Limited, has successfully installed an Inmarsat IsatDock Pro at the Antarctic Polar Station in Russia, increasing the quality of satellite […]
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Government/Military
Exelis Jagwire Version 1.2 Delivers Rapid Access to Geospatial Intelligence
[Satellite TODAY 10-09-12] ITT Exelis has released its upgraded version of the management and broadcasting video and imagery Jagwire software, Jagwire 1.2, designed to reduce the time it takes to […]
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Government/Military
ITT Exelis Completes GNST Navigation Panel Milestone for GPS 3 Program
ITT Exelis has completed acceptance testing of the navigation payload element for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System 3 (GPS 3) Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) and has shipped the […]
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Government/Military
ISRO to Launch 58 Space Missions by 2017
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch 58 space missions in the next five years, ISRO announced Oct. 8. The agency’s plan […]
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Government/Military
NASA Plans Space Network Upgrade for Goddard Space Flight Center
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is completing final testing and inspections on the agency’s third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), where the first satellite, TDRS-K, is […]
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Connectivity
SS/L Selected to Provide Direct Broadcast Satellite to Dish Network
[Satellite TODAY 10-08-12] Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), has been chosen to provide the direct broadcast satellite EchoStar 8, designed to deliver sparing flexibility, to the […]
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Connectivity
DeLorme Partners with Spacenet to Extend inReach Solution to Mexico
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] Personal satellite messaging, tracking and navigation technology company DeLorme, has partnered with Spacenet Communications Services de Mexico (Spacenet Mexico) to deliver its award-winning inReach two-way satellite communication […]
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Government/Military
ITT Exelis Completes GNST Navigation Panel Milestone for GPS 3 Program
[Satellite TODAY 10-05-12] ITT Exelis has completed acceptance testing of the navigation payload element for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System 3 (GPS 3) Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) and […]