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February 29, 2016 LISA Pathfinder Achieves Milestone... Fingers + Rods Release Cubes... Then Most Precise Freefall Ever Obtained In Space This is a historic achievement: we are demonstrating the most precise freefall that has ever been obtained in space
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Small Satellites = Big Opportunities... And The SmallSat Symposium Revealed Why Such Is True The SmallSat Symposium (SSS), conducted February 23rd and 24th in Menlo Park, California, proved to be an extraordinary event for all involved.
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LATAM Partnership To Provide Optimized Satellite Backhaul Services The announcement follows an approval process conducted by Axesat during 2015 and the successful implementation of Sevis technology on Axesat´s client networks.
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Spatial Boulder Dash By SSL For JPL SSL’s spacecraft design for the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) will be based on its popular commercial geostationary (GEO) satellite.
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NASA Readies To Simulate Boosters For For Most Powerful Rocket In The World... Test Rockets Undergo Inspections The stacking operations will help train ground personnel before they handle flight hardware for the most powerful rocket in the world that will start to arrive at Kennedy in less than two years.
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VSAT Terminal Alignment Using Integrasys' Satmotion Pocket Is The Newest GVF Interactive Training Course In the new online training course, technicians learn how to correctly install, configure, and use the Integrasys Satmotion Pocket system to align a VSAT antenna.
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A Meeting Of Technologies... + Companies... SES Platform Services + RR Media To Merge SES will pay a consideration of USD 13.291 per share to acquire a 100 percent interest in RR Media.
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Swiss + Panasonic = Ultimate Passenger Experience w/Fully Connected Journey SWISS is leveraging Panasonic’s unique broadband offering, which will allow passengers to email, surf the Internet, use social networks and even make calls.
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ORBCOMM Into The Tank... + Trailers... For Bay & Bay Transportation Bay and Bay will use ORBCOMM’s GT 1100, a ruggedized, easy-to-install trailer telematics device with a low, one-inch height profile, to track and monitor its dry van trailers and dry tank assets.
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Thales Alenia Space UK Signs On Marotta Controls To Create Electric Propulsion For Spacebus Neo Sat Platform This new platform is targeting a 30 percent decrease in the cost of a megahertz capacity into geostationary orbit and will be optimized for electric propulsion.
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United Launch Alliance + Blue Origin Partner w/USAF... Powerful People Provide Power To Develop All-American Rocket Engine Development of the BE-4 engine is fully funded by Blue Origin, with investment by ULA, and offers the fastest path to a domestic alternative to the RD-180.
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USAF Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne... No More Reliance On Russian RD-180 Rocket... Collaborative Creation Of AR1 Engine “The AR1 engine is the option with the least technical risk that allows the United States to quickly and efficiently transition off its use of Russian-supplied engines currently used on the Atlas V launch vehicle.” Full Story
Aerojet Rocketdyne Calls On Dynetics As Key AR1 Engine Team Member
“Our large-scale manufacturing capabilities and extensive aerospace systems expertise, combined with Aerojet Rocketdyne's leading rocket engine technology, offer a fast and low risk way to end US reliance on Russian space launch propulsion systems.”
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NASA Delegation visits Thuraya Satellite Operations In Sharjah
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February 26, 2016 SkyFi's New Satellite Technology To Bring Internet Access To All Once in orbit, the satellite’s antenna expands and the proprietary flexible sub-reflector enhances transmitting precision and power by as much as 500x.
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Common Criteria Certification For Kratos' RT Logic's CyberC4®:Alert The program serves as a partnership between the public and private sectors to validate that IT security products conform to international standards.
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Moving On Up... Kong Named As MEASAT's New CTO Dr. Kong will focus on developing MEASAT’s long term technology strategy.
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Moving On Up... Katzenstein Joins Rocket Lab As V.P. Katzenstein will oversee customer experience from point of sale through vehicle integration and successful launch.
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Milestone Agreement Signed Between SES + Panasonic Avionics These contracts, for SES-14 and SES-15, represent their highest bandwidth commitment to date of high-powered
HTS spot beam and wide beam Ku-band capacity.
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The Rebirth Of Marlink By Airbus Defence + Space Marlink will further accelerate innovation within its portfolio of multi-band SATCOM and digital solutions.
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Six Cellular Backhaul Wins For XipLink Bruce Bednarski, Senior Vice President of Business Development at XipLink, said, “The cellular backhaul market has emerged as a high growth vertical for XipLink."Full Story
February 25, 2016 Another Thursday Update...Info Regarding Rescheduling Of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Scrubs Launch Of SES-9's Satellite second Thursday update... from just a delay to scrub until SpaceX announces next possible launch date.
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Launcher Integration By Arianespace For EUTELSAT 65 West A This milestone occurred with the relay satellite's installation atop a cone-shaped adapter that will serve as its interface when mated to the launch vehicle.
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Moving On Up... Caret To President + CEO Of Boeing's DS&S Business Claret will succeed Chris Chadwick, who has announced his retirement from the company.
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A Pléiades Crop Of Data These reports will help growers focus on producing higher yields for crops such as almonds, potatoes, corn, wheat and soybeans.
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Chipset Collaboration For Advanced Mobile Technology By Keysight Technologies + Spreadtrum The Keysight and Spreadtrum teams will work together to develop test solutions for new testing needs, including mobile chipset baseband, RF module and conformance test.
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Ensuring That Planes Continue To Fly Is NewCom International NewCom has become an integral part of the ongoing operations.
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The Name Game — Domo Tactical Communications + DTC Domo Broadcast Moniker's Formally Adopted The change follows an announcement on January 15, 2016, by former parent company Cobham Plc that it had sold Cobham Tactical Communications and Surveillance (TCS) to Marlin Equity Partners.
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Newtec's Most Advanced VSAT Modem Takes A Bow + Debuts @ SATELLITE 2016 + CABSAT 2016 By introducing the industry’s first DVB-S2X VSAT modem, we plan to enable our customers to better serve the high-end mobility and trunking markets, while maximizing the benefits of HTS.”
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Additional Galileo Launch Added To Arianespace 2016 Schedule This additional launch will orbit two FOC (Full Operational Capability) satellites.
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NASA Enlists SSL's Expertise w/Astroids... To Design Spacecraft That Travels To An Asteroid + Completes Tasks ...to conduct first phase design studies for a spacecraft that can travel to an asteroid, remove a boulder, and redirect it into a lunar orbit to prepare it for a visit by astronauts in the 2020’s.
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XipLink Announces Half A Dozen Cellular Backhaul Wins A large US cellular service provider is optimizing traffic for disaster recovery and large event venues throughout North America.
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The 32nd Space Symposium Celebrates Technology Developed For Space That Improves Life On Earth...Hearts + Water Like so many prized finds, this discovery was accidental.
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February 24, 2016 SecondGen GaN S-Band Amps Debut From Advantech Wireless This GaN technology reduces power consumption and operating costs due to its very high reliability.
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Industry + Parliament VIPs Connect With Inmarsat The visit was held at Inmarsat’s HQ in London and was arranged jointly by Inmarsat and the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) as part of the IPT’s Industry Visits Program.
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The First Satellite Capacity Pricing Index For The Industry Is Published by NSR This is the ideal guide for understanding the factors influencing the price points observed in the satellite telecommunications industry.
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Fourth Cargo Delivery To ISS A Complete Success For Orbital ATK Orbital ATK’s Cygnus™ spacecraft delivered 7,700 pounds of cargo to the ISS.
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Gogo Goes For SES-14 + SES-15 Capacity The pair of advanced satellites will enable Gogo to support the next-generation, enhanced inflight entertainment and connectivity experience for inflight passengers.
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Showing Off Their New EXPLORER 3075 VSAT Antennas Is Cobham SATCOM @ BVE 2016 EXPLORER 3075 antennas are built from a firm carbon fiber composite, which ensures high performance, while being extremely portable.
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Water, Water... Not Everywhere — Paragon's Solution For Space Platform will provide for up to 98 percent water recovery in future deep space exploration missions.
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Expansion Underway Of IoT / M2M Solutions By ORBCOMM These additions include the new cellular-only SkyWave IDP-782 device and the viaFleet web application for tracking, monitoring and managing trucks, railcars and other mobile assets.
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SATCOM Solutions From IDG Europe To Feature Honeywell Aerospace Products Honeywell Satcom terminals feature High Data Rate (HDR) through its Aspire 200 and HSD-400 Satcom systems.
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CGI Awarded Contract By European Center For Medium-Range Weather Forecasts To Assist w/Insurance Sector
CGI to develop a proof of concept to forecast impact of severe windstorms in the next 35 years.
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Plant A Flag + Attend The Washington Space Business Roundtable's Flagship Luncheon @ Satellite 2016 ...supports the open exchange of ideas and information among a broad range of executives, government policy makers, lawyers, insurers, analysts, academics and thought leaders involved in the business of space...
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Smart Cars For Smart People... Beginning Of A New Era Ficosa and Panasonic presented at MWC Smart Connectivity Module, a device that provides connectivity to the vehicle and represents a further step towards the driverless car
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February 23, 2016 Gateway Enhancement For DISA's Iridium® Gateway For NEXT This task order reinforces Iridium's strong and longstanding relationship with the DoD.
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A Real Swede Of A Satellite...Odin... 15 years In Orbit + ”Still Going Strong” The mission is regarded as a great success since scientists studying climate change depend upon long series of measurements
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Combining The Expertise Of IRG + SatProf, GVG Offers A New Carrier ID Training Course The course covers the background, operation, and practical aspects of Carrier Identification, an important tool for mitigating interference.
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NATO Navy Gets ORBIT Communication Systems Maritime SATCOM Solutions The systems will be installed onboard Navy vessels to allow broadband connectivity at sea.
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During 2015, NOAA Satellites Saved 250 Lives NOAA satellites played a vital role in the rescue of 250 people last year from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters.
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Harris Honors Their Innovators EWeek was launched 65 years ago by the National Society of Professional Engineers to kindle student interest in technology careers using real-world examples and education.
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Smallsats Sent Out From ISS As Mentor MEI Technologies Celebrates Deployment The purpose of the LONESTAR mission is for the two satellites to talk, take pictures and track each other while moving closely together.
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Aloha! General Dynamics Manpack Radio = Communications Hub Connecting Soldiers In The Hawaiian Islands w/MUOS Communications Network As the Army moves to a more expeditionary force, soldiers need to be connected to the network at all times, in every environment and during every stage of an operation. Full Story
USAF Awards Kratos $18.7 Million To Provide Unmanned Aerial Target Systems AFSAT CEi target systems are used as high fidelity enemy threat surrogates, simulating performance characteristics of certain threat aircraft and missiles, and ...
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Harris Corporation Did Great... Named GREAT Business Innovator For Contributions to United Kingdom Economy As a result of the Bowman partnership, Harris has set up manufacturing, testing, and R&D facilities in several UK locations helping the company meet critical communications needs for the region.
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Globalstar + Avidyne = Partnership To Develop Certified Products For Airborne Internet Access “By leveraging their new Sat-Fi® technology, second-generation satellite network and the ground infrastructure upgrades due to go live in the next few months..."
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Small Satellites = Big Opportunities... And The SmallSat Symposium Revealed Why Such Is True The SmallSat Symposium (SSS), conducted February 23rd and 24th in Menlo Park, California, proved to be an extraordinary event for all involved.
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February 22, 2016 C-COM OK’d For Northern Canada Deployment This development will provide mobile customers in Canada’s north the capability to deploy the C-COM manufactured iNetVu® Auto-Deployable VSAT solution.
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JAXA's X-Ray ASTRO-H Satellite Is Sunny Side Up... Solar Array Paddles Deployment + Birth Of A Dragon The rocket flew smoothly, and, at about 14 minutes after liftoff, “ASTRO-H” was separated from the H-IIA F30.
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Kratos Restructures... Consolidates Modular System Division Facilities... "We anxiously look forward to the day when we can welcome our Charleston employees back to CMCI.”
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An Arianespace FAB Day For EUTELSAT 65 West
EUTELSAT 65 West A will be 31st satellite launched by Arianespace for the Paris, France-based Eutelsat.
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Channel Colleagues — Airbus Defence & Space + ST Electronics Airbus Defence and Space can offer daily coverage worldwide as well as weather-independent acquisitions, at a variety of resolutions.
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ESOC's Launch + Early Operations Of Sentinel-3A Are A-OK, Now EUMETSAT Preps For In-Orbit Commissioning The operations ramp-up phase will then run for another nine months, during which EUMETSAT will progressively increase the capacity of its Marine Center up to the level required for routine operations.
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Smallsats Venture Brings DigitalGlobe, TAQNIA + KACST Together DigitalGlobe and TAQNIA and KACST signed an agreement on February 21, 2016, to form a joint venture that will be responsible for developing six or more sub-meter resolution imaging satellites.
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How A NASA Team Morphed A Smartphone Into A Smallsat... + Created A New Business Building Doves By September 2013, a NASA team originally led by Boshuizen and Marshall successfully launched its first PhoneSats into Low Earth Orbit at a cost of just $7,000 each.
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The "Always Up Satellite Terminal" Debuts From Integrasys This automated tool, which combines traditional equipment management with spectrum monitoring and measurement in a unique way.
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Inmarsat Into IoT With Actility This partnership combines Inmarsat’s global connectivity with Actility’s ThingPark™ IoT management platform.
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GVF 811: Carrier ID Principles and Operation Training Course Released Real-time simulators illustrate the operation of the DVB-CID main carrier and spread-spectrum ID subcarrier.
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Tying IoT Up Together — CLX Communications + Wirefast... CLX has now made its IoT Connectivity service available for a wider group of customers.
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SPOT On... Three Decades Of EO Success Since the SPOT 1 launch 30 years ago, SPOT satellites have covered the land area of the Earth more than 700 times, setting a world record for spatial observation.
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5G Is The Way To Go For Mobile Nets, According To SES SES actively promotes satellite as an essential building block for a global, profitable and inclusive 5G deployment.
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WTA Announces Finalists For The 2016 Teleport Awards For Excellence “Our finalists represent the leading edge of the business-to-business transmission industry.”
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Cobham SATCOM Shifts Focus To New Generation Satcom @ BVE 2016 The EXPLORER 3075 series comes in two variants; a KA-SAT version for EutelSat NewsSpotter and the latest model configured specifically for...
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February 19, 2016 Harris Enhances Public Safety Communication's System Of Rockwall County, Texas The system will serve more than 600 users from the cities of Rockwall, Heath, Fate, Royse City and McClendon-Chisholm.
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CLX Communications Sign Partnership w/Wirefast To Deliver Internet Of Things Solutions “The rapid change in the communications landscape in the past five years has been un-paralleled."
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February 18, 2016 SpeedCast + Gazprom Space Systems Partner = Expansion Communication Services For Africa's Energy Sector “We are always searching for the best solutions for our customers in the key countries in which they operate...”
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NSR’s Satellite Capacity Pricing Index- Q1 2016... How Much Does Satellite Capacity Really Cost? ... offers a comprehensive and unbiased understanding of why satellite capacity pricing is evolving as it is, and where it may go in the future.
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GVF + Informa Go Global... Provide Programs To Highlight Synergies Of Wireless + Satellite "... will enable us to heighten awareness of synergistic services that can bridge the “Digital Divide” for billions of people.”
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SmallSat Symposium Sells Out... Completely... All of the available attendee seating has been booked and registrations are now closed.
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Hughes Mines Point-To-Point Satellite Links For MSHA Mine Emergency Operations Hughes is providing point-to-point satellite links for mobile site-to-site communications that satisfies low latency requirements for MSHA’s high-priority network traffic/applications.
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Advantech Wireless... Now Open For Business w/US Headquarter's Office “As a global company we are committed to exceeding our customer’s expectations..."
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Iridium Gets Pushy ... Push-to-Talk Pushes To Expand Distribution Network To Reach Anywhere On Earth “Our customers serve in military and defense positions, and require reliable and durable communications tools for use in any and all environments..."
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NovelSat Introduces A New Generation... NovelSat NS4 Delivers Higher Spectral Efficiency ... Boosts Capacity NovelSat NS4 delivers up to 22 percent higher spectral efficiency compared with DVB-S2X, the industry’s current satellite transmission standard.
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Airbus Defence and Space Hires OHB Sweden To Run Gamut Of Test Activities For NASA’s Orion Space Vehicle "OHB Sweden has in recent years built a strong expertise in assembly, integration and test of propulsion systems and the company is today a recognized supplier..."
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C-COM Ka-band Antennas Head North ... Now Certified For Canada With Galaxy’s service offering, mobile clients in the Canadian Arctic can now have access to a network that can deliver 5 Mbps down and 2 Mbps up, rivaling speeds available in more southern locations of the country.
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Iridium Selected By US DoD = $8.57 Million For Gateway Modernization Enhancements + Improve Network To Prep For Iridium NEXT
that will improve network effectiveness, enhance performance and enable continued preparation efforts for its next-generation, global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.
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Ferry Service ... Optus Satellite + Electrotech Deliver Digital Connectivity To Spirit Of Tasmania Optus Satellite and Electrotech provide two pronged on-the-move consumer and enterprise solution.
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LizardTech®'s White Paper... 12 Hidden Gems In GeoExpress® Software has published a white paper showing users how to access 12 little-known geospatial data manipulation tools inside its popular GeoExpress® software.
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Andy Weir Takes Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award...The Martian For his achievement in reigniting popular interest in human spaceflight, Andy Weir has been selected the 2016 recipient of the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award.
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February 17, 2016 DEV Systemtechnik's ARCHIMEDES Heading To Cyprus For Gulfsat Communications GULFSAT decided to deploy the DEV ARCHIMEDES Matrix Switch because DEV’s solution requires less rack space and has significantly lower power consumption.
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GVF's Applied Innovation Conference To Spotlight SATCOM Mobility The industry event will examine new technology solutions applied through space segment, Earth station equipment, networking, and delivery of satellite communications and broadcasting.
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Moving On Up... SSL's New CTO Is Dr. Genna In his new role, Dr. Genna is responsible for advances that are enabling SSL to collaborate with NASA and DARPA.
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NSR's 10th Wireless Backhaul Via Satellite Analysis Arriving In March The Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 10th Edition study adds a range of new content.
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COTM Combo Antenna Comes From KNS Frequencies are automatically changed by the satellite modem or manually through the control software.
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February 16, 2016 Partnerships Developed By Airbus Defence & Space For APAC Region MILSATCOM Airbus Defence and Space has signed an agreement with CopaSAT to become a new channel partner for Skynet services, primarily using the relocated Skynet 5A satellite.
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Location Aggrandizement For Geosync Microwave The new building significantly increases Geosync’s manufacturing space.
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2wcom Bringing A Plethora Of Products To NAB2016 The complete end-to-end system solutions provide extensive redundancy and backup possibilities including high quality encoders, decoders, codecs, modulators, demodulators and an outstanding satellite IRD product range.
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ACR Electronics Offers A Handful To The Military... SARLink Handheld Device w/Immediate 406 MHz Emergency Access, Global Tracking + More SARLink can be provisioned to operate on the DoD Gateway utilizing the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services airtime contract, or
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Telstra Going With Beam Communications Built Iridium GO! Beam Communications designed and manufactures the product under an OEM arrangement for Iridium Communications Inc.
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KNS Is On Track w/New KU-Band OTM Series...A Satellite Antenna On-The-Move Engineered For Military Standards When it comes to warfare, the military need secure, reliable and fast bandwidth for voice, data and video communications to keep them connected and informed.
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ESA + Airbus Defence and Space's LISA Pathfinder's Milestone...Make Waves w/Release Of Jake + Elwood The laser interferometers measure the relative position and orientation of the masses—which are 40 centimeters apart—to an accuracy of less than one millionth of the width of a human hair, or less than 0.01 nanometer.
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Harris' Falcons Fly To Philippines Armed Forces... Receive $12 Million Order to Supply Tactical Radio Systems This comprehensive solution for in-vehicle voice and data communications delivers secure tactical network connectivity.
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Iridium® Goes Extreme... Customizes Next-Generation Government Handset For General Dynamics The Iridium network, a global constellation of 66 low-Earth orbit satellites, enables the only government-approved satellite handset for provision on the dedicated DoD Gateway.
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Off + Away With Sentinel-3A Sentinel-3A is the size of a small car with a mass of 1150 kg and is designed for an operating life of seven years.
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Gilat’s Satellite-Based Cellular Backhaul Enables SoftBank to Provide High-Speed LTE Services In Remote Areas This technology makes it possible for SoftBank to cost-effectively offer high-speed mobile communication services in remote areas where it is difficult to install fixed-line facilities and base stations.
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February 15, 2016 Hiltron Just In Time... Delivery Of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Summer Games Via Transatlantic DBS Satellite Link "The new link will be a complete turnkey solution with five active channels and is designed to operate as a complete backup system which can be switched into action if ..."
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STS Global...Volunteers To Do The Dishes For You @ Satellite 2016 Whether the objective is to broadcast a live event to millions, create systems that provide services to remote locations, transmit crucial data to a battlefield, support a new media broadcast center, or ...
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Buddy Platform Takes The Internet Of Things From Seattle To Down Under...Managing Global Flow Of Big Data “Already valued at $669 billion, the Internet of Things will be the foundation for conducting business in the 21st century, and will be based on capturing and translating data from billions of connected devices activated around the world,”
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The Robert A. Heinlein Institute For Space Entrepreneurship & Space Innovation Seeks A Home... Once established in the US, the Institute will offer a range of training, conferences, seminars, short courses, public events and research related to entrepreneurship and innovation in space commerce.
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Telit Is WISE Choice... DeviceWISE Platform Wins Best In IoT Solution The award was given for the first time at this year’s event in recognition of the growing importance of IoT in industrial automation.
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Advanced Avionics From Rockwell Collins To Enhance GoAir Airbus Aircraft Rockwell Collins’ GLU-925 MMR is the first certified GPS Landing System receiver and enables high-integrity navigation.
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Inmarsat Names One Net As A Global Partner Ronald Spithout, President of Inmarsat Maritime, said, “One Net will support our L-band service portfolio...”
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GL Announces Test Solutions for Voice, Video, and Data Quality on VoLTE Network “Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the so called 4th Generation (4G) mobile standard in the rapidly evolving mobile technologies.
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Final Orbit Reached By Jason-3 The calibration and validation of Jason-3's data can now begin.
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Panasonic Sees The Advantage In Telesat’s New Telstar 12 VANTAGE Satellite...Signs Multi-year Contract “It is always gratifying when a knowledgeable industry leader like Panasonic compares a number of satellite alternatives and decides once again that Telesat is their best choice,”
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Cobham Shows Smallest Solution...Enhances Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle’s Capabilities ...integrating all components into one compact lightweight unit, Inmarsat Class 4 SwiftBroadband services in a low-SWAP package which is 76 percent lighter than existing comparable products on the market.
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NASA Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne Contract to Mature Development Of High-Powered Nested Hall Thruster System
the technology will help reduce trip times and the cost of human spaceflight to lunar space and beyond to Mars.
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Datum Systems Enjoys 28 Percent Growth In M7 Modular Satellite Modem Platform ... largely attributed to ramp-up sales of its M7 modular satellite modem platform.
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Paradigm's Swarm45 Combines High Data Rates + Extreme Portability + Pointing the Swarm45 provides everything you need for straightforward setup and pointing, allowing you to be operational in less than 5 minutes.
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February 14, 2016 CommunicAsia2016 ... Get On-Board w/The Latest Trends + Technologies...Watch The Future Take Shape As devices become increasingly connected, the Internet-of-Things is expected to expand exponentially with the number of Internet-connected devices predicted to exceed 40 million by the year 2020.
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February 12, 2016 Space Tech Expo Continues Exhibitor + Attendee Growth — Heads To Pasadena, California, This May... Fifty-two companies signed up to exhibit in just one month, meaning Space Tech Expo 2016 will host its largest event ever, with 230+ exhibiting companies and 1,700+ participating companies joining the show.
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AMOS Conference In Maui OK'd By USAF For Attendance The AMOS Conference brings together operators, researchers, technologists and system developers who are working in the many areas of space domain awareness.
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NAB 2016's Connected Media Arena Is Center Court For Globecast's Show Presence Globecast’s global approach allows customers to contract once for a turnkey end to end global solution tailored to support their business objectives.
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NorthTelecom Is Expanding "This bring NorthTelecom facility and reach to APAC and the company will now be able to bridge east to west and offer more cutting edge service and solution to global market,“ said Mahdi Nazari Mehrabi, Managing Director Asia and CTO NorthTelecom.
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Moving On Up... NovaWurks Moves Crandall Into Chief Of Advanced Projects Position Crandall, previously a senior program manager at NovaWurks, will manage the growing commercial division for space-based services and technologies at NovaWurks.
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Berliner Glas Group Has Optical Systems In Space Optical communication allows enormously increasing amounts of data to be made available in a faster, more reliable way to customers.
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New Partners + New Money Highlights Of Space 2.0 Summit Organizations such as DoD, NOAA and NGA are opening up to buying geospatial imagery and data from private providers.
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NOAA's JPSS-1 Instruments Have Now All Been Integrated Into The Satellite the ATMS (Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder), an instrument critical to forecasting weather three to seven days in advance, has been integrated with the satellite.
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February 11, 2016 SapphireBlu™ SSPA/SSPB With GaN Technology Rolls Out From Advantech Wireless This small form factor SSPA is designed to be hub mounted very close to the antenna’s flange input, eliminating losses through a waveguide, which will now make it possible for a relatively small SSPA—alone—to transmit the signal.
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NOORSAT Heading Into CABSAT 2016 To Celebrate 10th Anniversary + Their Satellites Over the last decade, NOORSAT has helped broadcasters to embrace technological developments within the sector, enabling them to make a smooth transition from SD to HD.
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Orbital ATK's Indispensable Role For The NROL-45 Launch + New Office Opening Orbital ATK’s contributions to the Delta IV include cutting-edge technologies from across the company.
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The AND Group Melds With Satcom Global With Marine + Offshore Systems Expertise AND Group, now under the Satcom Global brand, will bring to the table their internationally recognised reputation and exclusive supply relationships with leading marine equipment manufacturers.
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GVF Advanced SATCOM Pro Certification Awarded To Telekom Malaysia Telekom Malaysia of Kuala Lumpur entered into the program as part of an international industry initiative to promote best practice.
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If You Have The Mobility Innovation, MSUA Might Have An Award For You... If your company has made a significant impact in one of these areas proving to be a top innovator and contributor to the satellite communications mobility market, MSUA wants to hear from you.
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Lots Of COTS Conference Now Heading Into 20th Year CMSE is the industry’s most comprehensive technical conference addressing successful practices for the use of both military and COTS components in military and space systems.
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NSS' Tribute... Pioneer in Artificial Intelligence With A Real Sense Of Humor... Late NSS Governor Dr. Marvin Minsky MIT Media Lab presented Marvin with a gift in honor of his lifetime commitment to MIT students. "What a beautiful thing. What does it do?"
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KVH Celebrates Being On Track w/Record Sales Of 200,000th Mobile Antenna... TracPhone® + TracVision® The versatility of the TracVision line means there is a choice for nearly every need—whether a boat owner, commercial vessel, patrol fleet, RV user, emergency responder, or charter bus passenger
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The Aerospace Corporation + International Space University Sign MOU Announcing Closer Cooperation Both being non-profit organizations, many fields of synergy and potential cooperation could be explored under this agreement, such as...
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February 10, 2016 SSL's John Celli Heading Into The Silicon Valley Engineering Hall Of Fame Celli will be honored at a ceremony during the annual Silicon Valley Engineers Week Banquet, which takes place on Thursday, February 25, 2016.
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USAF's NROL-45 Launches... Rocks 'n' Rolls It's National Reconnaissance Payload Into The Blue A perfect launch in the early morning hours...
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The Coalition For Deep Space Exploration's Director Comments On The FY2017 NASA Budget... Deeply Concerned... The Coalition is disappointed with the proposed reduction in funding below the FY16 Omnibus for NASA’s exploration programs.
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SpeedCast's Beylier Named As The 2016 Teleport Executive Of The Year By The World Teleport Association Mr. Beylier will be honored during WTA’s Teleport Awards for Excellence luncheon on March 8 during SATELLITE 2016.
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Checking Out El Niño Is Northrop Grumman's Built NASA Global Hawk The NASA Global Hawk is one of several assets being used by scientists from NASA and NOAA to advance understanding and predictions of tropical storms, winter storms and major floods.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne's Most Powerful Booster Engine Launches National Security Payload Into Orbit for US ...the rocket was boosted off the pad by the RS-68A—the world’s most powerful liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen booster engine, which provides 702,000 pounds of liftoff thrust.
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Orbital ATK Reflects Major Successes On Their Combined Operations One-Year Merger Anniversary The merger brought into existence a new $4.5 billion space, defense and aviation systems manufacturer that employs approximately 12,000 people in 18 states across the US.
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SSL + Busek... Feel The Electricity... Collaborate To Bring Solar Electric Propulsion Capabilities To US Government Busek developed the first US built Hall Effect thruster to ever fly in space ...
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Thales Alenia Space + ESA Sign €450 Million Contract ...Will Build Sentinel-3C and D Satellites For Copernicus Program The main objective of the Sentinel-3 mission is the global observation of oceans and land, including their “color” and temperature, along with a precise measurement of ocean heights.
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Spaceflight Awarded First GSA Schedule Contract For Satellite Launch Services...Easy... Order CubeSats Online US government agencies can now easily order CubeSat or MicroSat launches online, complete with pre-approved launch prices and a streamlined process
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February 9, 2016 CABSAT 2016 + The Content Congress For MENA Is Underway This March The Content Congress will host 16 sessions featuring more than 40 renowned voices from regional and global media houses.
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Keysight Technologies Offering Design + Test Solutions Insights Keysight Technologies will be attending and presenting at Satellite 2016.
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Kratos Unmanned Systems Division Gains New Contract Mods From US Army Kratos is to support the Army Ground Aerial Target Control System (AGATCS), Target Vehicle Control Equipment and associated ancillary equipment.
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GVF Connectivity 2016: Air, Sea, Surface, and Rail: Evolving the "New" New Verticals
Forty-one percent of airline passengers are willing to pay for wi-fi connectivity
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Conference To Bring "Space To Earth" During five days of talks, participants will have the chance to network and attend workshops on a variety of topics related to this theme.
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Security For Forestry Commission Workers In England + Scotland With Globalstar + GTC In an emergency situation, lone workers can press a single button on the SPOT Gen3 to alert emergency services via the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Centre (IERCC).
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... xG Technology Picks Up Integrated Microwave Technologies With the acquisition by xG Technology, IMT will continue to manufacture its existing product line.
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VSAT Expansion From PolarSat To Enhance ADS-B In The Congo This network will provide new stations to link three airports (Matadi, Boende, and Isiro) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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New Keysight Technologies Challenge Video — DDR + Debug + A Bit O' Fun DDR design challenges facing you?
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ULA Selects Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems To Support The Atlas V CubeSat Rideshare Initiative ULA’s CubeSat Rideshare Initiative enables rideshare opportunities on its Atlas V launch vehicle and aims to tap into a growing market of small satellites with applications in education, scientific research, U.S. Government and commercial business.
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Arianespace Signs On To Launch New High Capacity ViaSat Satellites Both ViaSat-2 and ViaSat-3 class satellites are geostationary satellites and operate in the high capacity Ka-band frequencies.
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February 8, 2016 Up + Away... ULA's Atlas V Rocket Whisks USAF's GPS IIF-12 Into The Blue It's a go! Success with USAF's GPS IIF-12 launches from the Cape.
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US Air Force Launches GPS IIF-12 Satellite + The End Of An Era "Today's launch is a significant achievement in the history of GPS, as we launch the last of the GPS IIF satellites to be delivered on-orbit."
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The 45th Space Wing Supports The USAF's Twelfth + Final Launch Of GPS IIF Satellite "This is a significant milestone for GPS, the 50th GPS satellite to be delivered on-orbit,"
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North Korea Tests Their Capabilities — + The World — With Their Satellite Launch The Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite, an Earth Observation satellite, blasted off at 9:00 local time.
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Lockheed Martin Gets The Nod From SKYPerfect JSAT For Another Satellite JCSAT-17 is an S-band satellite that will operate well in excess of 15 years.
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Orbital ATK Is A Player In The Launch Of The USAF's GPS IIF-12 This flight marked the 24th successful flight of the Orbital ATK retro motors.
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Sentinel-3A Forging Ahead For February 16 Launch The tricky task of fueling the satellite has now been ticked off the ‘to do list’ and the propulsion team is already decontaminating their equipment before returning home.
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RFI Monitoring + More For DoD From Kratos' SAT Corporation's MONICS® Kratos has been tasked with end-to-end protection of the commercially-leased bandwidth for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM).
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SPIDER Wends Into Turbulences The FFU’s will deploy probes on wire booms to measure turbulences in the auroral electrojet between 95 km and 115 km.
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Latest Lockheed Martin Milestone For GPS III Satellite Is Successfully Completed With eight satellites under contract, the production line is now on a steady tempo at Lockheed Martin’s GPS III Processing Facility outside of Denver.
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Proton Boosters To Be Employed By Russians For Satellite Launches Up To 2020 The Proton boosters and Briz-M upper stage have proven to be the most reliable launch vehicles for Russian launches.
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Services From SES Platform Services Are Imparted To TELE 5 TELE 5 has renewed a multi-year contract with SES Platform Services.
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ISS Has Software Support For US Army + US Air Force Intelligence Analysis + Data Fusion ISS will continue providing software support and maintenance activities for Army, Air Force, Department of Defense, intelligence community and other federal agencies around the world.
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NASA’s New Space Launch System Subscale Test Series To Support Next Era Of Space Exploration "These are exciting times as we prepare for unprecedented missions to such destinations as an asteroid and Mars."
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Boeing Completers The GPS IIF-12 Milestone...Launches The Last In The Series Following on-orbit tests, GPS IIF-12 will be formally declared operational in approximately one month...
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Eutelsat 65 West A, Telecommunications Satellite Arrives @ Arianespace... Second Flight of 2016 Based on the SSL 1300 satellite design, EUTELSAT 65 West A will be orbited on an Ariane 5 mission in early March from the Spaceport—
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SSL Delivers EUTELSAT 65 West..Advanced Latin America Satellite... To Arianespace
“EUTELSAT 65 West A is an exceptional and complex satellite with advanced capabilities that will bring information, entertainment and new opportunities to Latin America and to Brazil in an Olympic year.”
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SES-9 Targets Launch For Late February In order to minimize the impact of moving the launch from late last year, SpaceX is supporting a mission modification.
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ATK's Collaborative Contributions = Successful Launch Of GPS IIF-12 Satellite “Orbital ATK is honored to have supported both the U.S. Air Force and ULA throughout the completion of our next generation GPS constellation.”
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February 5, 2016 Multiple Antennas From CPI ASC Signal Division For Rio Olympic Games Coverage All of the antennas are equipped with the Next-Generation Controller (NGC) from CPI ASC Signal Division.
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Space Tech Conference Early Bird Rates End Soon... Save up to $200 by booking your pass now.
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A Moving Experience For Tango Wave The new facility will house the Company’s design, manufacturing, testing and QA operations for its TWTA-based power amplifiers and subassemblies.
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Es'hail-1 Satellite To Carry Qatari Channel Al Rayyan Satellite TV channel was launched in 2012 with the focus to showcase Qatari cultural and national identity.
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... RigNet Now Has Mexico's TECNOR RigNet acquired all of the shares of Orgtec S.A.P.I. de C.V., d.b.a. TECNOR. The acquisition of the business includes all assets, employees, contracts and working capital.
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New SES Broadcast Deal + A Satellite Data Network All En Route From SES Inter and NTN, six additional channels of Inter Media Group will be distributed on ASTRA 4A and the global satellite operator will be able to offer multiple solutions that will address the diverse needs of the data markets.
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WORK Microwave To Raise Their SATCOM Products Curtain @ Satellite 2016 The company will showcase the latest advancements to its analog and digital SATCOM solutions, including a new all-IP DVB-S2X product line.
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Enhancements A' Plenty For GeoExpress From LizardTech The product now boasts a streamlined interface, faster processing and support for .pix raster files.
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DataPath's Big Plans The expansion will include the launch of new products in the company’s portable satellite terminals business, continued development of its DataPath Services Division, as well as plans for new sales and customer service offices in the Middle East, India, Singapore and Australia.
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SmallSat Symposium™ = Big On Information + Rich w/Powerful Speakers Smallsats are now taking up a huge position in the satellite world. To address the many small sat issues ...
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February 4, 2016 Smallsats AggieSat4 + BEVO-2 Kibo'd From ISS The satellites will demonstrate communication protocols between them and with ground stations...
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SES To ELEVATE Students In Senegal ELEVATE, launched in 2012, is the SES Quality Assurance and Accreditation training program for installers across the African continent which aims to create an engaged installer network essential to support DTH growth.
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An ESA Funding Contract Is Awarded To Siemens Convergence Creators The funding will be used to evaluate different satellite interference mitigation solutions, most of them related to the problem of localizing an interference signal by using just one satellite.
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HughesNet Going To The Dogs High-speed Internet access and voice (VoIP) service are essential to quickly and efficiently communicate weather updates, course warnings and other information to make the race safer.
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Acquisition Of COM DEV International By Honeywell Has Now Been Completed Pursuant to the Arrangement, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell has acquired all of the issued and outstanding COM DEV common shares, and former COM DEV majority-owned subsidiary exactEarth Ltd. has been spun out into a standalone public company.
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NASA Reflects On Webb's Final Mirror Installation The Biggest + Most Powerful Space Telescope... Ever "...we look forward to installing the other optics and conducting tests on all the components to make sure the telescope can withstand a rocket launch."
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February 3, 2016 Harris CapRock Takes Five... 5 x Winner Of WTA's 'The Independent Top Twenty' + One More Award “Our position on the WTA’s Top Teleport Operator Rankings reflects our commitment to our customers that no matter how remote or variable their environments may be, their communications will be second to none.”
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@ CABSAT 2016, GVF To Examine Major Industry Trends GVF and CABSAT held the first dedicated satellite hub summit as a part of the CABSAT conferences suite in 2015.
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nbn Musters Up The First Demo Of The SkyMuster™ Service In the coming weeks, nbn plans to launch end-user trials to around 200 premises in regional Victoria.
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Heavy Equipment Operations Dig Into ORBCOMM For Telematics Solutions ORBCOMM’s comprehensive dual-mode solution will provide global satellite data service combined with cellular connectivity.
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Advantech Wireless' New Regional Vice President For Sales For Russia + The Commonwealth of Independent States “I look forward to taking Advantech Wireless to a next strategic level in Russia and CIS..."
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Keysight Technologies’ New Experience... Check It Out = Modern Design + Looks
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USAF's Poignant Final GPS IIF-Series Satellite Launch... End Of An Era Although this will be the finale for GPS IIF launches, the need for GPS IIF capabilities remains strong to update the constellation and maintain the high level of accuracy required by the GPS systems.
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GL Communications Add-On App To PacketExpert™ + Become An ExpertSAM™ ExpertSAM™ is specifically aimed at addressing limitations of legacy RFC 2544 test procedures, especially for Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
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SES Introduces Plus...Partners w/O3b's MEO Satellites + SES's GEO Widebeams SES's first Plus product, Enterprise+ Broadband, was launched across five markets in Africa in November.
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Closure For Honeywell... Acquisition Complete Of COMDEV International's Space + Hardware Systems “COM DEV extends Honeywell’s connectivity push with proven satellite component technologies and access to international customers..."
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February 2, 2016 GaAs + GaN BUCs Roll Out From Alga + mitecVSAT Weighing less than 7 lbs, these products make them ideal for feed mounting.
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Hispasat Ground Segment Gain For Indra The company will prepare the ground segment so that it can carry out the monitoring and control of the new Hispasat 1F and Amazonas 5 satellites.
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CPI ASC Signal Division Takes Gold...Will Provide Antennas @ 2016 Rio Olympic Games + Major Sporting Events ..."Seal and its customers were mindful of our reputation for delivering the highest possible performance, a dedication to engineering quality and our low total cost of ownership.”
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Live TV Feed Aboard All Nippon Airways Via Panasonic Avionics In addition to exclusive live television, ANA’s new experience also offers high-speed connectivity.
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Arabsat's 8th Telecom Forum Set For February In Cyprus ARABSAT intends to host a live demo at the show using Traveltronic All-in-one Systems with Newtec Dialog Hub using ARABSAT-5A Appendix Ku-Band Space Segment.
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The Satellite Interference Reduction Group Welcomes Newest Member... NovelSat "Joining IRG was a logical step for us, and we look forward to being more involved in the group’s global activities.” Full Story
Kiwis Get Healthy... Wireless Nation's Agreement Mobile Health NZ Transmits Health Education Sessions Via Van Satellite ... provides fast broadband access anywhere in New Zealand, with a focus on connecting rural New Zealand and bridging the digital divide.
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February 1, 2016 Better Beaming With NSSLGlobal The company's VSAT network already covers 95 percent of the Earth’s surface, including all of the world’s major commercial shipping routes, mining areas, offshore oil rigs and fishing domains.
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NASA Engineers Tapped to Build First New-Fangled Integrated-Photonics Modem ...that could transform everything from telecommunications, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing to national defense.
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Two Instruments For JPSS To Be Produced By Raytheon These are the fourth and fifth VIIRS units Raytheon has been contracted to build.
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UAE Public Satellite Service License Granted By UAE To Inmarsat The license gives Inmarsat permission to offer its services to public and private sector users.
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A Swede Launch....TEXUS 53 Launched From Esrange Space Center ...is a sounding rocket program with the primary aim to investigate the properties and behaviour of materials, chemicals and biological substances in a microgravity environment.
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Damage Maps From NASA Could Assist When Future Quakes Strike Quickly assessing and communicating where the hardest-hit areas are and prioritizing which regions or communities have the greatest need for first-response teams is difficult when a disaster unevenly devastates various parts of a large area.
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NASA Announces Lucky Cubesats... Science, Technology Missions for First Flight Of Space Launch System ...air a demonstration of the Near-Earth Asteroid Scout (NEA Scout), a CubeSat that uses solar sail propulsion for low-cost exploration and reconnaissance of an asteroid.
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Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle Claim Success With Aerojet Rocketdyne's DACS In MDA Test The design, development and qualification of these design improvements were performed at Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Los Angeles site.
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From Esri, An Interactive 3D Globe—Cost Free—For Spatial Data Visualization + Exploration ArcGIS Earth allows users to quickly display data on the globe, sketch place marks, measure distances and areas, and add annotations to easily understand spatial information.
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Moving On Up... STN Appoints Anderson As New GM Anderson has decades of experience leading internationally diverse, multi-cultural and multi-disciplined business teams on a global basis.
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Launcher Contract Is Assigned To Thales Alenia Space Belgium By Airbus Safran Launchers The main function of the range safety system is to neutralize the launcher if its trajectory endangers people or property.
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Eutlesat 65 West A Marches Along At Arianespace In Preparation For March Launch ...was installed atop the workhorse vehicle's already-assembled components: the core cryogenic stage and two solid propellant boosters.
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SpaceX To Take 2016 Space Achievement Award @ Space Symposium Opening Ceremony
“Space is a risky business, but SpaceX continues to push the envelope in innovation, moving humanity forward.
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SDA To Assist Members With The Interference Struggle Geolocation is an important process used to identify the geographical origin of transmissions to a satellite and requires specialized measurement equipment located around the globe managed and operated by skilled engineers.
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NSR Asks Capacity @ What Cost? ...offers a comprehensive and unbiased understanding of why satellite capacity pricing is evolving as it is, and where it may go in the future.
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Harris Digs Digital... Offers All Digital Navigation Payload For US Air Force's GPS III SV 11 + Beyond The features provide greater flexibility, affordability and accuracy versus existing satellites and include ...
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Kratos Offers A 'Freebie'...The World Teleport Association's Report, The Teleport Of Tomorrow As a sponsor of the report, Kratos is providing a complimentary copy of the report for a limited time.
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There's A New Aljazeera Bouquet Launching On The Es'hail-1 Satellite The new Al Jazeera bouquet is being broadcast in HD, with content from Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English.
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