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[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] Canadian satellite technology and essential information solutions provider MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a multi-million dollar sole source delivery order under its Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity...

Singapore Airlines has launched Wi-Fi and GSM passenger connectivity on its long-haul fleets, using OnAir’s connectivity services operating over Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband, the airline announced Sept. 18.    Following an introductory...

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] FSS operator Intelsat has hired James Collett as its director of mobility services product management, the company announced Sept. 18.    Collett will be responsible for advancing...

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] European operator SES has commenced full operations on SES-5 located at the orbital position of 5 degrees East, the company announced Sept. 17.    SES said the...

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] Arianespace and its Starsem affiliate have successfully launched the Metop-B European weather satellite into orbit from on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Spaceport, the European Organization...

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] ViaSat has added a multi-channel AES-256/128 bit security IP core to its line of soft decision Forward Error Correction (FEC) cores for 100/200G optical communications, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 09-18-12] Intelsat has provided its sponsored Global VSAT Forum (GVF) professional training services to more than 1,000 of its employees and customers across the globe, the FSS operator...

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-12] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has successfully launched a classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on an Atlas 5 rocket from the central California coast,...

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[Satellite TODAY 09-14-12] Liberty Media Chairman John Malone is planning to replace Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin in an attempt to gain control of the satellite-radio company, according to a...