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[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] ITT Corp. has completed a Critical Design Review (CDR) for a mission data unit (MDU) the company is developing for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Positioning System […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi) has designed and delivered a complete Flyaway broadcast system to World Cup broadcasters in South Africa, the company announced June 14.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] The National Space Organization (NSPO), based in Taiwan, has contracted SpaceX to launch Formosat-5, NSPO’s Earth observation satellite, as early as December 2013, SpaceX announced June 14. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Hughes Network Systems has been awarded an IDIQ contract by the State of Oregon to provide Hughes Broadband Internet and Access Continuity services via its Spaceway 3 […]

Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with GlobeCast and SPE Networks Asia to distribute the Southeast Asian feed of the AXN HD channel via the Measat-3 satellite, the operator […]

Ericsson has supplied CJ Golden Village (CGV), a South Korean multiplex cinema chain, with compression solutions that will enable CGV to show World Cup action in 3-D, Ericsson announced June […]

Eurovision has signed deals with SES World Skies and AsiaSat to provide satellite delivery of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the operators announced June 1.  Eurovision, a […]

HBO Asia signed a long-term transponder lease agreement with APT Satellite for capacity on Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) and Apstar 2R’s replacement satellite, Apstar 7, set to be launched in […]

ABI Research has projected that the global pay-TV subscriber base will grow by 7 percent, reaching 719 million customers by the end of 2010 in a research forecast released June […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-15-10] Thailand’s government is planning to buy Temasek Holdings’ stake in Thaicom for national security reasons after protesters broke into Thaicom’s facility and used its signal for anti-government […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] Hub-less VSAT communication equipment provider PolarSat has completed system testing and certification of its VSATPlus 3 for use in PetroChina‘s network, the company announced June 11.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] AST has released a value-added services offering to support and complement Inmarsat’s IsatPhone Pro global handheld satellite phone, AST announced June 11.      The AST offering includes […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] Ericsson has supplied CJ Golden Village (CGV), a South Korean multiplex cinema chain, with compression solutions that will enable CGV to show World Cup action in 3-D, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] Telemedia, a satellite uplink service provider based in South Africa, has chosen Nevion to provide HD connectivity to SuperSport studios during the FIFA World Cup 2010 in […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] The Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s (KARI) Korea Space Launch Vehicle 1 (KSLV-1) exploded 137.19 seconds after liftoff on June 10, about a minute and a half before […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-14-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has entered into a contract to build the DirecTV 14 high-power satellite for DirectTV, SS/L announced June 11.     The new satellite, which was […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Raytheon Co.’s Advanced Responsive Tactically Effective Military Imaging Spectrometer (ARTEMIS) and Alliant Techsystems’ (ATK) spacecraft bus have completed their one-year experimental missions aboard the U.S. Air Force […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Orbit Technologies has won a contract to supply Italian satellite operator Telespazio with stabilized marine satellite communications systems for installation on oil and gas industry platforms, Orbit […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-11-10]  Pace has been contracted by African DTH operator MultiChoice to develop a second-generation HD PVR for roll-out across Africa, Pace announced June 10.      MultiChoice, with a […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] NASA has selected Orbital Sciences to launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft in December 2012 aboard a Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg U.S. Air Force […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] BBC World News has expanded and renewed its multi-satellite and teleport contract with Intelsat to distribute its programming to its audiences throughout Asia-Pacific and the Americas regions, […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has registered for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), SS/L parent company Loral announced June 10.     […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Comtech Mobile Datacom has received satellite bandwidth, equipment and engineering support orders totaling $6.1 million under its $384 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with the U.S. Army […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Hughes Network Systems has released its Hughes Emergency Solutions offering, designed to provide expedited broadband Internet connectivity for business and government when a disaster occurs, the company […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Ukrainian Space Agency subsidiary Dniprocosmos State Co. has signed an agreement with geospatial solutions provider RapidEye to distribute its data services in Ukraine, RapidEye announced June 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Thuraya has signed a distribution partnership deal with Qatar Duty Free, the company announced June 8.     With Qatar becoming an increasingly important travel hub in the […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] German satellite service provider Atrexx has launched a trio of C-Band services for the Africa and Middle East markets, the company announced June 9.     The offering […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has shipped Dish Network’s EchoStar 15 communications satellite to the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan, where International Launch Services (ILS) will launch the spacecraft […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10] Offshore telecommunications and network services provider Broadpoint has been acquired by Cellular One, a provider of nationwide GSM/EDGE voice and data communications services, Broadpoint announced June 9. […]

[Satellite TODAY 06-10-10]  Eutelsat Communications has commissioned Thales Alenia Space to build the W6A satellite, the operator announced June 9.     The satellite is scheduled for launch in the third […]