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February 28, 2011 MITEQ... My, My... Lots Of New Goodies [SatNews] Perpetual motion best describes this industry with new offerings always in the works.
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NewSat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] At noon last Friday, the highest traded stock — by volume — on the Australian stock exchange was NewSat.
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Lockheed Martin + Global Aerospace Logistics... Teaming Up For UAE (ISR) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Gyrocam Systems, LLC, and Global Aerospace Logistics, LLC, have signed a teaming agreement.
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Thuraya... Jammed Up In Libya (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thuraya Telecommunications has announced that the Company's mobile satellite communication services have been subjected to harmful and intentional interference in Libya over the past week.
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Norsat International... In Passing... [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has announced the untimely passing of its Chairman, Mr. Ugo Angelo Doninelli.
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EUMETSAT... 3G Approved (Satellites) [SatNews] A commitment has been made by the entire 26 EUMETSAT Member States.
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Inmarsat... Moving On Up... [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) has a new Senior Director.
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SkyTrac... @ Heli-Expo With... (Event + SATCOM) [SatNews] A mobile app will be making its debut at this trade exhibition for those running SkyTrac comms.
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ABSL... Moving On Up... [SatNews] The Company's space operations in Colorado now has a new Chief Engineer.
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Comtech EF Data... @ Satellite 2011 With... (Event) [SatNews] Ready to offer all manner of VSAT insights at Booth 600, the Company invites your attendance.
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Transcendent Global Networks... Pro Positioning (Services) [SatNews] A new professional services division has debuted to provide crucial personnel for long and short term projects.
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Russia... Constellation Companion (Launch) Plesetsk space center was the scene of a successful launch on the 26th.
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TeleCommunication Systems... GSM For Guard (Comms) [SatNews] Looks like a new GSM systems will soon be en route to the National Guard in Florida.
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ITT... Inventive Instruments (Spacecraft) [SatNews] An analyzer and a meter from ITT are being used aboard the Discovery as well as the ISS.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... 600+ In Number (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The San Francisco Volcanic Field lies not near the city of the same name but in northern Arizona.
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DigitalGlobe... Moving On Up... [SatNews] An industry leader has been selected to take up the CEO & Presidential reins at DigitalGlobe.
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MITEQ... From Amps To LNBs (SATCOM) [SatNews] A trio of new products have just been released by MITEQ
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Globecomm + Cisco...Proud Of Partnership [SatNews] Becoming an authorized partner for Cisco is a highly desirable achievement.
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Harris... Brazilian Bandwidth (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Brazil's armed forces are going to be the recipients of new communication capabilities, thanks to Harris.
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Globe Wireless... Making Maritime Sense (SATCOM) [SatNews] No matter the hub, this announced update is definitely relegated to improved performance.
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KVH... Boating Betterment (SATCOM) [SatNews] Boaters invest a good deal of time, money, and passion in their vessels, and demand the best for every inch of these floating homes away from home.
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XCOR Aerospace... Lynx Linkups (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The intial team has been announced for a variety of tasks related to development of orders for the Lynx.
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February 25, 2011 AAI... A Radar Ramble (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has completed a fee-for-service operation.
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NCMA... Contracting Contacts (Event) [SatNews] More then 300 contracting, acquisition, and procurement professionals are set to assemble in mid-March in Glendale, Arizona.
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Astrium... Settling In (Spacecraft) [SatNews] This flight lasted nearly a week and consumed some 4 million kilometres of space flight.
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ORBIT Communication... Moving On Up.... [SatNews] ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd., a Satellite Communications, Tracking & Telemetry now has a new Executive VP and President of their SatCom Business Unit.
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Paradise Datacom... To A Higher Power (SATCOM) [SatNews] Paradise Datacom, a Teledyne Technologies company (NYSE: TDY), is definitely "into" Gallium Nitride transistor technology.
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Advantech Wireless... Reaching For The Summit (SATCOM) [SatNews] Receiving significant orders for one's product is a good indicator a Company is doing something correctly.
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Of Interest to SatBroadcasting™ Professionals... RRsat Global Communications FTV | SENCORE @ Satellite 2011 | Vizada Networks TDCOM
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ATK... Giving It A Boost (Launch) [SatNews] ATK's (NYSE: ATK) Reusable Solid Rocket Motors (RSRM) ignited at 4:53 p.m. EST... and for good cause.
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Inmarsat... Sail Says... (SATCOM) [SatNews] A maritime innovation award is now in the possession of Inmarsat.
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February 24, 2011 COM DEV... Moving On Up (Personnel) [SatNews] David Masotti has been appointed to its COM DEV International's Board of Directors.
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NewCom International.. Off-Shore Office (SATCOM) [SatNews] Oil and Gas companies now have an easy way to access all the benefits and security of a first-class business office from remote exploration sites and off-shore oil rigs around the globe.
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CASBAA... Board Begets Jordan Andrew Jordan, President and CEO of GE Satellite, has accepted a new appointment.
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Kaman + Lockheed Martin... Slinging It (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: KAMN], and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC), recently made aviation history.
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Of Interest To SatBroadcasters™ Arabasat | Axia | Front Porch Digital
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Vizada... VSAT Venue (SATCOM) [SatNews] Maritime broadband is going to receive some proprietary "goodness."
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Inmarsat... Telemetry Tie-In (SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat will launch a new service later this year.
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Russia... No Launch (Satellite) [SatNews] A launch that was set for today has been negated.
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NASA... Final Discovery Departs (Launch) [SatNews] The final Discovery launch successfully occured at 01:59:14 p.m., PST, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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February 23, 2011 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems... Potentially A Lot Of UCLASS For U.S. Navy (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA?ASI) has successfully completed a key wind tunnel test on a model of its Sea Avenger(tm) UAS.
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ALAS Defense Systems... Live Demo Decision (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] ALAS Defense Systems, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VDSC) has initiated scheduling live demonstrations for early March of its UAV and service to Military and Commercial users.
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Boeing... A New Group Comes To Fruition (Satellite) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has established Boeing Commercial Satellite Services to market commercial satellite telecommunications services to the U.S. government and other satellite users. Headquartered in El Segundo, the group is a part of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems.
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Harris... Logistically Speaking (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has introduced the RF-5410-FC FalconCommand(tm) system, a portable software application that provides advanced tools for managing and synchronizing data across the battlefield.
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Segovia... Afghanistan Accomodations (SATCOM) [SatNews] Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc., has been awarded NATO's Communication Information Services (CIS) Consultant Support Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide professional and technical services support to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The IDIQ has a four-year period of performance if all option years are exercised.
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ViaSat... Tactical Moves For SDR (Comms) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has been awarded a Limited Production order valued at $6.8 million for Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals for the U.S. government.
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LightSquared... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] LightSquared(tm) has closed on $586 million of debt, led by UBS AG and JP Morgan.
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Bentley Walker... NOC NOC, SatManage Passes (SATCOM) [SatNews] Bentley Walker Ltd. has completed a successful evaluation of the SatManage network management system from iDirect.
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DEV Systemtechnik... @ Satellite 2011 With... [SatNews] For the first time, DEV Systemtechnik will present its products and services at the conference and trade fair Satellite 2011, March 15 – 17, in Washington, D.C.
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Trains, Planes + Automobiles... Nope, Just Trains (Comms) [SatNews] This summer’s 6th annual Train Communications Systems Conference appears to be the largest such event yet. The event, which is being held on the 8th and 9th of June at the newly re-opened Renaissance Hotel
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UAE...Astrium Wins Comprehensive Confidence [SatNews] A five year contract for tens of millions of euros is validation that a job will be completed successfully. Astrium Services has signed end-2010 a five year contract for tens of millions euros with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJsc (Yahsat) to provide comprehensive support to manage and control the operations, training and maintenance of the Civil Ground and Management Segments of the UAE’s Armed Forces new, state-of-the-art, military satellite communications system.
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NASA... No Glory Yet (Launch) [SatNews] The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been postponed for at least 24 hours.
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SpaceX...One Of 50 [SatNews] MIT’s Technology Review is recognizing innovative companies — one that is frequently mentioned in Satnews.com.
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KT Signs...Speed On the Seas [SatNews] KT aligns with SpeedCast on the high seas.
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February 22, 2011 Sagem... Flying For The French (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] French defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem (Safran group) a contract for the modernization and expansion of the French army’s fleet of Sperwer tactical drones and associated equipment.
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Stratos Global... SCADA Sign-On (SATCOM) [SatNews] Stratos Global has been selected by R&M Energy Systems (R&M) to deploy a global SCADA network based on Inmarsat’s BGAN mobile broadband satellite service.
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TSF A Study In Perpetual Motion Due To No Shortage Of Emergencies (SatCom) [SatNews] Reports have arrived as a followup to the October 25th 2010 earthquake followed by a devastating tsunami that struck the Mentawai Islands, a group of four large islands...
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U.S.A.F. ... Over The Air With FAB-T (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has successfully demo'd over-the-air, low-data-rate communication between an orbiting Milstar satellite and the family of Advanced Beyond line-of-sight Terminals.</b
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Stratos Global... A New Plus For Shipping Services (SATCOM) [SatNews] Stratos Global FBBPlus is now commercially available.
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Space Florida + Bigelow Aerospace... Sundancing Into Orbital Space (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Space Florida President Frank DiBello and Robert Bigelow, president of Bigelow Aerospace, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, agreeing to work together to pursue and identify foreign and domestic companies that could benefit from the use of Bigelow’s expandable, orbital space complexes.
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Orbital Sciences... Glory Be... (Launch) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) is in final preparations to launch the company-built Glory satellite for NASA.
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REXUS 9...Swedish Students' Successful Sendoff [SatNews] Today at 12:50 local time the student rocket REXUS 9 took aloft from Esrange Space Center in the northern part of Sweden.
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DVB... Stereoscopic Specs (Technology) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] The DVB Steering Board has approved the DVB-3DTV specification, just published as BlueBook A154 ‘Frame Compatible Plano-Stereoscopic 3DTV’, (DVB-3DTV).
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates... Chilly Charts (Imagery) [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has announced that the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has exercised an option under an existing Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity delivery order with MDA.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Christchurch Crumbles (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] At 12:51 p.m. local time on February 22, 2011 (11:51 p.m. February 21 UTC), a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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February 21, 2011 XM Canada + Sirius Canada... Merging... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (CSR), the parent company of Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (XM Canada) (TSX: XSR), ihas announced that CSR's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the merger of XM Canada and Sirius Canada at CSR's annual and special meeting of shareholders that was held in Toronto.
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Northrop Grumman... Collision Control (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designers at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems sector in Bethpage, N.Y., will enable the U.S. Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) UAV to autonomously sense and avoid other nearby aircraft to maintain safe separation and avoid mid-air collisions under terms of a $25.6 million contract announced Friday.
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U.S.A.F. — Space & Missiles Center... Turning SATCOM Into MILSATCOM [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center announced has awarded two contracts totaling $788,000 as a result of a Broad Agency Announcement released in June 2010.
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NASA... Discovery Set For Final Flight (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida — the STS-133 mission is Discovery's final scheduled flight.
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WORK Microwave... @ Satellite 2011 With... [SatNews] WORK Microwave will celebrate 25 years in the satellite industry and will be demonstrating the latest enhancements to its lines of satellite signal and data management solutions for ground station and portable applications.
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Norsat International... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat" or the “Company”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has issued and received consideration for 611,915 common shares (the “Private Placement”) in connection with its Employee Share Ownership Plan ("ESOP") offering announced January 27th, 2011.
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U.S.A.F. — Financially Speaking... [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has requested a total of $150 billion in base discretionary spending for FY12, roughly the same amount the service requested the previous year.
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U.S.A.F. — A Most Beneficial and Supportive Look (Imagery) [SatNews] An Electronic Systems Center program has been named the winner of a prestigious award presented by officials from NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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SES... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] SES S.A. has reported financial results for the twelve months to 31 December 2010.
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Vizada Enables More Inmarsat C To Store And Push (Satcom) [SatNews] More Inmarsat C with SkyFile® C Store & Push SkyFile® C Store & Push is available from the new Inmarsat C Internet gateway, available via the Vizada Network in Aussaguel.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... See Sea Ice (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] Ostrov Shikotan (or Shikotan-to) is a volcanic island at the southern end of the Kuril chain.
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Raytheon... STEM Support (Education) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of National Engineers Week, Feb. 20-26, a week that highlights the achievements of our nation's outstanding engineers and the 10th anniversary of the program "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day."
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USAF/Lockheed Martin SBIRS Passes In Confidence (Launch) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin-led Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) team has finished final installations on the first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite and successfully completed the spacecraft's final factory confidence test in preparation for delivery to the launch site.
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Harris... Video For Victory (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has delivered its first FalconFighter™ Modular Soldier System to a nation in Asia with emerging requirements for video on the battlefield.
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Harris... High Data Rates Combo'd With Mobility (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has introduced the newest member of its Falcon III? tactical radio family -- the Falcon III? Low Profile RF-7800V-V511 vehicular/base VHF radio system.
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Astrium... From Shipping To Prepping (Satellite) [SatNews] The Yahsat first satellite Y1A, built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space, has left the Astrium facilities in Toulouse, France, and was transported by air to Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for its launch by an Ariane 5 vehicle in March 2011.
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Astrium... Canadian Demo To Rely Upon Air Patrol (ISR) [SatNews] Astrium Services has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) to deliver the AirPatrol airborne SATCOM terminal to support Canada’s Radar and Imaging for the Land/Littoral Environment (RIFL2E) Technology Demonstration Project (TDP).
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Asia Broadcast Satellite + SpaceCom... Coverage Contract (Capacity) (SatNews] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and SpaceCom International, LLC (SpaceCom) have signed a long term, multi-transponder agreement for Ku-band capacity on ABS-7 to support SpaceCom’s rapid growth throughout the Middle East and Asia region.
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Thales Alenia Space + Globalstar... Perfect Positioning (Satellites) [SatNews] The first four Globalstar Second Generation satellites have been successfully positioned in their operational orbit, marking the start of service for this new constellation.
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AeroVironment... A Major Milestone For A Wee One (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)(NASDAQ: AVAV) has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved — controlled precision hovering and fast-forward flight of a two-wing, flapping wing aircraft that carries its own energy source and uses only the flapping wings for propulsion and control.
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February 18, 2011 Invaluable Satellite Company Information... And There's No Charge! Satnews Publishers announced today the release of its online Satellite Industry Database.
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ITT... @ IDEX 2011 With... (Event) [SatNews] ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) will highlight its extensive capabilities in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), tactical communications, electronic warfare and night vision at the 2011 International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) taking place February 20-24 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
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U.S. Navy + Northrup Grumman... Contract Obtained Then — BAM — Bye-Bye (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] U.S. Navy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experts are temporarily shelving plans to contract with the Northrop Grumman Corp. Aerospace Systems segment in Bethpage, N.Y., to develop a common UAV ground-control station to fly the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk and Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) high-altitude, high-endurance surveillance UAVs.
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Arianespace... Sky Streaking (Launch) [SatNews] A remarkable photo was taken by European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the International Space Station just minutes after Ariane 5's liftoff with its Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) payload on February 16.
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ISU... Space Explorers Sign On With ISU (Event) [SatNews] An historic partnership agreement has been signed by the European Section of the Association of Space Explorers, representing Europe’s astronauts, and the International Space University.
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SSPI... A Stellar Honor (Event) [SatNews] The Society of Satellite Professionals International has announced today that it will honor Marine General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with its first annual Stellar Award.
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RapidEye... Chinese Land Grab (Imagery) [SatNews] RapidEye has announced that the second coverage of China for the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) in as many years has now been delivered.
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Of Interest To The SatBroadcasting™ Industry Eutelsat | Gefen | SBCA
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Orbital...SES' Six STAR™ Satellite (Contract) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that one of its major customers, SES of Luxembourg, has placed a firm order for its sixth STAR™ communications satellite for its worldwide network.
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Inmarsat + iDirect... Crucial Conditioning Contract (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect (‘iDirect’), a leader in satellite-based IP communications technology, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$60m to by Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT) to provide the Ground Network Infrastructure and Core Module technology for integration into the satellite terminals for Inmarsat’s forthcoming Global Xpress service.
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February 17, 2011 Hubble Happenings... Spiral Shot (Imagery—ESA/NASA) [SatNews] The galaxy NGC 2841 — shown here in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, taken with the space observatory’s newest instrument, the Wide Field Camera 3 - currently has a relatively low star formation rate compared to other spirals. It is one of several nearby galaxies that have been specifically chosen for a new study in which a pick ’n’ mix of different stellar nursery environments and birth rates are being observed.
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Snell... HD Helping Hands (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Switzerland's RTS (Radio T?l?vision Suisse) and RSI (Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana) have installed Snell infrastructure to support migration of their master control and playout facilities to HD.
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SatStream... Satellite Supported Streaming (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SatStream is providing a live 24 hours stream to francophone channel, Montagne TV.
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Space Foundation... Acclaim For Achievements (Event) [SatNews] The Space Foundation has selected two companies to receive 2011 Space Achievement Awards, in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments in space.
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Paradise Datacom... Conversion Cause (SATCOM) [SatNews] Paradise Datacom, a Teledyne Technologies company (NYSE: TDY), has unveiled a new generation of SATCOM converters that are fully synthesized, modular, and embedded with the latest RF MMIC and digital PLO technologies to deliver ultra-fine frequency resolution.
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Numerex + QinteiQ... Asset Knowledge (SATCOM) [SatNews] Numerex Corp (Nasdaq: NMRX) has announced that FEMA had renewed its contract with the QinetiQ-led group, in which Numerex plays a critical role, to support FEMA's disaster operations.
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Northrop Grumman... Net-Centric Conditions (Comms) [SatNews] A team led by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has submitted its bid for the U.S. Air Force's Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) modernization program.
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Intelsat... A New Dawn, A New Day For First African Private ComSat (Launch) [SatNews] The Intelsat New Dawn satellite is scheduled to be launched on March 29, 2011, from Arianespace’s launch site in Kourou, French Guiana — Intelsat New Dawn is the first-ever African private sector communications satellite.
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NASA... This Isn't Your Ordinary Sun Shoot (Imagery) [SatNews] For the first time in history, the world has a full view of the far side of the Sun—and of the entire 360-degree sphere at once, for that matter—thanks to NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO).
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KVH Fore Seas VSAT Antenna As World's Smallest, Most Affordable (Satcom) [SatNews] While much of the world is shivering there's new information to keep you warm from the Miami International Boat Show.
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TeleCommunication Systems + Cisco... Remarkable Routing (SATCOM) [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has entered an exclusive arrangement to be the operator of the Cisco Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) solution using the Cisco(r) 18400 Space Router on Intelsat IS-14.
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Panasonic Avionics + SAS... Entertaining Connections (SATCOM) [SatNews] Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), a provider of state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communications (IFEC) systems, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to deliver full broadband connectivity and mobile phone service on SAS' domestic, pan-European and intercontinental flights.
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DMCii + SSTL... Imagery To The Rescue (Event) [SatNews] A UK-led international consortium that uses satellite imagery to provide disaster mitigation celebrates its ten year anniversary this week as its members meet in London to plan for the coming decade.
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Financially Speaking...Orbital's Fourth Q [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) today reported its fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results.
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February 16, 2011 SES ASTRA... Transponder Talks Result In Teamup (Capacity) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SES ASTRA has concluded a multi-transponder, multi-year agreement with the German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF to secure satellite capacity for the transmission of HD programs. </b
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Crushing Snow For South Korea (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] In mid-February 2011, residents along South Korea’s east coast were struggling to dig out from the heaviest snowfall in more than a century.
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Integral Systems | RT Logic... Book 'Em, Big Time (SATCOM) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: ISYS) announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, RT Logic, booked a record number of sales in the Company’s recently closed first quarter for its Telemetrix(r) 400 Channel Simulator (T400CS).
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Ansur + Scandicraft... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] Ansur has acquired Scandicraft, a company which develops and markets microdrones for surveillance and security purposes, and has launched Ansur BirdEye microdrones to the market.
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SENCORE... New Door Opens Into Mexican Market (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)]SENCORE has a new partnership with Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video.
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Globecomm Systems... Uplifting Content For DTH (Hub) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has completed a satellite uplink hub for Televisa at its Mexico City Broadcast Center.
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TeleCommunication Systems... Bravo For BLOS Platform (SATCOM) [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has announced its SwiftLink(r) Tactical Transportable Tropo (3T) Solution has received a 2010 Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award from TMC.
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Green Hills Sofware + Vocality... Resources For Router (SATCOM) [SatNews] Green Hills Software's GateD(r) Routing Protocols, MULTI(r) integrated development environment (IDE) and Green Hills Probe are being used by Vocality International in the development of the company’s router and secure voice equipment for the satellite communications market.
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Acquiring Minds Want To Know...Veritas Capital Fund + CPI [SatNews] More news about CPI...An affiliate of The Veritas Capital Fund IV, L.P. (Veritas Capital) has successfully completed the acquisition of CPI International, Inc. (CPI) for...
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Global Crossing Genesis Solutions... Triple Set, Serve + Volley (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Tennis enthusiasts across European Russia, Siberia and Ukraine recently enjoyed televised coverage of Australian Open 2011 from NTV-PLUS, a leading Russian satellite broadcaster, via Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) Genesis Solutions' extensive on-site special event transmission services.
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Arqiva... Reeling In The Biz (SATCOM) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] One of the UK’s leading independent cinema chains, Reel Cinemas, has signed a contract with Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, XDC.
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RRSAT Delivers The Voice Of God Over 50 Channels.. [SatBroadcasting™] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) will be attending the 2011 National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention & Exposition, in Nashville, Tennessee,
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COM DEV Europe... Ferrite Functionality Heads Into CFOSAT (Satellite) [SatNews] COM DEV Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of space hardware manufacturer COM DEV International (TSX: CDV), has signed a contract, valued in excess of 3 million Euro, with Thales Alenia Space of France to provide ferrite-based switching payload equipment on CFOSAT, a joint French / Chinese ocean wind and wave monitoring satellite.
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Moving On Up...CEO At O3b [SatNews] O3b Networks has announced their appointment of Steve Collar as Chief Executive Officer.
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Norsat International... Recognition Reported (Event) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF), a provider of broadband communications solutions, has announced that its President and CEO, Dr. Amiee Chan, has been selected as one of the five honorees by Business in Vancouver to receive this year’s Influential Women in Business Award.
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Globecast Australia... Rugby Rules! (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Rugby Union’s iconic southern hemisphere competition runs from February to May, after an historic first night match featuring brand new team, the Melbourne Rebels.
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Ariane 5...And It's Off...And It's Super Heavy (Launch) [SatNews] A new year, a new launch and a milestone for Arianespace with another Automated Transfer Vehicle for Europe.
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February 15, 2011 Harris + Spot Runner... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatBroadcasting)tm)] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has acquired the Malibu Media Platform of Spot Runner, Inc.
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u-blox + Rohde & Schwarz... Positioned Well (Satellite) [SatNews] u-blox and Rohde & Schwarz (R&S) have successfully concluded a simulation of the soon-to-be-deployed European Galileo satellite positioning system.
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International Launch Services... Moving On Up... [SatNews] Johanne Lecomte has been hired as the new vice president of sales, marketing and communications for International Launch Services (ILS).</b
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Arab Radio & Television... Pumping Up Production (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)]Arab Radio & Television (ART), the satellite-based network based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has placed an order worth more than 2.5 million U.S. dollars with ATG Broadcast.
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NewCom Int'l + iDirect... The Goal Is To Save Lives (SATCOM) [SatNews]After a year of scrambling to provide adequate care to victims of last year’s devastating earthquake, staff at Haiti’s Sacre Coeur hospital now have the ability to consult face-to-face with top medical experts in the United States and around the world ? thanks to the telemedicine and Internet service recently donated and implemented by Miami-based NewCom International.
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Lockheed Martin... Lynx Link-Up (Comms) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently demonstrated the integration of the MONAX 3G wireless communications system with an aerostat platform demonstrating the ability to deliver real-time video and data directly to soldiers on the ground.
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Space Foundation... CyberConfab (Event) [SatNews] Space and cyberspace will intersect at the Space Foundation national conference, Cyber 1.1, to be held Monday, April 11, at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Inmarsat... Many Sheets To The Wind (SATCOM) [SatNews] Organizers of the Volvo Ocean Race - one of the toughest tests of sailing endurance - have again selected Inmarsat to provide communications throughout the round-the-world challenge.
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Elbit Systems... Single Control Station Offers Dual Control (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] Elbit Systems claims to have successfully flight-tested its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicles from one ground control station, greatly enhancing the operational flexibility of the long-range drones amid a growing global market for the aircraft.
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DISH Network Sends Residences 'The Resident' Same Day As Theater (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] DISH Network is thrilling their customers in more than one way.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... A Cloudy Countenance (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] What do you get when you mix below-freezing air temperatures, frigid northwest winds from Canada, and ocean temperatures hovering around 39 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 to 5 degrees Celsius)? Paved highways of clouds across the skies of the North Atlantic.
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Michigan Technological University... The Little Satellite That Could (Competition) [SatNews]A team of Michigan college students has won a competition to have the U.S. Department of Defense launch their custom-built satellite into orbit, officials said.
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DOD Dollars And Sense...Fiscal 2012 Budget Proposal [SatNews] President Barack Hussein Obama sent to Congress today a proposed defense budget of $671 billion for fiscal 2012.
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NASA... Yep, That's A Deep Impact, Alrighty (Imagery) [SatNews] NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned new images of a comet showing a scar resulting from the 2005 Deep Impact mission — the images also showed the comet has a fragile and weak nucleus.
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Sirius XM Radio... Financially Speaking... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) has announced full year 2010 financial results, including revenue of $2.82 billion, up 14 percent over 2009 revenue of $2.47 billion, and adjusted EBITDA of $626 million, up 35 percent from $463 million in 2009.
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Vizada + Telemar... A Sweet PIL To Swallow, To Be Certain (SATCOM) [SatNews] Telemar, in partnership with Vizada, has signed a deal with Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) to provide broadband communications for their container vessel fleet.
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Numerex + Cinterion... Modular Matchups (M2M) [SatNews] Numerex Corp (Nasdaq: NMRX) will collaborate with Cinterion to distribute and integrate award-winning Cinterion modules across all M2M markets, enabling customers to securely and rapidly implement M2M applications.
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Lockheed Martin... 10 Years Of PNT Pride (Satellite) [SatNews] The seventh Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR-7/SVN-54) satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], has reached 10 years of successful on-orbit operations, and continues to deliver critical position, navigation and timing (PNT) signals to nearly one billion GPS users worldwide.
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CPI's Day Of The $18 Million Jackal (Contract) [SatNews] A major order, approximately $18 million, is awarded to a satellite subsystem supplier, Communications & Power Industries, Inc. (CPI) by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
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February 14, 2011 Arianespace... No Weight Loss Program Needed — Heavy Stuff! (Launch) [SatNews] The go-ahead was given yesterday for the milestone 200th flight of an Ariane launcher, which will orbit the heaviest payload ever lofted by the European vehicle.
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)... FOG — Aviation's Friend (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has debuted a new airborne navigation system called TNF- Tamam Navigation FOG (Fiber Optic Gyro).
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ICG... Certifiably So... (Comms) [SatNews] International Communications Group’s (ICG’s) NxtLink ICS-400 has successfully completed the Iridium Compatible Equipment Certification (ICE) testing, conducted by Iridium Communications Inc., and is approved for operation on the Iridium constellation and network.
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AST Australia (ASTA)... Sustaining Support Services @ Sea (SATCOM) [SatNews] AST Australia (ASTA) has installed the first Thrane & Thrane SAILOR 90 satellite TV antenna in Australian waters on Offshore Unlimited’s vessel, Limitless.
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CommunicAsia + BroadcastAsia 2011... MegaMeeting In Singapore (Event) [SatNews] Four months from opening, BroadcastAsia2011 and CommunicAsia2011 – Asia’s most distinguished business event for the global broadcasting, digital media and infocomm technology industries – are set for a milestone year.
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Tecore Networks... @ Mobile World Congress With... (Nets) [SatNews] Tecore Networks, a global supplier of 3G-4G mobile network infrastructure, has launched its 3G-4G Network In A Box (NIB), the industry's first transportable, ready-in-minutes network solution capable of supporting WCDMA, HSPA and LTE.
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Miranda... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Miranda Technologies Inc., the worldwide provider of infrastructure, playout and monitoring systems for broadcasters and cable/satellite/IPTV operators, has completed the first phase of its integration with recently acquired OmniBus Systems, the IT-based automated playout specialist.
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Inmarsat... Finding That Funding (Financial) [SatNews] Partners are being invited to apply for funding to develop applications that will drive traffic across the I-4 and Alphasat I-XL satellites.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Kamchatka Konflagration (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] With a summit that reaches 3,283 meters (10,771 feet), Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Pirates Put In Their Place (Imagery—ESA) [SatNews] The Cosmo-SkyMed satellites, operated by the Italian space agency, have acquired the first images of the Italian oil tanker Savina Caylyn since it was hijacked earlier this week by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.
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DIRECTV... 3D Makes The "Scene" (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] 3net, the joint venture television network from Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation, have announced that DIRECTV will be the first distributor to launch 3net, the 24/7 3D network, starting on February 13th, 2011.
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MEASAT And GlobeCast New Year New Channels X2 [SatNews] Travel from your armchair, thanks to MEASAT Satellite Systems and GlobeCast. Together they have an agreement to distribute two new channels, TV5Monde Asia and Travel Channel.
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EchoStar + Hughes Communications... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews} EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) and Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH) have an agreement pursuant to which EchoStar will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes and its subsidiaries including its main operating subsidiary, Hughes Network Systems, LLC ,in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion, including Hughes debt expected to be refinanced in connection with the transaction.
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Di$h-ing It up Rumors On The Street Of The Purchase Of DishTV [SatNews] There have been rumors of Dish Network being purchased.
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LightSquared + Boeing... Acceptance Is A Beautiful Thing (Satellite) [SatNews] LightSquared has successfully completed post launch testing and acceptance of the SkyTerra 1 satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN) from Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems.
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SES WORLD SKIES... Doing Unto DTH (Capacity) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has entered into a multi-year, multi-transponder agreement that covers all 12 Ku-band transponders on the India beam of the SES-7 satellite.
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Avanti Communications... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] The Board of Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN), the broadband satellite operator, announces its Interim Results for the six months ended 31 December 2010. The key points include...
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KVH Industries... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:KVHI) has reported financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2010.</b
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NASA | JPL... We Heart Mars (Imagery) [SatNews] An image taken by the Context Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a heart-shaped feature that the camera's team at Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, wants to share with other Mars fans on St. Valentine's Day.
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February 11, 2011 Comtech Xicom Technology... X Marks The New BUC (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Xicom Technology has debued a new 50 watt solid-state X-band SATCOM BUC, the Model XTS-50X1-B1 X-BUC, which takes advantage of new X-band capacity on Xtar and Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites.
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Globecomm + Fujitsu Frontech... Eyeing Market Potentials (Services) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of communications solutions and services, has entered into a strategic teaming agreement with Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. (FFNA).
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SpeedCast... Expansion Is The Name Of The Game (SATCOM) [SatNews] SpeedCast Ltd., a satellite telecommunications service provider, has announced the continuation of its expansion plans in the Middle East and Africa to deliver critical communications on land and at sea.
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Russia... Glonass-K To Go (Launch) [SatNews] Russia will launch a new Glonass-K navigation satellite from the Plesetsk space center on February 24, according to the Defense Ministry.
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NASA... Black Holes For Valentine's Day... How Romantic! (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] Just in time for Valentine's Day comes a new image of a ring - not of jewels, but of black holes.
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Moving On Up And Remaining Put...New Mexico Spaceport Authority [SatNews] Gov. Susana Martinez has reappointed three members to the board of New Mexico Spaceport Authority and named four new members...
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Newtec's Free Webinar Teaches Efficiency End-To-End [SatNews] Newtec wants to ensure that their clients are using their products in the most efficient manner.
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Teledyne Paradise Datacom... The BUC Stops Here (SATCOM) [SatNews] Teledyne Paradise Datacom has released their, new 80 watt X-band Block Up-Converter (BUC).
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February 10, 2011 DISH Network... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity of the reorganized DBSD North America, Inc., a hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications company, for approximately $1 billion subject to certain adjustments, including interest accruing on DBSD North America's existing debt.
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Naval Research Lab (NRL)... Sizzling 3D (Imagery) [SatNews] Starting on February 6, 2011, the two STEREO spacecraft are 180 degrees apart, providing Naval Research Laboratory scientists with a 360-degree view of the Sun.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Stratospheric Surprise (NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite was in the right place at the right time in early 2011.
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NASA... Small Selections Could Produce Big Results (Satellites) [SatNews] NASA has selected 20 small satellites, including two from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2011 and 2012.
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NewCom International... Educational Enhancements (SATCOM) [SatNews] Delivering a world-class education to children at thousands of schools located in remote communities throughout Guatemala is attainable and affordable – thanks to the power of the Internet and the global reach of satellite communications.
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Northrop Grumman... Group Work (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $3.3 million contract to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Control Segment (UCS) Architecture Working Group (UCSWG).
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ASBU, Arabsat + Newtec... MENOSatifaction (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] At CABSAT MENA 2011, ASBU, Arabsat and Newtec are offering extended services and products for fast news gathering (FNG) and HDTV contribution and exchange on the Multimedia Exchange Network Over Satellite (MENOS™) platform for existing and new customers throughout the MENA region.
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SES WORLD SKIES... More For NSS-6 (Capacity) [SatNews] SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has signed an agreement with Supernet Limited, Pakistan’s leading satellite service provider, for high powered Ku-band transponder capacity on the NSS-6 satellite at the orbital location of 95 degrees East.
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Globecomm... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:GCOM) has announced financial results for the fiscal 2011 second quarter and six months ended December 31, 2010.
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Stratos Global... Capturing A Crisis (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Stratos Global has been providing integrated media solutions that are enabling many of the world’s largest news organizations to broadcast ongoing coverage of the Egyptian political crisis.
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Arianespace... Doubling Up (Launch) [SatNews] The 57th Ariane 5 to be launched from French Guiana has completed the initial build-up process, preparing it to receive a dual-payload of commercial telecommunications satellites — Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn.
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Thuraya's Sweet Charity On Journey Across The Pond (Satcom) [SatNews] A 21-foot row boat is about to cross the Atlantic Ocean with Mr. Victor Mooney, an American PR specialist at the helm.
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Harris... Saudi Studios Setup (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a contract to supply products spanning its entire HD broadcast portfolio to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) at four new HD studio facilities.
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Antenna Technology Communications... A Glutton For Receptions (SATCOM) [SatNews] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of satellite communications systems, introduced at the CABSAT Conference in Dubai, its Simulsat Multibeam antenna system specifically designed for Middle East Market applications.
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting... THORsome (Satellite) [SatNews] The Telenor ASA Board has approved investment in a new expansion satellite.
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Lockheed Martin... Assembled, Packaged + Shipped (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Orion team shipped out the first Orion crew module spacecraft structure today from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, La.
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KVH Keeps Fish On Trac While In School (Satcom) [SatNews] No joke — it stinks to be left behind in the competitive world of fishing companies.
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Encompass Digital Media... Super Bowl For Leathernecks (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)]Encompass Digital Media, Inc. joined forces with the U.S. military’s Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS) for the first, HD satellite feed from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
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Star Asia Technologies... Base Of Ops In Phillipines (SATCOM) [SatNews] SAT, Star Asia Technologies PTE, Ltd, a developer of mobile satellite and terrestrial broadband wireless services, has signed a multi-year agreement with Broadband Broadcast Services [Singapore] (BBS) to provide wireless and satellite services from within the Philippines.
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Marlink... Sea Services Gained (SATCOM) [SatNews] Marlink, a global provider of maritime satellite communications, has secured a new three year contract with DOF ASA, a Norwegian based operator of offshore and subsea vessels.
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Globe Wireless... A 90 Vessel Victory (SATCOM) [SatNews] Globe Wireless has that announced E.R. Schiffahrt of Hamburg, Germany, have selected to install the Globe iFusion solution on nearly 90 vessels.
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Boeing... COTM + AISR + More... (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $900,000 study contract from the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Systems Directorate of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center.
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U.S.A.F. — Space & Missile Center... Pumping Up The Perigree For AEHF-1 (Satellite) [SatNews] AEHF-1 orbit raising activities are successfully continuing per plan, according to Space and Missile Systems Center officials.
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ViaSat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010.
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AsiaSat...India's Welcome Mats Are Out For Dish TV DTH [SatNews] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) is making India's households happier.
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February 9, 2011 Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation... Moving On Up... [SatNews] Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation, a developer of advanced technology for robotic and spacecraft systems, has promoted Kiel Davis to President.
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iDirect... A CABSAT Triple Play (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that Sky-Stream FZ LLC, a Dubai-based provider of connectivity and satellite service solutions, has launched a satellite IP-TV streaming service over the iDirect platform.
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XipLink... Optimization Opportunities (Wireless) [SatNews] XipLink, a technology leader in wireless optimization, announced that ICCES, one of the leading Internet solution providers operating in the Middle East, has selected the XipLink technology to provide immediate bandwidth optimization improvements to their large customer base.
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U.S. Electrodynamics... Confidentially Speaking (SATCOM) [SatNews] U.S. Electrodynamics Incorporated (USEI) was recently rated 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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ND SatCom... Warping Into South Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] South African data center operator Business Connexion (BCX) has ordered the first 40 of a total of 200 XWARP stations from ND SatCom.
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Global Crossing Genesis Solutions... Going Totally Global (Services) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC), an IP solutions provider with the world's first integrated global IP-based network, has announced that the broadcast and media services offered by its Global Crossing Genesis Solutions unit are available across its high-performance IP network in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela and the Caribbean region.
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Global Crossing... PoP Goes Istanbul (Comms) [SatNews] Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC), a global IP and Ethernet solutions provider, has established a Point of Presence (PoP) in Istanbul to provide multinational enterprises in the region with extended global network service.
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Globalstar... Add In Six More... (Satellites) [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), a provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government, and consumers has released information regarding the launch of its new 2G satellites.
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Irdeto... A Dive Into Watermarking With A Difference (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced its head-end-based watermarking technology for set-top boxes (STBs) was awarded three patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, officially making it the only interoperable, backward-compatible watermarking solution available on the U.S. market.
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Euroconsult... SatVideo Exam (Report) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] In its recently released report, Euroconsult, a leading international consulting and analyst firm in the satellite sector, forecasts that the market value for video transmission services over satellite — including video distribution services for TV channels and contribution services for permanent and occasional use — is expected to reach $27 billion in 2020, up from $15.8 billion in 2010.
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GTX's New Patent...Smart Shoe Has Heart In Its Sole (GPS) [SatNews] GTX Corp (OTCBB: GTXO) has a big heart that is manifested in their sole.
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Talia's iDirect Service Creates An Evolution In South America (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Ever evolving Talia brings changes to South America.
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Harris... Presence + Notification (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $9 million order from the U.S. Army for high-frequency radios for use in the Army's Joint Biological Point Detection System (JPBDS).
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Globecast... Traveling On (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Travel Channel International and GlobeCast have announced the successful migration of Travel Channel’s Asia signal from Asiasat to GlobeCast’s capacity on the MEASAT-3 satellite.
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Integral Systems... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ?ISYS) (“Company”) has reported financial results for its fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010.
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Globecomm Systems... Extended NATO Traffic Control (Comms) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of communications solutions and services, has announced the Company has received a contract extension from NATO valued at $8.5 million to extend communication services and onsite support for the Company's previously deployed GPS-Based Force Tracking System (FTS).
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Harris... Sultanate + Selenio (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is providing a large-scale contribution and distribution system based on its newly launched Selenio media convergence platform to Omantel, the service provider for the Ministry of Information (MOI) in the Sultanate of Oman.
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February 8, 2011 ATK + Astrium... Liberty Is Afoot (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) and Astrium (an EADS Company) are working together in response to NASA's Commercial Crew Development-2 (CCDev-2) procurement.
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Hirth Motors... A Lift From Hirth (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] Goebler-Hirthmotoren KG (Hirth Motors) has been working with Saab on the propulsion system for Saab’s Skeldar V-200 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
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SENCORE... @ NAB 2011 With... (Event) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SENCORE will be displaying and demonstrating a number of products of interest to satellite broadcasters during the upcoming NAB 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Norsat... Super Day For Super Troops (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) and the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS), helped Marines stationed at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, participate in FOX’s coverage of Super Bowl XLV.
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Harris... Of Multi-Level Interest (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $10 million order to provide a unique secure tactical networked communication system to an international government in support of safety and security.
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Arqiva... A Sky Sports Soldier Salute (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Sky Sports selected Arqiva’s SNG and teleport services for its HD broadcasts from Camp Bastion, the British military’s main base in Afghanistan.
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Vizada And Sodena Log In Something Fishy (Satcom) [SatNews] The French Department of Maritime Fishing and Aquaculture (DPMA) have certified two companies for their combined LogBook offering.
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Norsat RFID Readers Are Right On Track [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat") (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) is offering a new RFID tag.
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RRsat Global Communications Is DISHing Select To Israel [SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) knows how to DISH it out.
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February 7, 2011 Arabsat... @ Satellite Mena 2011... (Event) [SatNews] The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) will participate in the “Satellite MENA 2011" trade exhibition, which occurs from the 8th to the 10th of February 2011 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Hughes Network Systems... A Proper Grounding For MEXSAT (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been selected by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide the Ground Communications Network (GCN) for the MEXSAT Satellite Based Network (SBN) system.
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FAA + Jet Blue... Satellite Traffic Control (SATCOM) [SatNews] The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced JetBlue has signed a NextGen agreement that will allow the airline to fly more precise, satellite-based flights from Boston and New York to Florida and the Caribbean, starting in 2012.
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Arianespace Readies For Historic 200th...Tons On Johannes Kepler [SatNews] Good news, when you equate time with money.
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NOAA... Metop For McMurdo (SATCOM) [SatNews] NOAA, together with NASA and the US National Science Foundation (NSF), have teamed up to provide a new data acquisition and transfer capability for EUMETSAT’s Metop series of polar-orbiting environmental satellites at NSF’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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Geoimage... Resourceful Rewards (Imagery) [SatNews] Geoimage has won DigitalGlobe’s prestigious Platinum Reseller award for the Company's work during 2010.
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RRsat... Time For Playout (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST) has begun working with Ananey Communications to provide playout and distribution services for the localized MTV Israel channel.
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DoD... Activities In Space Addressed (National Policy) [SatNews] The Department of Defense has released the National Security Space Strategy (NSSS), signed jointly by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
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Globecast + NETIA... @ 2011 NAB With... (Event) [SatBroadcasting] GlobeCast and NETIA will be co-exhibiting once more at the 2011 NAB Show, April 11-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth SU911.
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SkyTraq Technology... New Navigational Nuances (SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyTraq has introduced the S4554GNS-LP, a high-performance, low-power, GLONASS/GPS receiver.
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Thomson Video Networks + NOORSAT... Going To The Headend Of The Class (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Thomson Video Networks has announced that Bahrain-based satellite service provider NOORSAT is powering its growth with an extensive and flexible Thomson headend technology solution.
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Orbital Sciences... Payload Push For Government (Launch) [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) has successfully launched a U.S. Government payload aboard a Minotaur I rocket in a mission that originated from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California, on February 5, 2011.
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Lockheed Martin... Enjoying A Fifth... & A Sixth (Satellite) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $339.6-million contract option from the U.S. Navy for the fifth satellite in the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation.
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Orbit Communication Systems + SpaceX... Time For Tracking + Telemetry (Spacecraft) [SatNews] ORBIT Communication Systems, Inc., a satellite communications, tracking antennas, and airborne communications-management systems provider, has announced the successful implementation of two of its advanced tracking and telemetry systems as part of SpaceX’s participation in NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Program.
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Acquiring Minds Want To Know...CETel To Buy SeaMobile Europe [SatNews] CETel (Central European Telecom Services), the German Teleport & Satellite Service Provider, has entered into an agreement to acquire SeaMobile Europe.
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Iran... Posing A Credible Threat To The U.S. Navy (Missile) [SatNews] Iran has demonstrated a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) based on the Fatah 110 platform, capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 250-300 km with high precision.
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Newtec Enables Castor Networks To Flex Its Trunks (Satcom) [SatNews] Trunking services have been launched by Castor Networks...
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U.S. Military Finds Integral Systems' Raptor X-band Small But Mighty (WGS) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced that its Raptor X-band Ultra Small Aperture Terminal (USAT) deployable communications system has been certified...
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February 4, 2011 India... Runway Negated With Nishant (UAS/UAV) [SatNews] After completing successful flight trials in Rajasthan, Indian Army recently took delivery of four indigenously designed and developed ''Nishant'' Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
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Squire Tech Solutions... Tailored Trailering (SATCOM) [SatNews] Now available from Squire Tech is their pCom(tm) 300 mission critical power communications satellite trailer.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Shinmoe-dake Shuddering + Shaking + Spewing (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] After a week of violent activity, the eruption of Japan’s Shinmoe-dake Volcano shows no signs of slowing down.
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KVH Industries... Capacity Cranked Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] To meet the demands of a growing international commercial subscriber base, KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has completed a major capacity increase across three key regions of the mini-VSAT Broadband satellite communications network.
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Bentley Walker + Hughes... The Hub Of The Matter (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Europe, a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), has announced the sale of a seventh HX hub to international satellite Internet services provider, Bentley Walker, as it expands its solutions and service footprint into the Caribbean and South America for the first time.
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Arqiva... It's A +1 Event (Content) [SatNews] Arqiva has supported the launch of ITV1 1, a one-hour time-delayed channel which went live onJanuary 11, 2011.
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ATK... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) has reported operating results for the third quarter of its Fiscal Year 2011, which ended on January 2, 2011.
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Numerex... A Big Winner (Event) [SatNews] Numerex Corp (Nasdaq: NMRX) and its satellite asset tracking tag and satellite asset tracking platform have each received a 2010 Satellite Spotlight Product of the Year Award from TMC (Technology Marketing Corporation).
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USAF Hosts STEM Symposium For Bright Futures [SatNews] Los Angeles Air Force Base hosted a gathering of more than 150 business persons and educators for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to Career Symposium...
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Moving On Up And Out...On Board At RigNet [SatNews] RigNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNET), announced the following changes to its board of directors in connection with the completion of its initial public offering (IPO) on
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Mansat | SpaceIsle | Isle Of Man... Encouraging Words Of The Impressive Kind (Report) [SatNews] U.S. market research firm, the Futron Corporation of Bethesda, Maryland, today published a benchmarking assessment study on the Isle of Man space industry with surprising results.
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February 3, 2011 ARINC... Certifiably Renewable (SATCOM) [SatNews] The ARINC engineering team responsible for maintaining most of the world’s vital airline communications has renewed its Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI).
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Telos... A Sound Proposition (Hardware) [SatNews] Broadcasters with the Zephyr iPort MPEG Gateway can download the newly-released v1.5.2 software update from the Telos website, free of charge.
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Quake Global... Buoyed Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] Quake Global Inc. a manufacturer of M2M communicators for multiple satellite and terrestrial networks, has announced that Marine Instruments has selected QUAKE’s Q9612 and 9602 communicators for its electronic positioning and communications systems to track vessels and buoys in the rugged open oceans of the marine fisheries industry.</
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COMSYS... Venerable VSAT Venue (Event) [SatNews] COMSYS is proud to announce its 12th VSAT Conference will be held this year on its usual dates, immediately after IBC, on September 13-16, 2011, at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in central London.
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Vizada Networks... Dubai Demos (SATCOM) [SatNews] Independent satellite communications and telecommunications specialist Vizada Networks will unveil its next generation DVB-S2/ACM based platform during the Satellite MENA exhibition in Dubai, 8th - 10th February 2011.
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Thuraya... MOU 4 UAE (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thuraya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UAE’s National Transport Authority (NTA) that aims to set a framework for mutual support and collaboration in the field of mobile satellite telecommunications.
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Comtech EF Data And Tachyon Soar With Highest Airborne Bandwidth Solutions [SatNews] Win win when two companies work together to combine their expertise... today Comtech EF Data and Tachyon announced their agreement to jointly develop airborne COTM solutions, which will deliver the highest bandwidth airborne terminals available in the industry. This cooperation will focus on the integration of Comtech EF Data waveforms into Tachyon’s aXiom 7000 Series of Integrated Mobile Network Solutions.
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Iridium Communications + Orbital Sciences... The NEXT Step (Capacity) [SatNews] Iridium Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB), Dulles, Virginia., have signed an agreement to reserve hosted payload capacity on Iridium's nexgen satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT.
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SES WORLD SKIES... Transponders For TIBA (Capacity) [SatNews] Already home to Latin America’s premier cable neighborhood, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), now has a capacity extension agreement with TIBA to enable the distribution of an expanding channel lineup across Latin America through 2030.
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PCI Geomatics + MDA... Ameliorating ArcGIS (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics is collaborating with MDA Geospatial Services Inc. to implement operational software tools for ArcGIS using RADARSAT-2 demonstration data.
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u-blox Has a New Family... MAX-6 [SatNews] u-blox announces MAX-6, a new family of ultra-miniature, rugged GPS modules optimized for industrial and telematics applications.
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TCS... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS has reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Fourth Quarter 2010 Results...
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C-COM... iNetVu Integration In Argentina (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM’s dealer Telespazio Argentina has signed a 1.3 million dollar contract with the Ministry of Interior, Argentina, to provide Mobile Tele-offices equipped with the auto-pointing iNetVu(r) antenna systems.
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February 2, 2011 Northrop Grumman Corporation... Interoperability Investigations (IT) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract to demonstrate information interoperability among different implementations of service-oriented architecture (SOA) information technology (IT) systems across the air and space command and control domains.
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DISH Network... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity of the reorganized DBSD North America, Inc., a hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications company, for approximately $1 billion subject to certain adjustments, including interest accruing on DBSD North America's existing debt.
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Israel + ESA... Project Pals (Agreement) [SatNews] Israel signed a Cooperation Agreement with ESA on January 30, 2011.
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TAM Airlines + OnAir... Cloud Crusing Connectivity (SATCOM) [SatNews] TAM Airlines has expanded its contract with OnAir, the in-flight connectivity service provider, to equip a range of single-aisle aircraft this year.
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COM DEV... What The L — Band Switches And More (Contract) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), has an Authorization To Proceed (ATP) contract.
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ViaSat and RascomStar-QAF High Score For Low Power (Satcom) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) and RascomStar-QAF are introducing a portable, low-power GSM cellular system...
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U.S.A.F. — Surging Forward (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] U.S. Air Force researchers are asking industry to build a hybrid-powered manpackable unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that weighs less than 20 pounds and is able to carry a 4-pound electro-optical payload on missions over rough terrain lasting at least four hours. This small UAV must be able to be carried and operated by only one person on battlefield situational awareness missions.
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U.S.A.F. SMC... Generally Speaking... [SatNews] Air Force Space Command's new commander, Gen. William Shelton, visited the Space and Missile Systems Center, Feb. 1, for the first time since assuming command last month.
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Strike Up The Multi_Band (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has been selected by a defense agency to provide a SkyEdge(TM) II broadband network for military communications.
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atrexx... Consular Service (SATCOM) [SatNews] German satellite service provider atrexx has confirmed that the Company is finalizing its largest ground services contract, aimed at connecting a major European country's embassy sites in Africa and the Middle East with VSAT technology via satellite.
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Russia... Soyuz ST Sendoff Set (Launch) [SatNews] The first flight of Russia's Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket from the European space center in French Guiana has been scheduled for August 31, 2011, the Progress design bureau said on Wednesday.
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KVH Industries... Ship To Shore + Vice-Versa (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KVHI) has unveiled their new KVH CommBox(tm) Ship/Shore Network Manager at the Digital Ship Scandinavia Conference.
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Hughes... Getting Gateways Nod (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been selected by Boeing [NYSE: BA] to provide the Ground Communications Network (GCN) for the MEXSAT Satellite Based Network (SBN) system.
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February 1, 2011 AeroVironment... USMC Recipient Of Modular Moments For Ravens (UAV/UAS) [SatNews] AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) (NASDAQ:AVAV) has received a firm fixed-price order valued at $7,800,003 under an existing contract with the U.S. Army for 919 digital module upgrade kits for the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Geoimage... Moving On Up... [SatNews] Geoimage has appointed Wayne Middleton to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective as of Monday, January 31, 2011.
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EM Research... Oggle This Oscillator (Hardware) [SatNews] The new MXO-100 from EM Research is a GPS-Disciplined Oscillator, which accepts a 1 Pulse Per Second (1 PPS) reference input from a GPS receiver.
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Raytheon... Evolutionary Expectations + Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has entered into a letter of intent with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to engage in a strategic relationship with the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science for the establishment of the UCLA Center for Public Safety Network Systems.
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Sirius XM Radio... SatSuperBowl (Content) [SatNews] Sirius XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI), the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, announced it will broadcast Super Bowl XLV in 10 languages, offering listeners 14 different live broadcasts plus a wide mix of sports and entertainment programming from North Texas throughout Super Bowl Week.
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NASA... Going To Tempel 1 (Spacecraft) [SatNews] NASA's Stardust spacecraft has downlinked its first images of comet Tempel 1, the target of a flyby planned for Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.
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Comtech Xicom Gets Touchy (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Xicom Technology, Inc., announces a new LCD touch screen with an easy-to-use interfac ...
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NASA's Robonaut 2...Now With Upgraded Legs And No Pockets [SatNews] His legs aren't quite ready as he prepares for the launch at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center that will take him to the International space Station.
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Thuraya... Moving On Up... Thuraya Telecommunications Company has appointed Mr. Samer Halawi as Chief Executive Officer of the company.
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Lockheed Martin... GOES-R-Us (Satellite) The Lockheed Martin team designing NASA and NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series (GOES-R) weather satellite has successfully completed its system Preliminary Design Review, a major milestone in the program’s development. GOES-R is the nation’s next generation geostationary weather satellite.
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Orbcomm... AIS Goes Away... Temporarily (SATCOM) [SatNews[ Coming to end is Orbcomm's Automatic Identification System (AIS) broadcast for maritime, due to the untimely demise of their only remaining LEO satellite designed for such communications.
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C-COM... Antenna Accountability (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI) has received orders in excess of $1,350,000 for its iNetVu? mobile antenna systems from its resellers in the USA, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, China and the Middle East.
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Russia... Yet Another GLONASS Loss (Satellite) [SatNews] There's a missing military satellite that apparently was put into the wrong orbit shortly after its launch — the Russian defence ministry has confirmed that it cannot track the craft, which was a dual-use vessel able to create a 3Dmap of the Earth and locate a target's precise position.
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European Space Agency... Antennas Of The Self-Steering Ilk (SATCOM) [SatNews] Bulky present generation satellite dishes and ground terminals could become relics of the past thanks to research currently being conducted for the European Space Agency (ESA) by Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) aimed at developing discrete self-aligning flat antennas.
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iDirect... VSAT Moves In Evolutionary Direction (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect) has revealed that Alldean Satellite Networks Kenya Limited (Alldean) has switched its VSAT service to iDirect’s Evolution platform.
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Globecomm Systems... Infrastructure Investment (RF) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM), has been awarded an infrastructure contract valued at $2.6 million.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Tropical Assault On Queensland (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] On February 1, 2011, Tropical Cyclone Yasi continued on its path toward Queensland, Australia.
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