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[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] A Proton-M rocket has successfully launched the communication satellites KazSat3 and Loutch 5V from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space provided the payload for KazSat...

[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] Space Systems Loral (SSL) has successfully delivered the Optus 10 satellite, designed and built for the Australian satellite provider Optus, to the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana....

[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite, KazEOSat 1, built by Airbus Defence and Space, was successfully placed into orbit on board an Arianespace Vega launcher from the spaceport...

[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] Iridium completed an upgrade to its ground station infrastructure in preparation for the launch of its next generation satellite constellation, Iridium Next. This upgrade affected five ground...

[Via Satellite 04-30-2014] Ball Aerospace celebrated the eighth anniversary of its on-orbit operations for the CloudSat spacecraft and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Earth science satellite. Ball...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Gondwana, a pan-African telecom operator, selected Avanti Communications to help extend the company’s coverage to Kenya, Tanzania, parts of Uganda, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Avanti will power...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Ultra Electronics AEP has signed an agreement with Thuraya Telecommunications to offer an end-to-end solution involving the communicate and encrypt range of solutions Ultra Electronics AEP offers...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] United Launch Alliance (ULA) released a statement addressing the SpaceX suit against the U.S. Air Force’s block buy of 36 cores from ULA for the Evolved Expendable...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Hughes has awarded a contract to SSL Digital, a subsidiary of Grupo Medcom, for 1,400 HX90 broadband satellite terminals. The terminals will offer digital video and signage...

[Via Satellite 04-29-2014] Raytheon reported its first quarter 2014 Earnings per Share (EPS), which was $1.87 from continuing operations, an increase compared to first quarter 2013 EPS at $1.49. Adjusted...