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May 29, 2015 Fuze Go® To Be Unveiled By Scene Sharp @ HxGN LIVE In Vegas Scene Sharp will demonstrate how Fuze Go MS Sharp enhances the analytical recipes scripted in Spatial Modeler for automated applications such as Change Detection.
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Russian Military Satellite Launch Postponed Due To Progress M-27M Spacecraft Investigation "Preparations for the launch will be started only after the investigation of the contingency with the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket is over."
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Inmarsat Provides Comms Expertise + Equipment For Broadcasters Covering Nepal Earthquake Disaster The engineers spent a total of 10 days in Kathmandu working until the early hours of the morning every day assisting with the growing media presence and providing back-up to NGOs should they have any issues.
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May 28, 2015 All A Matter Of Degrees For Hispamar Satélites + Ku-Band Slot Wins The operator will be able to exploit this right for 15 years, which may then be extended for another 15 years
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Moving On Up: Spire Names de Chassy As Their Senior Business Development Executive “Spire is at the forefront of developing powerful technology that enables organizations to have access to large amounts of reliable data precisely when they need it most with minimal cost and operational ramp up.”—Antoine de Chassy, Senior Executive, Spire.
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Your Winning Ways With Keysight Technologies' New Prize Drawing Then, in January of 2016, Keysight will award the grand prize—the Ultimate Dream Bench.
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Sentinel-1B Is Off + Away From Airbus Defence & Space To Meet + Greet The Thales Alenia Space Spacecraft After integration and testing, the satellite is scheduled for launch in 2016 to join Sentinel-1A, an identical twin of Sentinel-1B, which has been in orbit since April 3, 2014.
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Thales Alenia Space + Italian Space Agency Have A Moving Experience For Their Modules On The ISS "The ISS is ready for new challenges concerning the manned environment in LEO and beyond."—Luigi Maria Quaglino, Sr. V.P., Exploration and Science, Thales Alenia Space.
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The Latest Skyline Communication's DataMiner NMS Iteration To Be Highlighted @ CommunicAsia2015 "With a single UI, it allows the management of any possible operation, end to end, seamlessly combining legacy devices and new technology.”—Glenn D'Haene, Sales Director EMEA & APAC, Skyline Communications.
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A Strengthening Of An IoT Leadership Position By Telenor Connexion Telenor has kept an even higher growth rate than the market and has increased its market share by 0.8 percentage points, and now has more than 4.9 million M2M subscriptions.
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Star One C4 Satellite Disembarks In French Guiana Into The Waiting Arms Of Arianespace The SSL-built Star One C4 features 48 Ku-band transponders and is to reinforce Embratel Star One’s Direct-To-Home (DTH) services in Brazil.
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ViaSat Receives Space + Naval Warfare Systems Command MIDS JTRS Terminals Contract The MIDS JTRS terminal is a line-of-sight radio system for collecting and transmitting broadband, jam-resistant, secure data and voice across a variety of air, sea and ground platforms.
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Ken Borek Air Selects SkyTrac To Let The Data Flow Consistently... Anywhere Anytime
KBAL aims to support safe and efficient air travel even in the world’s most remote locations.
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IntelsatOne® Flex's Win-Win... Easily Navigate Global Maritime Broadband Demands + Accelerate Growth + Revenues Brings guaranteed committed access and availability to mobility.
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NSR...DTH Reveals Divergence...While UltraHD Big Revenue Return, SD Has Strong Foothold In Developing Regions ... for the majority of the population, there is far greater value in having a greater selection of content available.
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May 27, 2015 SpaceX Is Now Certifiable... By Space & Missile Systems Center... “The SpaceX and SMC teams have worked hard to achieve certification."—Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC).
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SeaChange International Sees Positive Changes... Appoints Newest CASBAA Patron + Preps For BroadcastAsia2015 With growth of 518 million multi-channel video subscribers to over 619 million within five years, revenues will climb from $37 billion to over $52 billion.
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Data In Smart Apps To Be Provided By Hexagon Geospatial Via Their New Airbus Defence & Space Partnership "Our data can be a part of localized, vertical market applications that improve customer accessibility to the technology they need.”—Greg Buckman, Head of Geo-Intelligence Program, Airbus Defense and Space, North America.
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The Role Maps + Satellite Imagery Play In Disaster Preparedness, Response + Recovery The co-editors of the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries decided to devote an entire themed issue on crisis mapping.
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Upcoming IRG Webinar To Offer Satellite Interference Advice To Broadcasters “We are hoping this webinar will give broadcasters useful, practical advice which they can put into practice to ensure they are as interference-free as possible.”—Martin Coleman, Executive Director, Satellite Interference Reduction Group.
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NSR's Nano + Microsatellite Markets Reveals Fast Pace, Competitive + Opportunities For Growth ... provides a comprehensive assessment of market potential over the next ten years.
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New Satellite Imager From Exelis Gets The O.K. From KARI “The AMI will provide better insight into the makeup of storms, higher-resolution images and will collect data five times faster than today’s capability.”—Eric Webster, Environmental intelligence V.P. + Director, Exelis.
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It's A Stampede For Harris CapRock With Hess Corporation "Reliable customer service throughout the integration process will lead to reliable network communications for operators in the field."
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USCG's National Security Cutter Midgett Gains Lockheed Martin C4ISR Technologies “The system provides the underway crew with the most current maritime data and tactical picture for effective decision making and safety in maritime operations.”—Ed Segrest, Program Manager, Communications + Security Technologies, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training.
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Gilat Presents ‘True’ LTE-Speed Satellite Solutions For MNOs @ CommunicAsia2015 “When we say ‘true’ LTE-speed satellite solutions, we mean it.”
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McMurdo + International Maritime Rescue Federation Introduce Major Search + Rescue Initiatives at World Maritime Rescue Congress More than 24,000 fishermen die annually on the world’s waterways.
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PTC'16 Now Accepting Proposals... Will You Say "I Do?" Several new low-Earth and medium-Earth orbit satellite constellations are being planned, promising up to 1.2 Gbps per user.
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SMC Awards Lockheed Martin A Cool $736 Million...The COOLS Contract Is For Operations + Sustainment Of Three Satellite Constellations Smart Shopper..."The application of Better Buying Power principles garnered $425 million of savings over the total contract period... "
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Arianespace's 65th Consecutive + Successful Launch... DirecTV-15 + SKY México-1 Complete Separation Process Congratulations all around as Ariane 5 soars with DirecTV-15 and SKY México-1 satellites.
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Airbus Defence + Space Takes A Bow For Successful Launch Of Both Their Launcher + The Satellite Airbus Defence + Space's Successful Launch Of Its 100th Geostationary Telecommunications Satellite
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¡Sí... SKY México-1 Satellite Built By Orbital ATK Lifted Off + Separated On Schedule...Now The Work Begins “The early indications from our initial checkout and testing process show that the satellite is performing well.”
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Ariane 5 Maintains Perfect Track Record w/Launch Of DirecTV-15 + SKY México-1 “Someone asked me how we had the confidence to go with two satellites on the same Ariane 5, and I said, ‘Well, we couldn’t figure out a way to fit the third one in!”
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May 26, 2015 Exelis Shareholders Approve The Merger With Harris Corporation "Together, Harris and Exelis will be better positioned to compete more effectively and profitably in the global marketplace.”—David F. Melcher, CEO + President, Exelis.
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A Compact, Orbital Debris Sensor From The NRL Receives U.S. Patent The fundamental concept for the orbital debris detection sensor is to create a continuous light sheet by using a collimated light source, such as a low power laser, and a conic mirror.
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Stratasys + CubeSat Offer A CubeSat Challenge Airbus has produced more than 1000 flight parts on their Stratasys FDM 3D Production Systems for use on A350 XWB aircraft.
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The Eighth Russian Speed VSAT International Championship Becomes An International Affair The main award of this Championship is a set of satellite VSAT (Hughes HN), with an annual subscription for broadband Internet access via the AltegroSky network plus a certificate of training from GVF.
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Tempus Global Data Congratz U.S. House Science Committee On Passage Of HR1561 “Weather observation and forecasting is a universal need. It is not a political issue since weather affects everyone."—Alan Hall, Chairman + CEO, Tempus Global Data
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KORE Will Debut Their New Position Logic At CommunicAsia2015 The possibilities for Fleet Management, Security Asset Tracking, and GPS Tracking Software solutions are limited only by the imagination of the service provider.” Felix Lluberes, Exec. V.P., Advanced Applications, KORE.
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Inmarsat, Honeywell + Kymeta's Common Goal = Higher-Speed Ka-Band Wireless Antenna For Smaller Aircraft Small, compact antenna will bring the best connectivity experience to business aviation with reduced weight
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Tracking Military Equipment Could Save Millions With Track24 Defence's New Shadow “Military consignment management is an ongoing operational requirement—it has the potential to save militaries millions of dollars and improve operational effectiveness."—Giles Peeters, Defence Sector Director, Track24 Defence.
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Lockheed Martin's Skunk In The Desert... Skunk Works To Make A Revolutionary Leap Possible Spawned widespread speculation that one day unmanned systems will dominate warfighting, taking the place of traditional combat systems not just in the air but on the ground and beneath the sea.
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Grace-FO Satellites Development + Design Completed By Airbus Defence & Space The Grace-FO satellites, which are around 3 x 2 x 0.8 meters and weigh around 600 kilograms, will circle the Earth in the same polar orbit, spaced 220 kilometers away from each other at an altitude of roughly 500 kilometers.
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Satellite Industry Growth Increased During 2014, According To New SIA State Of The Satellite Industry Report Globally, 2014 revenues for the satellite industry totaled $203 billion, up from $195.2 billion the previous year.
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SSL Built Star One C4 Satellite Arrives In Kourou For Launch “Star One C4, which is an advanced and powerful satellite, also has special significance to SSL as our 50th mission with Arianespace.”—John Celli, President, SSL.
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Airbus Defence and Space + ESA BIC Bavaria's Partnership Will Be A Boon To New Start-Ups "ESA's incubation program has already helped to found 300 companies and is now supporting 100 new start-ups every year, making it the fastest-growing initiative of its kind in the space industry."
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Arianespace Receives Green Light To GO! Tomorrow For DirecTV 15 + SKY México-1 Arianespace Flight VA223 will be the 223rd flight of an Ariane vehicle...
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Significant STEM MoU Set Up By Orbital ATK, Yahsat + Masdar Institute "We will also provide for the use of our testing facility to help students verify the design of their CubeSat before launch.”—David W. Thompson, President + CEO, Orbital ATK.
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Our Globe Created In 3D By DigitalGlobe + Saab "We will deliver the globe in 3D at a scale never before possible.”—Jeffrey R. Tarr, President + CEO, DigitalGlobe.
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May 22, 2015 AAM Group Expands Their Geospatial Business Into India "The new entity will focus its energies to provide excellence in data acquisition, processing and delivery across the geospatial spectrum."—Mark Freeburn, Global CEO, AAM Group.
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WORK Microwave Bringing A Broad Range Of Products For Presentation @ CommunicAsia2015 The company's platforms have been deployed all around the world to support a range of applications within the broadcast, satellite, and telco markets, including SNG, direct-to-home, IP trunking and backhaul, teleport, remote location, and more.
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Dassault's Falcon Jets' Flight Management + IFE System Provided By Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins builds upon its role as Dassault’s sole cabin system supplier for its entire new aircraft fleet.
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Link Microtek Named As L-3 Nardo-MITEQ's Official Service Reps In The U.K. + Ireland "As an official service center, we will be able to carry out calibration, repairs down to module level and testing at frequencies up to Ka-band."—Steve Cranstone, Managing Director, Link Microtek.
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KORE + Active Telematics Join Forces For M2M Services In APAC Active Telematics officially launched their ‘Active Roam’ solution in partnership with KORE at the Malaysian International Bus, Truck and Components Expo 2015, in Kuala Lumpur.
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UK Space Agency + Ofcom Sign MOU + Added Bonus w/Insurance Premium Tax Exemption For UK Spacecraft Operators MOU will see the UK Space Agency and Ofcom forming a CEO-level liaison group and a space spectrum advisory committee to develop a close and transparent relationship.
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May 21, 2015 United Arab Shipping + Marlink's VSAT Begins A New Generation Of Connecting To Ultra-Large Containerships UASC will benefit from unlimited traffic volume on its Marlink VSAT services, with data speeds guaranteed
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DIRECTV 15 Satellite Set For Starring Role In Kourou On May 27th Covering the entirety of the Unites States, DIRECTV 15 will provide additional digital television services to more than 20 million DIRECTV users there.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: Learning More About Their Customers Is Tata Sky's Latest Endeavor "Implementing an enterprise data hub from Cloudera will allow us to capitalize on the data we collect and cement our position as India's preferred DTH provider."—Ravishankar N, CIO, Tata Sky.
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Orbital ATK Played Their Roles Well With ULA Atlas V AFSPC-5's Launch Orbital ATK also produced the Centaur Interstage Adapter (CISA) that houses the second stage engine, and the boattail that adapts the core vehicle to the five-meter diameter fairing.
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Satellite Sustainment Contract Awarded To Lockheed Martin Space System Company Lockheed Martin will provide sustainment of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF), Milstar, and Defense Satellite Communications System III.
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Advantech Wireless' New SSPB/BUC Debuts For Military TacOps "These GaN based BUCs meet the most stringent military specifications."—Cristi Damian, V.P., Business Development, Advantech Wireless.
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New Encoders + Recording App From Matrox To Be Shown @ BroadcastAsia2015 Matrox Monarch HDX is a compact, easy-to-use, dual-channel H.264 encoding appliance.
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Garbage In Garbage Out...SpaceX Takes Out The ISS' Trash + Makes A Splash The month-long mission ended with a successful, if damp, landing and the 3,100lb of completed scientific experiments, broken hardware, and dirty clothes has been successfully retrieved.
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The ‘CAPEd’ Crusader: Goddard Technologist Advances CubeSat Concept for Planetary Exploration
The spacecraft, including the service module and entry probe, would weigh less than 11 pounds and measure no more than 4 inches on a side.
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NASA's SMAP Possesses Multi Talents...Tests Soil Moisture + Can Determine Frozen Or Thawed "Fourteen years after the concept for a NASA mission to map global soil moisture was first proposed, SMAP now has formally transitioned to routine science operations,"
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Eight ASC Signal Antennas Purchased By Asian InfoCom Providers The new antennas are being installed at a major teleport in Singapore and are joining several existing ASC antennas that are being relocated to the site.
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Harris' Falcon III® Successfully Demonstrates MUOS Waveform By Operating On-Air MUOS waveform operated on-air between two Falcon III® radios and
to add MUOS waveform to fielded radios requires software-only upgrade.
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May 20, 2015 ETL Systems' Brings Demos To CommunicAsia2015 + Amps For BAE Systems Australia ETL will bring an extensive range of RF products to this year's CommunicAsia and the company is now providing BAE Systems Australia with amplifier units.
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A Plethora Of Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Product To Be Featured @ IFSEC Int'l 2015 “All these state of the art low-cost communications devices are enabled thanks to the Globalstar fleet of satellites.”—Mark O’Connell, Director of Sales and Business Operations, Globalstar.
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Doubling In-Flight Wi-Fi Speeds For Inmarsat's SwiftBroadband, Courtesy Of Honeywell Aerospace + Eclipse “The new High Data Rate service is a great addition to Honeywell’s broad connectivity product suite and offers another option for operators and passengers to enhance their in-flight experience.”—Jack Jacobs, V.P., Marketing + Product Management, Honeywell Aerospace.
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Hiltron Communications Says Your Choice... Ku- or C- Feeds "HMAM is one of our most successful innovations to date."—Jan Molter, Managing Director, Hiltron.
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STEM Support For 4-H Earns Hughes Network Systems Award Finalist Nomination “This is great recognition for a program that has already reached so many young people all over the country.”—Mike Cook, Sr. V.P., North America Division, Hughes.
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Moving On Up @ Talia—Buechler Named As Vice President of Business Development Mr. Buechler will report directly to Alan Afrasiab, Chief Executive Officer.
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Newtec Solutions Set To Showcase @ CommunicAsia2015 Newtec will demonstrate a range of solutions designed to increase efficiency, reliability and flexibility during CommunicAsia 2015 in Singapore, June 2-5. 2015.
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Technology From Phasor Earns Multi-Million Euros Grant From The EC's Horizon 2020 Program "Our patented modular and conformal technology allows true broadband service for the first time to almost any vehicle in motion."—David Helfgott, CEO, Phasor.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: Ultra HD Channel To Be Broadcast Via SES' Astra "Our satellites can deliver a truly immersive Ultra HD experience."—Ferdinand Kayser, COO, SES.
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Second Launch Update Re: CubeSats Separation ... ULA + U.S.A.F. Launch Is A Go For X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Second update regarding CubeSat separation.
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Telenor Announces New Head Of Asia Region + He's A Norwegian National "Morten brings his vast experience from the global mobile industry to the role as head of our operations in Asia."
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Space + Missile Systems Center Successfully Launches the AFSPC-5 Mission From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station When there's a launch there are always several agencies/companies involved, and subsequently an announcement from each. Here's the latest from the U.S.A.F.
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X2nSat + Spaceport America Sign MOA... The First VSAT Provider To Build For the Next Generation "I truly believe the world is a better place when the unconnected are connected."
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May 19, 2015 June 1st To Find CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2015 In Session “Satellite services account for a large portion of how television signals are delivered to consumers in the region and is an integral component of the multichannel TV business in the Asia Pacific.”—Christopher Slaughter, CEO, CASBAA.
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HISPASAT's Amazonas 2 + 3 Satellites To Deliver Internet Access To GlobalSat For Their Clients Satellites are a fundamental tool to reduce the digital divide
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DataPath Now Has MissionMobility Tech License In Hand For Secure Networking Offerings DataPath and MissionMobility provide complementary products and services designed specifically for remote and harsh operating environments.
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STN's New Codec Launches First Broadcast Channel Over Africa... Enables African Broadcasters Better Quality + Quantity As the space on satellites and on popular orbital positions is limited this new compression technology is, and will be, the future of the satellite transmission.
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Hosted Payload Alliance To Testify Before House Committee... Increase Awareness Of Benefits She noted, "this is a great opportunity to get the message out and ensure the HPA is in the forefront."
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May 18, 2015 Intelsat Bringing SATCOM Support To Emergency Works In Nepal "Broadband connectivity is an essential component to ensuring that relief organizations are able to identify and prioritize the needed services and resources as they deliver aid to those impacted by the tragic event.” Kurt Riegelman, Intelsat Sr. V.P., Sales and Marketing.
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Berg Insight Reports 2014's Industrial Automation's Installed Base Of Wireless IoT Devices Reached 10.3 Million There is a wide range of wireless technologies used in industrial automation with different characteristics and use cases.
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Optical Surfaces Provide A Lighter Reflection For Maximum Telescopic Performance... Discovering Celestial Objects To discover new celestial objects and to study known objects more accurately, ultra-high precision telescope mirrors that do not increase payload weights
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SATCOM Playing An Important Role In Bridge Safety—ESA + University Of Nottingham Load Up Their Expertise “This information is extremely useful for understanding how much the bridge can move under extreme weather conditions."—Bridgemaster Barry Colford.
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NASA's OPALS Facilitates Space-to-Ground Optical Communications Research NASA's Optical Payload for Lasercomm Science (OPALS) on the space station has been conducting cutting-edge research on data transmission since June 2014.
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Three Antenna Families Debut From Antenova “Antenova is experiencing a surge of projects using embedded wireless in M2M, IoT and connected devices."—Colin Newman, Director + V.P. of Sales, Antenova M2M.
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Expectations By Berg Insight Is For Wireless IoT Devices To Reach 43.5 Million By 2020 The number of wireless IoT devices in automation networks will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.2 percent to reach 43.5 million by 2020.
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Alabama Interns' Software Code Assists In Nepal... SERVIR Team's Hi-Res Imaging Sends Support Recovery It is allowing the recipien to receive and print the images and provide them to Nepal government agencies to guide recovery efforts and help those in need.
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Cause Of Centenario Carnage Begins Investigation A Russian State Commission has begun the process of determining the reasons for the failure.
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DigitalGlobe's IKONOS Built By Lockheed Martin Retires... Celebrates A Lifespan Twice Its Original Expectancy A bittersweet end to memories both tragic—Manhattan after 9/11—and joyful—images of the Olympic villages.
ND SatCom Will Be Debuting Their New SKYWAN 5G @ CommunicAsia2015 No matter if a star, multistar, hybrid or full mesh network is needed, the unique hardware design of SKYWAN 5G reliably fits all topologies within the VSAT world.
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The Domino Effect...Launch Of Inmarsat’s Third Global Xpress Satellite Delayed Due To Failure Of Centenario Satellite “This is the third time our Global Xpress program has suffered launch delays because of Proton launch failures."
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Space Tech Expo Opens Tuesday... Experts In Emerging Technologies In Attendance This is an opportunity to capitalize on the new market era of expanded private-sector applications and opportunities.
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ESA's Memories... Forty Years Ago... The Evolution From A Ground Station In Spain To The Estrack Network Four decades of tracking creates memories.
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May 17, 2015 Enterprise Wireless Alliance + pdvWireless Placed On FCC's Public Notice w/Joint Petition For Realignment “We are pleased with the FCC’s prompt action placing the proposed rules on Public Notice."
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A Big Indonesian Deal For Kacific Kacific will beam signals from its high throughput (HTS) Ka-band satellites to entirely cover Indonesia.
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Space Launch Indemnification Proposal Extension Under Consideration By Congress—SIA Strongly Supports... "Long-term regulatory certainty for U.S. launch service providers is of significant value to the global commercial satellite industry."—Tom Stroup, President, Satellite Industry Association (SIA).
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ESA + UK-Built Technology Deliver X-Ray Optics For BepiColombo... Will Measure Small Scale Features On Mercury ...the instrument will use novel X-ray optics to determine small-scale features on Mercury and find out what the planet’s surface is made of.
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RADARSAT-2 Data To Be Supplied To The Netherlands By MDA The RADARSAT-2 information will be used to provide Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) information for government users, as well as for scientific and research purposes.
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May 16, 2015 A New iDirection Through Azercosmos For NSTT MENA + Central Asian Services NSTT will use Azerspace-1 satellite resources to deliver more reliable and competitive telecommunications services to its customers.
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U.S. Army Selects Harris + Thales To Supply Rifleman Radio Systems Thales has been involved in the development and fielding of the Rifleman Radio since 2004 under Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
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Satellite Internet...This British ISP Kicks In Free Equipment For Those Hasseling w/Slow, Or No, Internet Services included in the offer provide users in England and Wales with download speeds of up to 20Mbps in any location, no matter how remote.
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Sentinel-2A Satellite's Launch Prep Continues By Arianespace With "Stacking" Of Propulsion Systems ega’s summer mission will loft the Sentinel-2A payload, which is the latest in Europe’s series of Earth observation satellites for the Copernicus initiative.
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Moving On Up... Telenor Group Names New Leader "Telenor's strategy, including our financial priorities, form a solid platform for value creation for our shareholders and continued growth in Norway, Europe and Asia."—Sigve Brekke, Telenor Group.
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RigNet Extends Two-Year Contract ...Increases Bandwidth w/Upstream Middle Eastern Oil & Gas Company Through this contract, RigNet is delivering a fully-managed end-to-end IP network solution using VSAT technology for last-mile connectivity.
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May 14, 2015 Connectivity Products In The Spotlight For HUBER+SUHNER @ Phoenix IMS Event "We are continuously developing new ranges to meet these growing demands for high-density interconnect solutions.”—BJ Lyman, Space and Defense Market Manager, HUBER+SUHNER.
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Satellite Mapping Reveals Latin America Agriculture Waning Due To Economic Downturn “Nearly every agricultural region across Latin America slowed down in expansion
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Globalstar Has A SmartOne™ For Simplex Asset Management... And It's Small in Size... "Harnessing the power of the Internet of Things has the potential to help businesses and governments realize numerous operational efficiency benefits."—Jay Monroe, Chairman + CEO, Globalstar.
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Hughes' Moscow Tech Seminar Focuses In On Ka-Band "The advent of Ka-band technology presents our satellite service provider partners with even more promising business opportunities to meet the growing demand for high-speed services."—Konstantin Lanin, head of the Hughes office, Moscow.
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Exelis Brings Sierra Nevada Corporation On-Board To ARM The JPSS-2 Mission Instrument JPSS is scheduled to launch in early 2017, and JPSS-2 is planned for launch during the fourth quarter of 2021.
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May 13, 2015 Airbus Defence & Space Join With Cisco + Combine Forces For New Worldwide Partner Agreement “This relationship is a significant step forward for both companies."—Eric Souleres, Head of Engineering, Operations + Quality of the Communications, Intelligence and Security (CIS), Airbus Defence & Space.
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GLIC Gets Going For 2015 The GLIC 2015 program will bring together start-ups and young enterprises in the space technology and applications sector with space agencies, governmental entities and space industries corporations
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Satellite Ops Support @ Kirtland AFB Now Contracted By LinQuest Corp. The contractor will provide continued uninterrupted support to five on-orbit satellite missions.
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Xtra + Xpress From Inmarsat Now Part Of MVS USA's Portfolio "Being appointed as a VAR allows us to share this revolutionary technology with our clients.”—Deborah Deffaa, CEO, MVS USA.
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Gilat Offering A LTE Backhaul Via Satellite Free Webinar The presenters will explain how MNOs can leverage satellite backhaul to rapidly and cost-effectively provide true LTE speeds everywhere.
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U.S.A.F. Request For Proposal For GPS III...Needed: Launch Vehicle, Mission Integration + Launch Operations "Our intent is to reintroduce competition while maintaining our focus on mission success in support of National Security Space launches."
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The World's First Emergency Readiness + Response Experience Center Is Opened By McMurdo In DC “This cutting-edge Experience Center allows us to demonstrate the incredible advancements being made in search and rescue all in a single location.”—Jean-Yves Courtois, CEO, McMurdo.
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DirecTV-15 + SKY México-1 Integrated On Ariane 5... The Final Touch On Top... No Cherries On This In Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building, SKY México-1 was installed atop Ariane 5’s central core
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Shareholder Vote Upcoming For International Datacasting's Acquisition By Pico Digital On April 22, 2015, IDC announced that it had executed a definitive agreement for the sale of IDC's broadcast products business and its related assets to Pico Digital Inc.
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NASA's CDR For SLS Moves Forward... "We are making advances every day on this vehicle."—Todd May, Program Manager, NASA SLS.
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Digital TV Research Reports That Satellite TV Will Overtake Total Cable TV Revenues This Year Covering 138 countries, the Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report estimates that satellite TV accounted for 44% of the total in 2014, rising to 46% by 2020.
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The Next Satellite Interference Reduction Workshop To Be Held At Eutelsat's Paris HQ Eutelsat has been extremely active in the various interference reduction initiatives, including making its GSM Demodulation Tool development available to IRG members.”—Martin Coleman, Executive Director, the Satellite Interference Reduction Group.
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Research And Markets Reveals Increasing Use By MAG For Nanos + Micros The report discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the global nano and microsatellite market.
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During 2014, $66.5 Billion Spent On Government Space Programs, According To New Euroconsult Report "In 2014, 60 countries invested $10 million or more in space applications and technologies; this is twice as many as in 2004."—Jean-Baptiste Thepaut, Senior Consultant, Euroconsult, editor of the report.
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Six Successful Scientific Scouting Years For NASA's Kepler Kepler simultaneously and continuously measured the brightness of more than 150,000 stars.
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Lockheed Martin Invests $400K In New Education Center At Space Foundations' Discovery Center "If we are to continue to make great advances in space, we must spark the curiosity of young minds and inspire students with the amazing opportunities aerospace has to offer."—Rick Ambrose, Exec. V.P., Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.
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NOAA...Two Major Louisiana Ports Will Benefit w/PORTS® “Real-time knowledge of the currents, water levels, winds and density of the water can increase the amount of cargo moved through a port and harbor and enable mariners to safely use available channel depths,”
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Lockheed Martin's Mockup Saves Time + Reduces Risk Orion’s team of engineers will use the mockup to verify the configuration of these vehicle components for EM-1 which ultimately saves assembly time and reduces risk.
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Earth's Shape Has Literally Changed From Gorkha Earthquake... Landscape Raised Up + Dropped Several Meters Scientists at ESA, DLR, and JPL are continuing to monitor the Himalayan landscape with an eye on both scientific understanding and utility for emergency responders and civil leaders.
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May 12, 2015 LEO-HTS Constellations Resurrected: Will They Or Won't They? An NSR Webinar To Answer This Question... How does an industry brace itself for the possible resurrection of LEO constellations?
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Hermes Datacomms Part Of SpeedCast Group... Speedily Takes On New Office In Iraq Serving Oil + Gas Industry The new combined entity’s joint vision is to become the leading supplier of communication services to the energy sector worldwide.
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CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum 2015 Asks "Is The Satellite Game Changing?"... Only Thing Consistent Is Constant Change The conference continues to grow from strength to strength with an impressive lineup of speakers and a good mix of Asian and global players
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COM DEV's Strategic Investment In Anokiwave Unlocks Access To Key Technology
The satellite industry is experiencing rapid innovation that is enabling satellites to achieve improved flexibility, higher functionality, reduced mass and lower costs.
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VeriSat's SatGuard Is OnGuard Against Annoying Satellite Interference... Detects Satellite + Cross Polar Interference “VSAT interference is widely reported as causing the majority of downtime, compared with other interference types.”
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Digigram Will Present Numerous New Products @ BroadcastAsia2015 They will highlight a complete range of products designed to address the performance and cost requirements of all IP audio and video applications.
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May 11, 2015 Arianespace... Logos To Go-Gos...Final Preparations Of Launch Vehicles Include High Visibility Logos Despite the intensity of building a launch vehicle there is a basic and equally important aspect—marketing—and attaching the famous logos.
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Anniversary Of ESA's Proba-V Gets An Added Bonus...Monitors Veggies + Picks Up 25 Million Aircraft Positions This is a technical world-first, demonstrating the feasibility of follow-on orbital constellations now being readied for operational aircraft monitoring.
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Exelis + DigitalGlobe... When Does 2=1? When Two Companies Create A Single Platform ... with the vast DigitalGlobe image library to solve challenging environmental, natural resource, and global security problems.
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Kratos's EPOCH Adventure w/Japanese Micros... A "Hetero Constellation" Experiment The EPOCH T&C Server and the EPOCH Client modules provide command and control for the satellites.
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Kratos To Support Thaicom 8 w/Satellite Control Center +Tracking, Telemetry and Command Station This will be the 16th Orbital ATK GeoStar satellite that Kratos ISI has supported.
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Progress Spacecraft Failure Results In Changes In Russian Launch Schedules The investigatory commission is working to clear systems of suspicions, particularly the 3rd stages of the Soyuz-FG and Soyuz-2.1a, which are both equipped with the same RD-0110 engines.
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Pentagon Skeptical Despite China's Pledges Over Rapidly Developing 'Non Military' Space Program “China’s continued development of destructive space technologies represented a threat to all peaceful space-faring nations.”
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Russia's Satellite Ground Station On U.S.' 'Front Yard' Makes For Chilly Atmosphere "But the Obama administration may perceive a satellite system in the U.S. 'front yard' only as a warning,"
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XCOR Aerospace Integrates Strakes To Lynx Mark I "Today marks another solid milestone in our progress toward first flight, clearing the path for a series of important moments that will accelerate Lynx development,"
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Continuing Copernicus—Sentinel-6 Sign On By Airbus Defence & Space + European Space Agency The satellites will measure their distance to the oceans’ surfaces with an accuracy of a few centimeters and use this data to map it globally, repeating the cycle every 10 days.
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Update: Mexico's Centenario Has New Launch Date... The delay is no more, and Mexico's Centenary satellite now has a launch date.
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Northern Sky Research... Major Changes + Choices In Rocket + Engine Designs... Good Or Not? Diverse options are a real luxury in the world of rocket launches, and today there are exciting choices to be made, unheard of a decade ago.
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Arianespace + Eumetsat’s MSG-4... A Spinning Spacecraft In Summer 'Nowcasting', terminology used in economics, meteorology and air quality, is working its way more frequently in satellite news, and so it is with the MSG-4 satellite.
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Center for Strategic and International Studies Reveal Vietnamese Land Reclamation In Dispute w/China Mischief Reef is no misnomer considering these circumstances.
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U.S.A.F. Space and Missile Systems Center's Monumental Effort Celebrates Completion... SBIRS HEO-3 In Orbit Once a satellite is launched then the work begins in space.
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NovaWurks™ Founder Talbot Jaeger Offers Big Ideas To Improve SmallSats @ Space Tech Expo 2015
The Company designed Satlets to function like embryonic stem cells with hardware and software linked so closely they act like a single biological system.
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Euromed GNSS II/MEDUSA Present European Regional Project ... A Think Tank
Positive feedbacks have emerged from the Euromed countries, along with a clear interest in pursuing initiatives to work with European players,
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Aitech Defense Systems... Offers More Ports In A Storm... 48 GbE Ports For Military, Aerospace + LEO Durable and robust enough for use in several military, aerospace and LEO space environments...
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I.D. Systems... Roly's Trucking Is Wise To Select VeriWise™ For Tracking 400 Dry Van Trailer Tracking Systems ..."our latest-generation trailer tracking technology designed specifically to maximize trailer utilization and reduce capital investment and operating costs..."
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May 10, 2015 Update: ULA Readies For U.S.A.F. Satellite Launch Objectives are: reusable spacecraft technologies for America’s future in space and operating experiments which can be returned to, and examined, on Earth.
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AFSPC 5 Mission Ready For Launch Of ULTRASat "Guaranteeing assured access to space for our nation is a team sport that requires a significant effort and hours of dedicated work by the entire government-industry team to make it successful."
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May 8, 2015 U.S.A.F.'s SBIRS GEO-6 To Pack In Navigation System From Northrop Grumman The SBIRS program delivers early warning of ballistic missile launches, missile defense, technical intelligence and battlespace awareness.
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Customizable C-Band Antennas Debut From Cobham Antenna Systems With one unit replacing two single polarized MIMO antennas, the dual-polar C-Band antenna creates vital space and efficiency savings.
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May 7, 2015 Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: First Demo Of High Dynamic Range UHDTV To Be Presented By SES + Samsung Electronics... “High Dynamic Range (HDR) will significantly enhance how consumers will experience television in the future.”—Thomas Wrede, V.P., Reception Systems, SES.
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Turkey’s Göktürk-1 Satellite Enroute To Ankara AIT Center... For Environmental Tests Thales Alenia Space, in the frame of the Gokturk-1 contract with Telespazio, will be the first Company in the space industry to deliver a turnkey integration and test center.
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The Story Of Determination Continues... Inmarsat + Six hearts, 11 Legs ... 65 Degrees North
Yesterday SatNews.com posted an article about two stalwart soldiers on a mission to navigate around the Greenland ice cap, and today we have more information regarding this journey.
The Cooperative Research + Development Agreements 'Tween SMC + SpaceX Has Been Amended "The updated CRADA captures important lessons learned along the way about the process and allows the flexibility to certify SpaceX when ready, while maintaining our 'laser focus on mission success'."—Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves, Commander, SMC.
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BlackBridge Keeps An Eye Out With Their RapidEye For The Climate Corp. + Farmers ....E-I-E-I-O “The company’s decision-making tools put an incredible amount of information extracted from our imagery into the hands of the farmer.”
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Arianespace Stacks 'Em Up...Vega's Vertical Assembly Of Solid Propellent For Launch Of Sentinel-2A And so the process continues for a vertical assembly of solid propellant that will ultimately lift the Sentinel-2A Earth observation satellite skyward.
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Euroconsult...Impressive E/O Data Growth Forecast In Latin America... To Exceed $350 Million By 2024 Earth observation satellites launched from Latin American programs are forecast to increase significantly over next decade.
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Arabsat Partners w/Arab States Broadcasting Union... Organizes + Sponsors 16th Edition Of Arab Festival For Radio + Television "...is a remarkable media gathering in the Arab World where we can meet our customers and get acquainted with their needs, aspirations and their future expectations,..."
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RNCOS Report Offer Promising Possibilities Global Navigation Satellite Systems Market Outlook 2020 analysts have identified and deciphered the market dynamics in important segments thus clearly highlighting the areas offering promising possibilities for companies to boost their growth.
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Tracking Progress M-27M's Destructive Dive "By tracking and listing these objects and making that information available, we enable spaceflight safety and increase transparency in the space domain."—Lt. Gen. Jay Raymond, JFCC Space + 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) commander.
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GAO's Findings...Some Positive Changes In Space System Acquisitions...Others Still Face Difficulties The most recent Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite program took steps to avoid past problems with satellite acquisitions, now it is facing more than a 2-year delay for its satellite launch due to development problems.
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Russia's Progress M-27M's Accident At Launch... Loss Of Control ... Now All Burned Out The Progress M-27M cargo spacecraft was launched on April 28 from the Baikonur space center Russia leases from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz carrier rocket.
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EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Second Generation (MSG-4) Ships To Arianespace For July 2, 2015 Launch Once operational, MSG-4 (Meteosat-11) will also expand the 35-year climate records accumulated by the Meteosat series since 1981.
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Arianespace's Spaceport Requires Concentration With Much Multi-Tasking...MSG-4 Is Latest Arrival Meteosat satellites continually return detailed imagery of Europe, the North Atlantic and Africa every 15 minutes for operational use by meteorologists.
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May 6, 2015 SBIRS Ground System Is All Under Control @ The Space & Missile Systems Center "This was a major milestone for the program and a major step forward towards SBIRS Ground operational acceptance next year. "—Col. Mike Guetlein, Remote Sensing Systems Program Office Director, SMC.
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Speedy Ka-Band Satellite Internet Provisioning With New STMicroelectronics Demodulator Chip This represents a valuable step change to what has been available, while simultaneously optimizing the bandwidth efficiency that can be achieved in the lower-frequency Ku-band."—Eric Benoit, Head of Product Line, Headed Platforms, Consumer Product Division, STMicroelectronics.
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Comprehensive Testing Of 10G Ethernet/IP Networks Offered In GL Communications' New PacketExpert 10G™ GL also offers Touchscreen Handheld PacketExpert 10G™ version of 10G Ethernet/IP Tester with a Tablet PC mounted on PacketExpert 10G™.
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Eutelsat Broadband KA-SAT Access Services For Business Being Replaced With tooway™ Business Solutions Services “With tooway™ Business we are providing a range of improved broadband solutions in step with the needs of our business customers that are simple to understand, convenient to use and offer outstanding value for money."—Jean-Francois Fenech, G.M., Eutelsat Broadband.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: 2wcom's Product Presence @ CommunicAsia2015 Formed in 1996 with the buyout of Rohde & Schwarz’s FM/RDS product range, 2wcom has its development and manufacturing headquarters in Germany.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: The GoldTS Reference Technology Among Products To Be Highlighted @ CommunicAsia2015 GoldTS Reference is a new technology that makes monitoring for digital services much quicker to set up, and fault-tracking much faster, more accurate and secure.
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Honeywell Aerospace Boosts Business w/New Multifunction Router... Connects On Ground + In Air The router provides all cabin network functions such as onboard Wi-Fi and telephone systems keeping passengers connected and productive...
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Partnership Between Dejero + Aeryon Labs For Real-Time, Drone Captured, HD Video Distribution This will enable broadcasters to integrate live video captured with drone technology into their newsgathering, sports coverage, and video productions.
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Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk Continues Its Winning UAV Ways... Global Hawk has flown 150,000 total flight hours supporting diverse global missions.
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New, Advanced Data For The Nepal Earthquake Disaster Provided By Caltech + JPL Scientists "I fully expect that, within five years, this kind of information will be available within hours of big disasters."—Mark Simons, professor of geophysics at Caltech.
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SpaceX's Big Pad Launch Abort System Test Today... From 0 To 100 In One Second It involves a dragon and the first test of a launch abort system...and the company admits that the possibility of delays and other issues are high...
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Turkey's Earth Observation GÖKTÜRK-1 Satellite Prepares For Upcoming Environmental Test Earth Observation to assist both Turkish military and civilian purposes is the ambitious goal.
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MTN Delivers A Big Punch... Only Live Broadcast Of The Heavy Weight Fight Delivered in International Waters
Considering that some of the tickets sold for upwards of $80,000 each, these were much more affordable seats, and in the comfort of a luxurious cruise ship as well.
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Inmarsat's New Global Xpress® Catapults CNN's Coverage From Nepal's Devastation Global Xpress® will deliver streaming IP speeds more than ten times faster than its previous live video 'X-Stream' L-band service via BGAN.
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Gilat's Webinar ...Mobile Network Operators Providing Demands Of LTE Networks...More + Faster ...will discuss how satellite backhaul answers these challenges, and allows MNOs to maintain their competitive advantage.
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LBX + A Satellite Make Light Of Concerns For Heavy Machinery Tracking... RemoteCARE® RemoteCARE provides timely and reliable machine location, operational performance, working status and periodic maintenance reporting, as well as offering 24 hour security and geofencing capabilities.
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NSR’s Maritime Satcom Markets, 3rd Edition... Makes A Splash As They Dive Into Maritime Markets ...from the opportunity for M2M/IoT to the latest Non-GEO HTS capacity slated to launch.
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NSSLGlobal's Satellite Equipment Only Lifeline As Two Soldiers Kayak In Arctic Waters...For 100 Days This expedition takes place in one of the most remote and inhospitable areas on Earth, the satellite communications are the only way to remain connected...
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SES Partners w/ I DO IT... A Ku-Band Flat Antenna Goes Where Others Can't This new antenna can be discreetly installed where standard parabolic antenna may not be suitable, such as apartment blocks in cities.
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SpaceX... Good Dragon! Crew Was Successful + No Humans Would Have Been Hurt Lasting less than two minutes, the test simulated how Dragon would carry astronauts to safety if an emergency occurred on the launch pad.
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May 5, 2015 Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: Bringing BBC World Service To APAC+ Australasia Via AsiaSat 5 + BT “BBC’s commencement of service has significantly expanded our portfolio of information and entertainment services on AsiaSat 5."—William Wade, President + CEO, AsiaSat.
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Moving On Up... New Director Of NASA's Ames Research Center Is Dr. Tu Tu most recently served as the director of Exploration Technology at Ames.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: Spacecom's AMOS-3 Now Supports SPI International's European Broadcasting Efforts At 4 degrees West, AMOS-3 is co-positioned with AMOS-2. This 'hot-spot' serves Eastern and Central Europe and the Middle East.
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Ariane's Flight VA223 Readies For Heavy-Lift Transporting Two Sats For DIRECTV This step marks the transfer of responsibility to Arianespace for the payload integration, final validations and launch.
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Adding 4G services better serves vessels in the North Sea by providing them the best available connectivity at any time regardless of where they sail.
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Global Navigation Satellite System You Don't Need To Know Where You Are To Know Where You Are w/GNSS All the current trends and drivers coupled with potential growth areas of the GNSS industry have been evaluated in the report.
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Orbital Debris Breaking Up Is Hard To Do... And Then Determining The Cause Despite in-depth studies, sometimes the answer eludes even the most dedicated.
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May 4, 2015 KVH Names ComMar ....Florida Representative For Their Marine Products The company has been in a working relationship with KVH for more than 20 years, and now certainly many more years to come.
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Nepal Quake Disaster Now Has NASA | JPL Resources At Hand The satellite data will be used to compile maps of ground surface deformation and to create risk models.
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emergency.lu Deploys To Nepal To Assist With Emergency Efforts All kits are providing reliable connectivity using the SES satellite network.
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NSR Asks... Two Paths To Success For In-Flight Connectivity? And Answers... Service providers offering line-fit IFC equipment on single-aisle aircraft are a fast track to grow volume and increase market share.
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Electric Propulsion Technology Patent Awarded To The Elwing Company By Japan This new patent completes Elwing's intellectual property holdings in Japan, allowing Elwing to offer Japanese satellite manufacturers its most advanced propulsion system design.
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TACNAV Systems From KVH Ordered To The Tune Of $1.5 Million “The system serves as a crucial resource for navigation and battle management, keeping soldiers safe and out of harm’s way wherever they travel.”—Dan Conway, Exec. V.P., KVH.
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Euroconsult Reports Terrific News For Latin America's Satcom Community... Healthy Growth Ahead
"The trend of falling fill rates is most profound in Ku-band, where utilization levels are dropping from 86 percent in 2010 to an expected 64 percent by 2017, causing serious concerns for oversupply."
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KORE Wireless Presents New M2M / IoT Solutions To Aussies @ CeBIT 2015 an opportunity to exhibit a diverse range of key customer M2M focused solutions, to highlight the many facets of the Internet of Things.
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Billions Of Reasons Why Harris Is Involved In U.S. Army's JTRS HMS Program “With this contract, the Army is one step closer to putting the radios in the hands of warfighters."—Dana Mehnert, Group President, Harris RF Communications.
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ETL Systems...RF Equipment Amps, Splits + Switches @ IMS 2015 “This is the most compact unit of its kind on the market, capable of fitting the greatest number of hot-swap transmit and receive fiber modules in the smallest space,”
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Lockheed Martin's Major Milestone w/Module Onto Propulsion Core Of The Most Advanced GPS Satellite For U.S.A.F. GPS III’s new L1C civil signal also will make it the first GPS satellite interoperable with other international global navigation satellite systems.
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Cree Shows + Tells ...New Products + Presentation Workshop @ IMS 2015 Simon Wood, product development manager, Cree RF will contribute to workshop session WSM—Current Trends in GaN Packaging...
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Harris... What Goes Around Comes Around... NOAA's GOES-R Satellite Completes Final Ground Segment Testing The system also contains 454 blade servers for product processing and distribution across all environments, delivering approximately 40 trillion floating point operations per second of processing power.
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Globecast + ARABSAT's Global Arabic Bouquet Has Really Blossomed... TV Everywhere...Yes, Even There Arabic language channels are now able to join the bouquet and reach viewers on all five continents free to air.
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C-COM's Newly Elected Board Member Isn't Boring... He Brings A Wealth Of Experience From Far Flung Areas He is currently vice president of Corporate Marketing for Hughes, responsible for managing marketing, communications and advocacy initiatives worldwide.
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Harris Co-Developed Small Tactical Terminal With ViaSat Gains Follow-On Contract "The STT leverages innovative and proven tactical communications expertise from both ViaSat and Harris.”—Ed Zoiss, V.P. + G.M., Defense Programs, Harris Government Communications Systems.
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RADARSAT-2 Reads Of Nepal Earthquake Now Being Offered By MDA The information products developed by MDA focus on Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and the surrounding region.
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Bringing Satellite Modems To The Relief Effort In Nepal Is NovelSat The NS3000 unis were deployed as part of mobile communications centers at the quake scene.
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Squire Tech Solutions' Satellite Mobile Communications Systems Head To Trade Shows w/Trailers + Command Centers
In good times such as fun events, or not so good times such as a crime scene or fire, this company's satellite mobile communications gets the message out.
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Gilat Connects w/Beyond-Line-Of-Sight...Connectivity For Long Endurance Unmanned Systems
These terminals have been used worldwide for military and commercial applications which require high throughput communications and minimal size, weight, and power (SWaP).
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May 1, 2015 Inmarsat’s IsatPhone 2 ...Have Antenna Will Travel...First Vehicle Antenna Maintains Connectivity Everywhere The new antenna kit is beneficial for organizations with teams traveling in remote locations for work and safety.
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Kazakhstan In A Receptive Mode For Inmarsat-5 F3's Arrival “We are approaching the completion of our GX constellation and the arrival of Inmarsat-5 F3 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome is another significant milestone."—Michele Franci, CTO, Inmarsat.
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SSTL Delivers The FORMOSAT-7 Satellite Safely To Taiwan “The delivery of the first of the FORMOSAT-7 spacecraft to our customer is an important milestone in the program."—Luis Gomes, Director of Earth Observation, SSTL.
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