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[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11]  Singapore’s first locally-built micro-satellite in space, X-Sat, has started to transmit images back to Singapore, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) confirmed May 24.             The images from...

[Satellite TODAY 05-25-11] Com Dev has appointed Roberta Bondar to its board of directors, the company announced May 24.      Bondar was selected in 1983 as one of the original...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11]  Qualcomm has revealed details of a new smartphone using one of its chipsets, which supports both the Russian GLONASS and U.S. GPS satellite navigation systems, the company...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Both International Launch Services (ILS) and Arianespace completed successful launches May 20. Arianespace successfully launched ST-2 for ST-2 Satellite Ventures, a joint venture of SingTel and Chunghwa...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11]  SES Astra has signed a new capacity deal for a 3-D TV channel, the company announced May 23.      The agreement is with Penthouse Digital Media Productions...

[Satellite TODAY 05-24-11] Eutelsat has hooked up with one of Scandinavia’s biggest telcos to enable them to provide a satellite broadband service based on the Ka-Sat satellite, the operator announced May...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) has signed contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the design phase of the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM), the company...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Globalstar Europe Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Globalstar, has signed an authorized distribution agreement with Spanish company Equipos Navales Industriales. Equipos Navales will act as a national...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11]  Broadcom has launched its next-generation 40nm HD satellite set-top box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution. Broadcom says its new technology will enable low-cost HDTV and interactive services in emerging...

[Satellite TODAY 05-23-11] Orbcomm’s Asia Pacific plans have been boosted by the signing of a new agreement in one of the region’s key markets. It has signed a MoU with Taiwan’s...