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November 30, 2010 ESA... Earth Exploring We Do Go (Satellites) [SatNews] As part of the procedure to realize ESA's series of Earth Explorers, two new mission proposals have been selected for further development.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Mangrove Mania (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] Mangroves are among the most biologically important ecosystems on the planet, and a common feature of tropical and sub-tropical coastlines.
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Multimedia Broadcasting... Considerable Concatenation (Technology) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Multimedia Broadcasting, Inc., which has adopted the ISDB-Tmm standard for multimedia broadcasting, has been commissioned as the sole carriage operator providing nationwide multimedia broadcasting services for mobile devices scheduled to start following the termination of the analog broadcasting service in Japan.
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Peterson Air Force Base... Sending In The Software (SATCOM) [SatNews] The 2nd Space Operations Squadron is scheduled to release the next software upgrade for the GPS ground system in early December.
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Avanti Communications... To The Betterment Of Broadband (SATCOM) [SatNews] Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN) has signed a 5 year agreement with BT for the provision of satellite broadband services via its HYLAS 1 satellite, successfully launched into orbit on November 26th 2010.
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SIS LIVE... Flyaway + Uplink (SATCOM) [SatNews] SIS LIVE has signed an exclusive reseller and development agreement with Astrium, an EADS company and one of the biggest suppliers of civil and defence space systems and services in the world.
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SES Makes Their Contribution To The O3b Cause [SatNews] More news regarding the financing for O3b Networks.
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Integral Systems | RT Logic... Purveyors Of Processing (TT&C) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, RT Logic, has been awarded more than $21M in multiple government, military and commercial contracts over the past 3 months, $11.4M of which was closed in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2010.
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Newtec + Nynex... Inclined To Use A Lot Of Flex (SATCOM) [SatNews] VSAT system integrator Nynex has installed Newtec’s FlexACM(r) technology to provide new coverage for the Middle East and Central Asia region.
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NSR Reports Military Buys In Big Time To EO According to NSR’s Global Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 2nd Edition study released today, the EO market growth, size and shape is more than ever affected by government contracts, in particular from military users.
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C-COM Satellite Systems... Antenna Action (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSXV: CMI) has received orders in excess of $1,000,000 from resellers in Argentina and Russia.
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NewCom International... It's Evolutionary In Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] NewCom International has deployed an iDirect Evolution platform over NSS 10 C?band and T?11n KU?band throughout Africa.
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ABI Research...Two Billion Served...High Speed Data That Is Latest figures from ABI Research indicates that there are currently more than 500 3G network commitments, and over 300 WiMAX and LTE announcements worldwide.
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November 29, 2010 O3b Networks... Financially Speaking... Final Round... [SatNews] O3b Networks has secured its final funding round before service launch.
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Stratos Global... Sea—Worthy (SATCOM) [SatNews] Stratos Global is deploying the Inmarsat FleetBroadband satellite communications service on as many as 16 commercial vessels for Vega-Reederei GmbH & Co. KG (Vega).
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SES WORLD SKIES... Collaborating On Capacity (SATCOM) [SatNews] SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced VimpelCom has signed a capacity deal to meet the growing need for business communications capabilities throughout Russia.
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Space Systems/Loral... Full Of BSS + FSS, Sat Ships (SATCOM) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has shipped a communications satellite to the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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PCI Geomatics... Orthorectifieid + Mosaicked (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics has been awarded a contract to deliver a GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) Satellite processing system to a key customer in the Asia Pacific region.
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ESA... Council Counseled (Event) [SatNews] Ministers in charge of space activities representing the Member States of the European Space Agency and the European Union met in Brussels for the Seventh Space Council.
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OPTIS... Stray Light Suppression (Technology) [SatNews] The China Academy of Space Technology in Beijing has selected OPTIS’s OptisWorks software for stray light analysis to optimize the optical performance of satellites and imaging equipment used in space.
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MEASAT Helps Solar Shines Like A DIVA [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) announced that Solar Entertainment Corporation (“Solar”) has expanded its platform with three new channels; NBA Premium HD, DIVA Universal and NBC Universal.
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Inmarsat + ITU... Crucial Links Of The SATCOM Kind [SatNews] Displaced victims of the Pakistan floods, struggling to survive three months after losing everything in the disaster, are being offered a SATCOMs lifeline.
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT has completed its previously announced acquisition of Wavestream Corporation.
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BSkyB... A MENA Move (JV) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corp (ADMIC), a private investment company owned by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), the UK’s leading pay television provider, have formed a 50-50 joint venture to bring a new, free-to-air Arabic-language news channel to viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from 2012.
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Integral Systems... Bringing New Gateways Into Action (Comms) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: ISYS) has announced that Avtec Systems, Inc., which now operates as part of Integral Systems’ SATCOM Solutions Division, has been awarded a $5 million, five-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to replace Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) multiplexers that are no longer sustainable at the U.S. military’s largest test ranges.
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United Launch Alliance... Delta IV + Atlas V Get Shaft'd (Launch) [SatNews] United Launch Alliance (ULA) recently awarded Saft, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech batteries, a multi-million dollar contract to develop lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for its Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles.
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TeleCommunication Systems... List Leading (Award) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has named TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) to all three of its prestigious lists for the third consecutive year.
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Resolve Optics... Taking A Hard Look At Radiation Resistance (Imagery) [SatNews] The new Model 305 Fixed Focus Non-Browning Lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. has been designed to provide uncompromised performance with large image format cameras and sensors used in environments subject to radiation.
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Space Systems/Loral...Spreads, Thrusts And Fires (Launch) [SatNews] The successful Intelsat launch on Friday from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana is continuing to deliver positive signals.
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Aerojet... Timely Thrusts (Satellite) [SatNews] Aerojet, a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company, announced its high-power Hall Thruster Propulsion System (HTPS) has successfully initiated operation on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Space Vehicle #1 (SV#1) that was launched on an Atlas V rocket on Aug.14.
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NASA Cassini...Reports Good Health After Flip Out (Satellite) [SatNews] Good news — NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations.
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Los Angeles Air Force Base... The GPS Constellation's Gold Standard — 20 Years On-Orbit (SATCOM) [SatNews] The Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation is the most robust and capable system in the history of space and Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 23 is a testament as to how the Air Force continues to meet and exceed its operational requirements with GPS.
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NASA Cassini... Reveals Lady In The Moon (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA sends more photos — this image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on October 17, 2010.
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Advantech Wireless... All About ASO (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Advantech Wireless has recently completed the signing of agreements via its distributor CVS Engineering with TDF SAS, TowerCast and ITAS-Tim for the supply of its SBD-75e combined DVB-S and DVB-S2 demodulators.
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Agilent Technologies... Deep Into Analysis (Hardware) [SatNews] Agilent Technologies Inc. has won a $1.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy.
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November 26, 2010 NASA... Offering Their Guidance (Spacecraft) [SatNews] NASA has selected the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Mass., to provide advanced guidance, navigation and control system development and avionics technology development and analysis at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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TC Communications... A Credit To Their Accreditation (Services) [SatNews] TC Communications, Australia’s specialist satellite communications company, is now accredited as Australia’s first GVF Training Centre and the certification of Satellite Engineer, Peter Wade, as a GVF Certified VSAT Installation Examiner.
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COM DEV International... Enjoying The Fifth (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has been awarded contracts to provide switches and other microwave filters and components for the fifth satellite in a North American military communications program.
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SatNews Publishers Wishes All An Enjoyable Thanksgiving... We have a great deal to be thankful for, and we wish to pass along to our readers our sincere thanks for your continued support.
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Arianespace... Perfect Pairing Push Off (Launch) [SatNews] The fifth Arianespace mission of 2010 orbited two telecommunicationspayloads today: one for an emerging new player in the broadband marketplace;and the other for a long-time customer that is the world's leading providerof fixed satellite services.
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NSSL... Financially Speaking + New Name [SatNews] The Management Team of NSSL, a provider of global satellite services on land and sea, has agreed to take 20 percent of equity in the company.
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November 23, 2010 Snell... Moving On Up... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Snell has appointed Robert Rowe as CTO.
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EMS Technologies... Moving On Up... EMS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELMG) announced that John Jarrell will join EMS as vice president and general manager of the company’s Aviation business unit, effective immediately.
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BroadcastAsia + CommunicAsia 2011... New Location For Conferences (Event) BroadcastAsia and CommunicAsia — the unique Singapore-based exhibition and conference — looks set for a major success next year as it completes plans to relocate to the city's vibrant financial and hotel district.
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U.S.A.F. + Lockheed Martin... Review Success (Satellite) [SatNews] The Space and Missile System Center's Space Based Infrared Systems Directorate and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed the system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) for the third and fourth geosynchronous (GEO) satellites under the SBIRS Follow-On Production Program (SFP).
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Intelsat... Moving On Up... Intelsat S.A. has appointed Mr. Flavien Bachabi as the new head of the Luxembourg headquarters office, to the position of Vice President, Business Operations and Intergovernmental Initiatives.
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ScheduALL... ERMa Makes It Easier (Software) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] ScheduALL announced their ERMa technology is a winning solution for the global media and broadcast community.
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Globalstar... The Search Is On... [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) is considering candidates for the Company's Board of Directors to fill a vacancy following the previously announced resignation of Ken Jones on October 1, 2010.
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Astrotech... Taking Vandenberg To Task (Services) [SatNews] Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC) has announced that its Astrotech Space Operations subsidiary has won a fully-funded task order under the $35 million Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
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C2SAT... Making Headway With Maritime (SATCOM) [SatNews] C2SAT (NGM-Stock Exchange, C2ST), a supplier of maritime VSAT antenna systems, has announced that the C2SAT 1.2 m Ku II has passed the technical qualification testing performed by SpeedCast in Hong Kong.
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WTA... And The Winner Will Be... (Award) [SatNews] The WTA has initiated the nomination process for the 2011 Teleport Awards for Excellence.
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NASA... How To Pack With Aplomb (Satellite) [SatNews] The Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, or O/OREOS, nanosatellite managed by NASA's Ames Research Center, successfully launched at 5:25 p.m. PST on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, from Alaska Aerospace Corporation's Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska.
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Masten Space Systems... Big Demo Deal (Launch) [SatNews] Masten Space Systems and Space Florida haver signed a Letter of Intent to explore performing demonstration launches of a Masten suborbital reusable launch vehicle from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Energia... Satellite Sweeping (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Energia, Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation, has the Company will build a special orbital pod designed for sweeping-up satellite debris from near-Earth space.
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ESA... CryoSat-2 Changes Commands (Satellite) [SatNews] With the commissioning of ESA's CryoSat now complete, the mission has been officially transferred to the operations team.
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NASA... Heading To Tempel (Satellite) [SatNews] Eighty-six days out from its appointment with a comet, NASA's Stardust spacecraft fired its thrusters to help refine its flight path.
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Vizada Networks...Has Their Antenna Up In Defense Of The Norwegians [SatNews] Vizada Networks sent their team on a special mission for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) and they delivered.
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ESA... Focus On The Focal Plane (Satellite) [SatNews] Another milestone in the development of ESA's Gaia spacecraft has been passed with the successful conclusion of two parallel test programs during October.
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AT&T and TerreStar Networks GENUS...Two, Two Phones In One [SatNews] AT&T and TerreStar Networks have introduced the TerreStar™ GENUS™ launched as the only dual-mode cellular-satellite smartphone now available to consumers.
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November 22, 2010 COM DEV Int'l... Upper Hand With UHF (SATCOM) [SatNews] COM DEV USA, LLC, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), has been awarded a US$6 million contract to provide UHF passive microwave equipment for a US Government satellite payload.
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Global Marine Networks... Speeding Up At Sea (SATCOM) [SatNews] Global Marine Networks has debuted their GMN webXaccelerator for ship-to-shore and remote communications needs for the commercial fishing, marine transport, cruise ships, offshore oil rigs, and first-response communications coordination markets.
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SES ASTRA... sixx Is Eighth (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SES ASTRA has announced that sixx HD will launch in HD quality on HD on December 1, 2010.
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Harmonic... Playing Headend Games (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Harmonic Inc.'s (NASDAQ: HLIT) IP-based video processing solutions were deployed by GlobeCast to facilitate the live broadcast of the 2010 Asian Games being held in Guangzhou, China, through November 27.
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Japan... Its Nano Time (Satellite) [SatNews] Japan is developing a low-cost surveillance satellite to aid disaster relief and to engage in other uses, as the country looks to expand its reach into emerging markets — this according to government sources.
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Iran... More SatSpeak [Satellites] [SatNews] With remarks made on Sunday via Iran's English-language Press TV, after the report last Thursday that the country had "successfully" tested an upgraded version of a S-200 system, with the "same capability as the Russian-made S-300 system,"Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi stated that Tehran would soon launch into space a number of its newly designed satellites, according to the Mehr news agency.
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WAFA... NOC, NOC, We're There (SATCOM) [SatNews] WAFA has launched an HX System Network Operations Centre (NOC).
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Russia... Planning For Phobos (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The Russian launch of an unmanned lander to one of the moon of Mars, Phobos, is scheduled for October 2011, according to Anatoly Perminov, the head of Russia's Federal Space agency, Roscosmos.
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ISRO... Resource Refresher (Satellite) [SatNews] The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch the Resourcesat-2 advanced remote sensing satellite via a locally-manufactured PSLV rocket in January of next year.
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Eutelsat... KA-SAT Ready To Climb Into Slot (Satellite) [SatNews] The KA-SAT satellite of Eutelsat Communications’ (Euronext Paris: ETL) was flown into the Baikonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 19th and is now in final stages of readiness for launch by a Proton rocket on December 20.
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KVH... Garnering Growth... (SATCOM) [SatNews] A growing number of commercial and leisure operators are selecting KVH's TracPhone(r) V7 and mini-VSAT Broadband(sm) service.
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Astrium... High Hopes For Hylas (Launch) [SatNews] The Highly Adaptable Satellite (HYLAS) 1, which was designed and built by Astrium for the satellite broadband operator Avanti Communications, has been fully fuelled and integrated with the Ariane 5 launch vehicle at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
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SES ASTRA... Bravo For Brava3D (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] The Dutch TV channel Brava3D has initiated broadcasting via the ASTRA satellite at 23.5 degrees East.
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ManSat's Stott... Is Space Sector Star [SatNews] It's always nice to be appreciated as a valid candidate, and so the Isle of Man’s ever-increasing presence as a major player in the space sector was recognized with one of the top awards.
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Advantech Wireless... Hub Focus (SATCOM) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless has been contracted through Marshall Communications Corporation for the design, supply, and installation of an additional DVB-RCS Hub to DISA.
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Integral Systems | SAT Corporation... Contractual Confidences (Systems) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq:ISYS) has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SAT Corporation, reports that in the fourth quarter of the Company's Fiscal Year 2010, it has received more than $3 million in new contract awards from the government, military, and commercial satellite operators.
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ATK... Ten Years Of Observation (Satellite) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) and NASA are marking the 10-year anniversary of NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite.
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PolarSat... Airing Out Technology Over Asia (SATCOM) [SatNews] PolarSat Inc. has received an additional order for the expansion of an existing Air Traffic Control Network in Asia.
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FAA Grants SpaceX First-Ever...Right To Re-enter (Launch and Return) [SatNews] Commercial launch spacecraft have always traveled in a one-way direction. That is until today when the FAA made SpaceX the first-ever commercial company to receive a license to re-enter a spacecraft from orbit. Not since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Commercial Space Transportation was created in 1984, and having issued licenses for more than 200 launches has any company been granted the right to return.?
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Hughes... A Highly Lifting Agreement (SATOM) [SatNews ] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) and Environmental Safety Systems International Corporation (ESSI) are equipping the entire Hercules Offshore fleet of Class 120 to Class 230 liftboats in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, with Hughes satellite-based broadband maritime services.
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ISU Students Take Balloons Up...Way Up—Again [SatNews] Looks like a team from the International Space University have been chosen to repeat an experiment.
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TECOM Industries.. Speedy Solutions (SATCOM) [SatNews] TECOM Industries, Inc. has expanded their Ku-band SATCOM Antenna System product line, with the addition of the KuStream(tm) 1500 for commercial, military and other fast-moving aircraft.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Krakatau Continues To Crank On (Imagery—NASA) The thick brown plume of ash, steam and volcanic gas rising from Anak Krakatau in this true-color image is a common sight at the volcano.
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November 21, 2010 RigNet Races And Ranks Amongst Fastest Growing Companies [SatNews] RigNet, Inc., is taking off and leaving others behind in the dust, or so it would seem.
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Motorola... FTA Is Not Top In Results (Research) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Paid-for television content — whether through satellite, cable, or the Internet — is preferred over free-to-air (FTA) services — even in markets where free programming is more readily available, according to global research from Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT).
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ESA + Thales Alenia Space... Meteorology In 3G (Satellite) [SatNews] Marking a significant milestone for Europe's next fleet of meteorological satellites, ESA has given the go-ahead to Thales Alenia Space in France to start work on developing the Meteosat Third Generation.
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ULA's Delta IV And Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Accomplish Some Heavy Lifting Today! (Launch) [SatNews] After delays from anomalous temperature data signatures during Friday's countdown, a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched...
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Juniper Networks + Blackwave... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) has acquired the intellectual property assets of Blackwave, an innovator in Internet video storage and delivery infrastructure, further enhancing the company's solutions for delivering Internet video content with exceptional scale, performance and efficiency — financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Air Force Space Command, SMC, NASA... Minotaur Successfully Moves Two Crucial Products Skywards (Launch) The Air Force’s Space Development and Test Directorate successfully launched the DoD Space Test Program’s STP-S26 mission on Friday and achieved desired orbits for all of the satellites on board.
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November 18, 2010 SENSIO Technologies... Visually Lossless Content (3DTV) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SENSIO Technologies Inc. (SENSIO) (TSX.V: SIO) has signed an agreement with Videotron, a leading integrated communications company in Quebec.
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Snell... Post Production C+M (Infrastructure) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Snell has announced that the company's routing, control, and monitoring technology is at the core of The Post Group's new state-of-the-art production facility.
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Lockheed Martin... Wishing To Climb The Fence (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] submitted its proposal today for the next phase of Space Fence, a program that will revamp the way the U.S. Air Force identifies and tracks objects in space.
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Globecomm Systems... Agency Arrangement (SATCOM) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded a pre-engineered systems contract from a US Government Agency valued at $3.3 million.
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Gilat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. has reported that net income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, was $36.21 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, compared to $2.49 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the same quarter of 2009.
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Arqiva... From The Space To Bloomberg (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Italian cinema chain The Space has signed a contract with Arqiva’s Digital Cinema partners, Arts Alliance Media.
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Telecom Leases AUT The Monster Dish...Now Makes A Set [SatNews] Before the Southern Cross Cable was laid across the Pacific in 2000, Telecom’s 30m satellite dish at Warkworth, north of Auckland, provided New Zealand’s primary broadband link with the outside world.
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Geoimage... On The Spot With Round Four (Imagery) [SatNews] Geoimage is in the process of completing Round 4 of the SPOT5 image processing project for the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW).
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NASA's Terra Sat Reveals Alaskan Cold Dust (Imagery) [SatNews] Dust storms generally call to mind places like the Sahara Desert or the Gobi Desert, but dust storms occur at high latitudes as well. One such storm left streamers over the Gulf of Alaska in mid-November 2010.
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DEV Systemtechnik... Within The Realm Of Optribution (RF) [SatNews] Within DEV Systemtechnik’s product line, "Optribution — Optical Transmission and Distribution of RF Signals”, optically transmits, receives, switches and distributes RF signals in SATCOM and CATV systems — the Company's model DEV 7113 offers a chassis with 20 optical module slots.
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Uplogix + Winegard... Interoperability Unification (SATCOM) [SatNews] Uplogix and Winegard Company have announced the interoperability of their products, bringing a new level of uptime and reduced support costs to SATCOM.
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EPOXI...Hartley 2 Spews Basketball Size Ice Particles [SatNews] The EPOXI mission's recent encounter with comet Hartley 2 provided the first images clear enough for scientists to link jets of dust and gas with specific surface features. NASA and other scientists have begun to analyze the images.
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EMS Aviation... FAA + Forté AirMail (Comms) [SatNews] EMS Aviation, a division ofEMS Technologies, Inc., has been awarded a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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RRsat...2010 WTA Top Teleport Operators Receives Three Out Of Three For Third Year [SatNews] RRsat Global Communications Network Ltd. (NASDAQ: RRST), announced today that the World Teleport Association (WTA) has included RRsat in all three categories of its prestigious list of Top Teleport Operators for 2010: the Global Top Twenty, the Independent Top Twenty, and the Fast Twenty.
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November 17, 2010 International Space University... The Masters Of Space Business (Event) [SatNews] Eighteen months ago, the International Space University (ISU) launched the first Executive MBA program that focused on space business.
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Globecast + OmniBus Systems... Primed For Playout (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] GlobeCast has selected the OmniBus Systems iTX master control and automation platform for its playout center in London.
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DELAY UPDATE: ULA Pumps Up For Delta IV Heavy...Spectacular Night Show (Launch) JUST IN: The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy with a National Reconnaissance Office payload is rescheduled for November 19, at 6:06 p.m. EST. During closeout processing of the launch system...
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Avanti Communications Is Happy... HYLAS 1 Fueled For Launch [SatNews] Avanti Communications (AIM: AVN), the satellite broadband operator, has been informed that its HYLAS 1 satellite has been fully fueled and will be integrated with the Ariane 5 launch vehicle tomorrow ahead of the launch on Friday, 26 November.
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Intelsat + Viewsat... The Growing Neighborhood (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Viewsat, a provider of global broadcast and transmission services for television and radio channels, extended its commitment to Intelsat’s video neighborhood at 68.5 degrees East longitude.
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Northrop Grumman... Attending To The Needs Of Modularity (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was selected by NASA as one of the five contractors for the Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) program.
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XCOR + KLM... Lynxing Up (Spacecraft) [SatNews] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced they are embarking upon a new relationship with Space Experience Cura?ao (SXC).
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ATCi + Net Insight... Top Tier Transportation (SATCOM) [SatNews] Net Insight, which develops scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has partnered with ATCi to enhance quality transportation of services via satellite and fiber-linked components across America.
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Ball Aerospace... STPSat-2 Packs Support For Four Payloads (Satellite) [SatNews] The first Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) built by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. for the Space Development and Test Wing of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center is scheduled to launch aboard a Minotaur IV rocket as part of the STP-S26 mission from Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex on November 19.
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Space Foundation + Rocky Mountain Tracking... Certifiably So... (GPS) [SatNews] GPS tracking products provided by Fort Collins, CO, -based Rocky Mountain Tracking (RMT) have been designated as a Certified Space Technology(tm) by the Space Foundation, making them the only GPS technologies to be so recognized.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is Popular In Popular Science (Award) [SatNews] SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is turning heads...
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ESA... Top O' The World Trek (SATCOM) [SatNews] The arctic “short cut” is on ESA’s radar.
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Europe Media Port (EMP) Takes A First For The Second Time Europe Media Port partners directly with satellite operators and teleport facilities around the world to provide diverse end-to-end solutions to the satellite service market.
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Elbit Systems... Hyperspectral EarthSense (Imagery) [SatNews] A hyperspectral (HS) intelligence payload system known as Chariot of Fire has been developed by Elbit Systems Electro Optical subsidiary El-Op.
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NASA... Antarctica Warms Up For Photos (Earth Observation) [SatNews] Summer was rapidly approaching when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite caught this rare, nearly cloud-free view of the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula on November 15, 2010.
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November 16, 2010 Hughes Network Systems... M2M Is Becoming For Broadband (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has launched their new M2M (machine-to-machine) broadband service.
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SENCORE... Re-Transmission Rewards (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] SENCORE and its Argentine sales partner, VEC SRL, have announced that AR-SAT (Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A.), selected the SENCORE MRD3187B receiver decoder for satellite applications across the country.
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NASA... A Youngster Is Found (Satellite) [SatNews] Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of the youngest black hole known to exist in our cosmic neighborhood.
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Juniper Networks + Belden... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (Nets) [SatNews] Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) and Belden Inc. (NYSE: BDC) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Juniper will acquire Trapeze Networks.
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Newtec + Vizada Networks... Together For Trunking (SATCOM) [SatNews] Newtec is extending its partnership with global satellite communications and telecommunications specialist Vizada Networks to introduce further developments on delivering IP trunking via satellite.
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Russia's Newest Satellite To Send New Signals [SatNews] Russia's next generation Glonass-K2 navigation satellite will be launched in 2013, Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, said on Tuesday.
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Quintech Electronics... A Switch In Time Saves Far More Than A Dime (SATCOM) [SatNews] As part of the five-year base with one five-year option period Modernization of Enterprise Terminal (MET) contract with an estimated ceiling price of $820M, Quintech will be providing RSS 0070 switches, SRR 2150 Switches and AMP2150 amplifiers to Harris Corporation.
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Vizada + Inmarsat... Politically Correct (SATCOM) [SatNews] Vizada and Inmarsat, together with local partner Arycom, delivered satellite broadband and voice services along with operational support to the Brazilian government in support of October’s presidential elections.
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ATCi... Flexible Flyaway (Antenna) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Antenna Technology Communications Inc. (ATCi), a provider of ground-based commercial satellite communications systems and services, has introduced its specialized flyaway broadcast system.
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Hughes... Begetting Broadband For Brazil... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has announced that its Brazilian operating unit, Hughes do Brasil, has signed a contract with PrimeNet valued at more than $13 million over 60 months to be a reseller of Hughes broadband satellite Internet access service in Brazil.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Pyroclastic Problems (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The primary danger during the eruption at Merapi Volcano has been pyroclastic flows.
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IAI... @ IACE With... [SatNews] Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) unique systems, such as "Arrow 2", "Arrow 3", satellites, strategic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and others, are key factors in Israel's defense, industrial and economic strength" said Mr. Itzhak Nissan, IAI's CEO and President, prior to the International Aerospace Conference & Exhibition that opened on November 15th at the Jerusalem International Convention Center.
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NASA Signs Northrop Grumman For A Long Bus Ride [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will be busy after being selected by NASA as one of the five contractors for the Modular Space Vehicles (MSV) program.
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Sagem... A Sensory Look At Eclairs (Satellite) [SatNews] Sagem (Safran group) has delivered the first prototype sensors to space research center CESR for the Eclairs telescope, the main payload to be carried by the scientific satellite SVOM (Space-based multi-band Variable Object Monitor).
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Iridium Wins DoD Contract EMSS Gateway Improvements In Hawaii [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announces that it has won three Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) contracts to upgrade the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service (EMSS) Gateway in Hawaii.
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November 15, 2010 Orbital Sciences...Successful Test — One Down, Two More To Go [SatNews] Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) today announced the successful test firing of the liquid fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of the company’s Taurus II space launch vehicle.
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Advantech Wireless + NewCom International... Hubnobbing (SATCOM) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless, a Quebec-based manufacturer of satellite communications systems, has successfully completed delivery a DVB-RCS MiniHub(tm) for NewCom International of Miami.
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Boeing SkyTerra 1 'Call Home' — Signal Received Loud And Clear [SatNews] Yesterday's launch of LightSquared's SkyTerra 1 on November 14 on an International Launch Services Proton vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was a success in many ways...
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ATK... It's All About Planetary Interaction (Satellites) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) reports that two of the five microsatellites the Company built for NASA’s THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) mission have been redirected to new orbits around the Moon to study the Moon's Interaction with the Sun.
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WTA... Naming Names... At The Top... (Award) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced its rankings of the Top Teleport Operators of 2010.
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Globecomm Systems... Wireless Wins Out (Comms) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems, Inc. has won a contract to provide wireless managed services in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
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Goodrich... Sensing Sensibilities (Satellites) [SatNews] Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) gyroscopes have successfully passed inorbit testing on the European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Explorer CryoSat-2 satellite during a mission to detect shifts in global ice cover.
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USAF Space & Missile Center... Anomaly Action Plan (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Space and Missile Systems Center recently outlined a plan to allow the Advanced Extremely High Frequency SV-1 spacecraft to successfully reach its operational mission orbit despite a propulsion system anomaly.
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Bentley Walker... Forget The Fade (SATCOM) [SatNews] Bentley Walker has now made available new C-band satellite Internet options for all customers in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.
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NASA... All Fired Up (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi conducted a successful test firing last Wednesday of the liquid-fuel AJ26 engine that will power the first stage of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Taurus II space launch vehicle.
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On Call Communications Students Get The Edge To Employment [SatNews] On Call Communications' IP based mobile satellite solution plays an integral role in campus news transmissions to network news organizations.
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10th GVF Oil & Gas Communications Event – Takes It To The Clouds [SatNews] With less than two weeks until the GVF Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia 2010: ‘Redefining the Digital Oilfield Onshore, Offshore, Deep & Ultra-Deepwater’ (O&GCSEA2010) conference.
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November 14, 2010 Gateway Communications... Improving Telecom (Event) [SatNews] Gateway Communications has claimed the prestigious AfricaCom Award for ‘Best Pan-African Initiative’.
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Harris... TechSense For NETCENTS (Support) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) has been competitively awarded a $15 million contract, including one base year and a one-year option, by the U.S. Air Force for its Headquarters Air Force Information Management Enterprise Business Solutions Software Development Services Support program under the Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract vehicle.
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MEASAT... Game On! (Capacity) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has signed an agreement with GlobeCast for the provision of capacity in supporting the delivery of the Asian Games.
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Cassini Captures... Energy Exiting (Saturn) [SatNews] Like a cosmic light bulb on a dimmer switch, Saturn emitted gradually less energy each year from 2005 to 2009, according to observations by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
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SES WORLD SKIES...Here's To Haiti's Health [SatNews] Not too big to care, SES WORLD SKIES announced that Partners In Health (PIH) has selected the AMC-6 satellite to expand and enhance mission critical connectivity across Haiti.
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SSTL... Getting Out Of The Way (Satellite) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has successfully repositioned the UK-DMC-1 spacecraft, which is reaching the end of its operational life, using unspent propellant to reduce the orbital lifetime and the probability of generating space debris.
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Pactel Int'l... A Healthy Occupation (SATCOM) [SatNews] In 2010, Pactel International was appointed to assist the MEDINET Project (funded by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Commonwealth Secretariat) in Vanuatu by providing internet connectivity to medical facilities in the remote regions of the country.
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Streambox... It's Great To Be First! (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Streambox, Inc. has released the world’s first low-latency full resolution 4:2:2 HD 3D 1-RU Encoder/Decoder.
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GMV...Leveling Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] GMV Space Systems and GMV Aerospace and Defense has been recognized by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University as a Level 5 organization in Capability and Maturity Model Integration (CMMI ML 5).
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SatLink Communications...Enhancing And Evolving With Evolution [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that SatLink Communications, has launched an iDirect Evolution network to enhance its data services.
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Arianespace... Final Lofting Of The Year Nears (Launch) [SatNews] Components for another heavy-lift Ariane 5 have arrived at the Spaceport as Arianespace maintains its sustained launch rate for 2010 and beyond, meeting the requirements of its growing international customer base.
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ILS Sends SkyTerra 1 Soaring — Brings To Life LightSquared's™ Next Gen Network (Launch) [SatNews] International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the SkyTerra 1 telecommunications satellite enabling LightSquared™ to bring to life the creation of its next-generation, nationwide network that will be among the world’s first to combine satellite and terrestrial technologies.
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MDA... Catching The Orbital Bus (Satellites) [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced its U.S. operation has signed an option under an existing agreement to provide an advanced technology solution to Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) for its Star-2 satellites.
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TCS... A Contractual Lift From The USN's MSC (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has been named as the sole awardee on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Military Sealift Command's Next Generation Wideband commercial satellite communications infrastructure and service.
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SES... Gaining Galileo (SATCOM) [SatNews] SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has become a key partner in the future operations of Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system.
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Ace Investments, Permira, ABS, Kingsbridge Limited... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Ace Investments 1 Limited, a company advised by the Permira funds, along with the Asia Broadcast Satellite ("ABS") management team, announce that they have successfully completed the acquisition of Kingsbridge Limited, the holding company for ABS.
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Clyde Space... U Too On UKube1 (Satellite) [SatNews] The UK Space Agency has opened the payload competition for its United Kingdom Universal Bus Experiment (UKube1), a one year pilot mission in which the UK will launch a miniature satellite that will carry up to three different payloads into space, testing new technologies and carrying out new space research quickly and efficiently.
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November 11, 2010 Integral Systems | Newpoint Technologies... COMPASS Control (SATCOM) [SatNews] Integral Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: ISYS) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newpoint Technologies, has been awarded $2.1M through multiple contracts from the U.S. Government, international military, commercial satellite operators and service providers.
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SES WORLD SKIES + Vizada Networks... Lean + MENA With NSS-5 (SATCOM) [SatNews] SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has signed a capacity agreement with Vizada Networks for telecommunications network backup across Africa’s Sub Saharan region.
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SatCom Group Holdings + Abbey Technologies... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Satellite communications company SatCom Group Holdings Plc has acquired Abbey Technologies GmbH.
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Comtech Telecommunications... Delving Into DTH (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received $1.0 million in orders for satellite modulators and demodulators from a leading Direct-To-Home ("DTH") service provider.
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Iridium... Financially Speaking... A Billion Dollar Legal Rep... [SatNews] The international law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP represented Iridium Communications, Inc. in the US$1.8 billion financing for its nexgen satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, comprising of 66 operational low-earth orbit satellites and a number of in-orbit and ground spares.
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ND SatCom... Certifiably Citrix (Software) [SatNews] At the Citrix Synergy, the user conference of Citrix held in Berlin in early October, ND SatCom was awarded the "Citrix Ready Partner" status for its innovative XWARP cloud computing solution.
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Veterans' Day, November 11, A Day To Honor Our Heroes Today is November 11, Veteran's Day, a day for many spent away from their usual routines.
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November 10, 2010 ILS Proton Counting Down For SkyTerra 1 And Max Coverage [SatNews] The launch of SkyTerra 1 on November 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, launch pad 39, and successful network commissioning is a major step...
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November 9, 2010 Thuraya... Latching Onto Libya (SATCOM) [SatNews] Major customers in Libya will now be able to enjoy Thuraya’s post-paid mobile satellite handheld services — this comes after the signing of a commercial agreement between the mobile satellite operator and Al Jeel Al Jadeed, a firm specializing in satellite communications.
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GeoEye... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) has announced strong revenue results for its fiscal third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2010.
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Riverbed Technology + Global Protocols... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) has acquired Global Protocols LLC, a firm that assists government organizations achieve greater application performance across satellite networks using the Space Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS).
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Iridium... Financially Speaking [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) (“Iridium”) has reported strong financial results for the third quarter of 2010 and updated its outlook for the full-year 2010.
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November 8, 2010 Espial... Browser Bonanza (Software) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Espial?, a provider of On-Demand TV solutions, has now made available their Espial TV Browser, powered by Intel set-top box (STB) reference platforms based on the Intel? Atom(tm) processor CE4100 and the recently announced Intel? Atom™ processor CE4200.
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Harris + Schlumberger's CGS Business... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) an international communications and information technology company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Global Connectivity Services (GCS) business from Schlumberger Information Solutions, an operating unit of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB).
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Comtech Telecommunications... Turbo Mode (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp.'s (Nasdaq:CMTL) Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., obtained $1.9 million in orders from U.S. government agencies for its turboIP-G2 Performance Enhancement Proxies.
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Lockheed Martin... Deliverable Is... Delivered! (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The Lockheed Martin-led team developing the nexgen Global Positioning System (GPS III) has completed the program’s first contract deliverable ahead of schedule.
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PCI Geomatics Moving On Up...Board Of Directors [SatNews] While the industry will remember Dr. Robert (Bob) Moses, his legacy prevails as PCI Geomatics announces the appointment of...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has executed definitive agreements for the sale of its Property Information business, which is principally located in the US and Europe.
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Thomson Video Networks... Disaster Defense (Hardware) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Thomson Video Networks has announced that France T?l?visions has installed a disaster recovery solution using Thomson's Sapphire broadcast servers and ProConsultant Informatique Louise™ broadcast management software.
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COM DEV's Contract...It Pays To Switch (SAT) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV), today was awarded contracts to provide switches and other microwave components for a commercial communications satellite.
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Eutelsat Communications... Definitely For The Birds (CONTENT) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced that Nilesat, the Egyptian satellite company, has inked a 10-year contract for five transponders at the 7 degrees West orbital position.
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
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Astrium Provides Innovative Security And A Launch (SATCOM) [SatNews] Astrium has today launched a range of innovative satcom products designed to optimize network efficiency, maximize bandwidth and increase mobility for their end-users.
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Advantech + Agile Communications... DoD Deliveries Done (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Agile Communications has selected and successfully delivered the Advantech DVB-RCS/S2 hub and remote terminals to the U.S. DoD for in-theatre use.
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TeleCommunication Systems... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.
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Ariane 5...High Five For Heavy-Lift (Launch) [SatNews] The Ariane 5 for Arianespace's fifth heavy-lift mission of 2010 has moved to the Final Assembly Building at the Spaceport in French Guiana, where it willbe fitted with a dual-passenger payload of the Intelsat 17 and HYLAS 1
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November 7, 2010 Comtech EF Data + Stampede Technologies... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatNews] Comtech EF Data Corporation has completed their acquisition of Stampede(r) Technologies, Inc., developer of the FX Series WAN optimization and application acceleration platforms.
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SES WORLD SKIES... Claiming Capacity (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Extending a ten-year alliance, SES WORLD SKIES, a division of SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), has announced that Clear Channel has renewed capacity deals for 144 MHz on four satellites to deliver connectivity and content to subscribers and audiences nationwide.
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XTAR + Intelsat General... X-Band Obtained (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] XTAR, LLC, the first U.S. commercial provider of satellite services in the X-band frequency, has been awarded a bandwidth contract from Intelsat General Corporation.
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Hughes... Super Streaming (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has successfully demo'd 16 Mbps of TCP throughput and over 20 Mbps of UDP streaming throughput to a single HN9400 Ka-/Ku-band broadband satellite terminal.
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MTN Satellite Communications... Medical Emergency Management (SATCOM) [SatNews] MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), a global provider of communications, connectivity and content services to remote locations around the world, has equipped the newest luxury yacht from the renowned Burger Boat Company shipyards with an impressive communication suite that includes a first-ever onboard medical treatment facility with 24/7 video conferencing capability.
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Raytheon... Onwards With GPS OCX (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] The Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) team has successfully completed a key design review of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Advanced Control Segment (OCX), signaling the team's readiness to proceed with the next development phase of the program.
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Expand... SPAR'ing With New Partner (Comms) [SatNews] Expand Networks has been selected bySPAR Group, in conjunction with Africa’s largest Telco provider, Telkom SA, to deliver a managed WAN optimization service.
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NASA... EPOXI Glues Together Hartley 2 Encounter (Imagery) [SatNEws] NASA's EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 7:00 a.m. PDT (10 a.m. EDT) Thursday, Nov. 4.
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ORBCOMM... A Solid Grounding (SATCOM) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications and a provider of space-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) services, has commissioned the South African Gateway Earth Station (GES) into operation.
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ViaSat + EM Solutions... COTM Confidence (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has successfully demo'd full-mesh satellite communications at Ka-band between an Australian Army deployable 1.0-metre Compact Transmit Receive Suite (CTRS) terminal located at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and a 48-cm communication-on-the-move (COTM) terminal located at BAE Systems Australia using a ViaSat LinkWayS2(tm) MF-TDMA satellite modem.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Energetic Eruptions Bad News For Indonesia (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The steep-sided, cone-shaped Mount Merapi Volcano is both boon and curse to the people of Indonesia.
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Intelsat Network...Makes Waves With NewWave Maritime (SATCOM) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. and NewWave Broadband Ltd., signed a multi-transponder, multi-year contract for Ku-band capacity on two future Intelsat satellites.
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Kontinuing Kilauea Konflagrations (Imagery—NA) [SatNews] The surface of the southern coast of the Big Island of Hawaii is no more than 3,000 years old.
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South Africa... EPIRBs Now A Must, Says SAMSA (SATCOM) [SatNews] As rescue coordination centres around the world step up their pressure on yachts, ships, and all seagoing vessels, the South African Maritime Safety Authority's (SAMSA) Centre of Sea Watch Response has issued a statement that all 'ships' are 'required' to carry an EPIRB, via their Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC).
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Arianespace... Acceptance By Azerbaijan (Launch) [SatNews] The International Relations and Accounting Center of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan has selected Arianespace to launch the country’s first communications satellite.
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MathWorks + Swedish Space Corp... Time Is Of The Essence (Satellites) [SatNews] MathWorks has announced that Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) reduced, by 50 percent, the development time of its Prisma project, which tests and validates guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) strategies for advanced autonomous formation flying.
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RigNet... Remote Resources (SATCOM) [SatNews] RigNet, Inc., an independent provider of remote communications solutions and collaborative applications to the global oil and gas industry, has extended its contract with SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD).
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EB... Listen Up... A New Emulator (SATCOM) [SatNews] EB, a developer of embedded technology solutions for automotive and wireless industries, has unveiled EB Propsim F8 radio channel emulator with Aerospace and Satellite channel emulation Option (ASO) for aerospace and defense applications.
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ULA's Historical 350th Launch In 50-Years...And Counting! (LAUNCH) [SatNews] It's not often that launch news includes such astounding statistics.
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Agile Communication Systems... A Plethora Of Configurations (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Agile Communication Systems (ACS) exhibited their new advanced DVB-RCS/S2 Satellite Ground Station Terminals (SGST) at MILCOM 2010.
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Arianespace... Vega Roll Out (Launch) [SatNews] A representative P80 first stage for Vega is now on the launch pad in French Guiana, marking a milestone in preparations for next year's introduction of this lightweight vehicle, which will be operated by Arianespace in commercial missions.
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GlobalCom... Gaining South African Approval (SATCOM) South African regulator Icasa has awarded the first licence to sell Iridium satellite phone systems and handsets to GlobalCom Satellite.
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TCS... The BEST Is Going Away... (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] TeleCommunication Systems (NASDAQ: TSYS) maritime communications experts will provide the Military Sealift Command’s Next Generation Wideband commercial satellite communications infrastructure and service under the terms of a potential $315 million contract that was awarded on November 3rd. from the U.S. Defense Information Technology Contracting Organization at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
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Scaled Composites... Retirement Bound... Burt Rutan, founder of aerospace research firm Scaled Composites in 1982, has announced his plans to retire in
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Nile Nightview (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] One of the fascinating aspects of viewing Earth at night is how well the lights show the distribution of people.
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Miranda + TIBA... Promo + Branding Entities (Graphics) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] TIBA (Telepuerto Internacional Buenos Aires), a Latin American satellite, telecoms, and playout provider, has installed a Miranda Technologies graphics system to streamline branding and promotional graphics across its HD and SD channels.
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Pace + Latens... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] U.K. STB and DTV technology provider Pace plc has acquired Latens Systems Ltd, a Belfast-based software and conditional access specialist.
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Xinhua... Transnational SatTV Into US Homes (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC)'s English channel has further extended its international reach with the successful launch of satellite broadcasts in North America on Sunday.
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TSF's Satellite Saves After Tsunami Sweeps Indonesia [SatNews] In the aftermath of the devastating tsunami that swept the Mentawai islands on October 25th, Telecoms Sans Frontiere (TSF) deployed to Indonesia at the request of the Office of the President of Indonesia and in coordination with ASEAN and BNPB (the Indonesian Government Disaster Management agency).
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November 5, 2010 Haivision + CoolSign... Acquiring Minds Want To Know... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Haivision, a provider of end-to-end H.264 IP video solutions, has acquired the assets of CS Software Holdings, LLC, including the CoolSign product technology.
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Loral Space & Communications... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] Loral Space & Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:LORL) has announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
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Hughes... Financially Speaking... Hughes Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGH) (“Hughes”), a global leader in broadband satellite network solutions and services, has announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010. The Q3 2010 financial highlights include...
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DIRECTV... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported an increase in third quarter 2010 revenues of 10 percent to $6.03 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization(1) (OPBDA) of 10 percent to $1.48 billion and operating profit of 27 percent to $868 million compared with last year's third quarter.
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Arqiva... More For The Bouquet (Content) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Arqiva has added a fourth channel, SAB TV, to the bouquet it distributes for Sony Entertainment Asia.
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Raytheon... Please Fence Them In (Surveillance) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has completed a successful system design review (SDR) for the Space Fence program.
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Juniper Networks... Nothing Light About This Award (Comms) [SatNews] Juniper Networks' (NYSE: JNPR) MX80 3D Universal Edge Router has been honored with the Best New Product award in the Telecom category by Light Reading, a leading source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry.
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Lockheed Martin... BSAT-3b Is Well (Launch) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] All systems are nominal aboard the BSAT-3b broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) of Japan.
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ITT... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) has reported 2010 third-quarter revenue of $2.6 billion and net income of $145 million, or $0.78 per share. Income from continuing operations was $12 million, or $0.07 per share.
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NASA... Trio Traipse Off To Kodiak (Launch) [SatNews] NASA's Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite, or FASTSAT, will share a ride to space with three other satellites on Nov. 19.
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ATK... Financially Speaking... [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) has reported operating results for the second quarter of its Fiscal Year 2011, which ended on October 3, 2010.
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DigitalGlobe... Moving On Up... [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has appointed Kimberly Till to the DigitalGlobe Board of Directors, effective immediately.
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Globecomm Systems...Financially Speaking [SatNews] Reports Fiscal 2011 First Quarter Financial Results Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:GCOM) today announced financial results for the fiscal 2011 first quarter ended September 30, 2010.
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UPDATE — NASA Shuttle.. Leak Leaves Launch In Lurch (LAUNCH DELAY) [SatNews] NASA postponed space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station due to a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank.
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EchoStar Corporation... Financially Speaking... [SatNEws] EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) has reported total revenue of $607 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, a 25.7 percent increase compared with $483 million for the corresponding period in 2009.
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Astrium... Sky Checking (SATCOM) [SatNews] Astrium has been awarded a study to assess the provision of satellite services for accurately tracking aircraft over remote locations, particularly over the oceans.
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SkyTrac... @ Dubai Helishow With... [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems will be exhibiting at the Dubai Helishow from Nov 2-4, 2010 in the East Hall, Airport Expo, Dubai, UAE.
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ITU...Haiti Preps No Doubting Tomas (SAT BROADBAND) [SatNews] Planning is 90 percent of an exercise, and so ITU has dispatched thirty broadband satellite terminals to Haiti as the country prepares for hurricane Tomas, which is expected to strike its shores today.
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SS/L... Terrestrial Challenges (Satellites) [SatNews] Loral Space and Communications on Nov. 5 said the Company will likely spin off, or sell, all of its Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) satellite-manufacturing subsidiary in the event satellite fleet operator Telesat, in which Loral has a 64 percent economic interest, decides to pursue a stock offering or a strategic transaction.
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November 4, 2010 In Memory...Memorial Plans For Dean Olmstead [SatNews] The family, friends and professional acquaintances of Dean Olmstead will gather for a memorial service for to commence on Wednesday, November 17 at 3:00PM, at Intelsat, 3400 International Drive N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008.
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November 3, 2010 ITU... Terminal Relief For Pakistan... [SatNews] ITU has deployed 100 broadband satellite terminals in the flood-affected districts of Pakistan.
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MILCOM 2010... SatNews In San Jose [SatNews] MILCOM 2010 is in the San Jose Convention Center from October 31 through November 3. While the military and ancillary businesses 'invaded' the convention center, the California weather was stellar, and San Francisco Giants won the World Series.
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Integral... Insight Into Interference For USSTRATCOM (MILSATCOM) Integral Systems Service Solutions (IS3) has been awarded a contract by the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to provide worldwide interference geolocation services.
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Astrium... Eurostar Accomplishments (Bus) Astrium is celebrating 20 years of its highly successful series of Eurostar telecommunications satellites.
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Lockheed Martin... Radio Frequency Management Blended Into TacNet (MILCOM) Lockheed Martin... Radio Frequency Management Blended Into TacNet (MILCOM)
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Actus Digital... Transmission Supervisor (Software) [SatBroadcasting(tm)] Actus Digital, a provider of web-based media monitoring and management solutions for broadcasters, government agencies and content producers, has announced that British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has expanded its existing Actus View installation.
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Artel... Functional Signal Generation (Hardware) [SatNews] Artel has released their DLT710, a low cost, multi-format 3G-SDI capable signal generator and test module.
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Harris... FAME'd Metadata Mining (Imagery) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has released a new version of its commercial Full-Motion Video Asset Management Engine (FAME™) that enables analysts to more quickly search and analyze metadata.
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Pentek... Rugged Milcom Chips (Silicon) Pentek, Inc. has unveiled the first in a family of ruggedized boards for high-performance military and avionics applications using the industry’s most advanced FPGA technology.
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MPEG Industry Forum... @ TelcoTV 201 With... [SatBroadcasting(tm)] The MPEG Industry Forum, the world’s largest advocacy group for the promotion of MPEG and other standards based video technologies, has stated they will be participating in the TelcoTV Standards Pavilion booth #SP152.
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Vizada... Prepaid Power (SATCOM) [SatNews] Vizada has made its popular Universal Card(tm) solution for prepaid calling now available for use with IsatPhone Pro.
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SBCA...It's Virtually A Virtual Tradeshow! [SatNews] SBCA SkyFORUM 2010, a virtual tradeshow taking place on November 17th, will provide informational sessions, exhibitor demonstrations and opportunities to network with satellite industry professionals.
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ABI Research... Wi-Fi Equipment Gains (Hardware) [SatNews] As wireless network infrastructure adoption is increasing around the world, demand for Wi-Fi equipment is growing rapidly.
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Delta II COSMO-SkyMed 4 Window Of Opportunity Is Now Open (LAUNCH) [SatNews] Notification from ULA Media indicates positive information regarding the Delta II Cosmo SkyMed-4.
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November 2, 2010 PCI Geomatics... Moving On Up... PCI Geomatics announced the appointment of Terry Moloney as its new President and CEO, succeeding Dr. Robert Moses.
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RapidEye... Analysis Made Easier For EFTAS (Imagery) RapidEye has signed an extension of the data supply agreement with the geo-informatics company EFTAS
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SES WORLD SKIES... Book 'Em (Systems) SES WORLD SKIES has joined ScheduALL's Enterprise Resource Management Application (ERMa) community to serve its customers with connected, real-time visibility and the self provisioning of feeds.
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Delta II COSMO-SkyMed 4 Mission Rescheduled [SatNews] The launch of Delta II COSMO-SkyMed 4 (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) mission is rescheduled for Thursday, November 4 with a launch time of 7:20 p.m. PDT.
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GeoEye... Moving On Up... GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) has appointed Dr. William L. Ballhaus to serve on GeoEye's board of directors. He joins nine other board members.
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Goodrich... @ USGIF GEOINT With... Ingest Impetus (ISR) [SatNews] Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) will showcase its geospatial intelligence systems at the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Symposium (GEOINT) at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans from November 1-4, 2010.
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November 1, 2010 Global Crossing + Genesis Networks... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... Global Crossing (Nasdaq: GLBC) has acquired global video services provider Genesis Networks, paying an aggregate consideration of approximately $27 million, including $15 million in connection with the repayment of existing debt.
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GTX Corporation... Furthering The Footprint (Comms) GTX Corp (OTCBB:GTXO) has launched its enterprise tracking portal in Spanish to meet the growing demand from Latin America.
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ViaSat... Meshing Together (MILSATCOM) ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has successfully demonstrated full-mesh satellite communications at Ka-band between an Australian Army deployable 1.0-metre Compact Transmit Receive Suite (CTRS) terminal located at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and a 48-cm communication-on-the-move (COTM) terminal located at BAE Systems Australia using a ViaSat LinkWayS2(tm) MF-TDMA satellite modem.
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Delta II COSMO - SkyMed 4...Tomorrow, Tomorrow ULA Is Only A Day Away (Launch Delay) [SatNews] As is the case, not all launches go as planned — weather, malfunctions, and more.
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Agile Communications... Bandwidth Bonanza (SATCOM) [SatNews] Agile Communication Systems (ACS) announced at MILCOM 2010 their new MST-100-M.
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Hughes... Securing That Signal (MILSATCOM) Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), announced its HX System for land mobile, maritime and airborne communications-on-the-move (COTM) is undergoing Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) certification by the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) SATCOM Systems Expert (SSE).
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Globecomm... Financially Speaking Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has received a contract from a major media & entertainment company valued at $3.8 million.
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China... Fengyun Flight (Launch) [SatNews] Xinhua is reporting that China has launched a new meteorological satellite.
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