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[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Space Systems/Loral (SS/) will build the EchoStar 15 satellite for Dish Network Corp., SS/L announced April 22.  The satellite will be the eighth spacecraft SS/L has...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems segment reported higher revenues and operating profit in the 2008 first quarter due to growth in the space transportation business, Lockheed Martin...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] A rupture of the gas duct between the gas generator and the propellant pump turbine in the Breeze M main engine led to the March  failure...

[Satellite Today – 4-22-08] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has begun deployment of a 1,500-site satellite network for Latin American satellite provider Axesat, Gilat announced April 22.     Axesat will use...

[Satellite Today – 4-21-08] Arianespace launched communications satellites for Brazil and Vietnam, the company announced April 18.     Star One C2, built by Thales Alenia Space, will be used by...

[Satellite Today – 4-21-08] SES New Skies signed a contract with Talia Ltd. for capacity on the NSS-703 satellite, SES New Skies announced April 21.     Talia, headquartered in London,...

[Satellite Today – 4-21-08] The U.S. Army exercised a $5.5 million contract option for continued production of the Joint IP Modem (JIPM), Globecomm Systems Inc. announced April 21.     In...

[Satellite Today – 4-21-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) appointed Khodadad (Ken) Betaharon CTO, a newly created position, the company said April 21.     Betaharon, who previously served as CTO at...

[Satellite Today – 4-21-08] Christopher Stott, president and CEO of ManSat Ltd., has been appointed the company’s chairman, ManSat announced April 21.     Stott, who co-founded ManSat, will take over...

[Satellite Today – 4-18-08] Delphi Corp. will develop advanced DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite Services to Handhelds) user terminals for ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Ltd., ICO announced April 17....