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August 28, 2014 The Aerospace Corporation—Bringing Their Expertise To The National Space Community (Business) [SatNews] The Aerospace Corp., El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $6,589,859 modification (P00012) to...
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Thales Alenia Space + Italian Space Agency—Engaged For The Next COSMO-SkyMed Phase (Satellite—Build—Business) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the next phase of...
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Adtec Digital—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Adtec Digital’s two new, innovative, and economical 4:2:0 Multi-CODEC compression products are the solution for...
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Vislink—Technology Showcase + Product Debut / Demo @ IBC2014 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Vislink will unveil their new lightweight (sub 23kg) Ku-band flyaway antenna, with 90cm or 120cm reflector, during the...
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SMi—Early November For The 16th Iteration Of Global MilSatCom (Event) [SatNews] Hear about the latest updates from the US Air Force as they present at the 16th annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition that is...
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IBC2014—"Must Attend" Features (Event) [SatNews] The upcoming IBC2014 exhibition and trade show in Amsterdam is offering a...
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Track24 Defence + NOBLE—Blue Force Tracking Investment (BLOS + C2 Comms) [SatNews] The Norwegian Battle Lab & Experimentation (NOBLE) has procured trackers and accessories from Track24 Defence...
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PTC'15—Inviting Young Scholars To Apply (Event—Program) [SatNews] Apply today for the 2015 PTC Young Scholar Program, which has a submission deadline of...
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Keysight Technologies—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts / Demos @ IEEE AUTOTEST 2014 (Event) [SatNews] During the upcoming IEEE AUTOTEST 2014 Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, Keysight Technologies will be...
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Newtec, Bentley Walker + Avanti—Investing In Iraq (SATCOM) [SatNews] Bentley Walker is extending its coverage to Iraq using Newtec’s...
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Honeywell Aerospace + Inmarsat—Bringing MAG Into The Xpress Mix (SATCOM—Business) [SatNews] Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Arrangement with Inmarsat to be a hardware provider for...
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U.S.A.F. Air Force Space Command—A Moving Experience For The 4th Space Control Squadron... [SatNews] The Secretary of the Air Force announced on January 16th that the 4th Space Control Squadron, currently located at...
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Euroconsult—Decision Making Resources Offered In Paris With World Satellite Business Week (Event) [SatNews] The upcoming World Satellite Business Week represents an outstanding opportunity for networking and business deal making as the event brings together more than...
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Dalet Digital Media Systems—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts / Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Dalet Digital Media Systems has announced the availability of...
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PCI Geomatics Updates + Educates...No Snakes Involved With Python Scripting (Events) [SatNews]...and Python scripting allows customized code that combines image processing with other tasks to streamline data management applications, generate intelligent business products, or ....
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Cinegy's Energy Unleashed At IBC2014...Automation + Playout Solution (Event) [SatNews] “Over the past few years CiaB became a mantra for everyone, including the industry giants."
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RRsat Partners With Kaltura @ IBC2014...A Convergence Of Content Management + Content Distribution (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] This service allows content owners and publishers to prepare, manage and deliver content to any network, in any format, on any device.
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U. S. Air Force Commemorates 60th Anniversary Of Heading In The Right Direction With GPS Systems [SatNews] For a soldier operating under cover of darkness in enemy territory the biggest challenge is navigation due to unfamiliar territory and lack of easily identifiable landmarks on ground.
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SSPI Gala 2014 Raises $195,000...Will Fund Industry Service Projects and Professional Connections [SatNews] “In the coming year, members and sponsors will see their funds put to work in projects that benefit the sector and our professional membership.”
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Dejero/ Releases New Compact LIVE+ Broadcast Server [SatNews] Broadcast Server supports two live feeds simultaneously from different LIVE+ transmitters and outputs real-time genlocked HD or SD video that feeds into the playout workflow.
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August 27, 2014 Exelis—Spectral Imaging System Success (Satellite—Instrument) [SatNews] As mentioned in an earlier news posting, DigitalGlobe released the first images taken with the Exelis-built...
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Harmonic—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has now surpassed 100,000 channels shipped with its Electra(tm)...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions—In Support Of Veterans + Active Military Members + Families (Business—Award) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(Nasdaq:KTOS) has won...
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Grass Valley + CROATEL—How Sporting... A Third Van (SatBroadcasting™—OB) [SatNews] CROATEL, a broadcast production and satellite services company in Zagreb, Croatia, has expanded its outside broadcast (OB) fleet to include a third van complete with...
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Gogo + Aeromexico—Airline Wingding Debut (IFE) [SatNews] Gogo has announced the company has signed a definitive agreement with Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, to provide...
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IHS Technology—Contraction Ahead For STBs' CA Technology (Analysis | Report—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] The global market for conditional access (CA) technology used in set-top boxes (STBs) is set to contract as...
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Iridium Communications—NEXT Upgrade Completed (Satellite Constellation) [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has announced the successful upgrade of its System Control Segment (SCS) and completion of its...
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U.S. Air Force + U.S. Navy's Global Hawks Soar Safely + Surpass 100,000 Combat/Operational Support Hours [SatNews] ..."Operating 11 miles above danger zones, Global Hawk is a strategic airborne asset with unprecedented endurance, range and persistence."
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NASA's Landsat 8 Observes Unforgiving Region Deals With Depression, Burning Blue Lava + Earth Pulls Apart At The Seams (Earth Observation) [SatNews] In other words, the Earth is pulling apart at the seams here.
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August 26, 2014 2wcom—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] One year has passed since the previous visit of 2wcom to IBC and the company is returning for this year's event in Amsterdam and would like to...
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UPDATE...ESA, OHB Systems + Arianespace—Continuous Efforts To Resolve Anomaly Underway @ ESOC (Post-Launch—Satellites)
[SatNews] Work at ESA’s ESOC control center continues relentlessly in attempts to resolve the anomaly that has...
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NASA—The Decline Of TRMM (Satellite) [SatNews] Rani Gran of NASA's Goddard Flight Center has reported that the pressure readings from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission's (TRMM) fuel tank in early...
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Albis Technologies—Technology Showcase + Product Debut/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Albis Technologies has introduced the SceneGate(tm) 8073, an entry-level OTT and IPTV set-top box (STB) capable of...
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Entropic + Wistron NeWeb—Partner Pride (Business—SatBroadcasting™—Award) [SatNews] Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has received the 2013 Outstanding Vendor Award from Wistron NeWeb Corporation (WNC), an...
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Lockheed Martin + Electro Optic Systems Pty. Ltd.—ID'ing Space Debris (Business) [SatNews] Under a new strategic cooperation agreement, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Electro Optic Systems Pty Ltd. are developing a new space object tracking site...
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ViaSat—New MSS Terminals Are Attracting More Than Just Attention (SATCOM) [SatNews] Customers are starting to place advance orders for the nexgen Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) terminals from...
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—Investing In Nine Contribution Agreements (Earth Observation) [SatNews] The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will help Canadian industry develop new...
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C-COM Satellite Systems + Japan Satellite Communications (JSC)—Emergency Help With The Push Of A Button (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI) has announced that a number of its iNetVu® systems have recently been deployed in...
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Signalhorn + KCA Deutag—Drilling Down To The Basics (SATCOM) [SatNews] Signalhorn has been awarded a contract extension by KCA Deutag, one of the...
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NewSat + MEASAT—Payload Prepped + Ready To Perform (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] NewSat has announced that MEASAT has confirmed the MEASAT-3b satellite, which will host the Jabiru-2 payload, is scheduled for launch...
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GVF + IRG Offer Sessions... Sharpening Your Tools To Safeguard Your Transmission Operation (Event | IBC) [SatNews] ..."companies are striving to instill best practices across their operations, ensuring they can reduce errors and enjoy uninterrupted service. "
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NSR...Is Fishing Industry's Satellite Connectivity A 'Catch + Release' Notion Or A 'Keeper'? (Reports | Analysis) [SatNews] But, the industry should not expect the fishing industry to be the ‘next big fish for satellite connectivity without a radical shift in technology or the fishing industry itself.
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IHS Technology...Saturation Of Global Pay-TV Market To Decline While MENA Grows [SatNews] Worldwide market revenue for pay-TV STB CA technology will decline to $1.9 billion in 2018, down from a peak of $2.2 billion in 2015...
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Nanyang Tech University ...This ZigBee Is A BusyBee... Equipped With Inter-Satellite Comms System
[SatNews] To estimate the range of inter-satellite communication in free space, the team applied a link budget analysis based on the Friis transmission equation, deriving...
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DigitalGlobe—WorldView-3's First "Looks" (Satellite—Imagery) [SatNews] The DigitalGlobe blog has posted information regarding the first images from the company's recently launched...
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Asian Television Network Looks Alive With Five Channels From India + Pakistan To Canada's Rogers Cable [SatNews] "I am sure our subscribers will enjoy a variety of programming available on these channels from India and Pakistan."
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NASA—Drought Solutions Soon To Be Offered From Space (Satellite—Monitoring) [SatNews] Approximately 60 percent of California is experiencing “exceptional drought,” the U.S. Drought Monitor’s most dire classification—the agency issued the same...
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Boeing + NASA's ISS Docking System...It's Important To Be Compatible In Space...Approved + Ready To Roll In 2016 [SatNews] The docking system includes a new design that will enable current and future spacecraft to latch onto the ISS at one of two International Docking Adapters...
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Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) + SpaceX—AsiaSat-6 Launch Date Deep Six'd For Now (Launch Postponement) [SatNews] The launch of AsiaSat 6, the newest communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), has been...
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BCC Research's Remote Sensing... Sense This... Market Projected To Be $12.1B By 2019 (Analysis / Report) [SatNews] ...today remote sensors have applications in fields as varied as archeology, border monitoring, hydrology and freshwater resources, oil and mineral exploration, and urban and suburban planning.
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August 25, 2014 MITEQ—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] MITEQ will be demo'ing their new and present products during the upcoming IBC2014 event...
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NovelSat Steps Up To Challenges With New Corporate VP Of Sales (Executive Moves) [SatNews] He has over 25 years of global international sales experience within the telecommunications, satellite and broadcast industries...
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Advantech Wireless—Technology Showcase + New Product Debuts/Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Over the past six years, Advantech Wireless has developed a full line of GaN based...
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Keysight Technologies—Award Bestowal (Business—Research) [SatNews] Keysight Technologies, Inc. has received an Innovation Award from the U.K. government for...
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Lockheed Martin + Astrotech Space Operations—Asset Acquisition Completed (Business) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed their acquisition of the assets of the...
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Newtec—Technology Showcase @ SET 2014 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] At the SET tradeshow in São Paulo, Brazil, the broadcast aspect of Newtec Dialog will be highlighted—Newtec Dialog is a scalable and flexible...
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O3b Networks + Our Telekom— [SatNews] O3b Networks now has a multi-year agreement to provide trunking services to...
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NSR Report...Avanti May Be Small But Has It All Together...So Far (Report/Analysis) [SatNews] ...is still a small company ...it is therefore interesting that the company has managed to finance a third satellite with a cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars range.
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SATCON 2014—NexGen Satellite Technologies Just Ahead (Event) [SatNews] SATCON invites all to come and explore a variety of nexgen satellite...
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Arianespace + Optus 10...Optimistic About Upcoming Launch...Greater Bandwidth (Launch) [SatNews] “This satellite will expand fleet resilience and significantly increase the fleet capacity, providing...
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AsiaSat + SpaceX—Falcon 9 To Fly AsiaSat 6 To Orbit (Pre-Launch Activities) [SatNews] AsiaSat 6, the newest communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), is set for launch at...
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Ericsson—Fifth Emmy To Be Awarded For JPEG2000 Technology (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will receive a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its work in...
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NSR—Taking A Close Look @ UltraHD Via Satellite (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] This completely updated NSR study provides a comprehensive market analysis of the three major methods of UltraHD consumption via satellite...
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Berg Insight—By Year's End, 213.9 Million (Analysis | Report — M2M) [SatNews] According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global number of mobile network connections used for wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) communication will...
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Northrop Grumman + Virgin Galactic...Demo Experimental Plan For DARPA [SatNews] Reusable aircraft-like operations would help reduce military and commercial light spacecraft launch costs by a factor of 10 from current launch costs in this payload class.
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Earth Observation Industry Alliance—Stakeholder Seminar For Space-Based Laser Comms Upcoming (Event) [SatNews] The Earth Observation Industry Alliance (EOIA) and Airbus Defense and Space and General Atomics cordially invite you to attend the...
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NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft... A Big Deal Regarding A Dwarf Planet, Pluto... Just Passed Neptune [SatNews] “No country except the United States has the demonstrated capability to explore so far away”
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests James Webb Space Telescope's Sun Screens... The Size Of Tennis Courts [SatNews] This massive parasol is as long as a tennis court, but incredibly light and offers intense protection from the Sun, letting through less than a millionth of the Sun’s heat!
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Northrop Grumman... Global Hawk's Milestone...This Old Bird Celebrates 100th Flight While Studying Environment [SatNews] With the ability to fly as high as 65,000 feet for periods of 30 hours...
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August 23, 2014 SatNews Alert — Arianespace + European Space Agency—Non-Compliant Orbit For “Doresa” and “Milena.”(Post-Launch) [SatNews] According to some late breaking information from Arianespace, there may be an anomaly regarding the Galileo satellites' separation from the Soyuz launch vehicle.
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August 21, 2014 Space Dynamics Laboratory, Utah State—Parameters For Spatial Particles (Patents) [SatNews] Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) announced on Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued it a patent for a new...
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ST Electronics—A Moving Experience To 11,000 Square Meters (Business) [SatNews] Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) has opened their ST Electronics Satellite Systems Center, a new state-of-the-art facility...
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DoD Contracts—Data Link Solutions + ViaSat—Transformation For MIDS Into JTRS (Comms) [SatNews] Data Link Solutions, LLC, and ViaSat both receive DoD contracts for...
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Deep Space Industries—Gaining More Space, More Pros + Getting An ARM Up (Business) [SatNews] Deep Space last month opened a lab and office at the NASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field in...
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Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG)—Presentations @ IBC2014 (Event—Interference) [SatNews] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) will be bringing its final Carrier ID (CID) Tour to...
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XTAR + Leidos—Agreement For AISR (Business—Teleport) [SatNews] XTAR, LLC has signed an agreement with Leidos to support testing of manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) aircraft...
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Harris Corporation—Certification Received Up Through Top Secret Info Level (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received Type-1 National Security Agency (NSA) certification for...
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Northrop Grumman + U.S. Navy— CANES Do... (C4ISR) [SatNews] The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) as one of five contractors for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) full...
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Airbus Defence and Space + Newtec—Lots Of Dialog Between The Companies (SATCOM) [SatNews] Airbus Defence and Space is expanding its Terralink satellite connectivity service portfolio with the introduction of new services for enterprise users based on the nexgen Newtec Dialog® satellite communications platform...
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Airbus Defence & Space + European Space Agency (ESA)—Environmental Testing For Environmental Satellite (Satellite Build) [SatNews] Airbus Defence and Space has delivered their Sentinel-2A environmental monitoring satellite for...
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Thomson Video Networks + Arqiva—Good ViBEs For Multiplexer (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Encoder) [SatNews] Thomson Video Networks has announced that Arqiva has deployed the ViBE™ EM4000 premium HD/SD encoder with the nexgen...
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MEASAT...Celebrated By Its Peers As One Of Malaysia's Best Employers (Analysis/Reports)
[SatNews] ...award is decided by a Selection Committee comprising an independent panel of industry experts...
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The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology...Coming Soon [SatNews] The facility is designed according to the highest satellite manufacturing global standards and specifications.
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NASA's Formal Announcement Regarding Expansion Of Informal STEM Education Network...$6 Million In Grants [SatNews] Research shows that for most Americans, only about 20 percent of their learning occurs in traditional school settings..
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Mitsubishi Electric—Himawari-8 Creation Completed (Satellite Build) [SatNews] Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced today that it has completed work on the Himawari-8 satellite...
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NASA — “Green” Propellant Experiment... Test GPIM In Spacecraft ...Possible Alternative to Highly Toxic Hydrazine [SatNews] The Green Propellant Infusion Mission (GPIM) will test the Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate fuel/oxidizer mix, a very high-performance, non-toxic rocket fuel...
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August 20, 2014 Intelsat—Celebrating 50th Anniversary (Business—Event) [SatNews] Intelsat (NYSE: I) today commemorates its 50th anniversary of providing critical telecommunications and...
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ViaSat—Floridian Freedom Now... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Starting this week, ViaSat Inc. VSAT, will offer Exede® high-speed satellite Internet plans that provide households across Florida with...
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Arianespace + European Space Agency (ESA)—Additional Galileo Guarantees (Business—Launch Services) SatNews] Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA), acting on behalf of the European Commission, had convened at the Guiana Space Center, European spaceport, to...
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Northrop Grumman + U.S. Navy—Cooperative, Unmanned Flying Aboard The USS Theodore Roosevelt (UCAS) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy offered a glimpse of the future of carrier aviation...
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ONE CONNXT...Really Connects With Broadcast Quality Video Transport When It's "Done Right" (IBC | SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] ....will be featuring how it delivers broadcast content utilizing its proprietary conditional access system designed with throughput optimization that literally “cleans up” Internet connections.
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Airbus Defence and Space... Expands Terralink Thanks To A Dialog® With Newtec [SatNews] ...enables services to run more efficiently than ever before over satellite and allows the same core platform to be used for customers of any size and network requirements.
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August 19, 2014 Russia + Peru—Chasqui-1 Released Via A Hand-Launch @ ISS (Satellite) [SatNews] Oleg Artemyev and Aleksandr Skvortsov, flight engineers of the International Space Station (ISS) crew, will take a spacewalk on Monday and launch a Russo-Peruvian nanosatellite, the...
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European Space Agency, SSTL, OHB Systems + Arianespace—Galileo All Fueled Up and Awaiting Push Off (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Final functional testing of Europe’s twin Galileo navigation satellites has been completed at...
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Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC)—Customers Climb To 5,000 Plus (SATCOM) [SatNews] The number of Ka-band satellite Internet subscribers in Russia now exceeds five thousand as a new domestic mass market of satellite broadband Internet services...
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Arianespace's Soyuz Flight VS09... Gathers Up The Galileo 'Children' For The Ride Of A Lifetime (Launch) [SatNews] With a constellation of 30 satellites at full deployment, the project will determine accurate locations for most places on Earth and...
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Avionica—FAA OKs ATS STC (SATCOM) [SatNews] Avionica has announced the FAA issuance of a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for satLINK MAX, the industry’s first...
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Cree + APC Novacom—Partnership In Europe Extended (Business—RF) [SatNews] Cree, Inc. is enhancing its support of the European market by extending its partnership...
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Thuraya—Moving On Up, Courtney To General Counsel (Business) [SatNews] Thuraya Telecommunications has appointed Mark Courtney as General Counsel and he will...
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Universal Space Network, SSC Satellite Management Services + Telespazio—Cygnus Support Success (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Universal Space Network (USN) and its collaborative partners, SSC Satellite Management Services and Telespazio, successfully provided...
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China—Gaofen-2 Climbs To Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] China has successfully launched its most advanced Earth Observation (EO)...
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Harmonic Supplies + TTcomm Provides... Satellite Delivery Of Live + VOD To European Subscribers [SatNews] "Through a robust, scalable, high-density design, this integrated solution enables us to cost-effectively deliver more channels and services with amazing video quality."
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Keysight Technologies...It's A First... User-Extensible Frequency Domain Analysis For Real-Time Oscilloscopes
[SatNews] ..." requires frequency domain analysis beyond the out-of-the-box application capabilities, customers can immediately customize and ...”
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ITC Global Keeps Satellite Communications Smooth Sailing for Harkand’s Fleet of Offshore Vessels
[SatNews] The Viking Poseidon, one of Harkand’s vessels, is currently working on the Hess Tubular Bellsfield, performing an installation and field commissioning project in 1,300M+ water depth... Full Story
August 18, 2014 Air Force Space Command...In General Change Is Good (Executive Moves) [SatNews] The general's staff assignments include tours with the Air Force Secretariat, the Air Staff, the Joint Staff and the Commander's Action Group at Headquarters Air Force Space Command as Director.
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U.S. Military + ASC Signal... Four For Three...Four Contracts For A TriFold™ = Worldwide Defense “An expanding range of customers in military and civilian government agencies are finding them the right solution to support critical field operations.”
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Massachusetts Maritime Academy + ATI Systems' ...Buzzards Bay Buzzes With Mass Notification System [SatNews] “Within minutes [the product] provides an instant communication to the cell phones and email accounts of faculty, staff, students, and parents.”
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Arianespace + Soyuz Flight VS09... Receive Boost Preparing Galileo’s Children “Doresa” and “Milena” For Galileo Launch [SatNews] Named for children who were among the winners of a European Commission painting competition in 2011, Doresa and Milena are the first in a series of 22 satellites.
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NASA's Hubble Reveals Galaxies That Have Halos, Are Fuzzy + Resemble Galactic Soup Both galaxies in this pair have disturbed shapes and extended soft halos.
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FCC Seeks Comments About Extending Reports Of Campaign + Advertising Money [SatNews] In July, broadcasters completed their obligation to transition all public and political advertising documents from paper form to PDF documents that can be viewed online.
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Indian Government's New Navigation System Solution For Partner Countries... In Hopes Of Eliminating Vanishing Planes
[SatNews] ...the importance of such a system was realized when Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines with 239 passengers mysteriously vanished...
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Tempus Global Data + Logics Specialties, Inc.—Weather To Upgrade For U.S. Government Use (Business) [SatNews] Tempus Global Data, Inc. has successfully entered into an agreement with Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI) to sell weather...
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XCOR Aerospace—Breaking The Wall At Midland, Texas (Business) [SatNews] On August 15th, just feet from the runway which will rocket XCOR® Lynx® customers to space and back, Midland Development Corporation and XCOR Aerospace invited...
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NASA..It's Not An Outerspace Disco... Pulsating Light Illuminates Rare Black Hole ...Measures 400x Mass Of Sun [SatNews] The two light oscillations were like two dust motes in the grooves of a vinyl record on a turntable, like musical beats, they would produce a specific syncopated rhythm..a Latin bossa nova or a tune from The Beatles’ White Album.
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Conviva + EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.—Packing In Metrics + Analytics (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Conviva has signed an agreement with EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation for their Intelligent Control Platform, which will...
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Kratos' RT Logic + Idaho National Laboratory—Waveform Validation Exercise (Comms—RPA SUAS | UAS | UAV) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its RT Logic subsidiary has been selected by Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to...
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Walton De-Ice—Technology Showcase + Product Demos @ IBC2014 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Walton De-Ice will showcase its latest Ka-band satellite ESA weather protection solutions, Ice Quake, Rain Quake, and Snow Shield, during...
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SES, Africable + Media Plus—Sub-Saharan Africa + Brazil To Receive The Benefits (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity—DTH—Slots) SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) will be delivering DTH broadcast television across French-speaking countries in Sub-Saharan Africa...
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Orbital's Cygnus™ Travels To 'There' And Back + Takes Out The Garbage... Successful Cargo Delivery To ISS (Service Provider)
[SatNews] Prior to its departure from the station, the astronauts loaded the cargo module with approximately 3,550 pounds (1,615 kilograms) of items for disposal.
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Signalhorn... Executive Team Just Got Stronger ...Two New Appointments (Executive Moves) [SatNews] He also retooled the company’s sales department and built a strong administrative structure.
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NSR's Report ...Massive Number Of UltraHD Channels = Lots Of Boxes ... (Reports/Analysis) a number of satellite operators and DTH platforms, from regions as diverse as North America to South Asia, are investing heavily in UHD content and UHD compatible set-top boxes", adds Crisp.
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Arianespace—Galileo's Agenda Is Full (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Arianespace's medium-lift workhorse is "standing tall" in French Guiana—and ready for its Galileo payload—following Soyuz' transfer...
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August 15, 2014 Optus + ITC Global—Capacity Ensured For Extreme Environments (SATCOM—Capacity) [SatNews] Optus has announced a new two-year agreement with global...
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LiveWire Digital—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] LiveWire Digital will be showcasing enhanced versions of M-Link Live X for live video transmission, and Newscaster, the professional solution for the...
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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®)—Presentations @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®) will have more than 50 of its members speaking at...
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NSR—HTS in Energy Markets: A Zero-Sum Game? (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] As more High Throughput Satellites (HTS) launch, arrive in orbit and become operational in the next 12 to 18 months, many in the industry are asking...
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August 14, 2014 Northrop Grumman's Astro Aerospace + MDA—Stored Energy Monopoles For RADARSAT Constellation (Satellites—Antennas) [SatNews] Thirteen lightweight antennas that self-deploy in 200 milliseconds have been delivered to support Canada's...
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CompassCom—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ APWA Public Works Congress (Event—GIS) [SatNews] CompassCom has announced their new generation AVL viewing software...
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NASA—$17.3 Million For Educational Grants + Fellowships (STEM) [SatNews] NASA's Office of Education will award more than $17.3 million through the National Space Grant and Fellowship Program to increase student and faculty engagement...
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Digigram—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Codec) SatNews] Digigram has announced that at IBC2014, the firm will demonstrate their new AQORD *LINK/LE codec designed to...
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Harmonic—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) will demo a variety of technologies and solutions set to transform video production and delivery in the satellite, ...
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Advantech Wireless Takes It To The Floor @ IBC .... A-SAT™ Platform Offers Dramatic Cost Savings Of CAPEX + OPEX [SatNews] ... by having these technologies in a single platform, the switch between traffic patterns is efficiently supported and all risks of equipment obsolescence are mitigated.
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General Dynamics C4 Systems SATCOM Technologies + Lockheed Martin—Ground Work For The Space Fence (Orbital Debris Detection) [SatNews] General Dynamics C4 Systems SATCOM Technologies received a contract from Lockheed Martin to design and build the...
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Arianespace, Optus + MEASAT—The Return Of MEASAT-3b (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] The return of Optus 10 to French Guiana has set the stage for a new phase of payload preparations at the Spaceport with...
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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Watches The Skies Like A Hawk For Antiterrorism, Antipiracy ...Completes 100th Mission
[SatNews] "It offers unmatched range and persistence... combatant commander demand for the RQ-4 continues to skyrocket ..."
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NASA's Chandra Ducks + Covers As Supernova SN 2014J Explodes [SatNews] Scientists think that all Type Ia supernovas involve the detonation of a white dwarf.
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GL Communications ... Insight Into MAPS™ UMTS IuCS Interface Emulator (COMMS) [SatNews] ...can support greater data rates for voice and video data transmission to the mobile users.
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August 13, 2014 UPDATE: ULA + DigitalGlobe... All Fired Up + Somewhere To Go...Up... Picture This With WorldView-3 (Launch) [SatNews] ...a picture perfect launch today of a satellite that will be providing perfect pictures.
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Arianespace, MEASAT + Optus—Settling In For September Event (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission marked an important milestone this...
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Kacific + Solomon Telekom Company—Islands Improvement (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kacific Broadband Satellites has signed a five year Framework Services Agreement with Solomon Telekom Company to provide...
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Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) + Inmarsat—London HQ For The Next Workshop (Event) [SatNews] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) has announced that its next workshop will be hosted by Inmarsat at its London...
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BlackBridge + MDA Information Systems—Checking Out The Changes (Imagery) [SatNews] BlackBridge has announced a strategic partnership with MDA Information Systems LLC (MDA) to introduce a new change monitoring solution...
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Ideal Systems—Kuala Lumpur + Jakarta Office Openings (Business) [SatNews] Ideal Systems has announced a major expansion of its business in Southeast Asia...
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Airbus Defence and Space + UK Ministry Of Justice (MOJ)—New EM Program To Go Into Effect (SATCOM) [SatNews] Airbus Airbus Defence and Space has been contracted to provide a sophisticated mapping and monitoring service for the UK Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) new...
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Kratos + ABS...An EPOCH® Decision Expands Fleet Management System + Excites With All-Electric ABS-3A + ABS-2A Satellites [SatNews] "...system provides us with the uniqueness to be able to operate our satellites from different manufacturers under one umbrella system and optimize the operational efficiency, flexibility and reliability of our satellites."
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SIS LIVE...Brings Frontline To Front Of The House...Uplinks To British Army's Satellite Newsgathering Truck... (SNG) [SatNews] AMC specified a vehicle to be used in three distinct roles: as an edit van in all disciplines; as an SNG and as...
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RigNet...Goes Deep + Cold To Barents Sea Rigs ...Provides Remote Communications (SatCom | Oil + Gas) [SatNews] ...has shown the ability to accommodate the communication needs for expanding offshore rig operations in the Barents Sea."
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Euroconsult—Revenues Report For FSS Now Published (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Company Profiles - FSS Operators: The Complete Analysis, the FSS industry generated $12.2 billion in revenues in 2013...
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Northrop Grumman...Provides Mission Critical Info To Air Force Weather Agency ($300M Contract) [SatNews]... "team ensures all systems are operational and available, enabling the Air Force to provide the continuous, complete and current weather information that is so critical to our military for mission success. "
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Arianespace—The "Meet + Greet" For "Doresa" + "Milena" (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] “Doresa” and “Milena” have met for the first time, paving the way for their upcoming role in advancing the...
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Xytech—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Xytech will introduce MediaPulse Cloud at IBC 2014, which will deliver the...
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Moxa + Fieldbus Foundation—Collaboration Ahead (Comms—O&G) [SatNews] Moxa has become the newest member of the Fieldbus Foundation and will collaborate with key sponsors including Petrobras, Reliance, and Saudi Aramco on the...
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General Dynamics..Rifleman Radios + Manpack Radios Go The Distance To Save Soldiers...2,000 Mile Transmission via MUOS Satellites [SatNews] The demonstration also successfully showed how dismounted Soldiers, separated by thousands of miles, can use the PRC-154A Rifleman handheld radios and connect through PRC-155 Manpack radios at the platoon level and below.
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MEASAT—Confirmation For -3b Push Off (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) has announced that the MEASAT-3b satellite has been scheduled for launch on...
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C-COM Satellite Systems Aim To Please With Satellite Antennas That Aim For Maximum Coverage (IBC2014) [SatNews] Ramping up for the upcoming IBC2014, this Company will not only be demonstrating new satellite antennas, but offering free classes to ensure...
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August 12, 2014 DISH Network—Touchdown For College Football Fans (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] To ensure fans can find the action when SEC Network officially launches on August 14, DISH has announced it will air on channel 404 within...
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Bridge Technologies—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Bridge Technologies will soon unveil a new version of its VB288 Objective QoE Content Extractor at IBC 2014, with integrated OTT...
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Arianespace—Dispensing Set-Up For "Doresa" + "Milena" (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] The first of two Galileo navigation satellites to be orbited on Arianespace’s August 21 Soyuz flight have been integrated into its...
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Northrop Grumman + Cyber Security Challenge U.K.—Talent Pool To Be Built (STEM) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has entered into a collaborative partnership with Cyber Security Challenge U.K. under which it will bring the proven U.S. national youth cyber education program...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS)—Support For SPAWAR (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that their Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) Division is a key member of the Systems Technology Forum, Ltd. team that was recently awarded...
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Cobham SATCOM—Brazil OK's Connectivity For King Air (SATCOM—Airborne) [SatNews] Cobham SATCOM announced during LABACE that its AVIATOR 200 SwiftBroadband solution has received...
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Northrop Grumman + Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to...
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Surrey Satellite Technology...Dazzling Footage Taken From TechDemoSat-1 Moments After Separation [SatNews] ..."and are looking forward to the next phase—the demonstration of a range of new technologies being flown on this innovative mission.”
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Hughes + Texas State Agency...Bandwidth Assistance For The Little Guys...600 Homes + Small Offices This entails a wide range of labor services including site surveys, very small aperture terminal (VSAT) installation, antenna reinstallation and relocation assistance.
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Orbital's OCO-2...The Train Left The Station + Now "A-Train" Is In Operational Orbit [SatNews] ...the mission has achieved all checkout objectives on or ahead of schedule since launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base just over a month ago.
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Crystal Solutions...The Suite Is All Set For SET In Sao Paulo [SatNews] “As consumers are becoming accustomed to instant access to the content they want on any device, the complexity for video distributors and uplinkers has increased significantly..."
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ULA... Changes In High Places...President + CEO (Executive Moves) [SatNews] In that position he oversaw 4,500 employees and managed a diverse portfolio for U.S. and international customers.
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Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST)—A Five Year Celebration For DubaiSat-1 (Event—Satellite) [SatNews] The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has celebrated the fifth anniversary of DubaiSat-1, the first remote sensing satellite...
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NovelSat...Provides Hope... FreeBand Solution For Free Satellite Video Contribution [SatNews] ...broadcasters no longer have to pay for satellite bandwidth every time they deploy a remote contribution unit within the footprint of their satellite distribution network.
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ViaSat's... Unlimited Satellite Internet Service in U.S. Exede®s All Other Services [SatNews] Virtually unlimited satellite Internet service (providing at least 150 GBs of monthly data without a strict data allowance) is a first...
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MDA + NRSC Of India ...Contract Validates India's Confidence In RADARSAT For Natural Disasters + More [SatNews] ...its capability makes it an ideal complement to India’s RISAT satellite for disaster management and resource monitoring activities.
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August 11, 2014 Northrop Grumman... Reveals Why They Are Centurions In The Skies...17th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium [SatNews] The two Space Tracking and Surveillance System demonstration satellites are showing the ability of a space sensor to provide...
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MSTelcom + Intelsat ...You Can Bank On It...Expand Satellite Broadband Services In Angola [SatNews] "We renewed our agreement... as we believe that they are the best satellite operator to support our goal of satisfying the growing broadband demands of the Angolan business sector and the country as a whole.”
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AVCOM of Virginia, Inc.—Analyzer Arrives With Broad Frequency Coverage (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) AVCOM has debuted their new 6500A, which provides remote monitoring and control...
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RRsat—Moving On Up, Phelps + Neyra Join To Expand N.A. + LATAM Markets (Business) [SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. has expanded the firm's U.S. sales team with industry veterans Rick Phelps and Dante Neyra to strengthen its presence and...
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NASA Earth Observatory + Landsat...Sweden Is Smoking—Gone To Blazes... Worst In 40 Years (Earth Observation) [SatNews] In a week, the blaze grew to become the largest Sweden has seen in four decades.
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GL's Voice and Data Testing Solutions Goes Mobile In A Multitude Of Ways mobile test solution provides this capability with the flexibility of connecting to and between any network, any service, and any interface.
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University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)—Engineering Undergrads Creating ELFIN (Satellite Build) [SatNews] To conduct research on space weather, an enterprising group of UCLA undergraduates is manufacturing the first satellite...
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China—A Remote Sensing Craft Cruises To Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] Last Saturday, China launched a remote-sensing satellite into...
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University + International Space University (ISU)—Solidifying The Relationship (Business) [SatNews] The Commercial Space Operations program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and International Space University (ISU) recently executed a new memorandum of...
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Fairview Microwave—Accommodating Most Connector Styles (RF—Attenuators) [SatNews] Fairview Microwave, Inc. has released their new family of 25, 50 and 100 Watt...
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Gulfsat + Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU)—Joining Forces For AV Improvements (Business—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Gulfsat Communications has announced their official partnership with...
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Avanti Communications, Orbital Sciences Corp. + Arianespace—HYLAS 4 Creation To Start (Satellite Build + Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Avanti Communications Group plc. (“Avanti”) (AIM: AVN.L) has completed contracts to purchase and launch...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' RT Logic—An Applicable Grounding For GPS OCX (Satellite—Components) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has revealed that their RT Logic subsidiary has been awarded a $1 million follow-on contract to...
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SSL + ViaSat...Back To The Mat...Court Decision Overturned $283M Jury Verdict (Miscarriage Of Justice) [SatNews] ...the court, finding that the jury’s damages award resulted in a miscarriage of justice, vacated in full the $283 million jury verdict against ...
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U.S. Air Force Selects Airbus Defense + Space... Services Worth US$500M For LEO Hosted Payloads [SatNews] ..."is well-positioned to offer the Air Force and other U.S. government customers affordable and dependable access to space for ..."
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I.D. Systems... New Patent Has Positive Impact... In Vehicle Safety Management (M2M) [SatNews] In the rental fleet market, impact management can help rental companies identify vehicle damage—a significant cost when undetected—and charge customers back if needed.
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ATK Talks To Washington + U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards Responds In Person (Business Moves) [SatNews] In addition to critical engineering support to NASA...the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s...they have also created a game-changing new commercial space market: robotic on-orbit satellite servicing.
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SmartLabs...Is Smart + Joins The Reference Design Kit Community (Business Moves | Adjunct To SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] ...is a pre-integrated software bundle that provides a common framework for powering customer-premises equipment (CPE) from TV service providers, including set-top boxes, gateways, and converged devices.
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Dentons Launches An Out Of This World Space Business Team (Business + Executive Moves) [SatNews] ...a new team in a new a newly-formed, multidisciplinary global Space Business discipline.
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Azercosmos OJCo + Afghan Paiwastoon Media Communication Collaborate To Broadcast Batur TV [SatNews] ...began started cooperation with Azercosmos during this year’s Presidential elections in Afghanistan by purchasing Occasianal Use service.
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2wcom’s FM2TS Gateway's MPEG Streaming To 8 FM Channels [SatNews] ...that can be used to provide FM audio to cable broadcasters, to stream eight FM channels to a quality assurance institution as part of an FM monitoring solution, or for transmitting gap fillers and rebroadcasting.
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August 8, 2014 Gates Air—Moving On Up, Argyris Joins The Firm (Business—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] The over-the-air broadcast solutions provider for radio and television, Gates Air, will see Argyris join CEO...
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Suitcase TV—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] The media asset management and compliance provider, Suitcase TV, will demonstrate its capabilities in end-to-end solutions, including third party products, at...
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Air Force Research Lab—Separation Can Be A Good Thing (Spacecraft—Systems) [SatNews] NASA used two Air Force Research Lab-developed motorized lightband separation systems, providing highly...
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W.B. Walton Enterprises—A Moving Experience Results In Capacity Increase (Business) [SatNews] W.B. Walton Enterprises Inc. (Walton De-Ice) has expanded their production capacity at new facilities in...
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Canada + Canadian Space Agency (CSA)—New Impetus For Understanding Earth + Its Resources (Earth Observation) [SatNews] Canadian Industry Minister James Moore announced support for the development of new Earth Observation (EO) products that will provide crucial data...
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Tyvak + Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT)—A One-Stop, All Encompassing, Shop (Smallsats) [SatNews] Tyvak, a leader in nanosatellites and turnkey smallsat solutions, has formed a strategic alliance with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a...
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ATK + NASA—Another Boost For The Booster (Spacecraft) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) has successfully completed its Critical Design Review (CDR) with NASA to verify that the five-segment solid rocket booster is...
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Aerojet-Rocketdyne—The LAE For The CCiCap Is Completed (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, has completed its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) commitment in support of Boeing’s...
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GVF—Certifiably Important (SATCOM—Training) [SatNews] GVF has launched online training courses that are designed to fully prepare students to complete...
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August 7, 2014 ScheduALL + Tata Communications—The Advanced Transmission Management Transformation (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] LINK aims to help avoid problems such as restricted availability, equipment incompatibility, and...
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Artel Video Systems—An Emmy® For J2K Good Works (Award—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Artel Video Systems has been honored with a Technology and Engineering Emmy® Award by the...
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Society Of Satellite Professionals (SSPI)—Understanding The Essential Role Of Satellites (New Infosite) [SatNews] Freedom, Health, Safety and Prosperity— just a few of the major benefits...
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Gilat Satcom... Expands Connectivity This Time In Nigeria [SatNews] This new investment comes following an increase in demand from businesses of all sizes, which need reliable and fast broadband to implement services such as....
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U.S. Air Force...Has A New Attitude Regarding Small Space Satellites [SatNews] However, currently CubeSats have limited three-axis stabilization and do not provide adequate maneuverability, or pointing, to meet mission requirements.
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World Teleport Association... Tackles The Future Of The Teleport Industry + Doesn't Fumble With The Answers (Reports/Analysis) [SatNews] Never one to shrink from tackling an intensive subject, this report will delve into many aspects of this industry.
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Euromed Regional Event In Jordan To Focus On Freight + Road Transport (M2M) [SatNews] ...and it represents the first life experience of EGNOS services’ usage in the most distant areas from Europe.
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August 6, 2014 AVIWEST—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ IBC2014 (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] At IBC2014, stand 2.A49, AVIWEST will launch the DMNG Manager, a new server application that enables broadcasters and video professionals to monitor and manage an...
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NASA—MESSENGER Produces A Decade Of Mercurian Memories (Satellite Probe) [SatNews] Ten years ago, on August 3, 2004, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a risky mission that...
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Northrop Grumman—Grants For A Great Educational Cause (STEM) [SatNews] As part of The National Engineers Week STEM Grants, one of Northrop Grumman's global security company’s community...
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Air Force Association—General Hostage Discusses Combat Mission Readiness (Event) [SatNews] Maintaining combat mission readiness in the midst of sequestration and budget...
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NSR—DTH, IPTV + Cable + UltraHD (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Report) [SatNews] This completely updated NSR study provides a comprehensive market analysis of the three major methods of UltraHD consumption via satellite...
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Entropic + Prime Electronics & Satellitics—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ ABTA 2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Prime Electronics & Satellitics Inc. have debuted the new Prime Low Noise Block (LNB) converter, based on Entropic's...
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Broadcom + Telefonica—HEVC-Enabled SoCs For UltraHD (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—IPTV) [SatNews] Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Telefonica has selected Broadcom's HEVC-enabled...
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NASA/NOAA—This Is No Rose Bloom—Mussels Are The Culprits (Imagery) [SatNews] It was the 2014 bloom’s proximity to Toledo’s water intake that posed a...
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Telestream—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Telestream® (stand 7.C12) will use IBC 2014 to showcase transcode support for the latest OTT, IPTV and 4K formats plus enhanced...
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Tango Wave—Technology Showcase @ IBC2014 + New Website (Event—SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Tango Wave, a global provider of satellite communications (SATCOM) power amplifier products, has announced their new website is now up and running and the...
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C-COM Satellite Systems' iNetVu®...Stays The Coarse In China... From Past Earthquake To Recent Shaker (SATCOM) [SatNews] This company recently responded to the emergency scene of an earthquake in China, and discovered that their antennas from a major earthquake over eight years ago are still top notch.
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Bridge Technologies—Technology Showcase + Product Debut @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] At IBC 2014, Bridge Technologies will introduce the VB243, a new addition to the...
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COM DEV International—Switch Success (SATCOM—Components) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has been awarded an Authorization to Proceed (ATP) contract to deliver C- and Ku-band Multiplexers and...
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Norsat International + Datacom Systems—An X-Band Win (SATCOM—Terminal) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has received a $1.7M order from Datacom Systems International Limited for...
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Dejero—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ IBC2014 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] At IBC2014, Dejero will demonstrate why the company is recognized as an innovative provider of mobile transmission and cloud-based content management solutions for electronic newsgathering (ENG)...
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Proteus FZC—Having Habitat Aptitude (Imagery) [SatNews] Proteus FZC has launched a fast-turnaround habitat mapping solution designed...
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European Space Agency (ESA)—The Approach To Churyumov–Gerasimenko (Spacecraft—Mission) [SatNews] After its 10-year journey, Rosetta is the first spacecraft to rendezvous with...
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Inmarsat—Being In Beijing (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat has marked another important milestone in China with the opening of its first office in...
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Universal Space Network—Technology Showcase + Presentation @ The Small Satellite Conference (Event—Satellites) [SatNews] Universal Space Network (USN) moderated a meeting on Tuesday of 20 CubeSat industry leaders from academia, industry and government in an effort to...
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Orange Niger + Intelsat Expand Relationship, Extends Cellular Reach In Rural Niger [SatNews] ..."we are now able to introduce mobile telecom services to corporations and communities in the most remote regions of the country."
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August 5, 2014 ORBCOMM + Decker Truckline—Do You Know Where Your Refrigerated Trailers Are? (M2M) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has been selected by Decker Truckline, Inc. (Decker) to provide a tracking and monitoring solution for its fleet of 800 refrigerated trailers...
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IBC2014—Reflecting The Industry's Progress + Innovation (Event) [SatNews] From Thursday, September 11 to Monday, September 16, the IBC Conference will deliver the industry’s most authoritative and established leaders and...
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NASA... CubeSat Launch Initiative...Opportunity Calls For Cubes In Space [SatNews] ...gives students, teachers and faculty a chance to get hands-on flight hardware development experience in the process of designing, building and operating small research satellites.
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ORBIT Communication Systems...Selected As The Chosen One For Navy Customer Totaling US$2.5M [SatNews] Both the Ku-and C-Band system types are based on a unique technology that boasts the best footprint-to-performance ratio on the market.
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Avanti Communications + iSAT Africa...Take Broadband Across + Through Kenya + Tanzania [SatNews] "...We look forward to imminent rollout across East Africa.”
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U.S.A.F.'s 45th Space Wing—Crucial Background Ops Make For A Successful Event (Launch) [SatNews] The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' successful launch of their Falcon 9 rocket carrying...
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Vislink—"Modern Satellite Equipment Has, Once Again, Become The Go-To Resource For Public Safety Personnel." (Commentary) [SatNews] “Secure communication has always been the most powerful tool when it comes to ensuring public safety," said Ali Zarkesh, the Business...
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Inmarsat + SpaceX—Setting Forth Their S-Band Solution (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT.L) has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for its...
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AsiaSat, SpaceX + Space Systems/Loral (SSL)—AsiaSat 8 Moved To Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] AsiaSat 8, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle, successfully lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, U.S.A. at...
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SpaceX + Texas—New Rocket Launch Site Set For Boca Chica Beach (Business) [SatNews] The world's first vertical rocket launch site will be at Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on the edge of the...
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Space Systems/Loral (SSL) + Intelsat—A Media + Content Play For Africa (Satellite Build) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a communications satellite to...
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Avanti Communications—Keeping The Comms Rolling For The ATV-5 Mission (SATCOM) [SatNews] Avanti Communications is supporting the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) resupply..
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KVH Industries — You, Too, Can Be On Crewtoo... New Website Expands Features for Mariners (SATCOM—Business) [SatNews] A dedicated space for crew training organizations to promote their courses is one...
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SSL's Creation...AsiaSat 8 Performs Perfectly Post Today's Launch [SatNews] ...designed to provide direct-to-home (DTH) television service, data broadcasting, and telecommunications services in Asia and the Middle East where it will help ...
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Liga TV + Riedel Communications...It's Happening In Hungary...Equip OB Van With An Artist [SatNews] "We had tremendous success with their equipment in our OB2 truck, which was Hungary's first large HD OB van, so the decision to incorporate the company's products into our new OB3 HD unit was quite simple."
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Universal Space Network...Ribbon Is Cut...Work Begins In Network Management Center in Chantilly, Virginia [SatNews] Always exciting when there's a ribbon cutting...new energy, hope for the future...
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August 4, 2014 Turkey On The Verge...Breakthrough In Construction Of Satellites [SatNews] Turkey is on the verge of a breakthrough in communications, intelligence and surveillance satellites.
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NovaWurks™Grows Space Based Services With New Chief of Advanced Concepts (Executive Moves) [SatNews] ...with his deep experience he will use the company's technology to showcase how commercial and government entities can benefit from the technology and have access to space more efficiently and...
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KORE Wireless—Technology Showcase + Presentation @ MobileTech 2014 (Event—M2M) [SatNews] KORE Wireless is joining the upcoming MobileTech 2014 conference, which will showcase a range of innovative technology solutions across a...
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NASA—Devastating Drought Decimating California Water Resources (Imagery) [SatNews] In its weekly report issued on July 31, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that 82 percent of the state of California was in an extreme drought and 58 percent was in...
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation—Moving On Up, Stallmer To President (Business) [SatNews] The Commercial Spaceflight Federation has announced that Eric Stallmer has been...
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Russia + European Space Agency—Decision On ESA Inclusion Set For December (Government) [SatNews] A final decision on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) participation in Russia’s lunar program will be taken in December 2014...
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Russia—Reprise of "Lost In Space" For Foton-M (Satellite) [SatNews] Russia’s Federal Space Agency has decided to leave its scientific satellite Foton-M on orbit for two month as ...
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isola—Predicting Attributes For RF, Microwave + Millimeter-Wave Laminate Materials (RF—Software Tool) [SatNews] Isola has announced a free Impedance and Power-Handling Calculator that predicts the design attributes for microstrips and striplines based on the design’s target...
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NASA—Observing Improvements (Microshutter Arrays) [SatNews] NASA technologists have hurdled a number of significant challenges in their quest to improve a revolutionary observing...
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Berg Insight—Cargo Counting (M2M—Report | Analysis) [SatNews] According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active tracking devices...
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Dow-Key® Microwave Corporation—Switch Is On For Qualification... [SatNews] Dow-Key® Microwave Corporation has debuted their 511H-Series high power T-switch, which has been qualified and supplied to...
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Boeing + Orbital Sciences' Statements Regarding Their Participation In GPS IIF Launch [SatNews] The creation, build, and subsequent launch of a satellite is not an independent endeavor—interesting insight follows a successful launch, today we hear from...
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European Space Agency—Scientific Mission Is Initiated (Satellite) [SatNews] Seven months after launch, and following extensive commissioning, ESA’s Gaia satellite is ready...
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Iridium Communications—A Model Of Engineering Wherewithal's NEXT Demo (Satellite) [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has delivered the first satellite engineering model for...
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Lockheed Martin—MUOS Progresses To Final Testing Phase (Satellite) [SatNews] The fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite in the launch order is progressing in its final testing phase...
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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)—A Spatial Selfie (Satellite) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has taken the 'selfie' phenomenon to new heights as a spacecraft has taken a photo of itself to...
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International Launch Services (ILS)—Moving On Out...Twenty-Five Percent Staff Cuts (Business) [SatNews] International Launch Services (ILS) has announced a staff reduction “to align better with our current level of business...
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Russia—Defunct + Decaying Craft To Accept Earth's Atmospheric Cremation (Satellites) [SatNews] Two defunct Soviet-era satellites will fall to Earth on Monday evening, according to...
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e3 Systems, Kymeta + Airbus Defence + Space...The New Flat Is Where It's At ... Mega Yacht Antennas [SatNews] This new technology is being developed to create solutions for the whole mobile world, and also in space, but with the initial focus on solutions for mega yachts
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August 1, 2014 U.S.A.F. + ULA... Sharks Salute The Positive Push Off Of Global Positioning System IIF Satellite (Launch) [SatNews] "Once again, the Sharks of the 45th Space Wing proudly tip their collective hats to ..." Full Story
Haigh-Farr—Technology Showcase + Product Debuts @ AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (Event—Antennas) [SatNews] Recognizing the increasing importance of the small-satellite market, Haigh-Farr, a Business Unit within the Vitec Group, has engineered and deployed a range of innovative...
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DigitalGlobe—Accelerating The Launch + A Name Change (Satellite—Launch Preparations) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has announced its plans to accelerate the launch of WorldView-4, previously named GeoEye-2, to mid-2016 to...
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Radisys Services + Iridium—COTS For NEXT (Constellation—Applications Platform) [SatNews] Iridium NEXT, the global mobile voice and data satellite communications company’s next generation global satellite constellation, is scheduled to...
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MEASAT Satellite Systems + Pilipinas Global Network Ltd. (PGN)—Garnering 120 Country Distribution (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) now has an agreement with Pilipinas Global Network Limited ("PGN Limited") for...
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Keysight Technologies Has Success In Sight As They Prepare To Launch Their New Company [SatNews]“As we launch our new company, we are mindful of our rich heritage as part of..."
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UPDATE: AsiaSat, SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral—A Fling On The Fifth For AsiaSat-8 (Launch) [SatNews] AsiaSat 8, the latest communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), is scheduled for launch at Hong Kong Time 1:25 p.m. (1:25 a.m. EDT or Cape Canaveral local time) on...
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