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December 30, 2010 Lufthansa... FlyNet's FlyFree — For Now (SATCOM) [SatNews] Panasonic and Lufthansa are now offering broadband Internet access on long-haul routes, with diverse billing options, with service provider Deutsche Telekom.
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December 29, 2010 Arianespace... Duo Up, Up, + Away (Launch) [SatNews][ Lifting off from the Spaceport in French Guiana, an Arienespace' Ariane 5 deployed its two passengers during a mission lasting 34 minutes, the 41st consecutive successful flight for Ariane 5 occurring just one month after the previous mission in November.
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SatNews Offices Closed Until January 3, 2011 — Happy New Year To All! We look forward to publishing the latest satellite industry news and informative articles via SatNews, SatMagazine, and MilsatMagazine in 2011. Please join us next year and we do appreciate your support. All our thanks...
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December 27, 2010 International Launch Services... Slot Success For KA-SAT (Launch) [SatNews] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the KA-SAT satellite to orbit for Eutelsat Communications of France on an ILS Proton.
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December 23, 2010 Here's Looking @ Earth... Rain, Rain, Go Away (EO) [SatNews] While snow and ice has blanketed much of Europe and the U.S. Midwest, California has been deluged by rainfall that is approaching records for the month of December.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Rain, Rain, Grain, Grain (EO) [SatNews] Late 2010 dealt farmers in Australia’s “Wheatbelt” a change in fortune.
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NASA... Crucial Canberra Communications (SATCOM) [SatNews] NASA has taken the next step toward a new generation of Deep Space Network antennas.
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ESA... A Worldly View (EO) [SatNews] ESA’s 2009 global land cover map has been released and is now available to the public online from the ‘GlobeCover’ website.
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Satellite Industry Association... Agenda Aggrandizement (Event) [SatNews] Now would certainly be a good time to check out the updated speaker line-up for the 2011 Naval & Maritime SATCOM Workshop at http://www.navysatcom.com/.
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USAF Space & Missile Systems Center... A Salute To Santa [SatNews] Holiday Cheer was spread around the world this year to those troops deployed from the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base.
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SIRIUS XM Radio... The Roar Of Engines, The Sound Of Radio (Service) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] BMW Motorcycles, MINI USA and SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced that, beginning with January 2011 production, SIRIUS will be offered as standard equipment.
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Vito Technology... A Heavenly App (Software) [SatNews] Vito Technology has released a new update for their Solar Walk App for the iPhone and iPad.
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Northrop Grumman + Bell Helicopter... Fire Flies (UAV) [SatNews] Fire-X, a vertical unmanned air system (VUAS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Bell Helicopter, a Textron company (NYSE:TXT), completed its first fully autonomous flight Dec. 10 at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., less than one year after development began.
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Partners Group + Vizada... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Partners Group has invested in satellite communication services provider Vizada on behalf of its clients, Partners Group.
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December 22, 2010 GMV... Ground Work (Satellite) [SatNews] GMV has announced a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation to provide the ground system for the Azerspace/Africasat-1a satellite.
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RapidEye... Mosaicology (Imagery) [SatNews] RapidEye's first large-scale mosaic is now available for purchase.
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Harris... Marines' Manpack Amplification (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS has received a $5.5 million order from the U.S. Marine Corps for additional vehicular amplifier adapters for Falcon III? AN/PRC-117G wideband manpack tactical radios.
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc)... Transponder Assurance (Satellite) [SatNews] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has signed a contract with Vicus Luxlink for the provision of inclined-satellite capacity on Thor III, located at the 4 degrees West orbital location.
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Intelsat S.A.'s subsidiary, Intelsat Corporation ("Intelsat Corp"), intends to redeem all of the $111,833,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 9? percent Senior Notes due 2014 (the "2014 Notes") and all of the $41,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 67/8 percent Senior Secured Debentures due 2028 (the "2028 Notes").
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Russia... Putting Off Glonass-K (Launch) [SatNews] The Russian Defense Ministry has postponed the launch of the country's Glonass-K satellite until 2011.
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OCENS... A Controlling Situation (SATCOM) [SatNews] OCENS, Inc. and Global Marine Networks have announced the availability of the OCENS webXaccelerator Satellite Router with Access Control.
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SatNews — Celebrating The Holidays... We wish all of our readers and contributors a Merry Christmas and/or Happy Holidays — we appreciate your support and earnestly hope all will have a successful 2011.
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Globalstar... Double Delivery (Satellites) [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has taken delivery of two new second-generation satellites from manufacturer Thales Alenia Space.
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Norsat International... Of Great ConCERN (Comms) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has announced that one of its Ka-bBand BUCs was recently used in an antimatter study called the ALPHA (Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus) experiment at the CERN Laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.
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Raytheon BBN Technologies Takes Optical To Quantum Physics' Limits Raytheon BBN Technologies, has taken on two projects by DARPA.
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TanDEM-X Passes Milestone 3D Elevation Of Earth's Surface [SatNews] TanDEM-X passed another important milestone:
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December 21, 2010 GVF... Pro Persuasions (Event) [SatNews] Global VSAT Forum (GVF) and Event Management Partners (EMP) have announced the continuation into 2011 of their 2010 offer of complimentary event registration.
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ScheduALL + Space Connection... Collaboration Comrades (Services) [SatNews] ScheduALL has announced that The SPACECONNECTION, a provider of C- and Ku-band global transmissions, has joined the ERMa collaboration community.
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RigNet... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNET) has closed its previously announced initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price of $12.00 per share.
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Linktone + Aerospace Satellite Corp... Financially Speaking... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: LTON), a provider of interactive media and entertainment products and services to consumers in China and Southeast Asia, announced it will purchase, through the secondary market, a portion of the senior secured guaranteed notes offering by Aerospace Satellite Corporation Holding B.V. ("Aerospace Satellite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PT MNC Sky Vision.
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Eutelsat Communications... Prime Polish Positioning (Capacity) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) and Telewizja Polsat, owner of Poland's premier commercial TV channel, have announced the long-term renewal of a capacity contract on the HOT BIRD(tm) 6 satellite located at Eutelsat's prime video neighborhood at 13 degrees East.
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ATCi... An Analytic Debut (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems and services, has introduced their TE-2000 HD Advanced Spectrum Analyzer.
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OmniGlobe Networks EMEA... Moving On Up... OmniGlobe Networks EMEA Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OmniGlobe Networks Inc., has appointed Mr. Gary Daly as Vice President of Network Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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Nagra-Kudelski... Assisting With Discovery (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Nagra-Kudelski, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and an independent provider of value-added content protection and multi-screen television solutions, announced that its Nagra OpenTV nX cross-device user experience won the 2010 TV Innovation Award in the category of "Advanced User Interface.”
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Nepal Telecom... Still Remote, But Connected (SATCOM) [SatNews] National fixed and mobile operator Nepal Telecom (NT) has launched ADSL Internet services in the Manang district, one of the remotest regions in the country, The Himalayan Times reports.
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ViaSat Receives Green ($13.8 Million) Provides A Blue Force [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has received delivery orders from PM Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below totaling $13.8 million under its Blue Force Tracking 2 (BFT-2) IDIQ contract.
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TCS Funded... To Hang Tough With US Army In Afghanistan [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) announced that it has been awarded incremental funding of $2 million...
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December 20, 2010 ABSL Space Products... Star Power (Satellite) [SatNews] ABSL Space Products has been selected by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Space Systems Company to design, fabricate, test, and deliver a test battery and quad-module Lithium-ion battery for the GeoEye-2 spacecraft over a 20-month contract period.
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TeamCast... Test Network Support (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] TeamCast, a leader in digital modulation technologies for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) and Mobile Television, has partnered with MEDIA BROADCAST GmbH, Germany’s national DTT operator, to support the DVB-T2 Project in North Germany.
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ISRO... A Leaky Delay (Launch) [SatNews] Being reported by IndianExpress.com is the second setback to India’s space program this year.
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DStv + e.TV... FTA Plays Well In Africa (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] DStv (Digital Satellite Television) subscribers in Zimbabwe can now watch e.tv Africa on DStv Channel 144.
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NASA Soon Appearing Solstice Lunar Eclipse...Next Showing 372 Years [SatNews] NASA has a site set up for a most unusual happening...
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TRAK Microwave Keeps Isolator On Track In Space [SatNews] TRAK Microwave is releasing the Model FMP145, which is a new Space Qualified L-Band High Power Isolator.
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Thales Alenia Space... ATV Acquires ICC (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has completed integration of the third ICC (Integrated Cargo Carrier), the service module for the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle), on behalf of the European Space Agency.
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International Datacasting... Acquisition Acumen... [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) ("IDC" or the "Company") has launched a Business Acquisitions Strategy to be headed by Adam E. Adamou, Executive Chairman.
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SatLink + Intelsat... Teleport Teamwork (Services) S.A. have entered into a long term agreement with for the Company's VNO (Virtual Network Operator) services.
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Harris... Another Jump For JTRS (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has successfully integrated its advanced wideband networking radio – already in use by warfighters in the field today – into the future Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Soldier Radio Waveform Network Manager.
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Thuraya... Handhelds Have Left The House (SATCOM) [SatNews] Connect Telecom, an international mobile and satellite telecom distributor, has procured a large quantity of Thuraya’s handhelds, including the SG-2520 and the XT.
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Orbital Sciences... A Hot Time At Stennis (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has successfully carried out a long-duration test firing of the liquid-fueled AJ26 rocket engine that will power the first stage of the company’s Taurus(r) II space launch vehicle.
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Rex Reginald Hollis... In Memory... Beloved wife Polly, family, and friends lost a true all-star, a champion, and a hero, when Rex Reginald Hollis passed away on December 15, 2010 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
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Boeing + Orbital... This Triple Play Is A Home Run From Mexico (Satellites) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a contract for approximately $1 billion from the government of Mexico to deliver an end-to-end satellite communications system.
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Raytheon + Applied Signal... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has signed a definitive acquisition agreement with Applied Signal Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: APSG), a leader in the collection and processing of communications signals to support tactical and strategic intelligence missions.
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Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)... Naval Nanos (Satellites) [SatNews] Launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, December 8, 2010, as secondary payloads on a Space Exploration (SpaceX) Technologies, Inc., Falcon 9 launch vehicle, two NRL Naval Center for Space Technology designed and built nano-satellites have been deployed to evaluate nano-satellites as a platform for experimentation and technology development.
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ITT... Back Again For More (SATCOM) [SatNews] ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has again been awarded the Space Communications Network Services (SCNS) contract by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to support NASA space and near-Earth networks.
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ESA... A New Grounding For Galileo (SATCOM) [SatNews] Galileo’s terrestrial nerve centre has formally entered service.
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December 19, 2010 Arianespace + ESA... Standing By For Sentinel (Launch) [SatNews] The European Space Agency (ESA) and Arianespace have signed a launch Service & Solutions contract for the Sentinel-1A satellite as part of the European program GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security).
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GVF... Seeding Sustainable Solutions (Project) [SatNews] GVF, the international non-profit association of the satellite communications sector, has unveiled a global initiative to facilitate delivery of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions in support of corporate-social-responsibility projects supported by the oil, gas, mining, banking, and other enterprise sectors.
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DISH Network... DISHing Up 3D (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Starting this month, DISH Network is giving customers access to a variety of 3D movies including "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," "The Last Airbender," "A Christmas Carol" and "Step Up 3D."
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Russia... Thee Hour Comms' Void (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Russia's Mission Control Center lost contact with the International Space Station for about three hours on Thursday before resolving a fiber-optic network problem, a spokesman said.
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Harris... Earthy Radar (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a 30-month, $42 million contract by Sierra Nevada Corporation to supply antenna and radar electronics for a satellite that will provide military commanders in the field with timely, high-resolution radar imagery of the Earth's surface — regardless of weather conditions or time of day.
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GeoEye Acquiring Minds Want To Know...Finalizes SPADAC Acquisition [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) has completed the purchase of 100 percent of the stock of SPADAC, Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock.
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Gateway Communications... Fiber Is Good For You (Comms) [SatNews] In line with its extensive terrestrial rollout plan for 2011, Gateway Communications now has 350 peering partners in Africa and has increased the number of peering locations to 20, making it the largest pan-African peering operator.
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Avanti Communications + Filiago... Signed, Sealed, + To Be Delivered (Capacity) [SatNews] Avanti Communications (LSE: AVN) has signed a five year contract with Filiago GmbH & Co KG in Germany for the provision of satellite broadband services via its HYLAS 1 satellite, successfully launched into orbit on November 26th, 2010.
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Lockheed Martin... Acquiring The Fourth AEHF (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The MILSATCOM Systems Directorate has awarded a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification valued at approximately $1.4 billion to Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, California, for production of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite.
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Irdeto... Protection Provisioning (Software) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company,has announced that Teleport Access Services (TAS), a leading provider of fixed satellite services in Taiwan, has signed an agreement with the Company to upgrade its conditional access system (CAS) to provide increased protection for its Direct-to-Operator service.
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Goodrich... Validation Venue (Satellite) [SatNews] Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR), the prime contractor for the ORS-1 satellite, has initiated environmental testing of ORS-1, the first satellite in the Operationally Responsive Space program designed to support Combatant Command operations.
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China... Another Beidou Joins Constellation [SatNews] Xinhua is reporting that China has successfully launched an orbiter into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province, occurring at 4:20 a.m. Beijing Time, Saturday.
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December 17, 2010 Miranda + CNBC... Monitoring Moves (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] CNBC, the pan-European business and financial television channel, has ordered a Miranda NVISION 8500 Hybrid embedded audio router with integrated audio processing, as well as another Kaleido-X multi-viewer, for its London-based facility.
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DigitalGlobe... A Big Hand For 8-Band Winners (Contest) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has just revealed the winners of the inaugural 8-Band Research Challenge.
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Globalstar Successfully Calls Home (First Commercial, Second Gen Sat) [SatNews] Success...Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), announced that it has completed pre-operational testing of its first new, second-generation satellite, and the spacecraft has successfully processed its first commercial telephone call.
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Ocean Blue Software + Renesas Electronics... Hybrid Heading Home (HbbTV) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Ocean Blue Software is collaborating with Renesas Electronics to port/integrate the Ocean Blue / Opera HbbTV solution to Renesas Electronics' EMMA(tm) 3SL/P HD SoC — the HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) port is scheduled for customer demonstration in January 2011.
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Iridium... Goes Long...Financially, That Is [SatNews] Lots of financials this time of year, and the latest from Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) ("Iridium") today announced its 2011 and long-range financial outlook at its 2010 Analyst Day in New York.
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December 16, 2010 NSR... MILSATCOM Gains To Continue (Report) [SatNews] According to NSR’s Government and Military Satellite Communications, 7th Edition report just released, the industry will continue revenue gains until 2019 despite the imminent troop drawdown and complete withdrawal of allied troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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DigitalGlobe... Navigating Chinese Consumer Channels (Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) is going to supply the digital imagery for enhanced navigation solutions from three Chinese companies: China Mobile, YF International, and Hazens.
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Harris... Doing For The DoD (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS has received a $10.5 million order from the U.S. Department of Defense to supply Falcon III(r) AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio systems.
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NASA... The Odyssey Continues (Spacecraft) [SatNews] NASA's Mars Odyssey, which launched in 2001, will break the record Wednesday for longest-serving spacecraft at the Red Planet.
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Honeybee Robotics... Motoring Off To Venus (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Honeybee Robotics has licensed its High Temperature Motor to CDA InterCorp, LLC.
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Lockheed Martin... Plasma Peering (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team, awarded a contract by NASA in 2009 to design and build the agency’s next Small Explorer Mission (SMEX) called the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), has met the requirements of a Critical Design Review.
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Telespazio | Thales Alenia Space... Constellation's Fourth Signals Success (Satellite) [SatNews] The Italian COSMO-SkyMed constellation is now fully operational and complete with the arrival of the system’s fourth satellite in its final orbit position.
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GlobeCast Takes Australia To Higher Standards [SatNews] GlobeCast Australia has declared 2010 the year High Definition coverage came of age.
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RF Monolithics... Hundred Million SAWs (SATCOM) [SatNews] RF Monolithics Inc (Nasdaq: RFMI) has shipped its one hundred millionth surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter used in satellite digital radio receivers.
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ESA and CSA Renew Partnership... For A Decade [SatNews] Today, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA, and Steve MacLean, President of the Canadian Space Agency, signed a new Cooperation Agreement between ESA and Canada that will extend their partnership for a further 10 years, until 2020.
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December 15, 2010 Cassini Captures... Frigid Volcanoes (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock.
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Hubble Happenings... Bumping Into A Bauble (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] Hubble has spotted a festive bauble of gas in our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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Avanti + Access Intelligence + Fitzrovia... Feeds From HYLAS 1 (Services) [SatNews] Avanti has signed contracts with Access Intelligence PLC (AIM:ACC) and Fitzrovia IT Services for the sale of the Patented Business Internet Continuity range of products to be delivered from the newly launched HYLAS 1 satellite, Europe's first Ka-band satellite.
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Thuraya... Airport Handholding (SATCOM) [SatNews] European and international travelers passing through Heathrow and Gatwick airports will be able to buy the latest satellite handheld phones, now available at retail stores in both busy airports.
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Sevis Systems... Backhaul Betterment (Comms) [SatNews] Sevis Systems, Inc., a global provider of mobile backhaul and signaling solutions, has unveiled its 3G GSM bandwidth optimization platform.
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Telos Systems... Sounding Off With A Freebie (Audio) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Telos Systems has released a free software update for the Zephyr iPort MPEG Gateway.
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Lockheed Martin... Timely Tracking (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration satellites recently showed the ability of the space-based sensors to maximize defended areas through earlier tracking of missiles, thus allowing quicker launches by interceptors, known as a "force multiplier" capability.
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Cypress Semiconductor... Radiation Rebuffed (SRAM) [SatNews] Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has introduced radiation-hardened solid-state memory devices for satellite, military, avionics, and other applications that are exposed to radiation.
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Battelle... Financially Speaking... Global R&D Projections... [SatNews] Global research and development (R&D) spending is expected to increase by 3.6 percent in 2011 to $1.2 trillion, according to the closely watched Battelle-R&D Magazine 2011 Global R&D Forecast just released.
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ViaSat... Secure Sessions (Comms) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has obtained High Assurance IP Encryption Interface Specification (HAIPE? IS) Version 3.1 certification from the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for an inline network encryptor, the AltaSec(r) KG-250.
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Thales Alenia Space... Payload Signed Up (Satellite) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales SA, ARSAT, to supply the payload for the second Argentine geostationary telecom satellite ARSAT-2, a part of the SSGAT program (Sistema Satelital Geoestacionario Argentino de Telecomunicaciones).
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SES ASTRA... CME Climbs Aboard (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)]... SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has won CME as anchor customer for its 31.5 degrees East orbital position (ASTRA 1G ASTRA 2C).
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Avanti... HYLAS 1 Has Altitude (Satellite) [SatNews] Avanti (LSE: AVN) is reporting on the excellent progress made following the launch of HYLAS 1.
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RRSAT POPs In NewYork City (SATCOM) [SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network (NASDAQ: RRST), announced today the opening of its 111 8th Ave POP (Point of Presence) in New York City, RRsat’s second POP in the New York metropolitan area with a third POP at 60 Hudson St. scheduled to launch in the near future.
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Arqiva... Superbiking Via Satellite (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Arqiva has completed another season of distributing the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championships on behalf of British Eurosport.
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Integral Systems | Newpoint Technologies + Comtech EF Data... Pointed In The Correct Direction (SATCOM) [SatNews] Newpoint Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, has signed a three-year reseller agreement with Comtech EF Data Corporation.
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Lockheed Martin... 300 Years Of Orbital Accomplishments... [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) A2100 commercial communications satellite fleet has achieved a major milestone by accumulating 300 years of successful in-orbit operations.
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December 14, 2010 Toumaz... Sensors, SatPhones + Snow... Lots Of Snow (SATCOM) [SatNews] Toumaz, a provider of ultra-low power wireless telemetry technologies for medical monitoring and Internet-connected consumer devices, has announced that Sensium(tm)-enabled devices are being used to monitor the health status of a team of explorers and scientists involved in a record-breaking expedition across the Antarctic.
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NASA... Heliosheath Passage (Satellite) [SatNews] The 33-year odyssey of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a distant point at the edge of our solar system where there is no outward motion of solar wind.
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Iran... Speaking Of Spaceports (Launch) [SatNews] Iran plans to construct its second spaceport, Communications and Information Technology Minister Reza Taqipour said on Sunday.
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European Space Agency (ESA)... The Arctic Link (SATCOM) [SatNews] A remote, northerly site in the worldwide network of Galileo ground stations has now been commissioned by the ESA.
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Northrop Grumman... Webb Work (Satellite) [SatNews] The first completely finished primary mirror segment for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has passed its final cryotest in the X-ray & Cryogenic Facility at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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WISE Wonderments... Stellar Explosions (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] This oddly colorful nebula is the supernova remnant IC 443 as seen by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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AOS... New URL For SATCOM Solutions (Services) [SatNews] AOS, Inc., a provider of secure fixed and mobile satellite solutions, announced the launch of its newly enhanced website at www.aosusa.com.
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Arianespace... Resetting Satellites' Trip (Launch) [SatNews] In order to allow one of its customers to perform complementary checks on its payload, Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of HISPASAT 1E and
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EMS Global Tracking...Takes On More Globe...Now Tracks Clients In The Middle East [SatNews] Ever expanding their tracking capabilities, EMS Global Tracking has opened a new office in Dubai to serve the Middle East and Africa region.
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Export-Import Bank + SS/L... Financially SatSpeaking... [SatNews] The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved a $171.5 million direct loan to support the export of a Ku-band broadcast satellite by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) of Palo Alto, Calif., to SES S.A. of Chateau de Betzdorf, Luxembourg.
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U.S. Air Force... Ahead Of GPS Sustainment Schedule (SATCOM) [SatNews] The 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colorado, has completed its sustainment software release for the GPS operational control segment ground system ahead of schedule.
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Arianespace... Build Up To 200 (Launch) [SatNews] Basic build-up of the milestone 200th Ariane for launch is now complete at the Spaceport, marking a new milestone in preparations for an Ariane 5 mission that will loft a European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) next February to service the International Space Station.
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COM DEV International... Moving On Up... [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), a manufacturer of space hardware subsystems, has announced its Board of Directors has unanimously decided to appoint Mike Pley to the role of Chief Executive Officer on a permanent basis — Mr. Pley had been serving as Interim CEO since September 1, 2010.
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Boeing, Harris + SkyTerra... A Delightful Deployment (Satellite) [SatNews] Boeing has reported that the 22m L-band reflector on the SkyTerra 1 satellite has been successfully deployed.
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SES... More Of An African Connection [SatNews] Global satellite operator SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) plans to expand its presence in Africa by providing much needed additional capacity to the continent, as well as adding staff and new local offices to foster long-term customer relationships in order to meet the diverse needs of Africa's numerous markets.
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RRsat Global Communications Network NABs The Hybrid Market [SatNews] When you're successful you keep on a roll, and plan ahead.
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Astrium ACEs It.. Creates Joint Venture — Inaugurates With New Name [SatNews] Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, has created a new joint venture in Poland.
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December 13, 2010 ISRO If At First You Don't Succeed Plan Another (Launch) [SatNews] The mission wasn't exactly accomplished this last April 15 when what would have been the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) flight test of the indigenous Cryogenic Engine in the GSLV-D3 mission failed.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Astronauts View Vegas (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The Las Vegas metropolitan area is located near the southern tip of Nevada, within the Mohave Desert.
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KVH Industries... The German Connection (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has appointed Hamburg-based SAM Electronics as the Company's new commercial marine distributor in Germany for KVH’s family of TracPhone? and TracVision? products.
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NASA — NanoSail-D May Be A NaughtSail (Satellite) [SatNews] A most disappointing realization has begun to sink in at NASA that the NanoSail-D project that was part of the FASTSAT satellite project on December 6th may not be as successful as initially believed.
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Russia... Too Full Of Fuel (Launch) [SatNews] The main cause of the loss of Russia's three Glonass-M satellites was due to human error from fueling the booster rocket with an excess of 1.5-2 tons of fuel, the head of the Russian state commission probing the incident said on Friday, in an article posted by RIA Novosti.
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Austria... A Brilliant Project (Satellites) [SatNews] Austria will launch its first satellites into space next year.
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Mitsubishi Electric... Receiving You Loud + Clear (SATCOM) [SatNews] Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) will launch two new models of indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBT) for reception systems in satellite digital radios.
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LightSquared’s SkyTerra 1 Extends New Hope (COMSAT) [SatNews] On November 14 Reston, Virginia-based LightSquared launched a hybrid satellite-terrestrial network with plans to provide wireless broadband links to the majority of U.S. citizens in the coming years.
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SatMAX + Nsite... New Avenues Opened Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] SatMAX Corporation (Pinksheets:SATM - News), a global provider of wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products and services, has entered into a master teaming agreement with Maryland-based Nsite, LLC.
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking... Intelsat S.A. 's subsidiary, Intelsat Corporation (“IntelsatCorp”), intends to redeem all of the $580,719,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 9-? percent Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”).
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OSN... A 3D Network Debut (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] OSN (Orbit Showtime Network) makes history this month by being the first television network in the Middle East to bring its viewers 3D movies into their homes.
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ViaSat... Mastering Mobility (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) have successfully demo'd the ability to integrate commercial mobile SATCOM networks with JTRS networks.
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SES ASTRA... Ukrainian Unfurling (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SES ASTRA, an SES company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed an important capacity agreement for video delivery via its 31.5 degrees East orbital position.
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Lockheed Martin... A Big Deal Of A FIST (Satellite) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has successfully completed the Final Integrated System Test (FIST) of the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.
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TeleCommunication Systems + Trident Space & Defense... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] TCS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Trident Space & Defense, LLC, a provider of engineering and electronics solutions for global space and defense markets based in Torrance, California.
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GeoEye... Moving On Up... [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) has appointed Tony Frazier as the Company's senior vice president of Marketing.
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Miteq... Bringing In The New + The New + The New (SATCOM) [SatNews] MITEQ is offering a new line of mixers, a new coaxial LNA, and a new narrowband waveguide LNA.
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Dutch Space... TROPOMI + Galileo Activities (Satellites) [SatNews] Dutch Space has signed two large space contracts that are, together, worth more than 50 million euro.
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Northrop Grumman... A Truly Valiant Effort (Comms) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) supported Valiant Shield 2010, successfully demonstrating capabilities of the Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL) system to provide real-time networking connectivity and exchange data at extremely fast rates via ground, airborne and satellite networks.
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Comtech Telecommunications... Begetting Backhaul (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., has won a $1.3 million order for satellite communications infrastructure equipment.
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RT Logic... Kudos Classified Win-Win From Northrop Grumman [SatNews] It's always important to take the time to acknowledge those whose exemplary works deserve recognition.
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NASA Cassini... Rings For Saturn's Lady In The Moon [SatNews] Shadows adorn Saturn in this Cassini spacecraft view, which also includes the moon Rhea.
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ABE Goes On The Wall With China (SATCOM) [SatNews] Bolivian state-run Space Agency (ABE) and China Great Wall Industry Corporation signed a commercial contract Monday to build and launch a telecommunication satellite for Bolivia.
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December 10, 2010 IABM... Trending Up (Report) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] A worldwide broadcasting industry that is in steady recovery, although somewhat lagging in North America, is the overall picture painted by the latest Industry Trends Survey released by the IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers).
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Marlink... Sealink Cemented In (SATCOM) [SatNews] Marlink is to provide its Sealink(tm) VSAT service to GC Rieber Shipping, a global operator of vessels within the subsea, polar expedition and marine seismic segments.
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AsiaSat... Ensuring Big Loves + Big Sparks (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] BIG CBS Networks Pvt. Ltd. has launched BIG CBS Prime, the first of its three new English entertainment channels, on AsiaSat 3S operated by Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat).
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ATCi... Crossing More Streams (SATCOM) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] MeshTV — a subsidiary of ATCi (Antenna Technology Communications Inc.) — has announced that its updated service, that runs multiple dedicated live stream content, can now be formatted for mobile devices, while providing comprehensive monetization and in-depth user analytics.
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Miranda + Scripps Networks... Vertigo Is Beneficial (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Scripps Networks is introducing more streamlined graphics workflows across its popular specialty channels, namely HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel and Great American Country, using a Vertigo XG graphics system from Miranda.
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U.S. Army... Army Satellite Success With SpaceX (Launch) [SatNews] The Army's first satellite in more than 50 years piggybacked into low earth orbit Wednesday as part of SpaceX's launch of its two-stage Falcon 9 booster rocket and prototype reusable space capsule, Dragon.
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Russia... Proton M Not At Fault (Launch) [SatNews] The preliminary report of the Russian State Commission investigating the cause of the Proton M Block DM-03 GLONASS launch failure on December 5 exonerates the performance of the Proton M, built and operated by Khrunichev State Research and Production Center (Khrunichev) as a cause of the Proton M Block DM-03 GLONASS mission failure.
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December 9, 2010 Boeing... Opening Up... [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE:BA] has established its first office in Qatar, strengthening its relationship with, and support of, that country and the surrounding Middle East region.
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Lockheed Martin... Broadly Beaming (Satellite) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] The BSAT-3b broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan, is now operational, following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems.
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Integral Systems... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISYS) ("Company") has reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010 and the full fiscal year ended September 24, 2010. Highlights of the Company's reported results include:
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Phytoplankton Parade (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The waters around New Zealand’s Chatham Islands teems with life — the highly productive waters support massive phytoplankton blooms that sustain valuable stocks of fish.
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Northrop Grumman... Test ICBM Interloper ID'd + Tracked (Satellites) [SatNews] The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) Demonstration program satellites, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), detected the test launch of a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) September 17 and tracked it through the boost and post-boost phases for the first time.
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Arianespace... Building The Better Vehicle (Launch) [SatNews] Assembly of the milestone 200th Ariane is now underway at the Spaceport in preparation for its February 2011 mission with Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which will service the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Dragon Launches... Mystery Payload (Cheese In Space!) [SatNews] While SpaceX was planning the first civilian launch from the Cape yesterday, rumors were flying about the 'secret' payload on board the Dragon.
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Globe Wireless... Sound Solution For Ships (SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat has named Globe Wireless' Globe iFusion the 2010 Maritime Solution of the Year.
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Harris...USMC TacComms Upgrade (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has received orders from the U.S. Marine Corps totaling $21 million for additional Falcon III? AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radios, vehicular amplifier adapters, and other accessories.
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OmniGlobe Networks... A Newtec MENOS Master (FNG) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] OmniGlobe Networks EMEA is the first company to receive full MENOS certification for a Fast News Gathering (FNG) terminal.
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GeoSpatial...GPS Goes Mainstream [SatNews] GeoSpatial Experts, developer of the first photo-mapping software package, has introduced three new GPS Camera bundles designed specifically for geotagging and mapping digital photographs.
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December 8, 2010 Princeton Satellite Systems... All Under Control (Software) [SatNews] Princeton Satellite Systems has released Spacecraft Control Toolbox version 9 for use with MATLAB.
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Triveni Digital... Speaking Up @ ICCE 2011... (Event) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Dr. Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital's CTO, will present the session Interactivity in ATSC Mobile DTV at the International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Jan. 9, 2011, in Las Vegas.
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Linear Acoustic... A CALMing Effect (Regulation) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Linear Acoustic? has posted on its website detailed answers to questions TV broadcasters have concerning passage of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act).
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PTC'11... And Speaking Of Content (Event) [SatNews] At PTC'11, special session that will discuss content providers and network requirements will be moderated by Stephan Beckert, the Vice President of Strategy for TeleGeography.
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Hiltron... @ CABSAT MENA 2011 With... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Hiltron GmbH will promote its full range of products and services to the Middle East and North Africa broadcast and telecoms market at CABSAT MENA, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, February 8th thru 10th, 2011, at Stand S2-A11.
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Pitney Bowes Business Insight... Geospatial Integration + Interoperability Demo (Comms) [SatNews] Pitney Bowes Business Insight (PBBI) has announced its participation in a major demonstration of geospatial capabilities commissioned by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) and managed by Lockheed Martin UK IS&S.
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Goodrich... Sensory Support (ISR) [SatNews] Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) has been selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, to develop solutions for its short wave infrared (SWIR) imaging sensors.
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Juniper + SkyVision Global Networks... A Backbone With Edge (Comms) [SatNews] Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) has announced that SkyVision Global Networks LLC., has upgraded and expanded its backbone, edge, and peering infrastructure using Juniper Networks(r) M10i Multiservice Edge Routers and EX4200 Ethernet Switches.
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Arqiva... A Nickelodeon For Your Provisioning (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Nickelodeon UK has extended its contract with Arqiva for the provision of uplink and satellite capacity for four Nickelodeon channels on the UK BSkyB platform.
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OnAir... Circumnavigation Flight Via Solar (SATCOM) [SatNews] OnAir has an agreement with Solar Impulse for the Company to supply satellite broadband connectivity for the ground-breaking project which completed a 26-hour non-stop flight in July this year and is working up to become the first solar powered aircraft to circle the Earth.
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Hughes Communications... Bank On This (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Communications India, Ltd. (HCIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), has signed two significant managed network services contracts with major Indian public sector banks.
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SpaceX... Falcon 9's Success A Window To The Future (Launch) [SatNews] The very first Falcon 9 demonstration package launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with the Dragon capsule now in orbit.
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NASA + DLR... Amiable Agencies [SatNews] NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Chairman of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board Johann-Dietrich Worner have signed a framework agreement for cooperative activities in aeronautics, exploration, and the peaceful use of space at NASA Headquarters.
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Frequency Electronics... Cooking Up Various Sources (Satellites) [SatNews] Frequency Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:FEIM) has received an order for approximately $5 million under a contract to supply timing and microwave frequency sources for a communications satellite program involving multiple
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GeoEye + SPADAC... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) has agreed to purchase 100 percent of the stock of SPADAC Inc., a geospatial predictive analytics company, for $46 million in cash and stock.
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Secure World Foundation... A Strategic Undertaking (Event) [SatNews] Secure World Foundation (SWF) would like to remind all of their upcoming panel discussion on Foundations of a National Space Strategy.
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Kelsec Systems... Smart SatApp (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kelsec Systems Inc., a developer of Smartphone remote communication solutions, has released the Satcourier modem and the Satcourier Smartphone App.
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Harris... Bringing Unity To Emergency Services (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has been awarded a $15 million contract to design and deploy a new public safety radio system that will improve coverage, reliability, and communication interoperability between local, county, state and federal first responders within the County of Monterey, California.
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Arqiva... Broadcast Is Regimented (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Arqiva has added Nepali TV to SSVC’s existing TV platform for the British Forces.
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Newtec... Streaming Up — DVB-S2 x2 (Equipment) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] One of the largest European public broadcasters, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), has equipped its fleet with Newtec Satellite Modulators and is equipping its crucial DSNG broadcast truck, F?5 (Bocklem?nd Fernseh?bertragungswagen 5), with Newtec's DualFlow™ technology to provide support for ASI and IP-based operations.
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UPDATE: SpaceX Went Up And Came Down Landing On Target...It's A First! (Demo Launch) [SatNews] A new frontier has been entered as SpaceX conducted a successful launch from Cape Canaveral today.
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Thuraya And Etisalat Partner And Bring In the Marine Thuraya expanded its partnership with Etisalat, the region’s largest telecom service provider, appointing them as distributors of IP and Marine in the UAE.
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December 7, 2010 Trimble... 64-Bit Betterment (GIS) [SatNews] Trimble has debuted eCognition version 8.64, an advanced image analysis software suite available for geospatial applications.
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ITT + EchoStorm Worldwide... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (GIS) [SatNews] ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) is purchasing the business operations of EchoStorm Worldwide.
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Avanti Communications Communications And NASSAT, Sí! Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN) announced the signing of a three-year managed services contract with the Spanish service provider NASSAT – Network & Satellite Systems de Espana.
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SENSIO... @ CES 2011 With... (Technology) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] At CES 2011, SENSIO Technologies (SENSIO) (TSX.V: SIO) will unveil new solutions that add significant value to 3D-enabled home entertainment products.
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Northrop Grumman... Disaster Defense (Comms) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated a wireless communications capability extending the Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link (MR-TCDL) system, increasing its reach and speed while readily restoring communications during a simulated disaster.
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Thales Australia... New Destroyers Will Link Up (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Defence company Thales Australia has signed a deal to supply satellite communications (SATCOM) systems for Australia's three new air-warfare destroyers (AWDs).
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EchoStar Satellite Services... Confidentially Speaking (SATCOM) [SatNews] EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), has been rated as compliant with the Department of Defense (DoD) Mission Assurance Category (MAC) I and Confidentiality Level (CL) Sensitive Information Assurance (IA) security requirements for commercial satellite communications services.
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Cisco... Hub-less Routing (SATCOM) [SatNews] The results of the latest Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) testing by Cisco have been announced.
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ILS + Khrunichev... Failure Interim Report Due Soon (Launch) [SatNews] On December 5th, a Russian Federal mission of a Proton M Block DM-03 vehicle was launched with three GLONASS-M navigation satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and a mission failure resulted.
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Russia... Programming Problem Pushed Glonass Into Pacific (Launch) [SatNews] According to sources in the Russian space industry, a program error caused a Russian Proton-M carrier rocket to deviate from its course and lose a booster carrying three Glonass-M satellites.
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Vizada Networks In Kosovo Teams With EULEX And UN Security Council [SatNews] Vizada Networks received a contract from EULEX (The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo), for the supply of VSAT Hub, Remote Terminals and Leasing of Satellite Transponder Space. The contract was issued as per open procedure system and EULEX received eight offers in total, with Vizada Networks chosen as the most suitable supplier in terms of the proposed solution and ability to deliver within 90 days. ?
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National Space Symposium Stresses STEM...Recruits Barrett, Retired Intel CEO/Chairman [SatNews] While the 27th National Space Symposium Corporate Partnership Dinner isn't until April 12, 2011, it is important to secure the speakers that are in high demand well in advance.
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December 6, 2010 Encompass Digital Media + Ascent Media Group... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [Sat Broadcasting(tm)] Encompass Digital Media, Inc., a U.S. based digital media services provider, now has a definitive agreement to acquire the global content distribution business of Ascent Media Corporation (NASDAQ: ASCMA).
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Bridge Technologies... Issues Insight (Training) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Bridge Technologies has announced the next in its series of training courses designed to help digital and media TV operators understand and master monitoring and service quality control issues.
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Ocean Blue Software... USB Becomes A PVR Replacement (Software) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Ocean Blue Software has launched their new Sunrise USB Video Recorder Software, which gives consumers a low-cost solution to recording TV programs.
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Sirius XM Radio... Spare Is Situated (Satellite) [SatNews] SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) has announced that XM-5, the newest addition to its satellite fleet, has been successfully placed in orbit and was declared ready for service.
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Russia... Deviant Delivery Into The Pacific Ocean (Satellites) [SatNews] According to RIA Novosti, the Russian International News Agency, has reported that the DM-3 booster, with three Glonass-M satellites aboard, fell into the Pacific Ocean some 1500 kilometers northwest of Honolulu on December 5th, this according to a source in the aerospace industry.
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Boeing... Unmanned Space Platform Returns Home [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully de-orbited and landed the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), also known as the X-37B, for the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO).
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German Aerospace Center... Focus On Spatial Activities [SatNews] The German Federal Government adopted a new space strategy at its cabinet meeting on November 30, 2010.
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Eutelsat And Thales Alenia...Turn New Leaf W3B to W3D [SatNews] Gone but not forgotten, that's the story about the W3B spacecraft that was lost after its launch this year on October 28.
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Boeing + SkyTerra... Deployment Delay (Satellite) [SatNews] The large reflector antenna on the SkyTerra 1 mobile communications satellite is having problems deploying.
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Inmarsat's BGAN Non-Voice Award Speaks Volumes [SatNews] BGAN has won an award that recognizes Inmarsat's outstanding achievement in the telecommunication sector in the Middle East and Africa.
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ISRO... The French Connection (Satellites) [SatNews] Indian Space Research Organisation has given an estimated Rs 500 crore order to Arianespace and renewed the five-year contract with EADS Astrium for joint marketing of satellites.
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NASA... Sail Ho! (Satellite) [SatNews] On Dec. 6 at 1:31 a.m. EST, NASA, for the first time, successfully ejected a nanosatellite from a free-flying microsatellite.
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ITU... Deep Discussions (Comms) [SatNews] The ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar 2010 (WRS-10) opened in Geneva to discuss international regulations on the use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits.
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ND SatCom + BCX... The XWARP Factor For South Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] With immediate effect, the South African company Business Connexion (Pty.) Ltd. (BCX) is launching a low latency satellite cloud computing service, powered by ND SatCom’s XWARP.
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Integral Systems... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) has announced the Company's Civil and Commercial Group received more than $12 million in new contract awards and additional funding from existing contracts in the Company's fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2010.
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Thrane & Thrane... AVIATOR Takes Flight In Middle East (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thrane & Thrane has presented its new AVIATOR Wireless Handset to the Middle East business aviation market, for the first time, at this year's MEBA.
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Spacenet... An Arresting Contract (SATCOM) [SatNews] Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT), has announced the Company's Emergency Communications Services (ECS) and associated high performance equipment are being used to support the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
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Arianespace... Sicral 2 Signed On (Launch) [SatNews] Telespazio (Finmeccanica/Thales) has selected Arianespace to launch the Sicral 2 satellite in the framework of a turnkey contract that the Italian Defense Ministry and the French DGA armament agency (Direction G?n?rale de l’Armement) have with Thales Alenia Space Italy.
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Newtec's PALS Are Certified [SatNews] Newtec announced that PALS Electronics has successfully achieved the Multimedia Exchange Network over Satellite (MENOS) certification of its vehicle-mounted and flydrive satellite antenna systems.
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International Datacasting... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation, (TSX:IDC) has announced its financial results for the three and nine-month FY2011 periods ended October 31, 2010 — all figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
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SatCom Global... A Grand Accomplishment (SATCOM) [SatNews] SatCom Global has reached a milestone of 1,000 IsatPhone Pro activations.
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Lockheed Martin... Looking Good @ PDR (Satellite) [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team designing GeoEye's (Nasdaq: GEOY) next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2, successfully completed the program's Preliminary Design Review (PDR) three weeks ahead of the planned schedule.
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SpaceX Checks Cracks In Merlin (Launch) [SatNews] SpaceX engineers are analyzing two small cracks in the aft end of the 2nd stage engine nozzle extension.
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December 5, 2010 China... Advancing MILSATCOM Capabilities (Satellite) [SatNews] China launched a second Shen Tong-1 military communications satellite on November 25th.
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December 3, 2010 OmniBus Systems + Trilithic... Alerts For iTX Via EASyCAST (Comms) [SatNews] OmniBus Systems, in partnership with Trilithic Inc., has added fully integrated support for the U.S. Emergency Alert System (EAS) to the industry-leading iTX automation and transmission platform.
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Unique Broadband Systems... Broadening Brazilian Boundaries (Comms) [SatNews] Unique Broadband System Ltd. (UBS), a developer of COFDM technology and applications, is expanding its presence in South America.
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SmarDTV + Iwedia... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S) company, has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets from French technology company Iwedia, including the transfer of all staff (approximately 20) from Iwedia to SmarDTV.
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NextiraOne + Cisco... Deepening Deployments (Comms) [SatNews] NextiraOne has expanded its relationship with Cisco to accelerate the adoption of virtualized data centre solutions in Europe.
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Romantis GmbH... The Express Route (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Romantis GmbH, a European provider of satellite capacity, hardware, and respective support services, has partnered with the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC), the Russian state satellite operator, and the Videopi?-Link group, the Italian market leader for permanent and occasional contribution services.
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December 2, 2010 SPOT LLC... TIME For An Award (GPS) Spot LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has announced the award-winning SPOT Personal Tracker has been named to TIME Magazine's list of top 100 greatest and most influential gadgets.
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SENSIO... Intellectually Sound... (Acquisition) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX-V: SIO) has executed an asset purchase agreement, whereby SENSIO acquires Algolith's video-processing IP portfolio, consisting mainly of four patents and nine patents pending, as well as Algolith's image-processing technologies, source code, and know-how.
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MegaPhase... Groovin' In The Dust (Satellite) [SatNews] MegaPhase cables have contributed to the first and only asteroid dust capture from space.
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Roscosmos + NASA... Protocol Penned (Satellites) [SatNews] Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA are to sign a protocol on joint projects in manned and unmanned space travel, the Russian agency's head, Alexei Perminov, said on Wednesday.
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SpaceX... Fired Up Over Static Test (Launch) [SatNews] SpaceX will webcast its static fire test of the Falcon 9 rocket engines at www.spacex.com — to begin at 8:00 AM Eastern/ 5:00 AM Pacific, with the actual static fire targeted for 9:00 AM Eastern/ 6:00 AM Pacific.
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DigitalGlobe... Here Comes The Judge(s) (Event) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has finalized the judging panel for its inaugural 8-Band Research Challenge.
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ORBCOMM + Camgian... Oiled Up + Ready To Dispose (SATCOM) [SatNews] Camgian Microsystems Corporation (Camgian) has selected ORBCOMM to provide a global communications platform for Quantum, its industrial asset monitoring solution.
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Astrium... Power To The Platform (Satellites) [SatNews] CNES, the French space agency, has notified Astrium that the DGA, the French arms procurement agency, has awarded the company a 795 million euros contract for two satellites for the optical space component (CSO) that will replace the current HELIOS 2 military observation satellites.
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TeleCommunication Systems... Even More Speaking Of Satellites (Event) [SatNews] Mike Bristol, TCS' Government Solutions Group Senior Vice President and General Manager, will be a panelist in the discussion of “Alternative SATCOM Approaches: Past Models and Unique Payloads” at the 2010 DoD Commercial SATCOM Users’ Workshop on Wednesday, December 8th in Arlington, VA.
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The Aerospace Corporation... Spaceflight Software Focus (Event) [SatNews] Hosted by The Aerospace Corporation, with support from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the 2010 Workshop on Spacecraft Flight Software will take place from December 8-10, 2010, at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.
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Integral Systems... Speaking Of Satellites (Event) [SatNews] Ernie Dickens, Vice President and General Manager of Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3), will take part in a panel discussion at the 2010 DoD Commercial SATCOM Users' Workshop, which will be held December 6-8, 2010 in Crystal City, Virginia.
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ATCi... An Uplifting Union (SATCOM) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. has completed its contract with one of the nation’s leading media and marketing broadcasting companies to design, integrate, and install two complete flyaway uplink systems.
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SENSIO... Patent Perfect (3D) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX-V: SIO) has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,844,001 covering the way in which a merged stream of images is encoded and decoded.
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Arqiva + Paramount... A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Satellite (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Paramount UK Partnership has extended its contract with Arqiva for the provision of uplink and satellite capacity for three Comedy Central channels on the UK BSkyB platform.
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Sirius XM... Get Kicked Off (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SIRIUS XM, the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL since 2004, will continue to broadcast every NFL game live nationwide from the preseason through the Super Bowl in 2016 as well as SIRIUS NFL Radio, channel 124, the first and only 24/7 radio channel dedicated entirely to the NFL.
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Cassini Captures... Spray Spew (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30.
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Integral Systems... Priming The Business Pump (SATCOM) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: ISYS) has reported that its SATCOM Solutions Division, formerly CVG Inc. and Avtec Systems, Inc., has been awarded in excess of $14 million in contracts in the fourth quarter from the U.S. Government and domestic and international prime contractors.
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Boeing... Satisfactorily "Speaking" (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force recently completed intersegment tests of communications between a Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) and an Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite vehicle (SV2) payload.
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Unistar-Sparco Computers... GENUS Goodie For GSA (SATCOM) [SatNews] Unistar-Sparco Computers, Inc. has reported they are the exclusive 8(a) certified source for the GENUS™ TerreStar satellite phone for purchase by the U.S. federal government through the GSA schedule.
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Syria... Satellite Seeing Nuke Site? (Imagery) [SatNews] A compound in western Syria with buildings and hundreds of missile-shaped items has been identified as functionally related to a nuclear reactor Israel destroyed northeast of Damascus in 2007.
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FRANCE 24 Is Tri-Lingual...Gets A Bouquet [SatNews] FRANCE 24 continues on with their expansion in North Africa, the Near and Middle East.
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December 1, 2010 MultiDyne... Migration Made Easier (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] MultiDyne has introduced the NEW HD–1500 Series of 5 to 1485 MB/Sec Serial Digital Video Fiber Optic Transport Link.
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EM Research... Crystal Clear (Hardware) [SatNews] EM Research has released the PLXO-250 connectorized phase-locked crystal oscillator.
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Anaren... The Component Connection (Satellites) [SatNews] Anaren Inc. has received a $20 million contract from a French company to make components for new communications satellites.
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OnAir... A Flighty Award (SATCOM) [SatNews] OnAir has been declared winner of the prestigious 'Technology Implementation of the Year Award' at the fourth annual Aviation Business Awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
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Pentek... Tuning In With Virtex (RF) [SatNews] Pentek, Inc. has extended its Cobalt(tm) product family with the Model 71690 L-band RF tuner and dual digitizer module with on-board Xilinx Virtex-6 FPGA.
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EUMETSAT... Setting The Stage (Satellites) [SatNews] EUMETSAT, the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, held its 71st Council meeting in Darmstadt, Germany, on 30 November and 1 December.
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Financially $peaking...Integral Systems' SATCOM Solutions [SatNews] Encouraging news coming from Integral Systems, Inc.'s, (Nasdaq:ISYS) SATCOM Solutions Division, formerly CVG Inc. and Avtec Systems, Inc., has been awarded in excess of $14 million...
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Tachyon Networks... Integration Insights (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Tachyon Networks, the developer of aXiom end-to-end satellite solutions for fixed, portable, and comms-on-the-move (COTM) applications, has launched its Linux-based aXiom Services Platform (ASP).
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ULA... Hooray! Send Up the Rockets [SatNews] Reason for reflection and celebration but no time to sit still...United Launch Alliance Enters its Fifth Year with 45 Launches in 48 Months of Operation
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Conditions Of A Cyclonic Nature (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] On November 30, 2010, the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season came to a close, but tropical cyclones are a global phenomenon, and it’s always cyclone season somewhere.
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