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[Via Satellite 11-21-13] Two unfurlable mesh antenna reflectors developed by Harris Corporation have successfully deployed onboard the second U.S. Navy Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin....

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) testified on the satellite industry’s leading role in the commercialization of space at a hearing held by the United States House Committee...

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] Arianespace has ordered 10 Vega rockets from the Italian manufacturer European Launch Vehicle, to be ready for launch starting at the end of 2015. They follow the...

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] Harmonic has appointed Frank Montalto as the company’s regional vice president for North American cable and telco, and Spencer Hodson as the company’s vice president of sales...

[Via Satellite 11-21-13] Eutelsat and CaribSat, an Internet service provider for the French West Indies and French Guiana, signed a distribution agreement for the IP Easy satellite broadband service provided...

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] The European Parliament has approved the financing and governance of two European satellite navigation programs: Galileo and EGNOS, from 2014 to 2020. Their total budget of 7...

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Last night at 8:15 p.m. EST, Orbital Sciences launched the Ball Aerospace-built STPSat 3 satellite onboard a Minotaur 1 rocket. The satellite was launched as one of...

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Xcor Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have completed the first successful hot fire of the subscale 2500 lbf thrust XR 5H25 engine in the Xcorand ULA...

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Somtel, a telecommunications company based in headquartered in Hargeisa, Somaliland, has contracted a substantial amount of O3b Networks’ O3bTrunk capacity in Somalia as it seeks to serve...

[Via Satellite 11-20-13] Alphasat, designed and built by Astrium, has reached its operational in-orbit position and has successfully completed all in-orbit tests. Built for Inmarsat, Astrium developed the technology with...