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[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] Berenberg Bank has released a new report April 30 in light of the analog signal on SES’ Astra satellite system being closed down in Germany.    Sarah...

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] FSS operator Eutelsat has granted an approval to SVS Satellite Systems, which will enable the company to use their SDC-120 and SDC-150 auto-pointing antennas with the Eutelsat...

Hispasat Board Elects Elena Pisonero Chairwoman Spanish operator Hispasat’s board of directors has unanimously elected Elena Pisonero to be the company’s new chairwoman. The operator said Pisonero was chosen for...

Eutelsat Introduces NewsSpotter Mobile Service Via Ka-Sat Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications has launched its NewsSpotter newsgathering service, which is provided by the company’s Skylogic affiliate and hosted on Eutelsat’s Ka-Sat...

iDrirect Unveils New Military Airborne Router iDirect Government Technologies has released a satellite router that aims to enable constant connectivity between manned and unmanned aircraft for uninterrupted command and control...

DigitalGlobe Inks Two Imagery Licensing Deals With Microsoft High-resolution earth imagery provider DigitalGlobe has signed two licensing agreements with Microsoft. The first agreement more than doubles the volume of high-resolution...

[Satellite TODAY 05-01-12] Canadian space and satellite technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed a three-year, $1.7 million contract with the Dutch government to provide Radarsat-2 information to...

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-12] Astrium U.K. has won a 300 million euro ($397.8 million) contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Solar Orbiter satellite at its facilities in...

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-12] SES has introduced a new IP-based satellite reception technology that demodulates and converts satellite signals to IP for further in-home distribution to any IP-enabled device, the operator...

[Satellite TODAY 04-30-12] Thales Alenia Space Deutschland has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space France to develop and validate operations and provide payload data generators and a Satellite Simulator...