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April 30, 2012 ABI Research... The Entertainment Connectivity Connection (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] At least 21 percent of U.S. households (approximately 27 million) have either an...
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SES... A Home Base For Distribution Of Content [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), together with leading industry partners, has announced the introduction of...
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Harris + Jotron... Aerial Missions Support (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) and Jotron AS will upgrade air-to-ground radios at the...
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NASA: Goddard Space Flight Center... Webb's Thermal Trials [SatNews] Several critical items related to NASA's next-generation James Webb Space Telescope are being...
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Los Angeles Air Force Base (LABFB)... The Wrapper Is On (Satellite) Engineers at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida, have completed the...
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China... A Dual Departure (Launch) [SatNews] China successfully launched two satellites into space at 4:50 a.m. Beijing Time on Monday, the...
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TeleCommunication Systems... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
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Arianespace... A Weighty Responsibility (Upcoming Launch) [SatNews] Initial build-up of the Ariane 5 for Arianespace's third heavy-lift mission in 2012...
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Astrium + ESA... Here Comes Another Sun Examiner (Satellite) [SatNews] Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the...
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ASD Reports... ITAR Info (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The Defense Trade Controls Handbook—2012 is a comprehensive publication that ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Company... Power To The GaN (Technology) [SatNews] Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) has developed a prototype...
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SES... HD+ Gains 14th Content Deliverer (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that...
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SVS Satellite Systems + Eutelsat... Certainly Pointing In The Correct Direction (SATCOM) [SatNews] Eutelsat has granted an important approval to SVS Satellite Systems and their...
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DigitalGlobe... Significant Signing With China (Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has announced that Tencent has signed...
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Vocality + Inmarsat... More Talk—No New Equipment Required (SATCOM) [SatNews] Vocality has announced it is now shipping its BASICS Multivoice hardware platform for use with...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)... A Double Dose Of Contracts (Business—Imagery—Comms) [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has signed a three year contract for CA$1.7 million to...
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Peterson Air Force Base... The First DoD ISR Satellite Succumbs To Atmospheric Annihilation—On Purpose (Satellite) [SatNews] Today (April 30, 2012) marked the end of Air Force Space Command's...
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Los Angeles Air Force Based (LAFB)... An Opportunity For Outstanding Training (STEM) + Commander Honored (Event) [SatNews] For the first time, a unique partnership between the U.S. Air Force, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) and the professional society of materials science engineers (ASM Foundation) are...
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Boeing... 50 Years In Alabama (Event) [SatNews] The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today (April 30, 2012) celebrates 50 years in Alabama, where employees...
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April 28, 2012 NASA... Quake READI (Systems) [SatNews] The space-based technology that lets GPS-equipped motorists constantly update their precise location will undergo a major test of its ability...
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Algotronix... Man-In-The-Middle Attack Prevention (Systems) [SatNews] Algotronix Ltd. has announced the availability of a range of MACsec cores...
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Nitronex... A GaN Solution For Long Range RF (Comms) [SatNews] Nitronex has been awarded a Phase I SBIR to develop a highly efficient...
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Wise Wonderments... A Dust Bunny Of Celestial Proportions (Imagery) [SatNews] Images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal an old star in the throes of a...
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Telesat... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Telesat Holdings Inc. (Telesat) has announced its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2012.
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EUMETSAT + ESA... Drop Zone Dilemma Results In Postponement (Launch) [SatNews] EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency (ESA) have been informed by the launch service provider, Starsem, that the launch...
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Thales Alenia Space... Meteosat Membership (Satellite) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space Deutschland GmbH, has signed a contract with...
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April 26, 2012 Here's Looking @ Earth... Scary Shiveluch (Imagery) [SatNews] Shiveluch is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.
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ITU... Emergency Comms Receive Japanese Contribution (Business) [SatNews] Japan has made a financial contribution to ITU amounting to...
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ABI Research... Telematics Continues To Take Off (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Global fleet management and trailer tracking system subscriptions are expected to grow...
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NewSat... Funding Flows (Satellite—Business) [SatNews] Victoria, Australia-based NewSat raised $7.5 million in equity funds...
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Raytheon... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced first quarter 2012 Adjusted EPS of...
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Northrop Grumman... Financially Speaking.... (Business) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) reported that first quarter 2012 earnings from continuing operations...
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Comtech EF Data's ADS Software Enables Agilent Technologies To Work The Circuit [SatNews] “One of the key reasons we chose ADS was its capacity to accurately co-simulate across the DSP/RF boundary."
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CASBAA Rallies And Resists...India's Retroactive Satellite Tax Laws [SatNews] Imagine the thought of having to pay taxes retroactive to 1976!
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India's Image Just Got Better... Launch With A Possible Spy Twist (Launch) [SatNews] "This is the heaviest satellite put into orbit by the PSLV (polar satellite launch vehicle)..."
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Astrium's Report Card—Good Behavior—For Galileo's First Two Sats [SatNews] Always a relief to learn that expensive and technical equipment is performing as desired, especially when they are the first...
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COM DEV International... Aboard The Y1B (Satellite) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has revealed that the Yahsat Y1B satellite which was successfully launched into orbit...
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Boeing... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) reported first-quarter net income rose to $0.9 billion, or...
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USAF Puts Freeze On Northrop Grumman's Weather Satellite (Terminates Contract) [SatNews] Per the contract, weather has been discontinued...
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April 25, 2012 GTSI Corp... A Niner For SPAWARSYSCEN (Comms) [SatNews] GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ: GTSI), a systems integration, solutions and services provider to federal, state and local government, has announced...
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Spacecraft Technology Expo... Just Days Away (Event) [SatNews] Spacecraft Technology Expo—California's largest gathering of...
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Inmarsat... Dealing Them In... (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced the first appointments for...
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ND SatCom + SRG SSR... SNG Support Upgraded (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) has selected Astrium Services' ND SatCom product range to...
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MaxLinear... ICs To Perform For Polish Media Group (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, has announced that...
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Eutelsat Communications... 400 Hours Of SatCoverage Scheduled For French Presidential Election (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Capacity on four satellites operated by Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) will be mobilized...
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GMV + ESA... Wise-Up With This New Wiki (SatNav) [SatNews] Satellite navigation is progressing at such a breakneck speed nowadays that technical books are often already behind the times when they are published.
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Boatracs + KVH Industries... Fishing For More Connectivity (SATCOM) [SatNews] Boatracs Inc. and KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI are collaborating to deliver...
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Hubble's Happenings...Dwarf Satellite Galaxy But There's No Sleeping Beauty [SatNews] A version of this image was entered into the Hubble’s Hidden Treasures Image Processing Competition...
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Datasat Communications... Web Mining (SATCOM) Datasat Communications, the remote communications specialists, has launched a microsite...
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iDirect... Shining In The Spotlight (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), announces that its iDX 3.0 software has received...
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Raytheon... Scholarships Awarded (STEM) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is closing out its Mathematics Awareness Month celebration by announcing...
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GMV + Thaicom... A Controlling Presence (Satellite) [SatNews] GMV has announced a contract with THAICOM Plc. to provide...
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Newtec... High Value Content Has High Value Modulator (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Newtec has introduced their M6100 Broadcast Satellite Modulator, the Company's next generation broadcast platform.
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SES... Analog Capacity Converted For Bavarian TV (SatBroadcasting™—Satellite) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has revealed that two new Bavarian TV free-to-air programs...
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ViaSat... Building The Net For Saudi Arabia (SATCOM) [SatNews] Representing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), King Abdul-aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is leading...
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Financially $peaking...International Datacasting Corp. [SatNews] "Fiscal 2012 was a disappointing year from a financial perspective....""
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Arianespace... Sister Act (Launch) [SatNews] The two “sister” satellites for Arianespace’s upcoming Ariane 5 flight are poised...
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Telestream Deploys To Europe...It's A Good Thing [SatNews] Expansion in Europe is a positive signal for a healthy business....
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April 24, 2012 Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (Alliance)... Spectrum Lying Fallow (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Former FCC Commissioner, Michael Copps, in remarks made in an interview for the PBS series "The Communicators" said...
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SmartJog + Intelsat... An Expanding Digital Cinema Role (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] SmartJog unveiled at CinemaCon, the annual convention of the motion picture exhibition industry, that it plans...
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Cobham... Moving On Up... As CEO... (Business) [SatNews] Cobham plc (‘Cobham’ or the ‘Group’) has appointed Robert (Bob) Murphy...
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Satellite Broadcasting + Communications Association (SBCA)... Willing Workers Welcomed (Business) [SatNews] SBCA has announced that WorkMarket has joined...
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Harris... Pittsylvania's Primary Attention To First Responders (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $10 million contract from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to deploy...
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DigitalGlobe + European Space Imaging... Member States Satisfaction (Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) and its partner European Space Imaging, a leading supplier of high-resolution satellite imagery in Europe and North Africa, have announced...
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Giga-Communications... A Royal Award (Event—Business) [SatNews] Giga-Communications Ltd, manufacturer of satellite and microwave equipment for secure government/military communications as well as television newsgathering, has won...
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Space Foundation... The Space Report 2012 Makes Its Debut (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] The premier research and analysis product of the Space Foundation covers...
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ILS' Proton 376th Launch... Yahsat's Y1B...YahClick Is A Clickin' Reality [SatNews] "Communications is a vital factor for economic and social growth in today’s world and we are very excited to be bringing this pioneering vision into reality."
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COM DEV Provides Passive Microwave = Positive Bottom Line [SatNews] Another contract further validates the robust health of the satellite industries.
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GeoEye And Rolta Open Their Eyes And The Skies Over India (EO) [SatNews] This helps users see, understand and anticipate change when lives are at risk...
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Astrium + Hisdesat... Joining Forces For Additional Flexibility (Satellites) [SatNews] Astrium Services and Hisdesat, the Spanish government satellite service operator, have signed a framework agreement for a...
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SkyTrac Systems In Mexico, Si!... Shows Flight In A Box [SatNews] Choppers in flight have new flight following and monitoring capabilities...
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LightSquared + Inmarsat... An Amended Understanding (Business) [SatNews] LightSquared has reached agreement with Inmarsat to...
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Encompass UK Selects Signiant To Ingest And Digest...Assets [SatNews] "Completing this piece in advance enabled us to go forward quickly after we were able to 'green light' the project..."
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Northrop Grumman + ATK... The Back Plane Comes To The Forefront (Satellite) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) and its teammate ATK (NYSE:ATK) have completed...
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April 23, 2012 Boeing + NASA... Crewed Flights Is The Ultimate Plan (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed an agreement with NASA's Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) at Johnson Space Center to collaborate...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Rare Look @ Rare Earth (Imagery) [SatNews] With names such as cerium, lanthanum, and ytterbium, the rare earth elements aren’t exactly household names.
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Hubble Happenings... A Hazy Shade Of Space (Imagery) [SatNews] These bright stars shining through what looks like a haze in the night sky are part of a young stellar grouping...
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Planetary Resources... Funding + Forging For Spatial Enterprise (Business) [SatNews] An new private space exploration company backed by billionaire investors and filmmaker-turned-explorer James Cameron...
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Arqiva... The Digital Viewing Screen Avails Increase (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Arqiva has announced that Vue Cinemas has joined Arqiva's Digital Cinema delivery platform on the IS905 satellite.
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Cassini Captures... Saturn's Smashing F Ring (Imagery) [SatNews] Scientists working with images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have discovered strange, half-mile-sized objects...
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Arianespace... Heavy Lifting Into Its Third Iteration (Launch) [SatNews] The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s third heavy-lift mission of 2012...
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Allen-Vanguard + Track24 Defence... Jam Good (M2M) [SatNews] A new system for automatically sending near real-time, beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS), machine-to-machine (M2M) updates...
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Saft Batteries Run To The Extreme...Climatic Temps [SatNews] "...achieve end-to-end monitoring and control of their fixed or mobile assets in extreme climatic conditions..."
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April 22, 2012 Harris... A Successful Antenna Unfurling (Satellite) [SatNews] Two unfurlable mesh antenna reflectors developed by Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) were successfully deployed last month...
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Orbital Sciences Corp... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2012.
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NASA + SS/L... The Host With The Most (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA's Space Technology Program has awarded Space System/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif., a $3 million contract to...
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SpeedCast + Saxon Energy... O&G Offering On Target (SATCOM) [SatNews] SpeedCast has announced Saxon Energy Services as the first major customer for its...
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Hughes Network Systems... From ADF Trials To GSA Inclusions (Comms) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has announced that it has been successfully supporting the Australian Defence Force and has added services to GSA GS-35F-0907P.
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SES-4 Makes Number 50...The Hulk...Largest And Most Powerful [SatNews] The newest member of the family is a big guy...
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DISA (Defense Information Systems Agency)... An Enterprising Endeavor (Event) [SatNews] “The Joint Enterprise: Delivered Through Partnership” is the theme for the...
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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd... Fourteen FOC's Head To OHB... (Satellite) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has delivered the first of 14 full operational capability (FOC) payloads...
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Northrop Grumman + Space Foundation... Building For The Future Of The Industry (STEM) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC) is donating $375,000 to create a...
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GeoEye + Geostellar... Helping To Bring Sunny Days To All (Imagery) [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) now has a strategic relationship with Geostellar, an innovative technology company...
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SES + RTL... Capacity Gained... (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that the media group RTL Germany has signed a deal with SES...
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EUMETSAT... Infrastructure Inauguration (Business) [SatNews] EUMETSAT’s New Infrastructure Building (NIB) was inaugurated...
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Astrium... Carbon Concerns Create Contract (Satellite) [SatNews] Astrium is pushing ahead with the preparation of CarbonSat, a new...
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COM DEV Europe... Professing Support For The U.K.'s Plethora Of Pounds For Research (Business) [SatNews] COM DEV Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of hardware manufacturer COM DEV International (TSX: CDV), has expressed support for the British government's...
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Schriever International Wargame...Space Safety—The Future And Beyond [SatNews] Allies collaborating to plan and prevent aggressive reactions in space involves more than a road map...
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Dynetics... Partnership Validation With FASTSAT (Satellite) [SatNews] When the Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology SATellite (FASTSAT) went on orbit...
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Microspace... Bandwidth Bust-Out—When Needed (SATCOM) [SatNews] Microspace Communications introduced a host of new services at...
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Thuraya... New Distribution Channel For Portfolio (SATCOM) [SatNews] To further meet the requirements of global vertical markets, Thuraya has recently signed...
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Inmarsat + GMPCS... Xpressing Support (SATCOM—Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...
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Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS)... Funding Drive.... (Business—Satellites) [SatNews] With four satellites currently in orbit, Asia Broadcast Satellite is undertaking...
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Comcast Media Center Streams ULA's Launches...Live Rockets In Your Home! [SatNews] More people will now be able to 'ooh-and-aah!' at the live launches...
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NSR... Confidence Builder For HPA Propositions... (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] On March 25, 2012, an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton M vehicle successfully launched the...
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Thrane & Thrane + Inmarsat... Antenna Approvals (SATCOM) [SatNews] Following a series of Type Approvals from Inmarsat, Thrane & Thrane has announced...
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Astrium + Yahsat... Dual Solutions With Multiple Spot Beams (Satellites) [SatNews] Y1B, the second satellite of the United Arab Emirates’ space communications program, is ready...
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International Datacasting (IDC)... STAR + Centient Have Their Market Debuts (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) has announced that Radio Maria and World Family of Radio Maria have selected and started to deploy...
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Orbital Sciences... Antares Ascent Aborted 'Til Later This Year (Launch) [SatNews] Company chief exec. David W. Thompson has said that the first flight of the firm's Antares rocket with the Cygnus ISS cargo freighter aboard...
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April 19, 2012 SES' Satellite Encompass-es NASA TV [SatNews] With NASA in your living room there's no need to go to the Cape...
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ViaSat... Migration Motivation (Comms) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has been awarded a Full Production and Fielding (FP&F) order valued at $31.5 million for...
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Moving On Up @ SI Organization Salutes... [SatNews] He may have retired as Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base but he hasn't slowed down...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Satisfying For MEXSAT (C&C) Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced today that its Kratos Integral Systems International, Inc. (Kratos ISI) subsidiary has been selected by...
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Hubble Views A Stellar Breeding Ground Of Tarantulas [SatNews] The stages of star birth, from embryonic stars a few thousand years old still wrapped in dark cocoons of dust and gas to behemoths that die young in supernova explosions
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Raytheon... Important Integration Impetus (SATCOM) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully completed...
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Sea Launch + Intelsat... To Port From Prime (Satellite) [SatNews] The spacecraft for the Intelsat-19 mission contracted for launch by Sea Launch AG has been...
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Arianespace...Good Things Do Happen On Friday The 13th [SatNews] Touchdown, and all went well despite the superstitious who fear Friday the 13th...
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April 18, 2012 DIRECTV... Protecting Your Viewing Assets (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV, in partnership with N.E.W. Customer Service Companies (NEW), will launch...
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April 17, 2012 Thuraya... @ NSS 2012 With... (Event) [SatNews] Thuraya will be a participant at the U.S. space policy and program forum, the 28th National Space Symposium.
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Astrium + AFD...The Focus Is On Trees (Imagery) [SatNews] Astrium and the Agence Fran?aise de D?veloppement (AFD) have launched...
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Hughes... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has appointed Colonel Charles (Chuck) H. Cynamon (Retired) as...
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Ball Aerospace... @ the National Space Symposium (NSS) With... (Event) [SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. is the sponsor of the Space Foundation’s Exhibit Center and Pavilion...
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COM DEV International... The Switches Are On... (SATCOM) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has been awarded an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) contract...
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Newtec... "Hot Topic" Discussion @ NAB 2012 (SATCOM) [SatNews] At NAB, on April 16th, Newtec organized a panel discussion on “Satellite Interference and Carrier ID” with important industry leaders...
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April 16, 2012 Vislink... @ NAB 2012 With... (Surveillance Via Satellite) [SatNews] Vislink is showcasing its V-Net end-to-end video surveillance solutions at NAB 2012.
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Lockheed Martin... @ National Space Symposium With... (Event) [SatNews] Listed below are some of the major programs that Lockheed Martin will be showcasing at this NSS conference.
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Arianespace's Seeing Double... To Reap Double Rewards [SatNews] So far so good, and when this one is launched... it's Perfect and...
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Moving On Up x 2 At CASIS [SatNews] "These two...greatly enhance our ability to attract and evaluate projects that will maximize use of Station and ultimately improve life on Earth.”
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Hispasat... Such A Deal For Latin America (Business + Satellites) [SatNews] HISPASAT has received the “Deal of the Year” award from...
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Haivision... Making The JITC Grade (ISR) [SatNews] Haivision's Makito™ SDI and Makito Air™ high definition H.264 encoders have received...
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GMPCS + QuickLink... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] GMPCS Personal Communications, Inc. (GMPCS) has entered into a strategic partnership with Quicklink Video Distribution Services Ltd (Quicklink) for the...
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Net Insight + Miranda Technologies.... @ NAB 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Net Insight and Miranda Technologies have a new partnership that will simplify...
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EURO World Network... Macedonian Programming Goes Global (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] EURO World Network (EWN) has announced that Macedonian public broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) has signed...
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Kratos Defense & Security... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that Marion Van Fosson has joined the company...
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BEAM Communications... Stocking Docking (SATCOM) [SatNews] Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), has received certification by Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) for use of...
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Intelsat... A Galaxy Of DTH Content (SatBroadcasting™—Satellite) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has announced that the international direct-to-home (DTH) community on the Galaxy 19 satellite...
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Kratos Defense & Security... Cyber Attack Defense (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its RT Logic subsidiary released CyberC4(TM):Armor, a product designed...
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Newtec... An Effort Of Olympian Proportions (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] The Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) announced it has selected Newtec to upgrade...
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April 13, 2012 CPI Satcom Division... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] CPI Satcom Division has announced its lineup of new high power amplifiers (HPAs) for viewing...
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. ("Intelsat Jackson"), is amending the terms of its previously announced tender offer...
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CommunicAsia2012... First Timers Eager To Attend (Event) [SatNews] CommunicAsia2012 has seen take up from more than 200 first time exhibitors to date.
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MITEQ... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Compensate for long, lossy SATCOM IFL runs with the new series of...
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Sevis Systems... Backhaul Benefits For Rural Reclamations (SATCOM) [SatNews] Sevis Systems, Inc. has launched a highly available, high density addition to its...
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USGS... It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over... (Satellite) [SatNews] Landsat 5 recently captured and downlinked Multispectral Scanner (MSS) images...
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Inmarsat... A Fond Farewell As 20th Birthday Nears (Satellite) [SatNews] The Company's second-generation Inmarsat-2 F4 satellite has been switched off...
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European Space Agency (ESA)... Envisat Emitting Ends (Satellite) [SatNews] After 10 years of service, Envisat has stopped...
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April 12, 2012 EVS... Serving Up Codec Compatibility (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] EVS has announced native support for Sony XDCAM 422 50Mbps HD codec in its flagship...
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WORK Microwave... @ CommunicAsia 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] At CommunicAsia 2012, WORK Microwave will introduce the company's latest, new-generation...
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Thomson Video Networks... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Thomson Video Networks introduces Dolby® audio processing and MPEG-DASH support for the ViBE VS7000 video system, a breakthrough...
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Bridge Technologies + Kordia... The Data Rate Shall Rise For Igloo (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] New Zealand's first DVB-T2 platform, built by Kordia for the new IGLOO TV service, will use...
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Datasat Communications... Making The HOT List (SATCOM) [SatNews] Datasat Communications, the Potters Bar-based satellite communications specialists, has been named in the prestigious...
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Vizada + TSF... Assisting With Crucial NGO Comms Needs (SATCOM) [SatNews] Vizada has just renewed its partnership contract with...
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Vimond + Akamai... Single Sourcing For OTT (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Vimond Media Solutions has announced a partnership with Akamai® that will allow...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Hotter'n H-E-ReversedDoubleHockeySticks (Imagery) [SatNews] According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the highest temperature ever measured on Earth came on September 13, 1922, when...
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Boeing... Geospatial Data Mastery Asset (Systems) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has released DataMaster 5.1, an advanced version of its...
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SkyTrac Systems... @ NATA 2012 With... (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems will be exhibiting at the Northern Air Transport Association (NATA) AGM and tradeshow April 16th to the 18th, 2012.
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Triveni Digital... @ NAB 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Triveni Digital has revealed that its StreamScope® MT-40 real-time DTV transport stream monitor and...
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Vela Research... @ NAB 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Decoders) [SatNews] Vela Research? has announced the newest addition to its family of...
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Arianespace... Jean-Yves Le Gall To Continue To Lead The Company (Business) [SatNews] Arianespace's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders was held on...
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DigitalGlobe... Two Peeks @ Tongch'ang-ri As It Preps For Launch (Imagery) [SatNews] These images are of the Tongch’ang-ri Launch Facility in North Korea.
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IBC2012... Leading The Leaders... (Event—Summit) [SatNews] Following the success of the inaugural Leaders’ Summit at IBC2011, IBC has announced that the...
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A1 Microwave... @ CommunicAsia 2012 With... (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] A1 Microwave will be showcasing their products at CommunicAsia 2012...
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Boeing... Number Four Is Looking Extremely Well! (Satellite) Boeing [NYSE: BA] has announced that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the...
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North Korea... A Loser Of A Launch, No Satellite Success... + North American Space Command Tracked The Proceedings... [SatNews] Multiple news outlets are reporting the launch of the much publicized rocket and satellite from Tongchang-ri in North Korea.
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COM DEV International... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has announced first quarter financial results for the three-month period ended January 31, 2012.
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April 11, 2012 FRANSAT, Samsung + Neotion... The Simplification Of DTT (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] FRANSAT, SAMSUNG and NEOTION have unveiled the new face of satellite reception of free DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) channels in France.
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IDC's DTH Satellite Offers Painless Tattoo™ IPTV Services [SatNews] Bring on the products for NAB, and throw in a Tattoo™ while you're at it...
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NASA's MRO Reveals An Elephant On Mars Or Pareidolia? [SatNews] The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provides some stunning shots, this looks like a zoo...
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SS/L In An Optical Relay With NASA [SatNews] This spectrum is four orders of magnitude higher than the radio propagation bands used today for satellite and other wireless communications.
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SGAC... @ the 28th National Space Symposium With... (Event—Forum) [SatNews] The<i> Space Generation Advisory Council in Support of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications</i> (SGAC) is an NGO representing...
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Clear Channel Satellite's Xtreme Solution For Expanding Networks [SatNews] "...is game changing for independent syndicators who maintain their own satellite uplinks.”
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Arianespace... Complex Missions To Be Handled With Aplomb (Launch) [SatNews] The Fregat M upper stage for Starsem’s Soyuz launch of the...
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Surrey Satellite Technology US... Get Your Red Hot Payload Into Orbit! (Satellites) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC (SST-US) is soliciting ancillary payloads for its upcoming...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Russian Election "Visibility" Was The Aim (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) successfully completed a dedicated project for satellite-based web connectivity...
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UK SPACE Agency... Funding For Spatial Project Portfolios (Satellites + SATCOM) [SatNews] The U.K. Government is to grant nearly 6 million pounds to co-fund...
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April 10, 2012 Aerojet... Pushing For 70 Years (Event) [SatNews] Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company announced its 70th anniversary on March 19th...
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Vela Research... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Vela Research® has announced the newest addition to its family of high performance...
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308 SYSTEMS... Blending In More International Flavoring (Comms) [SatNews] International orders continue to fuel 308 SYSTEMS expansion...
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DISA... Partner Conference Is Forthcoming... (Event) [SatNews] The 2012 DISA Mission Partner Conference will be held from May 7-10...
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Azercosmos... Azerspace To Come Calling On Kuru... (Launch) [SatNews] Azercosmos is working on accelerating the manufacturing and launch...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Florida Is All Fired Up (Imagery) [SatNews] A large fire in Osceola National Forest has burned more than 10,000 acres and sent smoke wafting across Northeast Florida.
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NASA | JPL... Getting With The Flow (Imagery) [SatNews] The swirling flows of Earth's perpetually changing ocean come to life...
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Harris... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) will showcase new features for its Selenio? media convergence platform to help...
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NexTraq... The Anything, Anywhere, Paradigm Applied To Tracking (SATCOM) [SatNews] NexTraq™ has announced its new global satellite GPS asset tracking device.
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Network Electronics + Bridge Technologies... A New Bridge Into Japan (Business—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Network Electronics Japan has joined Bridge Technologies' business partner network to offer...
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SES... Added To The German Viewing Cuisine (Business—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that SUPER RTL HD joins the...
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Berg Insight... Machine Momentum Mounts (Analysis | Reports—M2M) [SatNews] According to new a research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global number...
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Newtec + Yahsat... Transponder Poppin' Power Passage (SATCOM) [SatNews] In what could be considered a 'world record,' Newtec has demonstrated...
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IBC 2012... Influential, Inspirational Industry Insights (Event) [SatNews] IBC is one of the most prestigious global tradeshows in the world and attracts...
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Cobham + Thrane & Thrane... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know (Business) [SatNews] Cobham announced on March 12th, 2012, that it had withdrawn its proposal to the...
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Volicon... On The Go Access + Transport Stream In The Spotlight (Webinar—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Volicon will be hosting two live webinars that will offer an overview...
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ITT Exelis + GeoEye... It's A Case Of A Resolution Solution (Satellite) [SatNews] ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) Geospatial Systems has delivered...
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Astrium... No Midlife Crisis Here (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] Astrium, has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to pursue...
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IABM... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has announced that the organization will host...
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iDirect + RigNet... This Patch Purchases Extension Equipment (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc (VT Systems), has announced that RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET) has...
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C-COM Satellite Systems... Two... Two... Two GPS Goodies In One (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI) ("C-COM" or the "Company") has received $1,000,000 in orders...
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Iridium Communications... Endowment To Energize Young Engineers' Innovations (STEM) [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has announced a call for entries to its...
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April 9, 2012 NAB 2012... The World Of 3D... (Event) [SatNews] The technologies and the processes of 3D content creation are discussed by various luminaries within this environment... here are but three of the sessions being offered during NAB 2012.
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VITEC... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] VITEC has announced a most comprehensive suite of products for...
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ViaSat... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Software) [SatNews] Exede(sm) Newsgathering from ViaSat revolutionizes the way news...
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TeamCast... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware + Software) [SatNews] At the NAB 2012 Show, TeamCast will be showing several new products that address various market segments worldwide...
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Snell... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell will unveil a new 4-RU version of its Vega™ routing platform.
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Skyline Communications... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Software) [SatNews] Skyline Communications is going to be showcasing at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas...
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intoPIX... The Core Of The Solution (SatBroadcasting™—Codec) [SatNews] intoPIX, a leading provider of JPEG 2000 compression solutions has released...
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Front Porch Digital + Crawford Media Services... (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Front Porch Digital has announced that?Crawford Media Services (NAB booth N5012) has added to its existing complement...
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GL's PacketProbe™... Not To Be Confused With A TSA Search! [SatNews] The product is used to ensure successful deployments, and helps with network design, ensuring that the most efficient topologies are implemented.
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IABM (Int'l Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers)... (SatBroadcasting™—Online Course) [SatNews] The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) Training Academy has launched...
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NASA + JAXA... Placing Precipitation Power Into Place (Satellite) [SatNews] Last month, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officially handed off a new satellite instrument...
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Russia... Doom + A Moon Boom (Satellites) [SatNews] Russia plans to send a satellite with a radio beacon to near-Earth asteroid of 99942 Apophis...
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NASA | JPL... The Trilogy Of Kepler, Planck + Spitzer Garner More Life (Satellites) [SatNews] NASA is extending three missions affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California...
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NASA | JPL... A Devil On Mars (Imagery) [SatNews] A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured...
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IHA Reports...Parts Are Not Parts...Counterfeit Cost Billions [SatNews] “A faulty counterfeit analog IC can cause problems ranging from a mundane dropped phone call to a serious tragedy in the aviation, medical, military, nuclear or automotive areas,” .."
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Space Foundation... Making Book On The Industry (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The global space economy grew to $289.77 billion in 2011, reflecting...
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Orbital Sciences... A Belated Happy Birthday... (Event) [SatNews] SatNews Publishers wishes to congratulate Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB).
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AMPAC-ISP... The Push For Landsat (Satellite) [SatNews] AMPAC-ISP CORP. (AMPAC-ISP or ISP), American Pacific Corporation’s (NASDAQ?: APFC) wholly-owned in-space propulsion subsidiary, has reported that...
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ULA's New Organization Plans Payload = Humans Next...humans!
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ISRO... Spy Satellite Sendoff Soon (Launch) [SatNews] An Indian rocket will carry a 1,850kg indigenous surveillance satellite—Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1)—to the skies...
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April 6, 2012 Broadcom + Broadlight... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) has completed its acquisition of...
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ABI Research... 'Mazing Mobile Revenues Predicted For Asia (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] ?Mobile Internet will account for 25 percent of China’s mobile revenues in 2012...
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VSN + FLUMOTION... @ NAB 2012 With (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] VSN and FLUMOTION will present at NAB 2012 a new solution...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... This Old Salt Continues To Attract (Imagery) [SatNews] The Dead Sea is so named because its high salinity discourages the growth of fish, plants, and other wildlife.
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April 5, 2012 NSR... "Coopertition" New Name Of Satellite Game (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The concept of “coopertition”, or cooperative competition, has long been an element...
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Ocean Blue Software... Talk To Me, STB (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Ocean Blue Software has partnered with...
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Haivision... @ NAB 2012 With... (Event) [SatNews] At NAB, Haivision will show the combination of all of the Company's products with...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Mucky, Muddy + Turbid (Imagery) [SatNews] On March 31, 2012, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite...
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NASA + ULA... Everything GOES According To A New Plan (Launch) [SatNews] NASA has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Englewood, Colorado, to launch the...
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Iridium.... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Iridium recently published their Annual Report for 2011, a year that saw...
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Cobham + Thrane & Thrane... Taking Stock... Financially Speaking (Business) [SatNews] Cobham ("Cobham" or the "Group") announced on March 12, 2012, that it had withdrawn its proposal...
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SES... A Great Deal Of CHIRP'ing Scheduled (Webcast) [SatNews] Launched in September aboard the SES-2 satellite, CHIRP...
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SES Shareholders Gather To Appoint And Anoint [SatNews] They met to resolve, reward and elect...
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Gilat's Sky Edge II VSAT In Mexico... Si! [SatNews] This solution is designed to allow Televisa to improve the control and monitoring of its remote stations.
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Harris... Single Net Integration For Latin America (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received $12.4 million in orders from a...
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April 4, 2012 Orbital's Minotaur Rocket Is An 'Enabler' For The USAF [SatNews] The ultimate compliment is to do to something so well that folk keep coming back for more...even rockets!
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Sonnet Technologies... @ NAB 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Sonnet Technologies has announced the 2012 NAB Show debut of the new...
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Utah Scientific... @ NAB 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Utah Scientific has announced the UTAH-100/UDS Universal Distribution System, a new approach to signal distribution that combines...
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Space Foundation... Upcoming Celebrations For U.S.A.F. Space Command's Anniversary (Events) [SatNews] The Space Foundation plans to conduct two special events to commemorate...
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Astrotech... Financially Speaking (Business) [SatNews] Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC) has announced the results of the...
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Northrop Grumman... Webb's New Recording Unit Arrives For Integration (Satellite) [SatNews] The solid-state electronics unit that will capture the James Webb Space Telescope's science and engineering data...
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GVF's Oil & Gas Conference Travels To Rio de Janeiro (Event) [SatNews] The attendees at this oil & gas conference will not be disappointed with their accommodations in Rio...
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SES + SkyGate Open The Broadband Gates In The Middle East [SatNews] Nothing like a gate opening and providing a service sorely needed in the Middle East.
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Thrane & Thrane An AVIATOR A Falcon And A FAN [SatNews] The ink has dried, handshakes all around, and now get busy.
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iDirect... Bring On The Utilities (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), and the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) have released...
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Spacecom... Data Services Contract Extension For African Beam (SATCOM) [SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC), operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, has announced that a current client...
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SES' Royal Treatment For BSkyB...Plans For London Olympics... [SatNews] The logistics involved in broadcasting any sports event is mind boggling...now imagine that one million times over.
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Satellite Space Junk That Goes Bump Means War? [SatNews] “Space garbage hitting and disabling a military satellite may be seen as an attack, which could provoke retaliation with all of the ensuing consequences.”
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April 3, 2012 Thales' + Tampa Microwave Mission Accomplished (Acquisition) [SatNews] ..."review of the acquisition by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and its determination that there are no national security concerns with respect to the transaction."
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Temasys + EMC... No Jittery Jam-Ups Via This Cloud Communication Connection (SATCOM) [SatNews] Temasys and Emerging Markets Communications have partnered to use...
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Imtech Marine... An Understanding Of Global Xpress Proportions (Business) [SatNews] Imtech Marine has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with...
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DigitalGlobe... Affording Massachusetts Complete Views (Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has an agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide...
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Harris... Unity Of Purpose In Providing First Responder Tools (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $49 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide...
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NSR... Despite Requirement Increases, O&G Market Remains Lucrative (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report:
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KVH Industries... Victory With VSATs—Euroconsult Believes So... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Launched in late 2007, the mini-VSAT Broadband(SM) service from KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:KVHI) has...
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Numerex... It's Up In The Clouds, Integrates Websites + Supports Smartphones (M2M) [SatNews] Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) has launched its M2M interactive platform.
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Astrium + Space Engineering... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (Business) [SatNews] Astrium has now completed the acquisition of 66.78 percent...
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Boeing... Advanced Research Center In Brazil (Business) [SatNews] Boeing (NYSE: BA) will establish Boeing Research & Technology-Brazil, a research and technology center...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Rocketing To Atmospheric Heights (Launch) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced the successful launch by NASA...
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ISS Reveals Ireland And UK Glow In The Dark From Aurora Borealis (Imagery) [SatNews] NASA's Image Of The Day takes us to a place that is out of our reach, but we can marvel from afar.
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Launch! ULA's Delta IV Is On An NROL-25 As Spy Satellite Soars Skyward [SatNews] A Great Launch! Designated NROL-25, the mission is in support of national defense.
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Thrane & Thrane... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Susan Saadat has been appointed to the role of...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates... Between A Rock And A Hard Place With RADARSAT... [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), has announced that the Company has made a...
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April 2, 2012 Hubble's Hidden Treasures...Created By You? [SatNews] Imagine having such an extensive collection of treasures that you haven't been able to see them all...
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Synacor... DVR Motivation + Hub Centralization (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Synacor has announced the Company has integrated its platform with...
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China... Delivering Product In A Timely Manner To Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] China has successfully placed the APSTAR-7 communications satellite...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Ophiolite Switcheroo... What Was 'Tween Crust + Mantle Now Resident Atop All (Imagery) [SatNews] The mountains of northeastern Oman are rugged, dry, and as much as 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) above sea level.
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Bangladesh + Space Partnership International... Bringing Bangabandhu To Fruition (Satellite) [SatNews] A $10 million consultancy contract has been signed by the Company with...
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Artel Video Systems... @ NAB2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Artel Video Systems will be exhibiting at the NAB Show in Las Vegas April 16 – 19, Booth SU3402, in the South Hall.
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Cinegy... @ NAB2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] With only a couple of weeks left to the opening of the NAB Show, here's a sneak peak of what’s happening at the Cinegy booth SL12213.
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Digigram... @ NAB2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] The Company will be demo'ing their products at Booth C2950 and among the selected offerings is...
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SpaceX | NASA...Dragon Meet Megan, Megan Meet Dragon (Launch) [SatNews] Always a good idea to have a dry run, know where the switches and buttons are, and what they do, especially when you're going to be shot up into space...
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Snell... @ NAB2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell will announce enhancements to its ICE channel-in-a-box and Morpheus automation systems that further extend their functionality.
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Ideabird... Into Tracking? Innovative Innovation Contest Announced (Event—M2M) [SatNews] An group of companies including Deloitte, Deutsche Telecom, HYVE and The RWTH-TIM Research Group have banded together...
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Astrium + RSCC... Express'ing Delight (Satellites) [SatNews] Astrium has been awarded two contracts from the...
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NovelSat Ltd... Major Modulation Move (SatBroadcasting™—Technology) [SatNews] NovelSat Ltd. (NovelSat) has announced that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the largest association of national broadcasters in the world, has selected...
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Harris... Multiband, Multi-Mode, Mounted + Dismounted... Talk About Flexibility... (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received an AUD$14.7 million (approximately US$15.2 million) order...
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EUMETSAT... Evolution Of Weather Phenomena Nowcasting Covered (Satellite) [SatNews] EUMETSAT is preparing to ship its third Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-3) satellite...
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MEASAT Satellite Systems... Premium Action Sports Encompassed At 91.5 Degrees East (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) now has an agreement with Encompass Digital Media (“Encompass”) for the distribution of...
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MEDIA BROADCAST... DVB-S2 Transmissions Heading Out For Czech Consumption (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] MEDIA BROADCAST has launched a DVB-S2 transmission platform on...
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Comtech Telecommunications... Something To Be Blue About For The U.S. Army (Comms) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) has announced that its Maryland-based subsidiary, Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation, has been awarded...
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SSC... Definitely A Regal Appearance (Event) [SatNews] The Swedish King, Carl XVI Gustaf, will attend the opening ceremony of the...
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Altobridge Acquires Replify...Cuts Connectivity Costs No Compromise [SatNews] This acquisition is crafty..."and this turnkey solution enables the world’s mobile network operators to truly bridge the mobile broadband divide."
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Satellite Reveals: Red Alert! Pentagon Activates Missile Defenses For North Korean Launch (Imagery) [SatNews] “The president of the United States made very clear that the North Koreans should not do this. It is provocative It’s dangerous and it violates the international law....we have to be fully prepared for any possibility—and we are.”
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Eutelsat... Macedonian Meeting Regarding Millennium Goals (SATCOM) [SatNews] Eutelsat's satellite broadband solutions were demonstrated in the Macedonian city of Ohrid to...
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Arianespace... Starsem's Soyuz Set For Weather Observer Mission (Launch) [SatNews] Preparations for the 25th mission of Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate are on schedule...
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Latitude Technologies Knows Loads About IONode™ And LoadNode™ [SatNews] This product will be live streamed around the world at an upcoming convention.
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Thuraya... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Thuraya has elected a new Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting.
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TAM And Oi Take It Low While Going High OnAir [SatNews] Customers travelling using this product will pay 50 percent less...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Daphne Develops Into A Destructive Dumper For Fiji (Imagery) [SatNews] Tropical Storm Daphne was born on April Fool's Day in the southwestern Pacific Ocean...
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April 1, 2012 GeoEye... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has announced results for its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011.
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Euroconsult... The Budget Pressure Mounts For Space Programs (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Euroconsult has announced that global budgets for space programs have reached a plateau of roughly $70 billion, confirming a slowdown...
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EM Research... A Rugged Release (Device) [SatNews] The Company has just released their new ESP-11000 Phase-Locked Oscillator that operates...
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KVH Industries... Moving On In... (Business) [SatNews] Committed to providing global high speed Internet, television, and voice services to mobile users at sea, on land, and in the air, KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI), recently opened...
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Digital Rapids... Jump Into The Streaming (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Digital Rapids announced that sports media specialist PERFORM has deployed more than...
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Advanced Satellite Communications... Growth Factor Enhanced With The Lankford Link (Business) [SatNews] Premier Development Solutions founder and CEO John Lankford, who is also Master Certified Business Coach, has been retained...
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