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[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] HBO Asia signed a long-term transponder lease agreement with APT Satellite for capacity on Apstar 2R (Telstar 10) and Apstar 2R’s replacement satellite, Apstar 7, set to...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] U.K. ship management company Zodiac Maritime Agencies has completed retrofitting its entire 156-ship fleet with Iridium OpenPort maritime satellite terminals, the MSS operator announced June 3.  ...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Citibank has increased its committed credit facility to Globecomm Systems from $50 million to $65 million and renewed the facility for a year, Globecomm announced June 3....

[Satellite TODAY 06-03-10] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) appointed S. Ramakrishnan director of its liquid propulsion systems center, the organization announced June 2.      Ramakrishnan previously served as projects...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) CEO Marian Blakey said her organization is “encouraged” by space-related provisions included in the U.S. Fiscal 2011 Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Arqiva has launched the Ahl-e-bait channel on the Hot Bird satellite neighborhood with fiber architecture support to audiences in Europe, the company announced June 2.  Ahl-e-bait, produced...

[Satellite TODAY 06-04-10] Via Satellite magazine’s June 2010 Military E-Newsletter features an interview with former CapRock CTO and new Xtar President and COO Philip Harlow, a detailed look into the...

[Satellite TODAY 06-02-10] ND SatCom has promoted CTO and COO Johann Pohany to president and CEO effective immediately, the company announced June 2. Pohany succeeds Norbert Hölzle, who was promoted...

[Satellite TODAY 06-03-10] SpaceX is targeting a 4-hour window on June 4 for its first test launch attempt of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, with a back-up date June 5,...

[Satellite TODAY 06-03-10] Gilat Satellite Networks has been chosen by Ethiopia’s national telecom operator, Ethiopian Telecommunication Corp. (ETC), to provide satellite communications equipment for deployment as part of the country’s...