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June 28, 2013 Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Satellite Stands Assembled + Tested... “Exposing the satellite to the realities of the launch experience allows us to know with confidence that it can withstand the real thing.”
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Arianespace No Let Up...One Launch And One Gettin’ Ready [SatNews] ...the mission will mark the 70th launch of the workhorse...
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June 27, 2013 Globecomm’s Suite Security Solution...Cytelics(sm) [SatNews] Go ahead, make my day...well, maybe not quite along this same line, but there’s a new cyber security solution...
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PCI Geomatics’ Geomatica Discover...So Much Data, So Difficult To Find Until Now...Creates Geospatial Data Catalog [SatNews] New software tool quickly indexes geospatial image and vector data on local or networked volumes.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... The Blackened Black Forest (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The first 911 call for the Black Forest fire came on June 11, 2013. Nine days later, firefighters had fully contained the blaze, but not before it had devastated a...
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Astrium Americas... Moving On Up... Kostelnik To President (Business) [SatNews] Astrium Americas, an EADS North America company, has selected retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kostelnik as president of Astrium Americas and...
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DISH Network Corporation... Clearing Away From Clearwire (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, DISH Acquisition Holding Corporation, is withdrawing its tender offer to...
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European Space Agency (ESA)... Mapped + Measured, The Forest Biomass (Imagery) [SatNews] The biomass of the northern hemisphere’s forests has been mapped with greater precision than ever before thanks to...
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Columbia’s 4G Auction... Oh My G! As Bids For Fees = 70 Percent More Than Expected (Broadband) [SatNews]... they were expecting to receive US$235 million in license fees, but the winning bids totaled US$400 million, 70 percent more than expected.
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Thales + French Defense Agreement... In For The Long Haul...Extreme Flying Conditions [SatNews] The dissemination of tactical information between forces at all levels has become a mandatory capability in recent conflicts...
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European Space Agency (ESA) + Thales Alenia Space... The Darker Side Of Life (Satellite) [SatNews] The European Space Agency, ESA, has selected Thales Alenia Space to build the new...
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Lockheed Martin... A Fairing Day For MUOS #2 (Satellite) [SatNews] The second Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the U.S. Navy has been...
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NASA... The Distant Voyages Of Voyager... (Satellite) [SatNews] Data from Voyager 1, now more than 11 billion miles from the sun, suggest the spacecraft is closer to...
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GMV + O3b Networks... Offering A Crucial Helping Hand (Satellites) [SatNews] The four first satellites of the O3b constellation have just been successfully...
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Thales Alenia Space... Working To Work With All Military Aircraft (Comms) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space, serving as prime contractor, has signed a study contract with French defense...
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Orbital’s Rocket Pegasus® Releases NASA Satellite... This IRIS Can Look At The Sun And Not Blink (Launch) [SatNews] A satellite was launched that will observe the sun’s million degree atmosphere.
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June 26, 2013 CPI International + M C L...The Ins And Outs Of A Buy Out (Business Acquisition) [SatNews] The acquisition will expand the Company’s satellite communications service offerings.
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CSR plc... It's All About Correct Positioning (Navigation) [SatNews] CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) has debuted their SiRFstarV™ 5e, a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) engine optimized to enable...
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North Korea... Dump Site For Nuke Site (Imagery) [SatNews] Satellite imagery has revealed new tunnelling work at North Korea's nuclear test site, but nothing that points...
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NASA... IRIS Closing For A Day Or So... (Launch) [SatNews] NASA has delayed the launch of a sun-observing satellite by a day so that technicians can...
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Armenia... Securing The Slot (Satellite) [SatNews] RIA Novosti is reporting that the ex-Soviet republic of Armenia will launch its own satellite into...
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Intelsat + Ericsson... 4K Coming Of Age (SatBroadcasting™—UHD) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) and Ericsson have announced the successful demonstration of a true...
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SSPI Seeks Promise and Mentor Candidates... Awards Accompany Honor (Event) [SatNews] The winners will join industry CEOs in a SATCON keynote panel.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Mile$tone...Dream Chaser® Proves To Be True... [SatNews] The project is a month ahead of schedule
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exactEarth + MXAK... An Alliance For Tracking... (SATCOM) [SatNews] exactEarth has teamed up with the Marine Exchange of Alaska (MXAK) to form the Alaska vessel tracking alliance which is...
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Q-KON... Hot Zone Initiations In Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] Q-KON has launched a HotZone Internet access and distribution solution in Africa. The offering is primarily...
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Astrium + CNES... Algorithmic Advances For Pléiades (Imagery) [SatNews] Astrium and CNES, have achieved a major improvement in Pl?iades image quality, including sharper products and enhanced geometry. A new algorithm, developed...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... PIASS Participation + The Digital Divide... (Webinar) [SatNews] Join Gilat on Wednesday, July 17th, at 11:00 a.m. EDT, for a free...
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UK Rural Broadband Survey...Can You Hear + See Me Now? Moo...Baa! [SatNews] The £1 billion project aims to connect 12 million rural households with broadband Internet... recently described as “a train crash waiting to happen”.
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Space Foundation Salutes...President Chuck Zimkas As He Retires [SatNews] Previously he served for 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, and was selected as one of the Twelve Outstanding Airmen of the Year for the United States Air Force...
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Moving On Up To Manager of Flight Programs + More @ NASA’s Marshall Center [SatNews] She also received the Silver Snoopy Award in 2011, presented by NASA's astronaut corps for service benefiting the agency's human spaceflight endeavors;
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NSS + President Of India...Joint Statement...Space Solar Power: Key to a Livable Planet Earth [SatNews] (Washington, DC—June 10, 2013) The National Space Society (NSS) today announces a new space solar power international initiative.
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EUMETSAT Welcomes A New Member Of Its Family Today...Estonia! [SatNews] “...Estonia is not merely a passive consumer of the satellite information, but we also have the opportunity to participate in the development of new technologies and their implementation."
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June 25, 2013 GeoMetWatch + NASA... A STORM Is Coming Aboard AsiaSat 9 (EO) [SatNews]...sensors will become part of a new global satellite constellation and will be modeled after the Geosynchronous Imaging Forier Transform Spectrometer (GIFTS) hyperspectral sounder...
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Moving On Up To V.P. @ Aerojet Rocketdyne (Business) [SatNews] Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has revealed that John Canzio has joined the...
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Northrop Grumman + AFRL... Offsetting GPS-Denied Conditions (GPS) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a phase two inertial navigation system-related contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to continue...
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European Space Agency (ESA)... Gaia Grabs @ New Minisite (Satellite) [SatNews] Gaia, ESA’s billion-star surveyor, will be launched into space toward the end of this year. In the meantime...
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Orbital Tells Judge... ULA Monopolizes Launch Services + A Russian Engine (Legal) [SatNews] The outcome could add up to significantly more than $1.5 billion...
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp... OTH Microwave For Hydroelectric Stations (Comms) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) has announced that its Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary, Comtech Systems, Inc., recently received an order for...
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XO Markets Holdings' NanoRacks + Near Earth... Financing Round Successful (Business) [SatNews] XO Markets Holdings Inc., the parent company of NanoRacks LLC and a leading commercial provider of open-source goods and services for low-earth orbit and beyond, has announced...
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SABER Provides Sharp Analysis To Close The European Digital Divide [SatNews] With satellite broadband the only viable solution for many of the 25m EU citizens currently trapped in the Digital Divide...
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ATK + U.S.A.F... Motoring Onwards IsThe Large Class Stage I (Rocket Motor) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) and the United States Air Force successfully tested the newly developed...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Supermoon... (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Washington. This year...
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SES Extensions + Newtec’s Satellite Modems Make For A Happy African Payload [SatNews] satellite modems are optimized for medium to high speed IP applications over satellite and are capable of delivering up to 37 percent in efficiency gains ...
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CASBAA 2013... Change In Days + Change is ON THE AIR (Event) [SatNews] Chief among the key differences to the Convention in 2013 is the expansion of actual conference sessions from two days to three days with more emphasis on...
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HbbTV Consortium... Technology Push (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] The HbbTV consortium, a pan-European initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of...
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ViaSat + Alianza... Voice Power (SATCOM) [SatNews] Alianza, a leader in cloud voice platforms, has announced that ViaSat Inc. has selected the company’s...
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Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd. (SSTL) + ScanEx... More Help Coming To Help Defeat Wildfires... (Imagery) [SatNews] The western U.S. has been suffering from a series of wildfires in the last few months. The Black Forest Fire, the most destructive fire on record in Colorado, destroyed...
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Gilat)... RESCUE Has New Integrated Technology (Comms) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has announced that the RESCUE consortium, which operates as part...
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Arianespace’s Soyuz ST-B + O3b...It's A Launch—The O3b Journey Has Begun..So Far So Good (Launch) [SatNews] A day’s delay, and a red hold today did not dampen spirits when the successful launch finally took place.
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June 24, 2013 Inmarsat Saves The Day As Container Ship Does The Splits [SatNews] "The quick rescue would have not been possible without the use of ‘this service’,"
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Applied System Engineering Has Their Finger On The Pulse Of The Waves (TWT Amplifier) [SatNews] Particular emphasis has been placed on the generation of the output RF pulse shape without the use of RF switches.
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Thales + SpaceX Gains Another Contract... Aboard A Big Bird, The Falcon 9 [SatNews] “We appreciate Thales’ confidence in our ability to safely deliver Turkmenistan’s first satellite to orbit...”
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RapidEye... Australia + Far East Data Downlinks Increased (Imagery) [SatNews] RapidEye has extended and enhanced its ongoing partnership with Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT). As of early April...
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Rohde & Schwarz + zweiB GmbH... Summer Film Festival Goes Digital (SatBroadcasting™—Digital Cinema) [SatNews] Rohde & Schwarz DVS GmbH (DVS) in Hanover and Munich-based zweiB GmbH are supporting the International FILMFEST M?NCHEN (June 28th - July 6th) by equipping it...
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Inmarsat... The King And Queen Launch The RED Engine’s Great Solar Challenge (BGAN) [SatNews]... the team members in the Decision Control Unit (DCU) car will access data from anywhere in the world; images from weather satellites, connect to other support vehicles...
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Georgetown, Texas, 4-H Rocketry Club...Takes First Place In International Rocketry Challenge—HeeHaw! [SatNews] The Challenge is the culmination of three separate competitions held annually around the globe...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... A Glacier Gander (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] Ferrar Glacier begins in Victoria Land, Antarctica, at Taylor Dome, a part of...
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KNS, Inc... Quite A Shock To The System (Antenna) [SatNews] KNS, Inc. has just announced that their new SuperTrack Z10MK3 antenna has passed...
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DSAT Cinema... Some 7,000 European Screens In Receive Mode (SatBroadcasting™—Digital Cinema) [SatNews] DSAT Cinema, the Eutelsat and dcinex joint-venture company specializing in satellite delivery of films and live events, has...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Uttarakhand Under Water + Elsewhere (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] In mid-June 2013, unusually severe monsoon rain caused devastating flooding in...
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GOES-13 Captures Summer Solstice... Shine On Sun [SatNews] Northern summer solstice is the longest day of the year, and the Earth had a glow when photographed from afar.
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Hughes Network Systems... A Weather Win (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been awarded a contract by the National Weather Service (NWS) to provide a satellite back-up solution for its Operational Systems Network (OPSnet).
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RRsat... To Russia With... A New Office (Business) [SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) has opened a local office in Moscow, Russia.
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DISH... A Roomier Idea... (SatBroadcasting™—Hospitality Platform) [SatNews] DISH has introduced a flexible satellite television platform targeted at...
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June 21, 2013 NASA... Here's Looking @ IRIS (Satellite) [SatNews] The fully integrated spacecraft and science instrument for NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission is seen in...
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Canada + U.S. Air Force...Special SMART-T Test Groups Chosen (AEHF) [SatNews] The AEHF system provides vastly improved global, survivable, highly secure, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters...
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NASA + Italian Space Agency... Ciao, Marte [SatNews] At a meeting in Rome on Thursday, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Enrico Saggese signed a...
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Intelsat’s Decision...Stop Satellite Services In Iran [SatNews] European companies say they are abiding by anti-Iran sanctions.
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China... A Challenging State Of Affairs (Business) [SatNews] China is actively exploring commercial opportunities to boost its share of the global satellite-launching market, in an attempt to...
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EUSATCOM 2013... Upcoming In Amsterdam... (Event) [SatNews] The European Satellite Communications Conference is an opportunity for the European SATCOM industry to learn about...
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European Space Agency (ESA), Newtec + SES ASTRA ... Africa Banks On SATCOM... [SatNews] Satellites are making it possible to transfer money between remote locations in...
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Vishay Intertechnology... Moisture Less Of A Concern (Resistors) [SatNews] Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has launched a new series of QPL MIL-PRF-55342-qualified surface-mount chip resistors that provides...
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European Space Propulsion + Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)... Time For The FORMOSAT-7 Thrusters (Satellite) [SatNews] European Space Propulsion, an Aerojet Rocketdyne company, has signed a contract with...
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Secure World Foundation... The NEO Threat... (Event—Panel) SatNews] On Monday, July 8th, 2013, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Room 2325, the Secure World Foundation will host a luncheon panel discussion from...
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Inmarsat... RED To Rule The Solar Challenge? (SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has announced its sponsorship of Solar Team Twente, a group of 16 Dutch engineering students who will...
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June 20, 2013 ST Electronics... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] ST Electronics will showcase a full range of SATCOM solutions at...
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European Space Propulsion (ESP) + European Astrotech Limited (EAL)... Fuel For Thought (Propulsion) [SatNews] European Space Propulsion (ESP), an Aerojet Rocketdyne company, and European Astrotech Limited (EAL) have signed an agreement to combine...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Sunglint Unveils Hidden Details (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The play of light on water can reveal overlooked details and nuances to...
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Arianespace... Accelerated Activities (Launch) [SatNews] The launch campaign for Arianespace’s upcoming medium-lift Soyuz mission with four trailblazing Internet...
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Nigeria Bans Satellite Phones As Islamist Militants Attack Schools And More [SatNews] Boko Haram used satellite phones to coordinate attacks on civilians, including in two school attacks in the past week.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Smoke Suffuses Singapore (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] On June 19, 2013, NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites captured striking images of smoke billowing from illegal wildfires...
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HISPASAT Continues To Grow...Degrees Position Translates to Euros (Financial) [SatNews] The investment and innovation effort of the group sets a new record for the fiscal year.
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Thuraya... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Thuraya Telecommunications Company has secured a term financing facility through...
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NASA/ESA’s Hubble... Close Encounters With Penguins? [SatNews] The pair show an uncanny resemblance to a penguin safeguarding its egg.
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Satellite Industry Association... Global Satellite Revenues Up 7 Percent (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has released its 2013 State of the Satellite Industry Report, showing a 7 percent growth...
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Cobham... @ The Paris Air Show With... (Event—Product Debut) [SatNews] Cobham will significantly strengthen its position in the airborne connectivity market with the development of the...
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Starsem... Moving On Up... Israël To Chairman + CEO (Business) [SatNews] The Board of Directors of Starsem has named St?phane Isra?l...
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June 19, 2013 PolarSat... Tolerating Disruptions And No Network Failures (SATCOM) [SatNews] ...with its hubless network control algorithms that allow for geographic redundancy, the user is able to ensure no single point of network failure is ever present at any one time.
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NASA... Intensifying The Asteroid Hunt (Project) [SatNews] NASA has announced a Grand Challenge that is focused on finding all of the asteroid threats to human...
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International Space Commerce 2013 Summit... (Event) [SatNews] The global space economy grew by nearly 7 percent in 2012, reaching a new record of $304.31 billion; the commercial space sector now accounts for...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... A Rare View Of Alaska (Imagery) [SatNews] On most days, relentless rivers of clouds wash over Alaska, obscuring most of the state’s...
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Arianespace At Paris Air Show... In Prime Shape For France’s Prime Minister [SatNews] The Company’s Chairman and CEO was host to a bevy of powerful political persons.
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O3b Networks + Maju Nusa... 3G Via Satellite For Malaysia (Capacity) [SatNews] On the verge of launching its next-generation satellite constellation, O3b Networks has announced a major...
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SES... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Business—Fourfold) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced at CommunicAsia2013 a new multi-year, multi-transponder...
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Inmarsat... Moving On Up... Peled + Bax To The Board (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT .L ) has announced the appointments of...
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ASC Signal + ARTEL/Boeing... Arrayed For Action... (Antennas) [SatNews] ASC Signal Corporation has been awarded a contract by ARTEL, LLC, working in collaboration with Boeing Commercial Satellite Services, to provide the first in a...
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General Dynamics’ WIN-T... A Real Win For National Guard + Emergencies [SatNews] Proven with secure voice, data and Internet connectivity for combat soldiers, now used by the U.S. Army National Guard, first responders and authorities.
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Gilat Satellite Networks + THAICOM... Cooperative Agreement Cemented Into Place (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) and THAICOM Public Company Limited (SET BKK: THCOM) have signed a...
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ASC-TEC AG (DCT DELTA)... Moving On Up + Moving On Out... Stickl Departs, Kiebler To CEO... (Business) [SatNews] ASC-TEC AG (DCT DELTA), a leading supplier of end–to end solutions for the satellite and cable industry, announces...
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ORBIT Technologies... ORION Heads Into Civil Aviation (Comms) [SatNews] ORBIT Technologies Ltd. (TASE: ORBI), a provider of mission-critical connectivity solutions to the satellite communications, Earth Observation, telemetry and communications management systems markets, has received...
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Astrium Services + SFR... @ The Paris Air Show With... (Business—Comms) [SatNews] Astrium and SFR, France’s second-largest telecoms operator, have signed a partnership for the launch of the...
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ViaSat + Boeing... Exede'ing Expectations (SATCOM) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) have agreed to work together toward offering...
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Thales Alenia Space + Italian Space Agency... Splashdown Success... (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The descent and splashdown test of IXV (Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle), the atmospheric reentry vehicle of the European Space Agency built by...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Pléiades' Paris Air Show Peek (Imagery) [SatNews] The Pl?iades satellite, built and operated by Astrium, has just captured an image of the...
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TE Connectivity... @ The Paris Air Show... (Event—Product Showcase) [SatNews] TE Connectivity (TE) has introduced its new DEUTSCH brand D-MAX high-speed copper connectors at the...
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Ericsson + TrueVisions... Considerable Compression (SatBroadcasting™—Encoders) [SatNews] TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV provider in Thailand, has upgraded its existing video...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Green=Life (NOAA—Imagery) [SatNews] Although 75 percent of the planet is a relatively unchanging ocean of blue, the remaining 25 percent...
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NASA... Assessment + Analysis (Launch System) [SatNews] NASA is beginning a preliminary design review for its Space Launch System (SLS). This major program assessment...
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Raytheon... WAAS Cooking (GPS) [SatNews] The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's satellite-based Air Navigation System, developed by Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), marks 10 years of...
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NSSLGlobal + Telemar... Upgrading The Packages (SATCOM) [SatNews] Global satellite communication provider NSSLGlobal Ltd, in conjunction with Telemar Scandinavia, announced the...
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GMV... Transport Fleet Tie In (Telematics) [SatNews] GMV cements its status as a benchmark transport telematics firm by winning and signing a contract for...
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General Dynamics... NIE's Real World Impact (Comms) [SatNews] The Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2, built by General Dynamics C4 Systems, recently completed a Follow-on Operational Test and...
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WTA... Explores Becoming Certifiably Transparent [SatNews] “The idea is to introduce greater transparency about quality of service...”
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Globecomm... Infrastructure Inputs (SatBroadcasting™—DTH) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded various infrastructure contracts valued at...
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Globecomm’s Contacts Pay Off With Contracts = $5.3 Million [SatNews] “We are pleased and honored to be part of these important expansions...”
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Broadpeak... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—CDN Product Showcase + Business) [SatNews] Broadpeak has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed...
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June 18, 2013 CommunicAsia2013... Now In Session... (Event) [SatNews] With the SatNews publisher and marketing director in attendance at CommunicAsia2013 in Singapore, one of...
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Research and Markets... Taking A Look At The Lookers... (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Satellite-based Earth Observation Market 2012-2016" report to...
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Inmarsat... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcases) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) is showcasing its market-leading technologies for enterprises and governments at this year’s CommunicAsia, the largest annual Information...
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AsiaSat... One The Edge With AsiaSat 5 (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) has announced that Encompass Digital Media Asia, one of the world’s top digital media services providers and...
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Cambium Networks... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] Cambium Networks is showcasing its Canopy PMP 450 to Asian service providers at...
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Thuraya Telecommunications + Astrium Services = Proud Partners [SatNews] We are very excited to embark on a new journey with them...
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Geolink Satellite Services + Arabsat... More Capacity Required For African Market... Obtained... (Business) [SatNews] Geolink Satellite Services, part of CETel Group, has signed a multi-year transponder contract with...
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Astrium + ECAPS... ADN Rather Than Hydrazine... Going Green (Business—Propulsion) [SatNews] Astrium has entered into an agreement with ECAPS, a company of the Swedish Space Corporation Group (SSC), to jointly develop a "green" propulsion system concept, which is based on ADN technology.
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GVF (Global VSAT Forum)... @ CommunicAsia 2013 With... (Event—Briefings) [SatNews] Leading international satellite communications companies are increasing delivery of...
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Cobham SATCOM... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—New Product) [SatNews] Cobham has launched a sophisticated IP based voice solution designed to complement or replace the...
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ORBIT Communication Systems... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—New Product) [SatNews] ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd. has announced at the CommunicAsia 2013 exhibition the Asian launch of the...
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Norsat International... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—New Product) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat” or “the Company”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has launched their ultra-portable...
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PCI Geomatics... New Sensors Support In Latest Update (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics has released Geomatica 2013 Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows and Linux operating systems. Geomatica 2013 SP2 contains...
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Exterity... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—New Products—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Exterity has announced that at CommunicAsia 2013, running from June 18th to the 21st at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore (Booth 1C4-08, Hall A, Level L1), the company will...
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DigitalGlobe... Your Eyes Are Needed For A Most Worthy Effort (Imagery) [SatNews] As the tornados touched down in Oklahoma a few weeks ago, first responders jumped into action. In support of these brave and motivated people and organizations, DigitalGlobe...
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Orbit Logic + DigitalGlobe... A DAP'er Move (Business) [SatNews] Orbit Logic is the recipient of a contract award from DigitalGlobe calling for the integration of the...
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Arianespace, Telespazio + Turkey... Göktürk-1 Signed, Sealed + To Be Delivered In 2015... (Launch) [SatNews] Arianespace has announced a launch contract with Telespazio to launch the G?kt?rk-1 satellite for the...
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June 17, 2013 Northrop Grumman + ATK... Backplane Accomplishment (Satellite) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and teammate ATK (NYSE:ATK) have completed manufacturing of the...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Reefs Review... (Imagery) [SatNews] The concept behind Landsat is to gather images of Earth’s land surfaces. However, in four decades of service...
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Inmarsat + Cobham Satcom... Hearty Racers, Hearty Equipment, Hearty Comms (SATCOM) [SatNews] Cobham SATCOM will supply Inmarsat FleetBroadband equipment to power communications in the...
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Boeing... Signing On For SBSS Support (Satellite) [SatNews] The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, California, has been awarded a...
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BTS... Asian Branches Debut (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] BTS broadcast technology solutions is opening a subsidiary in Singapore, BTS Asia Ltd., with a second office...
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Engility Holdings Inc... A Stanchion For SPAWAR (Business) [SatNews] Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EGL) has been selected as one of 15 prime contractors for a...
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ISRO... Absent The Anomaly, July 1st Is Now The Date (Launch) [SatNews] The Indian Space Research Organisation has now scheduled the launch of the country's first navigation...
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Clyde Space... A Royal Honor For Clark (Event—Award) [SatNews] Craig Clark, founder and CEO of Glasgow-based Clyde Space Ltd., has been awarded an MBE...
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IRG @ CommunicAsia...It’s All About Product ID As Manufacturers Proudly Show Theirs [SatNews] A unique code embedded on each carrier reduces the time to track and correct interference issues.
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International Datacasting... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] International Datacasting (TSX:IDC) will introduce the latest generation of its LASER Targeted Ad Insertion Platform to the Asian market at
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Air Force Space Command—SMC... Checking On CNAV (Satellite) [SatNews] As part of the GPS Modernization effort, the Space and Missile Systems Center, Global Positioning Systems Directorate (SMC/GP) will execute...
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MESSENGER Messaging... Seen From Afar... (Imagery) [SatNews] This image of Mercury, acquired by the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) aboard NASA's MESSENGER mission on April 23, 2013, allows all...
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Agilent Technologies... RoHS Ready... (Business) [SatNews] Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that the majority of its electronic test and measurement products are now...
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Triveni Digital... @ BroadcastAsia2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™: Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] Triveni Digital has announced the StreamScope? Portal, a new portable, tablet-based MPEG...
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Harris’ Falcon III® Flies With $36M From USSOCOM [SatNews] ...wideband tactical radios provide unprecedented situational awareness on the battlefield by delivering critical real-time tactical information to warfighters on the move.
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Xytech + Avalon... Seamless Studio Solution (SatBroadcasting™—Facilities Management) [SatNews] Xytech has announced that Avalon Studios has selected the company’s Media Pulse Express solution to...
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SES... Moving On Up... Sabbagh To President + CEO (Business) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that the company's President and CEO Romain Bausch informed the Board of Directors that...
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Hughes Networks Systems... A New Voice... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has launched HughesNet? Voice, its home...
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Aireon + ITT Exelis... The ADS-B Blanket Goes Global (SATCOM) [SatNews] Aireon LLC has signed a 17-year, $42 million agreement with ITT Exelis (NYSE:XLS) to provide the...
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Rohde & Schwarz... @ The Paris Airshow With... (Event—Technology Showcase—Transceiver) [SatNews] The software defined radios (SDR) in the Rohde & Schwarz R&S M3AR family of VHF/UHF airborne transceivers have proven themselves in a wide range of...
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Eutelsat Gets To The Point For Finding Satellites [SatNews] Provides a full set of basic parameters for exact antenna pointing; elevation, azimuth angles, line-of-sight and optimal polarization angles.
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Thales Alenia Space... A Most Positive + Busy Day At The Paris Air Show (Business + Spacecraft) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has signed the contract for the development of ExoMars during their attendance at the...
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Astrium... Alphasat To Enjoy A Trip To Kourou (Satellite) [SatNews] Alphasat has departed Astrium’s facilities in Toulouse after completion of its final integration and test campaign and is now...
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Télécoms Sans Frontières Trains In Parched And Starving Africa...That Their Cups Might Run Over [SatNews] A state of famine, threatening more than 13 million people, has been declared...
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Ericsson... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcases—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will welcome guests to its ‘Ericsson TV LIVE’ event at Broadcast Asia 2013, Asia’s largest integrated show for the...
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NASA... Rock Solid... (STEM) [SatNews] More than 120 students and educators will delve into the world of rocket...
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PCI Geomatics... Moving On Up... Hougham to V.P. (Business) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics has appointed Arnold Hougham as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Hougham returns to PCI Geomatics as...
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TE Connectivity... @ The Paris Air Show With... (Event—Technology Showcases) [SatNews] TE Connectivity (TE), along with newly acquired DEUTSCH, is featuring the latest ruggedized, next-generation, high-speed connectivity solutions at the...
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Harris Orders For Fusion + Falcons Are Flying = $55M + $92M (COMMS) [SatNews] ...this represents the next phase of the country’s tactical radio modernization program...
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Intelsat... APAC Advances (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I) now has agreements with leading media customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Hong Kong-based...
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ITC Global... IROC Win (Event—Award) [SatNews] ITC Global has been formally recognized for its innovative satellite communication solutions in...
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Los Angeles Air Force Base—Space & Missile Systems Center... SBIRS HEO Sensor Sent Packing... (Satellite) [SatNews] The third Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) payload was...
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Sea Launch + Eutelsat... A Sending Is Signed (Launch) [SatNews] Sea Launch AG and Eutelsat have finalized an agreement to launch the...
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C-COM Satellite Systems... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI) has announced that 22 of its nexgen iNetVu(r) 1201 model antenna systems have been deployed by first responders in Japan...
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iDirect + OmniAccess... A First Time For Everything... (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that OmniAccess S.L., a leading communications provider to super- and mega-yacht owners, has successfully launched a live...
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June 14, 2013 Boatracs®, Inc. + Fleet Operators... Fleet Of Fleet (Comms) [SatNews] Boatracs, Inc. a business of the Orolia Group (NYSE Alternext Paris – FR0010501015 – ALORO) has completed a fleet-wide implementation for Fleet Operators, Inc., a Louisiana-based...
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ViaSat... Phone Home With Exede (Comms) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) is launching Exede? Voice, becoming the first satellite Internet service provider to...
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NASA, L'Garde, SSHI +Micro Aerospace Solutions... Solar Sailing... (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The upcoming Sunjammer solar sail mission will demonstrate "game-changing" space transportation technology—the Sunjammer Mission team includes...
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Asia Broadcast Satellite Signs Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement...Smart Like A Fox [SatNews] The Company is able to support playout requirements with the most advanced automation systems, playout servers, encoders, multiplexing and encryption systems in the industry.
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MEASAT Satellite Systems + Ericsson... A True Trial Of Technology (SatBroadcasting™—UHDTV) [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (MEASAT) has initiated trials with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to demonstrate the ability to provide...
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Astrium + SES... The Journey To Baikonur... (Satellite) [SatNews] The ASTRA 2E satellite, designed and manufactured for satellite operator...
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June 13, 2013 Harmonic... Moving On Up—Stromeyer To Sr. Veep (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has appointed George Stromeyer as the company's new...
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Cyber Sciences... SERious Time Reference Is Lead Free (GPS) [SatNews] Cyber Sciences has announced that their STR-100 Satellite Time Reference is RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliant and lead free.
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ISPCS 2013... The Commercialization Of Space (Event) [SatNews] In the early 20th Century, research on electromagnetism eventually brought us the consumer ...
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Tightrope Media Systems... Serving With Multiformats In Mind (SatBroadcasting™—Automation) [SatNews] Tightrope Media Systems has announced the Cablecast SXHD LE video server, a new multiformat HD and SD video server that
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NSSLGlobal + Telemar Scandinavia Better + Faster @ No Extra Cost [SatNews] “The introduction will provide our customers with a noticeable improvement in speed and quality of service; but at no extra cost.”
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NSR... New Perspectives For Wireless Backhaul Via Satellite (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] Coming this month is NSR's Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 7th Edition, report. NSR analyzes the upcoming...
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Look Who’s Moving Up To Chief Executive Australia @ Northrop Grumman [SatNews] He will be supporting current programs, developing growth and identifying new business opportunities in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
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Northrop Grumman... Design Reuse Plays A Crucial Role For EPS (Satellite—Payloads) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the second of two payloads that will be hosted on...
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21Net... Getting Railroaded With New Telematics (SATCOM) [SatNews] On-board multimedia rail systems specialist 21NET has announced the launch of its new...
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Astrium + Télécoms Sans Frontières Renew Partnerships For Humanitarian Causes [SatNews] In Mali, the 14 satellite lines enabled 550 connections for the beneficiaries, for whom it is often the first call they make for several months.
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Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL)... Payloads Packed Off For Galileo (Satellites) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has successfully completed the delivery of the payloads for the first four
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Here's Looking @ Earth... The Largest Non-Volcanic Landslide Ever In N.A. (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The Bingham Canyon Mine is one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, measuring more than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide...
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ViaSat... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Panel) [SatNews] ViaSat is set to discuss several key market opportunities during CommunicAsia2013.
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Impact Forecasting... Footprints For European Flooding... (Imagery + Analysis) [SatNews] Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, has launched a scenario model for the recent German floods.
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COM DEV International... Assemblies, Switches + Filters Make Their Presence Known For AEHF (Satellite) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV), ("COM DEV" or "the Company") has completed delivery of a fourth flight set of...
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The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG)... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Sessions) [SatNews] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (iRG) will be hosting a series of
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Applied Satellite Engineering... Osprey Takes Flight (Terminal) The Osprey TMC (Track Monitor Control) is the first commercially available SBD terminal that can provide...
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C2SAT... Family Increases By One (Antenna) antenna—robust, small, light and easy to install—which is...
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ETL Systems... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] ETL Systems will be showcasing new technology at CommunicAsia at Booth Number 1U1-01, some of which is...
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Astrium... African NGOs To Receive Breakthrough Technology (Business) Africa” initiative a step further this week—the program’s first pilot phase is launched in...
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ESA’s ISIDE Delivers Queen + Swans Via Satellite (SatBroadcasting™—Digital Cinema) [SatNews] As cinema owners worldwide begin to embrace new digital technologies via satellite, audiences are being...
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NewCom International... Avoiding Content Delivery's Astronomical Costs (SatBroadcasting™—Video Transport) [SatNews] NewCom International is revolutionizing the way content providers are bringing programming at an affordable...
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NASA + Orbital Sciences... Prepping The IRIS... (Satellite) [SatNews] In this photo, Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed...
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International Space Summit Seats...Mars One, Sweden And Angels At The Same Table (Conference) [SatNews] To discuss the way forward for commercial activity in space through the medium of Conferences, Summits, Round Tables, Reviews and Publications.
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Advantech Wireless... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] Advantech(tm) will be offering product displays that feature their GaN based solid state power amplifiers...
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DISH + nTelos + Clearwire... Demo Uses Wireless Spectrum (Comms) + Going For The Firm (Business) [SatNews] Following last month's announcement of their intent to co-develop a fixed wireless broadband service, DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) and NTELOS Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: NTLS) have now deployed...
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Arianespace... A Heavy Lift Ahead... (Launch) [SatNews] Payload preparations for Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 mission in 2013 have commenced following this week’s delivery of...
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International Datacasting... Financially Speaking... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (“IDC”) (TSX:IDC) has announced its financial results for the...
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June 12, 2013 Look Who’s Moving Up To CNO @ Asia Broadcast Satellite [SatNews] ...”he will oversee all ground facilities as one global infrastructure and managed service.”
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Haivision... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology Showcase) [SatNews] At CommunicAsia 2013, Haivision will exhibit its latest media solutions that...
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Agilent Technologies... Compliance Certainty (Business) [SatNews] Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) has announced that the majority of its electronic test and measurement products are now designed for compliance with...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Provisioning Pumped Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has announced that the Colombian Ministry of Information Technologies and Telecommunications (MINTIC) has extended...
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Hermes Datacommunications... Myanmar Movement (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hermes Datacommunications is now providing VSAT services in Yangon, Myanmar for one of...
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European Patent Office (EPO)... Contest For European Satellite App Development (Event—Award) [SatNews] The EPO is sponsoring a prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition. Society is now...
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Garmin... Nature Navigation... In An RV (GPS) [SatNews] Garmin? International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), a global leader in satellite navigation, has announced the...
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Path 1... The MPEG-DASH Continues... (SatBroadcasting™—Encoder + Decoder) [SatNews] Path 1, a provider of IP video gateway solutions, has announced that its...
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GlobeCast + SES... Deliver An Orange Direct-To-(Romania’s)-Homes [SatNews] will launch the new TV package to complement its existing mobile service, enabling the company to offer full multi-device communication services to its customers.
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Inmarsat Shares Expertise At CommunicAsia + Game Changing Global Express [SatNews] He’ll speak about the world’s first globally available satellite network.
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Space Systems/Loral + SKY Perfect JSAT... More Capacity For APAC Region (Satellite) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a communications satellite to SKY Perfect JSAT, a leading satellite operator based in...
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June 11, 2013 Astrium... Dark Universe Mapping Module (Satellite) [SatNews] Astrium has been awarded the Payload Module contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) future...
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Eutelsat Communications + OneAccess... Innovation Recognized (Event—Award) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications and OneAccess Networks have won the Business Service Innovation Award at the
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Khrunichev Space Center... Angara Is On Its Way (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] The Khrunichev Space Center has shipped the first flight model of light-weight Angara 1.2 PP
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iDirect Government Technologies (iGT)... Giving It FIPS (SATCOM) [SatNews] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has announced that its iDX 2.3.1, Evolution series line cards and remotes
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NewSat Limited... Moving On Up—Scott Sprague To CCO... (Business) [SatNews] NewSat Limited (ASX: NWT), Australia’s satellite company, has announced the appointment of Scott Sprague as Chief Commercial Officer.
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Hughes Network Systems... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Technology + Products) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) will showcase its latest technology innovations during the
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Satcom Direct... Moving On Up—Wayne Hundsdorfer To COO... (Business) [SatNews] Satcom Direct has promoted Wayne Hundsdorfer to Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the company.
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Cyber Sciences Creates GPS Satellite Time Reference And No HazMats [SatNews] The Product accepts a time reference signal from a “smart antenna” or standard IRIG-B signal from a GPS receiver or other precision time source.
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HISPASAT... @ APD With... (Event—Presentations) [SatNews] HISPASAT will participate in the XV edition of the Meeting of the Information Technology and Communications Sector, organized by the...
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ViaSat + JetBlue... Doubling Fly-Fi Commitment (SATCOM) [SatNews] JetBlue Airways has upgraded its agreement with ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) as the airline moves forward...
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Los Angeles Air Force Base' Space and Missile Systems Center + SpaceX... A CRADA Agreement (Certification) [SatNews] The Space and Missile Systems Center has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Space Exploration Technologies Corp., better known as...
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Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel)... Tying Myanmar Into The Global Net (SATCOM) [SatNews] Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and its partners—KBZ Group and Myanmar Telephone Company (M-Tel) —announced ground-breaking plans
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Russia... Persona Placed Into Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] A Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket orbited a military satellite last week, the defense ministry’s spokesman...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Wittenberg Water Worries... (NASA | USGS Imagery) [SatNews] Unprecedented rainfall and flooding continued to plague central Europe in mid-June 2013, causing
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Orbital’s Stargazer’s Engines Will Roar Today With All Eyes On IRIS (Launch) [SatNews] Today’s mission will mark 45th flight of company’s air-launched rocket since 1990.
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June 10, 2013 Arabsat At SATCOM Africa Wins ‘Best Of’ Award, Again [SatNews] ...”it crowned the efforts of the Company to expand the geographical coverage to serve all customers in the African continent and in all coverage areas”...
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Arianespace + Mitsubishi Heavy Industries... MOU For Launches (Business) [SatNews] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace S.A. have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pertaining primarily to
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NSSLGlobal... Portable Ku-band FlyAway Comes With Phone + App... (SATCOM) [SatNews] NSSLGlobal Ltd. has officially launched the new Broad-IP FlyAway
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Hubble Happenings... The Beauty Of The "Butterfly" (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The bright clusters and nebulae of planet Earth's night sky are often named for flowers or insects.
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Rohde & Schwarz' GMIT... Packing A Lot Of Real Estate Onto A Single Screen (SatBroadcasting™—Codec) [SatNews] The GMIT BMM-810 with HEVC support is now available from GMIT GmbH, a Rohde & Schwarz subsidiary
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Not Easily Seen (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] In visible light (top image), fresh lava flows are difficult to distinguish from the black rock of Tolbachinsky Dol, a volcanic plateau
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NOAA... GOES-13 Is Back! (Satellite) [SatNews] NOAA has officially returned the GOES-13 spacecraft to normal operations, after tests showed a micrometeoroid, likely hit
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Liberty Global + Virgin Media... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Liberty Global plc ("Liberty Global") (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced that, following shareholder approvals, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions
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SES-5 + Newtec’s S2 Sat Modem...Big Boost = Better Bridges In Africa [SatNews] modems handle up to 380 Mbps bi-directionally... the link transmits at 250 Mpbs over satellite, with the option to ‘pay as they grow’ in terms of demand.
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NASA... The Lucky 21... (Projects) [SatNews] NASA has selected 21 space technology payloads for flights on commercial reusable launch vehicles, balloons, and a commercial parabolic aircraft.
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ETL Systems... No Caffeine Needed For This Always On Content [SatNews] Satellite communications will lead the way for broadcast, broadband and cellular backhaul within Asia, says ETL Systems on the eve of CommunicAsia.
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Miranda Technologies... Bye Bye To Audio Latency (SatBroadcasting™—Patent) [SatNews] Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, has been awarded U.S. Patent 8359417 for a process invented by its NVISION routers team to
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GCS... More Seats Added... (Geospatial Webinar) [SatNews] Due to overwhelming demand, GCS has opened additional online seating for its first Geospatial Big Data webinar.
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Astrium... @ 50th International Paris Air Show 2013... (Event—Technology Showcases) [SatNews] Astrium will be present at the 50th International Paris Air Show, to be held at
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Look Who’s Moving Out As CFO @ Telenet Group [SatNews] He is the second of the top people to leave the company.
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Russian Resupply Cargo Takes Home The Trash [SatNews] Later, Parmitano replaced a urine receptacle and filter inside Tranquility’s Waste and Hygiene Compartment.
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Astrium's Astra 2E The Series' Saga Set To Continue (Launch) [SatNews] The satellites are scheduled for launch in several steps between 2012 and 2014.
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June 8, 2013 Arianespace + O3b Networks... A 24-Hour Delay...Vision To Connect Underserved (Launch) [SatNews] UPDATE: Arianespace’s Soyuz launch at the service of O3b Networks has been postponed for...
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June 7, 2013 Sierra Nevada Corporation... Firings Of The Good Sort... (Rocket Engine) [SatNews] Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully started the latest phase of hybrid rocket motor qualification testing for
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COM DEV International... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has announced second quarter results for the
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GIT Satellite Communications... LBS Tracking Solution Via The Web (Mapping System) [SatNews] GIT Satellite Communications has confirmed that GIT Satellite Communications X-Track(TM) Asset Management System has met the requirements necessary
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PCI Geomatics... ZY-3 Captures Now Supported (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics now supports ZY-3 imagery within its software suite. Zi Yuan-3, or ZY-3
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Entropic + Mobius Semiconductor... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has acquired Mobius Semiconductor, Inc., a leading product development company focused on
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ORBCOMM... Dual Mode For The Heavy Stuff (M2M) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has now made available a complete end-to-end telematics solution for the
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NASA/ESA Hubble’s Squabble In Space...When Galaxies Collide [SatNews] Unlike most collisions, when these two hit a stream of bright stars come flowing out.
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Russia... Zounds, Zond-PP A Goner... (Satellite) [SatNews] In July of last year, a satellite was launched by Russia with the intention of having the
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NASA’s Black Brant XII Soars...Studies Universe’s First Galaxies And Stars [SatNews] “...investigates two telltale signatures of first star formation.”
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June 6, 2013 Ex-Im Bank Loan For AsiaSats 6 + 8 Funds SSL Project (Finance) [SatNews] A $343.3 million loan to AsiaSat comes back to the U.S. company that will construct the two satellites.
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Spatial Energy + Schlumberger... Access To Archives (Imagery) [SatNews] Spatial Energy now has an agreement with Schlumberger to provide on-demand access to
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Secure World Foundation... Interference + Sustainability, The Experts To Speak (Event) [SatNews] On Monday, June 17, 2013 between, 12:00 and 4:00 p.m., Secure World Foundation will be hosting two panel discussions
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Stratolaunch Systems + Orbital Sciences Corp... Air Launch Rocket System Partnership... (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation has joined Stratolaunch Systems team to design, build, and operate
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Inmarsat + Chemfleet... Remote Monitoring Betterment (SATCOM) [SatNews] Chemical tanker company Chemfleet has selected FleetBroadband to provide critical
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KVH’s Plan...Four For More... Mini-VSAT Broadband + [SatNews] “It’s been so expensive, in fact, that most large files are recorded on DVDs and physically mailed to ports to await a ship’s arrival so they may be...”
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June 5, 2013 Latitude Technologies... Finding Out They're A Finalist (Event—Awards) [SatNews] Latitude Technologies' IONode ION100 flight data recording and reporting device has been announced as a
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Globecast... New Bouquet Becomes Available In U.S.A. (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] GlobeCast has added 14 French-African channels to MyGlobeTV, the company's broadband-delivered
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Astrium Services... Moving On In + Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Astrium Services has opened a new office in Rio de Janeiro—this new office will focus on
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MaxLinear Inc. + Unitron... MDU's Now Receiving Loud + Clear (SatBroadcasting™—DVB-S/S2) [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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Globalstar... Absolute Reliability Required For Emergencies (SATCOM) [SatNews] Reliable communications should be one of the first preparations businesses and individuals complete as the 2013
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Rohde & Schwarz... More Models, Less Desk Space (Analyzers) [SatNews] Rohde & Schwarz has added models up to 20 and 40GHz to its R&S ZNB network analyzer family,
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NASA..No Harm Done When This IRIS Looks At The Sun (Launch) [SatNews] "For the first time we will have the necessary observations for understanding how energy is delivered to the million-degree outer solar corona and how the base of the solar wind is driven."
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CommunicAsia2013... Summit Surrounds Solutions (Event) [SatNews] If you have yet to register for Asia’s largest ICT event, do so now in order to benefit from
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SpeedCast ...Puts Its Footprint Down In Hard-To-Reach Locales (Ka-Band) [SatNews] The new service will provide dedicated Ka-Band capacity to meet customer requirements in the Libyan and Afghanistan markets.
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SMi Group... A Meeting Of MILSATCOM Minds Set For London (Event) [SatNews] Global MilSatCom 2013 will bring together the industry’s key senior military representatives who use
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Lockheed Martin... GPS III Tests Are Successful (Satellite) [SatNews] A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team has completed successful functional integration tests
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Arianespace + Astrium... 20.2 Tons Of Einstein Lifts Off (Launch) [SatNews] Ariane 5 ES has lifted off on its mission to place ATV-4 ‘Albert Einstein’ en route for</b
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Geolink Satellite Services + Telesat... Growing Demand Results In Renewal Agreement (Capacity) [SatNews] Geolink Satellite Services, part of CETel Group, and Telesat, a global satellite operator, have signed a capacity renewal agreement
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Air Force Space Command... Sequestration To Inactivate Combat Communications Wings... (Comms) [SatNews] Air Force Space Command and 24th Air Force officials have announced the inactivation of the
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June 4, 2013 Swift Sensings... Portraits Of Magellans... (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] Astronomers at NASA and Pennsylvania State University have used NASA's Swift satellite to
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Thomson Video Networks... @ Streaming Forum 2013 + Digital TV CEE With... (SatBroadcasting™: Events—Presentations) [SatNews] Thomson Video Networks has announced that two of its key executives will make presentations on the topic of
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Rohde & Schwarz... Analyze This (SatBroadcasting™—RF) [SatNews] A new measurement option from Rohde & Schwarz for the R&S® FSW high-end signal and spectrum analyzer supports
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TechniSat... @ ANGA COM With... (SatBroadcasting: Event—Products) [SatNews] In the last few years, ANGA became one of the most influential exhibitions in Europe. This year
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KVH Industries... New Delivery Service For Content (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has debuted its new IP-MobileCast™ content delivery service for its
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MITEQ Says SATCOM Says It All (Event) [SatNews] Singapore will sing with all the new products arriving in time for CommunicAsia 2013.
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Africa... Slain Elephants' Tusks Fund LRA Brutality (Satellites + Other Technologies) [SatNews] Human rights groups released a multimedia report documenting new evidence that the Lord's Resistance Army, or LRA, has turned to
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Arabsat + MY-HD... Partnership Continues To Prove Its Success SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] My-HD, one of the leading satellite payTV platforms in the MENA Region, and Arabsat, one of the top satellite operators and service providers in the Arab world, celebrated the success of their
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Cobham + CSS... Distribution Door In China Opened... (Business) [SatNews] Cobham has signed on Beijing-based Century Sage Scientific (CSS) as
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SES + Oi... Anchored Into Place... (Capacity) [SatNews] SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) is pleased to announce that following the successful launch of
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SSTL... A Most Effective Carbon Fibre Diet (Satellites) [SatNews] In the near future, satellites will be able to acquire almost limitless amounts of data—however, the amount of data made available
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Gilat Satellite Networks... To Ensure Proper Schooling (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has been selected by one of the largest Southeast Asian telecommunication operators to
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C-COM Satellite Systems... Fast Growth Earns Significant Ranking (Business) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI) has announced that PROFIT Magazine has ranked
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ITT Exelis + DISA... Push To Talk For DTCS (Comms) [SatNews] The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has awarded ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) a contract to develop
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KVH Industries... Making More Major Moves For Maritime (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has introduced an upgraded line of TracPhone onboard terminals for its
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June 3, 2013 Telesat + Axesat... Beam Bought... (Capacity) [SatNews] Telesat has said that Axesat SA, a provider of VSAT services in South America, has
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Millennium Space Systems... Moving On Up (Business) [SatNews] Chris Clark has joined Millennium Space Systems to further strengthen the company’s
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NOAA... Back In The Saddle Again... Maybe... (Satellite) [SatNews] A report by Andrew Freedman of Climate Central indicates that a vital weather satellite that blinked out on May 22nd may be
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ISRO... Not Good News — A Glitch... (Satellite) [SatNews] A glitch in one of the electro-hydraulic control actuators in the second stage of the launch vehicle has forced
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Here's Looking @ Earth...A Bloom With Its Roots In The Oceans (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The Kamchatka Peninsula of far eastern Russian was surrounded by life in late
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Boeing + United Launch Alliance... The Answer, My Friends, Is Blowing In The Wind... (Spacecraft) [SatNews] By successfully completing two significant tests of the integrated Commercial Crew Transportation System, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have moved
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Mercury Systems... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has appointed Anthony Sweeney as General Manager of the RF and Microwave Components Group, part of
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Thuraya Has An iPhone Satellite Up Their Sleeve (Convert To SatPhone) [SatNews] A blend of mobility and simplicity, that transforms an iPhone into a satellite phone.
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GVF-EMP Bring The Ocean Inland... To A Hotel (Event) [SatNews] In response to continued strong growth in the maritime communications market...
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Hughes Network Systems... Hurricanes Ahead... Be Prepared! (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has now made available the new Hughes Emergency Services
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Sea Launch... Flight Ops Just Around The Corner... (Business) [SatNews] Sea Launch AG has announced that the Failure Review Oversight Board (FROB) issued its final
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SkyTraq Technology... Covering All Of The Bases... (GNSS) [SatNews] SkyTraq Technology Inc., a fabless GNSS positioning technology company, has introduced next generation
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U.K. Pavilion... @ CommunicAsia2013 + BroadcastAsia2013 With... (Event—Products) [SatNews] More than 39 British-based companies and organizations will be exhibiting at BroadcastAsia2013 and CommunicAsia 2013 at
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DISA... Invitation To Industry Partners (Event) [SatNews] DISA is offering an event that is designed with the interests of their industry partners in mind—those who
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Hubble Happenings... Red Dwarf Reconnoiter (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope will have two opportunities in the next few years to hunt for
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Triveni Digital... @ BroadcastAsia2013 With... (SatBroadcasting™—Event | Products) [SatNews] At BroadcastAsia2013, Triveni Digital will demonstrate its powerful range of
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Harmonic + Virgin Media... A Most Worthy Trial (SatBroadcasting™—MPEG-DASH) [SatNews] Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Virgin Media has deployed Harmonic's ProMedia™ Suite for a trial
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ILS + SES Share Successful Launch Of SES-6 Satellite (Launch) [SatNews] This provides enhanced capacity over North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and the Atlantic Ocean region, and the expanded payload supports DTH and VSAT platforms in emerging markets.
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June 2, 2013 ST Electronics... @ CommunicAsia2013 With... (Event—Presentation + Products) [SatNews] ST Electronics will address the needs of rapidly growing cities with its focus on...
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June 1, 2013 Arianespace... Rollout Is Next... (Launch) [SatNews] Arianespace’s Ariane 5 mission with its heaviest payload ever has been given the “GO” for
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Ariane 5 Gets Ready To Launch A Heavyweight Genius [SatNews] This launch is calculated at the precise moment in French Guiana for its orbital phasing to rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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