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[Satellite TODAY 03-22-10] Orbital Sciences named EMS as supplier of the redundant low-noise amplifier assembly for the Hylas 2 Ka-band satellite, Orbital Sciences announced March 19.    The 16-month contract...

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-10] Intelsat signed an agreement with Turkish operator Turksat to provide enhanced satellite capacity serving the Middle East region, Intelsat announced March 19.     The agreement provides Turksat...

[Satellite TODAY 03-22-10] Boeing has issued a multimillion dollar order to Saft for high-performance lithium-ion batteries to power Boeing’s 702B series satellite, Saft announced March 18.     The VES140 batteries...

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] Thuraya is partnering with Comtech to develop an advanced broadband terminal for the maritime industry set for launch in September, the companies announced March 18. The partnership...

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] WorldSpace has ended talks with Sirius XM major stakeholder Liberty Media over an unkown transaction that has been in the works for a year, WorldSpace announced March...

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] GMV was selected by Putrajaya Corp. to supply a GSM/GPRS/UMTS-powered urban transportation fleet control system for the city of Putrajaya, Malaysia, the company announced March 17.   ...

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] Northrop Grumman technicians have begun installing the first set of hardware for a U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber extremely high frequency (EHF) satellite communications program, Northrop...

[Satellite TODAY 03-19-10] Orbit Technology Group is expanding its service centers, bolstering its spare parts stocks, and is increasing its overall end-to-end service capacity, the company announced March 17. The...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-10] EchoStar Satellite has terminated its stock purchase
agreement to acquire
 Satmex, according to documents EchoStar filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) March 16. 

     EchoStar...

[Satellite TODAY 03-18-10] Telesat signed a contract with International Launch Services (ILS) to launch Telesat’s Nimiq 6 satellite on a Proton rocket in mid-2012, the companies announced March 17.     ...