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October 30, 2014 EDRS Traveling The Space Data Highway With ESA This first element, EDRS-A, consists of three hosted packages on the Eutelsat-9B satellite for launch next year.
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Emerging Markets Communications' Vote of Confidence from the African Union With Renewal + Expansions
In addition to renewing services for these sites, the African Union added an additional eight international locations, for a total of 28 global sites.
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NSR Offers BRICS' Report Assesses Satellite Capacity Supply + Demand Brazil, Russia, India, China + South Africa
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ICT Begins Feasibility Plan...Launch a Satellite that Provides ICT Services...Or Not The committee will examine the demand of government agencies to use satellite technology to provide public services, ranging from health care and education to security.
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Orbital's Latest Launch Explosion Update... A significant amount of debris remains on the site and it is likely substantial hardware evidence will be available to aid in determining root cause of the Antares launch failure.
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MISHAAL Aerospace Wins Another Contract...Outernet is All In With Their Small Sats ...wants to offer a mobile service from a constellation of Cubesats sent to Low Earth Orbit to provide news, education and emergency alerts to the 60 percent of humanity who do not have access to it.
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ESA Evasions, Thanks To U.S. Strategic Command “The more timely and customizable data exchange enabled by this agreement will improve collision avoidance as well as launch and early operations for our missions.”
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TIM Selects Gilat ... Deploys 3G Small Cell Network for TIM Brasil in Only Two Months
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A Review Of CASBAA's Opening Day + The "Beyond The Box" Theme For SatBroadcasting™ “While technology has changed, what hasn’t changed is understanding the consumer and knowing what they want.”
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Harris Delivers—in Just 28 Months—Aireon's First Flight Payload for Global Air Traffic Surveillance System ...satellite production line will complete a total of 81 satellites for the constellation, including 66 low-Earth orbit operational satellites, six in-orbit spares, and nine ground-backup spacecraft, over the next three years.
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October 29, 2014 UPDATE: USAF + ULA's Atlas V...GPS IIF-8 Climbs Upward And it's a launch.
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Elbit Systems to Supply Satellite-on-the-Move Systems to Canadian Armed Forces The contract, awarded by Rheinmetall Canada Inc., stipulates the manufacturer provide the ELSAT 2100 SOTM.
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Optus Satellite's Optimistic Project... Expand FOXTEL's HD Services The Australian companies have signed a five-year agreement that gives select FOXTEL customers access to nine new HD channels.
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C-COM's Antennas Save Antelopes in Africa + Other Wildlife in the Great Limpopo A rhino is killed every eight hours as its horns have become more valuable pound for pound than gold and this relentless slaughter threatens it survival.
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Sophisticated One-Stop-Shop For Maritime Comms The partnership will extend maritime IT services, increasing process efficiency by closer integration of IT and SATCOMs.
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Euroconsult Report — Mobile Industry’s Drive to Access C-Band Threatens African Economies ...and demonstrated the potential damage to economies and civil society of attempts by the mobile and wireless industry to gain access to C-Band spectrum.
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Multiple Engagements For Vega Build By ELV For Arianespace "The space field has enormous potential and can play its part in the relaunch of our [Italian] economy. Today’s agreement is a demonstration and it is also a confirmation of the importance of our industry."
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Government + Military SATCOM Demands Will Drive $7.8 Billion In Revenues By 2023 “The military’s focus on mobility applications, especially using UAVs and manned aeronautical platforms for ISR missions, will boost demand for both FSS and HTS COMSATCOM capacity."
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SkyVision Donates to The National Commission Against Ebola in Guinea These funds will be used to cover the expenses and the needs of Ebola patients and their affected families.
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Zadara Storage and CloudSigma to Help Secure ESA's Satellite Data The agency’s on-demand enterprise storage enables analysis of critical satellite data to avoid disasters.
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UPDATE: Orbital Sciences...Antares Rocket's Catastrophic Failure, Total Loss, No Casualties—AIB Formation Initiated An extremely rare and catastrophic incident took place shortly after liftoff...
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Lava Lapping @ Pahoa, Hawai'i The flow was reportedly advancing by about 15 feet (5 meters) per hour.
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ORBCOMM Provides Tracking/Monitoring Solutions to Largest Retail Trailer Fleet of 16,000 in U.S. “This opportunity marks our largest GT 1100 order to date and sets the stage for future growth in the transportation & distribution industry.”
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A Move Into The Russian Federation By Satcom Global “Opening this new regional office signifies a great step forward in the company’s international growth strategy."
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EUMETSAT + CNES Conference Ka-Band Altimeters + The Jason Mission New frontiers of altimetry is discussing the mission performance of new Ka-band altimeters and of the current Jason mission.
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Gilat Satellite Network's Webinar... Avoid Cellular Traffic Jams, Stay Ahead of the Surge Can you believe that 100Mbps single session download to an LTE handset?
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Gilat to Showcase 3G/LTE Backhauling at China Satellite 2014 Highlighted will be the company’s TDMA SkyEdge II-c Capricorn VSAT and SOTM antennas.
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Ramping Up Capacity For The Northeastern U.S. Gas Fields "...it is clear that this bird [Amazonas 2] has a tremendous presence and HISPAMAR has been a great partner in expanding our reach in the gas and oil space."
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ATK's Major Roles In GPS IIF-8 Launch “The Atlas V and GPS programs encompass the scope and scale of ATK’s highly engineered products and affordable innovation."
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Russian Meridian Satellite Makes For Space The Fregat upper stage with a Meridian dual-use communications satellite had successfully separated from the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket.
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DigiGone's Telemedicine Videoconferencing Kits...Patient On Ship Says "ahhh" While Doctor On Land Diagnosis ...kits provide real-time teleconferencing with emergency medical service professionals using satellite or terrestrial wireless links, enabling a face-to-face consult between patient and doctor.
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Russia Readies for Launch of a Bunch of 70 Proton Rockets by 2020 [SatNews] The Proton-M has experienced several failures in 2013 and 2014.
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Planatary Resources...Never Say Die...Optimism Reigns [SatNews] But in a message that he cheerfully ended with "Onward, upward and live to fly another day!", the Redmond company's CEO and self-described chief asteroid miner said...
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October 28, 2014 Airbus Defence & Space's Innovation Turns In a Winner... European Satellite Navigation Competition 2014 The winners illustrated the fundamental importance of robust, reliable, and secure time and positioning signals for Europe's digital society...
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Third Group Of Four Satellites Should Realize Release This December “These additional satellites will provide more capacity and drive even higher performance."
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European Space Successes In The Spotlight... The exhibition is organized around three pillars: knowledge and innovation, services for citizens and competitiveness.
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General Dynamics and EDGE Innovation Network Prep for Edgy Event...Host Winter Institute 2014 "The lessons learned from this exercise will identify what works, and what needs work, so when a disaster strikes, first responders can focus on helping survivors..."
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LandWorks Parcels Out Digital Parcel Polygon Data to Online Offerings The digital parcel polygons come ready for download directly into Esri ArcGIS software, IHS Petra, IHS Kingdom and LMKR GeoGraphix.
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AVCOM of Virginia, Inc. Is Racking Up A New Analyzer AVCOM’s Beacon Receiver and MSNG-2500C.Mini Rack Mount Spectrum Analyzer will be in the spotlight...
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Metadata Accuracy Is The Goal Of Crystal Solutions @ SATCON “Inserting metadata enables new business and revenue models..."
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VSAT Hub To Be Provided To Anta Mediakom By ASC Signal The contract extends the company’s continued involvement in large terminal deployments around the world.
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Deep Space Industries Takes Orbital's Loss to Heart with ARKYD 3 Part of the Tragedy "We are not competitors as much as we are compatriots, working towards the same goal: the opening of space for humanity. "
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October 27, 2014 Arianespace's GSAT-16...Heavy Passengers Arrive + Pass a Milestone How do you handle a heavy-lift passenger? Very carefully.
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Arianespace, ESA + CNES' VV04...Don't Break Out the Champagne...Yet Additional flight trajectory analyses have impacted the original launch date.
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Geolink Satellite Services Has High Hopes @ 2014 NetHope Global Summit The Paris-based satellite solutions provider will be available to meet with attendees to discuss their connectivity projects.
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Virgin Atlantic’s 787 Dreamliner Keeps Customers Connected The modern flight experience includes eXConnect Ku-Band Wi-Fi connectivity, Vera Touch 2 in-flight entertainment, and the ultimate #SkyhighSelfie in conjunction with Wavealot.
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Laser Communications Symposium 2014: The Current State Of The SpaceDataHighway, Hopefully No Pot Holes The symposium will focus on soon-to-be available innovative laser technology that will revolutionize how geospatial data and information is managed on...
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New Capacity Contract Is A True Classic “Launching on AsiaSat 5 will make ‘C Music TV HD’ available in Asia for the first time..."
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SpaceX Dragon Is a Real Work Horse...More Than 3,000 lbs From ISS Science samples from the International Space Station will aid NASA in their goal of long-duration human spaceflight in deep space.
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Skybox for Good + Google — Donated Satellite Imagery to Benefit Nonprofits Fresh satellite imagery is now available for projects that save lives, protect the environment, promote education, and positively impact humanity.
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A New Teleport Build By SES TechCom For Es'hailSat “The establishment of our own teleport in Qatar is an integral part of the Es’hailSat program, giving us a secure and independent satellite infrastructure."
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NSA + General Dynamics C4 Systems' Offers Security as Tight as Fort KNOX "Mobile government workers now have the freedom to read classified emails and talk securely anywhere, every time."
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The VSAT + Broadband Markets Covered, In-Depth, By NSR In New Analysis/Forecast Report This study also provides vertical, application, network and access technology segmentation insights...
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Moving On In... Clyde Space' Success Requires More Room... “We’re growing pretty fast just now and have literally run out of space for new recruits, so our move to our new premises can’t come soon enough."
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EIAST....Eye Spy in the Sky... @ 2014 SPIE Optics + Photonics Conference
...is developed on a yearly basis, so as to keep up with the latest innovations in the field which make it difficult to protect images worldwide.
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NASA'S Hinode @ Right Place @ Right Time...Corona 100 Times Hotter Than 10,000 Degrees They can't physically affect humans on the ground, but—when intense enough...
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Manufacturing On-the-Go: RUAG Space Outfits Satellites for 3D-Printing in Orbit Additive Manufacturing produces metal and plastic components that are lighter, take less time to manufacture and are ultimately less expensive to produce.
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NASA + Orbital... Scrub a Dub Dub... How Can a Boat Prevent a Launch? A Wallops of a Story Everything is in place for a launch to resupply the space station, but wait, "Ahoy there," what is a boat doing in the area reserved for a launch?
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October 25, 2014 Globecomm Completes VSAT Network Supporting Iraqi Oil Exploration The 158 Mb VSAT network is for an unnamed European-based client.
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ATW Companies Details Flexible Waveguide For SatApps
Precision-drawn waveguides for high frequency transmissions are available for under a one-week waiting time period.
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Four Years Of Space Surveillance For U.S.A.F.'s SBSS "The vehicle performs more GEO observations than any other sensor."
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C-Bird Goes Grecian "Opening an Athens office is integral to growing our brand and providing ship owners easier access to our game-changing communications platform."
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WAAS Going On With Raytheon "We will continue our partnership with the FAA to ensure continuous operations of the system going forward."
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Space Collision Avoided for SSTL's TechDemoSat-1 The inconvenience of having to switch on the brand new propulsion system earlier than scheduled in the firm's commissioning plan was swept away with a great result...
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A First Time For Everything—Geolink Satellite Services Heading To NetHope Connectivity Projects to be discussed...
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ScheduALL...Book Yourself...Connector Frees You Up + Eliminates Human Input + Errors ...giving customers real-time access to their providers' resource inventories for self-provisioned bookings.
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Harris Corporation Grabs Geospatial Contracts The contracts are worth a potential $770 million and are intended to meet the needs of global military and intelligence operations.
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October 24, 2014 Globalstar GPS Technology Hits The Snowy Slopes of Ontario This GPS satellite technology was selected for Groomer Fleet Tracking by the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC)
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Up Next For Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout... At-Sea Testing... "The sloped takeoff and landing tests are designed to be as real as it gets to actually operating on a Navy ship."
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Thuraya and SOS Children’s Villages Partner To Keep Central African Republic Connected Under SOS Children’s Village’s Central African Republic purview, there are approximately 2,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in its target villages.
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Globalstar to Discuss SatCom Benefits for Value Added Resellers at Intermodal 2014 Satellite communications delivers new commercial opportunities for VAR’s by extending the reach of services to those areas that are beyond mobile phone signal.
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Aspheric Lenses Fabricated for Astronomical Use By Optical Surfaces High performance lenses with tight tolerances are ideal for space optics and high-power laser systems.
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From Tachyon Wormhole To RadiantGrid, Wohler's CCW 2014 Inclusions... During CCW 2014, Wohler will be presenting a number of products of interest to the SatBroadcasting™ community...
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Vishay's New Wet Tantalum Capacitor Meets Rugged Performance Specs Offering established reliability for aerospace systems and critical avionics.
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SpeedCast—Moving On Up, Johnson To S.V.P. + G.M. Johnson will oversee all of SpeedCast’s business activities for the Energy sector...
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An RF Design Validation Test Solution Is Available From Keysight Technologies The valuable information is downloadable in PDF format for the signaling test set.
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October 23, 2014 Maritime Broadband’s C-Bird Flies to Greece The communications provider’s new office in Athens will service the growing demand for C-Bird VSAT solution
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Leidos National Security Expert to Forecast Worldwide Instability + Anticipatory Intelligence He will discuss global monitoring and planning systems to forecast instability worldwide.
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SatNews’ Space and Satellite Regulatory Colloquium Sees Success in D.C. The third annual colloquium has brought together the likes of Inmarsat's Government Affairs' VP, Chris Murphy, and Echostar's Regulator Affairs VP, Jennifer Manner.
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Thales Alenia Space Signs MUSIS Contract With OCCAR-EA Is All About Image Serving as an interface between Cosmo-SkyMed and CSO observation systems...
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$3b In Growth For The Satellite EO Market by 2023, According To NSR The move to very high resolution and the onslaught of lower resolution data is the key to the generation of $5.1 billion over the next decade.
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African Attainability Of Broadband To Be Addressed @ AfricaCom 2014 By Gilat The satellite-based broadband communications services provider will address the HTS roadmap for Africa.
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CASBAA 2014 Brings In The Experts From Across Industries + Across The Globe This year's CASBAA Convention promises to be an experience "Beyond the Box."
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Europe's IXV Getting Set For Another Flight Via Vega November’s Vega mission with IXV is designated Flight VV04 in Arianespace’s numbering system...
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Inmarsat's IsatPhone Is Now Conducive To Operation In Brazil These satellite phones are now Brazil ready...
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NanoRacks Is Bringing A SMiLE To The ISS “NanoRacks believes strongly that by lowering the barriers to ISS utilization, more and more important ideas such as this one will emerge."
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Trimble is Nimble with Iridium®'s Network for M2M Connectivity in Europe + Elsewhere
"Their need for operational efficiencies has no boundaries."
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A Quarter Century Of SATCOM — HISPASAT Has Made History In her speech, the president of HISPASAT, Elena Pisonero, said that the company was born “from a shared dream” to “achieve independent space communication” and drive a project “that would propel the national space industry."
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SpaceQuest Signs with MISHAAL Aerospace...One Makes 'em the Other Launches 'em When They're Ready ...the objective is to provide a turn-key, and cost-effective, approach to space access making it more common place and accessible.
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Advantech Wireless Pumps Up Capacity to Meet Demands of GaN Amps and BUCs Market response exceeded the production so they added additional manufacturing capacity...
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October 22, 2014 Metallized Carbon's Silver Treatment Solves Solutions For Electrical Apps "...we are seeing a huge increase in demand for the material for use in antennas used to track satellites.”
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UPDATE: Russian Express-AM6 Satellite Is Off + Away Via A Proton-M "With the new satellite in action, the overarching task of broadcasting nationwide television programs from Kaliningrad to Irkutsk will be addressed."
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Improving Google Maps For Work Is Now Blue Water Satellite's Goal "Working with Google improves the availability of this enhanced image data by making it more accessible through Google's popular mapping platform."
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The Direct Storefront For DISA Debuts At The End Of The Month... DDSF improves upon DISA Direct Order Entry by providing a request management capability that facilitates faster fulfillment and automated provisioning where possible.
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Air Force Salutes Intelsat General...Awards Study of Using Commercial Resources for TT&C ..."study to determine possible methods of transitioning this requirement to the commercial sector to achieve cost efficiencies in the new budgetary environment.”
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Latitude Technologies is Popular with Fans in Florida ... Takes Orders for FANS 1/A+ Satellite Data Unit ...business and commercial jet operators looking for a lightweight, multi-function, cost affordable datalink device to complete their FANS 1/A+ installation.
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Airbus Defence and Space + Spectrum Geo Know How to Shake Up Surveys of Croatia’s Oil Seeps + More
Results suggest a strong correlation between higher confidence slicks and structural features interpreted from a seismic survey acquired of offshore Croatia in 2013.
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NASA's Webb's Critical Heart Monitoring...'Patient' Survives Coldest Place Ever On Earth This is 260 degrees Fahrenheit colder than any place on the Earth’s surface has ever been.
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From MARS To The ISS For Orbital's Cygnus On November 2nd... Post-storm, all is OK for the tracking station in Bermuda for this upcoming launch...
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Advanced VSAT Solutions From Comtech EF Data To Become An Asian Asset For Connectivity "This systems integrator adopted the Advanced VSAT networking solution based on its efficiency, horsepower and intelligence..."
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NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP Satellite Team Scrambles... Avoids 35,000 mph Impact of Space Debris The rest of the monitored space debris ranges in size from the size of a softball, to massive rocket bodies, orbiting uncontrolled at speeds averaging 22,300 mph
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NASA Awards Northrop Grumman to Modify ATMS Instrument on Joint Polar Satellite System-2's This information will significantly improve short- and long-term weather forecasting. Full Story
October 21, 2014 A Collaborative Effort at 55.5 Degrees West For HISPASAT + Intelsat The two operators will continue to co-locate Intelsat's Galaxy 11 satellite and HISPASAT's Amazonas 1 satellite at this position until the end of 2015.
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Telenor Connexion + u-bloc are a Team + Have a loT of Plans... for Network-Friendly M2M Modems “The new firmware enables devices and applications to communicate in the most intelligent and efficient way, whilst preventing service outages.."
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QuickSkids For Faster O&G Offshore Connectivity Developed By EMC... Rig and vessel operators that prefer not to use the communications provided by a company owner can install their own using QuickSkid...
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WORK Microwave Has Been Hard at Work + Will Reveal Their Defense Solutions at MilSatCom 2014 The industrialized, lightweight, and tamper-proof defense electronics equipment performs even in the toughest, most demanding remote environments.
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Thales' MILSATCOM Systems Keep Qatar Communicating The solution is built around Thales’ high-performance System 21 technology...
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Ideal Systems' Receives a Command for an Encore After Success in Singapore Their success in Singapore resulted in a 'gig' with broadcast facilities in LA and Miami.
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NSR Relates..."What Happens When HTS Beams Fill Too Fast…or Too Slow?" ...there has been a learning curve that HTS has been through, and to some extent, is still on...
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NSSLGlobal's Commitment Shows... And Is Awarded by Cobham ...in recognition of being a committed and successful Master Distributor and Certified Partner for Cobham satellite and radio equipment...
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FlightAware Flies High With Capabilities ...Includes Tracking Flights Without Flight Plans ...additional foreign and worldwide data sources, and the ability to track flights without available flight plans, in the U.S. and abroad.
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IRG Builds Strong STEMs.. Teaches + Learns From Kids ...to impassion youngsters about the work... who are unaware of the wealth of opportunities within the satellite industry
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Moving On Up @ TrustComm—Abad-Santos + Apa to CCO and V.P. "Our executive team boasts nearly 150 years combined experience providing COMSATCOM solutions to businesses and government agencies worldwide."
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KVH's TracPhone's Enduring Track Record ... Wins Awards for 17th Consecutive Year
This is the 17th consecutive year that the company was recognized for its satellite communications or television systems and...
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In-Orbit Testing Is Successful... Optus 10 Now Drifting To 164 Degrees East “It’s always a great feeling once a satellite completes its rigorous testing schedule and is verified to be ready for operation."
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Teal Group Analysts Forecast Defense Electronics Market Leaders...Including the Big three... For 2014-2023 This analysis determines that Lockheed Martin, among others, will dominate the market over the next decade.
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SkyVision’s Hybrid Satellite + Terrestrial Network Solutions Nominated For AfricaCom 2014 Awards This communications provider is nominated for Best Connectivity Solutions for Africa and the Changing Lives Award, among others...
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October 20, 2014 Sensor Payloads To Be Developed By Northrop Grumman For SBIRS #5 and #6 "We are committed to reducing cost and payload development cycle times, while still providing exceptional data to our military and intelligence stake holders."
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Boeing's X-37B Comes Home After A 674-Day Spatial Excursion This landing of Boeing's X-37B concluded a 674-day experimental test mission for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
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Fresh From An Ariane 5 Launch, SSL's Built Intelsat 30 Is Performing Post-Launch Maneuvers As Planned With deployed solar sails, all is going according to plan...
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Oil Exploration + Production Space-Based Monitoring Activities For MDA... Detection and tracking the movement of oil on water through all weather conditions, 24 hours a day
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Engineering + Risk Assessment Reviews Completed By Shield Aviation For UAS "The granting of the IFC for the ARES UAS is an extremely important milestone as it recognizes its airworthiness and safety of flight for ARES UAS."
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Satellite Industry Association Media Statement ...Satellites Are Fundamental In Telecommunications Infrastructure ...are the result of substantial resources being expended on research, development and planning, and SIA is concerned about the impact of the FCC’s proposals on these services.
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DigitalGlue Launches Harmonic Upgrade For TMC Design Corporation The latest video delivery infrastructure project will refresh encoding, decoding, and multiplexing systems for a key defense client...
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By 2020, A New SATCOM Radio System For Russian Signal Troops "...development work is now being carried out on the creation of a modern, interference-resistant, broadband satellite communication systems..."
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China's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center Now Complete... Next Step, Get A Rocket, A Satellite + Then Launch [SatNews] As the new center faces the sea to the south and east, there is also no danger of debris from launch vehicles falling into residential areas.
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Cooperation 'Tween Alta Devices + Airware Bring The Sun Into UAV Play “For precision agriculture, search and rescue, or land surveying, UAVs need to fly longer and farther than today’s systems provide."
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Latitude Technologies' Fans Will Follow Them To NBAA 2014 + Introduce the DL150 FANS The Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition will feature the manufacturer’s complete product family of data monitoring equipment.
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Gilat's Free Webinar Reveals How Mobile Operators Can Be Fast + Far Reaching how can coverage be profitably extended to the most remote areas? Quick answer is satellite backhaul.
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Kacific to Bring Broadband to Kiribati's Most Remote Islands The agreement comes just as the Pacific island nation plans to privatize its state-owned telecommunications service.
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AMSAT Wants You — Design The Next Generation of CubeSat Satellites Ideas should be based on the CubeSat platform, the standard through which AMSAT will look for launches in the foreseeable future.
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Getting BLOS'd Around By Gilat @ SMi's Global MilSatCom In London BLOS technologies that are battle-tested and ready for deployment...
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Engesat's Sharp Move As South American Distributor of Fuze Go™MS Sharp "...and was so impressed with the MS Sharp pansharpening algorithm that it became a software distributor.”
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Rockwell Collins’ Airshow® Moving Map... Point + See the World While Flying An industry-first panoramic view that allows passengers to see a moving map of the outside world from any direction the iPad is pointed
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October 17, 2014 Latitude Technologies is 'IONode ION100 Certified' for Airbus EC135 Helicopter [SatNews] This company is now certified for the solutions they provide to helicopters, and is the smallest and lightest in the industry.
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Soldier's Network — General Dynamics' C4 Products Hit the Ground at Fort Bliss The C4 Systems’ products include tactical radios, cyber-defense products, mission command capabilities and communications network systems.
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SATCON 2014 Will See Geosync Microwave's New Up + Downconverter Models Now offering high performance synthesized frequency converters covering S-, C-, Ku- and DBS bands...
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For ST Engineering, Securing Contracts Is What It's All About... “ST Electronics continues to focus on our three key business areas of satellite communications..."
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October 16, 2014 Airbus’ Silicon Carbide Telescope Identifies Landing Site on Comet 67P [SatNews] The telescope is part of a cutting-edge Osiris camera, which provides extremely precise pictures for Rosetta’s lander.
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KVH Receives $19 Million Order for FOG-based Navigation Systems [SatNews] Tactical navigation systems integrated with fiber optic gyros and GPS provide armored vehicle crews with improved situational awareness.
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Mobile Deployable Comms Conference Is Upcoming... The conference will address the key topics of CIS networks and tactical communications, C4ISR standardization and much more...
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Five Times More Data Savings For 4K UltraHD Video Optimization “Our progress on HEVC optimization will help operators prepare for Next Generation HD video and help reduce the amount of video data traffic dramatically."
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DIRECTV 14's Voyage To French Guiana From SS/L Is Accomplished For Arianespace Launch “DIRECTV 14 shows our commitment to the latest in satellite technology..."
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New HTS Will Pack COM DEV Int'l Ka-Band Equipment "...it leverages our expertise in Ka-band communications and is our first contract on a new satellite platform..."
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Two Army Vets Will Each Receive Raytheon Scholarships Of $10K "The Raytheon Patriot Scholarship honors and aids military heroes who have selflessly served their country."
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ScheduALL's Power Of Self-Provisioning Spotlight @ SATCON Self-Provisioning Power will be on display at SATCON...
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Demo'ing @ CCW 2014 Will Be Artel's Media Transport Solutions Artel's DigiLink platform is designed specifically to meet their needs for easy-to-deploy media transport solutions.
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EIAST Completes KhalifaSat's 'Home Grown' Design... First to be Designed + Built in the UAE In order to achieve all of the new features for the satellite, the company has plans to develop several new technologies.
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Airbus Defence + Space's MEASAT-3b Goes Operational...the 34th Eurostar to Press the Boundaries Together, they will make up Asia's most robust Direct-To-Home (DTH) satellite television neighborhood.
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HISPASAT Provides an Out for OUTtv in Europe... Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgender Channel The gay-lifestyle television channel OUTtv has chosen a satellite operator...
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UPDATES Ariane 5 Lifts Off With Intelsat 30 and ARSAT-1 Brings DIRECTV + Space Communications to Argentina The launch is now underway following Ariane 5’s liftoff from the Spaceport in French Guiana, burning 5 tons of fuel per second.
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Scientists Name The 45-Meter Boulder On Rosetta’s Comet After An Egyptian Pyramid Rosetta began its close observation phase on October 10 at just 10km from comet 67P...
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October 15, 2014 MUOS Connection Completed By General Dynamics C4 Systems For SRW Manpacks "... this is a significant step forward in placing the full power of the Army's tactical network in the hands of soldiers."
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One Day—Five Experts Scrutinize The Law + The Regulations That Impact SATCOM Next week, in Washington DC, this informative annual event for lawyers, regulators, policy deciders and corporate legal departments, presents...
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NSR's Latest Assessment of M2M + Internet of Things via Satellite
...provides not only the most comprehensive analysis of this fundamental satellite telecommunications market, but now includes an assessment of the terrestrial M2M market.
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Severe Storms Early Warning Instrument For GOES-R Delivered By Lockheed Martin “GLM will have the potential to save lives by using lightning as a reliable indicator of severe weather, like tornadoes."
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Hermes Performs Well in the Cooper Basin, Australia... Delivers Advanced Well Services With VSAT for O&G ...the unit will automatically deploy, lock to the satellite and connect to the Internet and/or private voice and data networks as required within five minutes.
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NASA's SMAP Arrives + Prepares to Dig In + Study Earth's Moisture SMAP will provide the most accurate, highest-resolution global measurements of soil moisture ever obtained from space and will detect whether the ground is frozen or thawed.
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Arianespace's AVUM Gets Gassed Up + Ready to Roll ...uses liquid bipropellant for primary maneuvering, along with cold gas for attitude control...
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PSLV-C26 Launches IRNSS-1C Navigation Satellite The Third Navigation Satellite Is Launched By The ISRO
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October 14, 2014 The Use Of Commercial Satellites By Militaries And Governments Examined By NSR... GMSC 11 features more detailed and event-driven scenarios than ever before...
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International Climate Symposium 2014 + World's Leading Experts On Climate Challenges "...bringing together scientists and space agencies to connect satellite observations to the climate challenges we are facing."
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U.S. Army Tactical Nets Expansion Via 4G LTE Demo'd By General Dynamics C4 Systems "...the General Dynamics' secure wireless broadband network can give soldiers greater access to mission intelligence using their smartphone or tablet computer."
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Coming Soon From iDirect—Protocol Transparency Through L2oS L2oS could be considered as an expressway for information transport.
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Returning To The CTO Helm @ Wavestream... Past President and co-founder, James Rosenberg, is now the CTO at Wavestream.
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iSAT Africa Connects Via MEASAT's AFRICASAT-1a... “MEASAT welcomes iSAT Africa onboard the AFRICASAT-1a satellite."
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HISPASAT Celebrates A Silver Anniversary + Awards Prize Money For A Project This Company has seen many changes and improvements over their past 25 years, and to ensure that the positive momentum continues there is a contest...
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Technologies To Counter Interference Will Hold The Spotlight In London @ IRG + Inmarsat Event Launching these sessions will enable attendees at our workshop to understand the latest technology available to help them tackle interference.”
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The 57th Annual Event To Concentrate On The Drivers Of Telecom Innovations This premier international event is devoted to driving innovations in nearly every telecommunications field.
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PCI Geomatics Software...No Specialized Hardware Required To Model 3D Features In 2D “This update to 3DFE expands the software’s power in addressing growing trends in 3D feature modeling."
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Keysight Technologies To Deliver RF Circuit Demos @ CSICS 2014 The symposium brings together industry experts from around the world to discuss and present emerging technologies.
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Airborne Assets Acquire New Surveillance Capabilities Via Exelis' CorvusEye™ 1500 “The cover of darkness creates a disadvantage for surveillance.”
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Intelsat 30 + ARSAT-1 Are Given The Green Light For Their Ariane-5 Launch By Arianespace Flight VA220 is given a "go"...
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TeleCommunication Systems + L.R. Kimball Combine Forces Provide Advanced Cybersecurity Services for a Multitude ...partnership focuses on critical infrastructure protection for agencies including public safety agencies, education institutions and social services.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Selected By DoD For STPSat-5 Build "The Space Test Program has a rich history of providing support to continue our Nation’s leadership in delivering enhanced space capability to protect our military men and women..."
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MDA to Supply Multiple Communication Subsystems to Airbus Defence and Space Pens are poised in the air ready to sign contracts.
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October 13, 2014 Arianespace's Two Separate Milestones + In Preparation For Soaring [SatNews] Two successful milestones completed in preparation for a launch.
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MITEQ's New UPC2 + More On Display In New York [SatNews] Ramping up for another show, this company is ready to reveal their latest and greatest...
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PocketQube Shop Adds DHV's Solar Panels To Their Virtual Satellite Shop Shelves
[SatNews] For those who dare to dream this company encourages people to build and launch their own satellites.
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Myanmar Satellite Forum's First ...Forward In Plans For Satellite Sovereignty [SatNews] ...will be the first opportunity for the satellite sector to present itself in force to the Myanmar telecoms industry.
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Tempus Global Data Establishes Science Advisory Council That Will Create A Real 3D STORM [SatNews] ...become the first commercial entity to sell hyperspectral weather data to government and commercial enterprises.
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MEASAT Promotes A Vice President To Chief Commercial Officer [SatNews] Taking another step upward...
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TE Connectivity is Bringing a Number of Connectivity Solutions to AUSA 2014... Featured will be several rugged and flexible end-to-end solutions...
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Debut In Dubai To Support SES MEA Role "Across many areas of the Middle East, satellite remains one of the most reliable forms of connectivity - and demand for data connectivity continues to grow."
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Innovative Solutions In Space Is Preparing To Launch KARI's CubeSats Design Winners “We look forward to having these first CubeSat contest satellites launched next year.”
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SES + University Eichstätt - Ingolstadt's Transformative Technology Brings Students eLearning Project KUganda [SatNews] It requires no third party software installation or licenses and runs on standard equipment like PCs, laptops or tablets on both sides...
TE Connectivity Senses Smart Acquisition Move With Measurement Specialties [SatNews] ... is the only sensor company who maintains both NASA and ESA qualifications. Full Story
Harris CapRock Communications RESOLVEs + Reduces Potential For Those Pesky Network Outages [SatNews] ...accelerates the resolution of incidents by automating repetitive diagnostic tasks while reducing the number of incidents that require hands-on support.
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Airbus Space Instruments Greenlit for Origins of the Universe Observation Mission “JWST will be hugely important in expanding our understanding of how our universe evolved."
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Loctronix® Catches Jammers In the Wild + Right Around The Corner...Webinar To The Rescue
[SatNews] Their use or even possession in the U.S. is illegal; however, they can still be purchased for as little as $30.
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On-Orbit Checkout Completed By Boeing For GPS IIF-7, TOT 50th Space Wing “Handover to the 50th Space Wing is a huge milestone in a GPS satellite’s journey, confirming that it’s been put through its paces and all looks good."
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Raytheon UK's Landshield Is Anti Jamming Savvy For US + UK Military Vehicles [SatNews] The requirement follows a Presidential directive that all U.S. forces should be able to operate in a GPS denied or constrained environment.
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EMAS AMC Selects Speedcast ...Communications For Fleet Of Offshore Construction Vessels [SatNews] ...designed the communications solution from the ground-up, leveraging both Ku-band and C-band frequencies, to meet the unique requirements...
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October 10, 2014 Globecast Australia Takes #19 Out Of Top 50 Most Innovative Companies “This recognizes our constant quest to innovate technology to provide cutting edge broadcast services for our customers."
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Russia To Build Space-Based Ballistic Missile Warning System "...we will be able to detect sea and ground launches of various types of ballistic missiles..."
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DeLorme's InReach Is Going Sailing With Wally Rally participants will be able to view the latest location and status of the lead boat on the “Where’s Wally” map
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Over The Next Decade, Euroconsult Projects 353 EO Satellite Launches Organizations from 41 countries are expected to launch EO satellite capacity by 2023, compared to 33 over the previous decade.
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Volicon's CCW Product Demos Of Interest To SatBroadcasting™ Volicon will demonstrate five powerful new applications within the company's Observer(r) Media Intelligence Platform(tm)
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October 9, 2014 DISA Securing The Joint Information Environment With JRSS “We must build on the momentum of this effort and work to bring the rest of the department to JRSS."
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Stakeholder Symposium To Spotlight Laser Tech For Geospatial Concerns The Stakeholder Symposium will provide an overview of the current status of the SpaceDataHighway and other technologies...
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NSR's 6th Handle On EO Debuts This Month The dynamic market for satellite-based imagery has been driven to new heights...
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The Promise Inherent With Industry Achievers To Be Recognized By SSPI "Our industry can win the global competition for markets only by winning the global competition for talent.”
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The Drive Is Intesifying By The Mobile + Wireless Industry To Gain C-Band Access The analysis discovered that in most regions of the world at least 30 percent of spectrum for IMT services is not yet licensed.
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Harris' Rifleman Shoots Straight Through Independent Tests + Exceeds Requirements [SatNews] "The feedback we receive is critical to allow us to continuously improve the operational effectiveness of our new products.”
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Arianespace' Lightweight Vega Prepped With IXV Spaceplane For Fourth Spatial Excursion The mission’s IXV passenger is an atmospheric reentry demonstrator designed to flight test technologies and critical systems...
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Boeing Accomplishes An Advanced Aeronautical Antenna For Yahsat "a low-profile SATCOM solution that provides en-route broadband connectivity for many types of aircraft..."
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Air Force Enlists General Dynamics... MUOS SATCOM Demonstration 100 Percent Successful "The Air Force observers experienced the cellphone-like voice clarity during conversations with the flight crew and realized ..."
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ARSAT-1 + SS/L's Intelsat 30/DLA-1 Strapped + Ready For Ariane 5 Launch Packing up a horse isn't easy...
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UK Space Agency Soars In The Air + At The Bank “The UK space sector makes an impressive contribution to the UK economy and has consistently done so over the last decade, virtually doubling in size
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October 8, 2014 Northrop Grumman Drops Off Third SBIRS Payload At Lockheed Martin Space Systems Third SBIRS payload delivered...
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Access @ Altitude For Etihad Airways A major milestone has been achieved with the deployment of mobile and Internet connectivity across its entire fleet...
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Engineer @ APL Is The First Heinlein Award Recipient New Spacecraft Control Technique “The Heinlein Award recognizes demonstration in space of important technical accomplishments that benefit commercial activities.”
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Unprecedented Support For GVF's SATCOM ENDEAVOR Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Comms Program “GVF’s Member companies and partners were instrumental to the success of the satcom training and certification program.”
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New Monitoring Assets Modules Making For Intermodal Europe Event The module can also be equipped with other modems for satellite communication...
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Keysight Technologies Brings Their New Signal Analyzer Into Play X-Series adds new flagship product...
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KORE Wireless & Iridium Asia Bring Their Expertise To M2M Biz Event Covering the breadth of the M2M value chain with all key stakeholders across the M2M ecosystem present...
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The Generation Of Phase-Coherent Signals Is The Crux Of The Rohde & Schwarz Product Debut New test solution is ideal for aerospace and defense solutions...
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Orbital Antares Rocket's Fifth Launch Now Scheduled...Cygnus Will Deliver Cargo To The ISS The updated launch schedule has just been announced by Orbital and NASA...
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Mercury Systems Initiates Standards Initiative Of RF & Microwave Technologies OpenRFM standards initiative is launched for RF and digital subsystems...
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Anomaly Analysis Of Galileo Orbital Injection Failure Completed By Arianespace "The system thermal analyses have been reexamined in depth to identify all areas concerned by this issue."
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Hughes Network Systems' Faster-Than-Nyquist Paper Wins Award @ MILCOM 2014 “The idea of FTN has been floating around the satellite communications space for decades, and our team was able to take the idea and turn FTN signaling into a tangible reality..."
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SES' ASTRA 5B + Setanta Sports' (World) Cup Overfloweth... Two HD Channels For 13 Countries
[SatNews] Two sports channels will be broadcast in 13 countries in HD, and it couldn't have come a moment too soon with all of the upcoming competitions.
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NOAA Satellite Images Reveal Super Storm With Haiyan Power Heading For Japan... "Its strength is very much similar to Haiyan."
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Space Foundation's 31st Space Symposium... Readies For Next Year + Accepts Reservations Now
Many attend the Space Symposium primarily to connect with customers, conduct meetings and achieve business goals—all in one place at one time.
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Surrey U.S.' First Integrated Spacecraft...Orbital Test Bed (OTB) Satellite On SpaceX's Falcon Heavy [SatNews] The OTB satellite provides aerospace organizations with a low-risk opportunity to test new subsystems and payload technologies on an actual low-Earth orbit mission while sharing the cost of development and launch.
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DoD's Officials Discuss Report on U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
[SatNews] The last time the guidelines were revised was 1997 and that was done in repose to the end of the Cold War and the growth of North Korean missile technology.
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October 7, 2014 Intelsat General...Bringing Radio + Television To U.S. Forces Around The Globe U.S. military forces will continue to receive AFRTS programming thanks to this contract renewal...
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Airbus Defence and Space + Exelis Team Are In ENVI... Access To Imagery Exclusive image analysis software for ENVI users...
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Exelis' New Advanced Imaging System Soon Soars Spacewards Designed to assist with weather forecast improvements and severe weather early warnings...
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Mitsubishi + Moog's Contribution To Heavy Lifting Of A Giant Sunflower Successful Launch of Himawari-8 [SatNews] A huge task is not managed single-handedly, especially true when dealing with launching an enormous vehicle skyward fighting gravity every inch of the way.
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Data From Sentinel-1 Satellite Now Available To All Users “The time has arrived for the satellite to exploit its extraordinary capabilities and start helping users."
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ISRO Delays Friday's Launch Of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle...Telecommand System Issue [SatNews] This will be the third of the seven satellites planned for the formation of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
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ViaSat Makes Waves... New Waveform's Major Performance...Small, Fixed + Mobile L-band Terminals [SatNews] "Receiving 1 Mbps with a mobile terminal this small pushes the boundaries of performance per cubic inch and creates an opportunity to address unserved and underserved mobile market segments."
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ESA's Rosetta Mission... Finally, A 10 Year Journey Through Solar System Will Land On Comet November 12 [SatNews] Rosetta mission has been conducting an unprecedented scientific analysis of the comet, a remnant from early in the solar system's 4.6-billion-year history.
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South African Space Commercial Service Holdings' Do It Yourself Project... A Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite [SatNews] "This is a fraction of the cost previously paid for satellites fulfilling the same functions."
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ORBCOMM's M2M Chassis Tracking Enables Industry To Keep On Trucking [SatNews] ..."we can track and monitor nearly every type of transport asset—from dry to refrigerated trailers, rail, intermodal containers, gensets and now chassis....”
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October 6, 2014 Colloquium Partners Present In-Depth Examinations of Space + Regulatory Laws... [SatNews] In cooperation with Mansat and Dentons US LLP, SatNews is going to present a highly informative Colloquium...
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Harris' Falcon III® Radios For DoD's Rifleman Team Are On Target [SatNews] ...is smaller and lighter than existing wideband handheld radios yet provides superior battery life and transmission range...
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Scotland's Alba Orbital... It Pays To Be SMART...Award Finances PocketQube EPS + No Electrical Cord Needed [SatNews] Want to build a satellite, but don't have a NASA sized budget?While a Cubesat may cost the same as a house, a PocketQube could cost less than a car.
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Versatile Power Is Versatile—Artificial Hearts To Satellites—Hires New Sales Manager [SatNews] ...has extensive and diverse experience from new business start ups to successful turn-arounds of high technology markets... Full Story
People's Liberation Army of China Celebrate National Day... Test Fire A Really Far-Reaching Missile [SatNews] The DF-31 system has an estimated range of nearly 10,000 kms, enough to deliver a nuclear warhead to the capitals of Europe or the west coast of the U.S.
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ESA's IXV Reentry Demonstrator... Slides Into A Seat On The Spaceport's Trolley [SatNews] Vega, named after the second brightest star in the northern hemisphere will make access to space easier, quicker and cheaper.
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MDA Closes Acquisition... With Advanced Systems On Their Radar global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide.
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Keysight's Expanded Module... Solves With Wireless Set + Evolves With Customers' Needs [SatNews] ..."device manufacturers need a high-port-density test solution to meet the growing demand for wireless devices with multiple radios and antennas..."
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The Build is On For Francisco de Miranda Satellite [SatNews] Venezuela has just signed an agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation ICGWIC) to build and deliver into orbit...
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Bringing Expertise to MENA Comms Markets... Awarding times for circuit services by BringCom...
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Vocality...Satellite + Defense Communications Company Appoints New CEO + More [SatNews] ...he has achieved impressive results through outthinking the competition and creating over-performing sales and delivery teams. Full Story
Skyline Communications... Races + Becomes One Of Belguim's 50 Fastest Growing Companies [SatNews] "While our revenue growth over the past five years was the key selection criterion for this listing, at Skyline this is actually secondary to technological innovation.'
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NASA Tests Webb's Tennis Court Size Sun Shields To Orbit One Million Miles From Earth [SatNews] The three-day test took place in July, taking seven engineers and six technicians about 20 hours to complete.
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MDA + UK Space Agency... UK Provides Better Independent Communications On ISS [SatNews] European astronauts onboard the ISS currently rely on NASA communication's infrastructure to relay important information between the European Columbus module and ground stations...
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Comtech Systems' World's First... Digital Troposcatter Modem Debuting is a 50Mbps Digital Troposcatter modem....
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Elite Communications Selects EMC's Virtual Op For Global Oil & Gas Selected as the satellite connectivity provider...
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A Plethora Of Promising Productivity For Inmarsat Presented During MILCOM 2014 Inmarsat brings to the surface at MILCOM 2014 a trio of important announcements...
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Genscape Tracks 120,00+ Ocean-Going Vessels Daily Using AI + Near-Earth Satellites [SatNews] “We are in the midst of transformational change in maritime analytics.”
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October 3, 2014 A New MicroVSAT Enters MILCOM 2014 From ThinKom + AQYR [SatNews] "a fantastic enhancement to our ThinPACK® technology and brings a unique value to the VSAT market..."
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Spanish MOD Is Spot On With Globalstar Europe Satellite Services "satellite communications provide increased reliability levels..."
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Envivio Is Grouped With Comcast, DIRECTV, Hulu + Netflix [SatNews] A key vendor for global video services in the connected TV market...
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SSPI Spotlights Globecomm's Work To Make A Better World {SatNews] Projects in Afghanistan and Caribbean highlighted as examples of the power of satellite communications...
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PayTV Platform Enhanced With Thomson Video Networks Encoder ViBE EM4000 is the first premium encoder offering a density of eight HD MPEG-4 AVC channels in a 1-RU chassis...
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Best Of Show Award Goes To Bridge Technologies [SatNews] The Company is the recipient of a prestigious Best of Show Award from NewBay Media, presented recently at IBC2014 in Amsterdam by TVBEurope.
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Vizocom + Eutelsat Bringing Connectivity To Harsher Regions Of The World [SatNews] ...to implement a reliable and flexible connectivity service in countries with harsh and challenging environments and limited terrestrial infrastructure.
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National Science Foundation + Others...Bringing More Ocean Flooring To Light Scientists have created a new map of the world's seafloor...
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Airborne Radio From Rockwell Collins Earns A MUOS First The first airborne radio to operate over the MUOS
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Preventative Measures Needed For Smallsat Debris Risks "By far, the greatest risk comes from those with long lifetimes at altitudes of about 750km."
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DoD Competition For HMS Radio Finds New Falcon Flying Into The Fray The first production units of its Falcon III® RF-330E-TR wideband team radio...
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A First For A SMi MilSatCom Event In Abu Dhabi SMi's MilSatCom series will continue with the next event occurring in...
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October 2, 2014 Agile Milcoms To Break Out ManPack Terminal @ MILCOM 2014 [SatNews] At Milcom 2014 next week, Agile Milcoms will debut the super lightweight...
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The COM DEV International + Antrix Combo For exactEarth's M3M Satellite [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has signed a contract with the Antrix Corporation (the commercial arm of the...
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MTN Communications Is Smooth Sailing...TBN On Cruises Doubles + Triples [SatNews] After launching its Terrestrial Broadband Network (TBN) a little more than one year ago...
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Gold For Herschel-Planck's Mega Mission To Thales Alenia Space [SatNews] The two satellites in the joint Herschel-Planck mission were part of one of the most complex scientific projects ever carried out in Europe.
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Special South Sudan Satellite Services [SatNews] Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, Yahsat (http://www.yahsat.ae), the Abu Dhabi based satellite operator, has announced its...
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An Eclipse For SkyWave Apps [SatNews] SkyWave Mobile Communications has announced that their software toolkit (STK) now includes an...
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Advanced Remote Sensing + 3D Visualization Solution From Icaros Heads Into InterGEO 201 [SatNews] Debuting at InterGEO 2014 in Germany will be the Icaros Digital Mapper (IDM) 1000, an advanced...
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DigitalGlobe...Don't Just See The Globe—Understand It... Pixel Perspective + Super Spectral Webinar... [SatNews] ...every day the Company collects over 4,000,000 square kilometers of high resolution imagery complete with super spectral information.
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SMi's Global MilSatCom Update—Colin Paynter Of Airbus Defence & Space To Present [SatNews] Many will come considering the many space issues, hot button topics, and an opportunity to reconnect, and then there are the speakers such as...
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Telenor Satisfies Appetites In Hungary... Hipernet 4G For All [SatNews] “Superfast mobile Internet is the engine of economic growth, an enabler for access to better health care and education."
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Arianespace Preps A Dynamic Duo For Their Push [SatNews] For VA220, pre-flight checkout and onboard propellant activities concluded...
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Telenor Board of Directors' Vote Of Confidence...Extension To CEO [SatNews] ...the Company has expanded into emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Asia, including Montenegro, Bulgaria, Thailand, Pakistan, and recently Myanmar.
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EIAST Announces Joining Global Alliance Of EO Satellite Operators [SatNews] The institution joins the likes of Dauria Aerospace, Elecnor Deimos, and Beijing Space Eye Innovation Technology...
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Navy's 239th Birthday Celebration Includes Whatever Floats Your Boat... All-Hands Call, Social Media, Q + A + More [SatNews] An anniversary is always a great time to reflect, discuss, and enjoy, especially when it's something that is 239 years old.
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October 1, 2014 Gilat Satellite Networks Pumps You Up... [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) (TASE:GILT) has announced that its SkyEdge II-c Capricorn VSAT delivered accelerated and encrypted data at the full...
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SABER's Regional Vouchers... Satellite Broadband Reduces European Digital Divide [SatNews] as many as six million EU houses are still without access to fixed broadband services, despite satellite broadband availability in all EU countries.
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DoD + Northrop Grumman...Global Hawk Gets A Nod For A Contract Mod [SatNews] The contract retrofits the entire air vehicle fleet, ground systems and spares. Full Story
GPS Tracks House Keys + Valuables... At Home Or On Smartphone [SatNews] ...who came up with the idea after countless infuriating moments of misplacing her belongings, causing setbacks in her busy schedule.
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SkyWave Mobile Communications Earns Top Spot In The CW 100 [SatNews] This ranking is considered the most definitive and influential directory for taking into account the shifting demands of the M2M market.
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Gilat Satcom In The U.S. Goes POP For Congo Comms [SatNews] Gilat Satcom has established a new POP in the U.S. which will provide a new direct...
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SES + Swisscom Have A Connection Partnership [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has signed an agreement with Switzerland’s leading telecom provider...
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SES TechCom Awarded For Changing Lives... [SatNews] SES TechCom, a fully owned subsidiary of SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has been attributed the...
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ULA's Delta IV Is On A Roll...Orion Will Climb To 3,600 Miles Above Earth [SatNews] The uncrewed flight will take to an altitude of approximately 3,600 miles above the Earth’s surface, more than 15 times farther than the International Space Station’s orbital position.
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Global Teleports' Triple Play Showcase @ Swansea Business Show [SatNews] Fast and superfast broadband services will be showcased at the...
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Keysight Technologies’ Signal Generator Signals, Chirps + Mimics
[SatNews] To produce realistic multi-threat scenarios, the UXG can switch frequency, amplitude and phase settings in as little as 250 ns...
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Gilat Hosts Webinar... No Traffic Jams... Stay Ahead Of Cellular Data Traffic Surge [SatNews] The quick answer is satellite backhaul.
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