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[Via Satellite 12-18-13] ViaSat’s Exede Evolution satellite Internet service has launched throughout all counties in the states of Missouri and Iowa. This brings the total number of states with availability...

[Via Satellite 12-18-13] Orbcomm has signed a multi-year agreement with Hub Group to deploy Orbcomm’s GT 2300 intermodal container tracking and monitoring platform. Hub Group will begin deployment of the...

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Exelis will support data analysis of images from SkySat 1, the first in a planned constellation of 24 satellites from Skybox Imaging. Support for SkySat 1 will...

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Astrium and GeoNorth are working together to build the first multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS), with a unique offering of both high-resolution and very high-resolution optical and...

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Xtar has been awarded a $5.6 million contract renewal from L-3 Communication Systems-West to provide X-band satellite connectivity to the U.S. Army for manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance,...

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Inmarsat has chosen to acquire the business and substantially all of the assets of Globe Wireless, a provider of value-added maritime communications services headquartered in Palm Bay,...

[Via Satellite 12-17-13] South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has released Kompsat 5 images acquired for the purpose of calibration. During the early operation and calibration phase,...

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin more than $200 million in contract options to complete production of its fifth and sixth next-generation Global Positioning System...

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Astrium and Arianespace have signed a contract worth more than $2.75 billion for the supply of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. The contract follows on from...

[Via Satellite 12-16-13] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and AsiaSat signed a construction agreement for AsiaSat 9, the replacement satellite for AsiaSat 4. The new satellite will be used for television broadcast,...