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[Satellite Today 06-17-09] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is working with Newtec to optimize their point-to-point transmissions services via satellite, Newtec announced June 16.     Using Newtec’s DVB-S2 modulator and demodulator […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] Tandberg Television will supply encoders and multiplexing for more than 50 channels of standard-definition content for Indonesian pay-TV service provider Aora, Tandberg announced June 16.     The […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] C-Com Satellite Systems Inc. has delivered a number of iNetVu mobile flyaway systems to China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) through reseller China Blue Satellite Communications Technology […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] Indonesia’s Square Informatix Ltd. has purchased an iDirect Series 15000 universal satellite hub, iDirect announced June 15.     Square, the largest satellite service provider in Bangladesh, will […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] Cobham received a contract from Airbus to supply high-gain satellite antennas for use on single-aisle and long-range A320 passenger jets, the company announced June 16.     The […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd. (STS) awarded a contract to Arianespace to launch the ST-2 satellite, Arianespace announced July 16. ST-2 is being manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric […]

[Satellite Today 06-17-09] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. will provide CAT Telecom Public Co. Ltd. a SkyEdge 2 broadband satellite network to serve rural locations throughout Thailand, Gilat announced July 16. […]

SES Americom-New Skies closed a multi-year deal with TAS (Teleport Access Services Inc.) to provide three transponders on the NSS-11 satellite to distribute up to 50 Chinese television channels to […]

Measat Satellite Systems renewed an agreement with Celestial Movies Channel Ltd. to distribute Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies on Measat-3, Measat announced.     “We are delighted with the on-going […]

Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) signed a contract with Tandberg Television for encoding, multiplexing and modulation for 10 high-definition (HD) and 32 standard-definition (SD) channels simultaneously played out over satellite and […]

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. introduced NetEdge, a high-performance satellite communications platform designed to meet the requirements of multi-star private networks for corporations and for cellular backhaul applications, the company announced. […]

Measat Satellite Systems and Classica Asia signed a five year agreement for Measat to distribute Unitel Classica HD via the Measat-3 satellite, the satellite operator announced.     The channel features […]

C2Sat entered into a license agreement with Shanghai-based Xinguo IT for local production of the C2Sat stabilized antenna systems in China, C2Sat announced.     Xinguo IT also will be responsible […]

Thaicom inaugurated its gateway in Jakarta, Indonesia, the 15th gateway in the Asia-Pacific region, Thaicom said.     Thaicom has appointed PT Infracom Telesarana, a total solution provider for telecommunication and […]

SpeedCast entered into a strategic distribution agreement with Globe Wireless to provide Ku-band broadband maritime service to extend Globe Wireless’ broadband services, SpeedCast announced.     Globe Wireless provides maritime fleets […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] Boeing Satellite Systems received a $13.8 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for phase 2 of the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] Thuraya signed a distribution agreement with Sharaf DG, one of the largest information technology and consumer electronics retailers in the United Arab Emirates, Thuraya announced June 14. […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] Vietnam Multimedia Corp. (VTC) signed a contract with Tandberg Television for encoding, multiplexing and modulation for 10 high-definition (HD) and 32 standard-definition (SD) channels simultaneously played out […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] Eurovision and Eutelsat signed a pair of contracts for capacity on Eutelsat’s W2A satellite, the companies announced July 15.     Eurovision will use Ku-band capacity on the […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] Measat Satellite Systems renewed an agreement with Celestial Movies Channel Ltd. to distribute Celestial Movies and Celestial Classic Movies on Measat-3, the Measat announced June 15.     […]

[Satellite Today 06-16-09] SES Americom-New Skies closed a multi-year deal with TAS (Teleport Access Services Inc.) to provide three transponders on the NSS-11 satellite to distribute up to 50 Chinese […]

The Global Positioning System III, or GPS III, is moving into the critical design review phase, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. That move into the next phase began on schedule, […]

Retired Air Force Gen. Bruce Carlson was named director of the National Reconnaissance Office. The Aerospace Industries Association praised the move as "an important step in establishing the leadership our […]

NASA selected three new flight directors who will manage and carry out space shuttle flights and International Space Station expeditions. Dina Contella, Scott Stover and Ed Van Cise will join […]

It has been a decade since the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) effected its first intercept of a target missile. On June 10, 1999, a THAAD missile successfully intercepted […]

NASA gave Sigma Space Corp. of Lanham, Md., a contract to provide hydrospheric and biospheric sciences support services. The total maximum ordering value of the cost-plus fixed fee contract will […]

NASA gave DRI Commercial Corp. of Irvine, Calif., a contract to repair critical infrastructure facilities at Johnson Space Center in Houston damaged during Hurricane Ike in September. Funds will be […]

NASA gave Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., a follow-on contract for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance, or ATOM, at Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The […]

The Office of Naval Research gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a 12-month contract to develop the preliminary design of a 100 kilowatt experimental Free Electron Laser for the Navy. This preliminary […]

Updated — June 13, 2009 – 1:10 a.m. EDT Legend: + Targeted For | *No Earlier Than (Tentative) | **To Be Determined 2009 Launches Date: To be determined Mission: STS-127 […]