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November 27, 2013 Total Media Networks + OTT Networks—A Merging Of Technologies (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—iTaaS) Total Media Networks and OTT Networks have announced that they have merged to form UUX, created to provide...
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Inmarsat + ESL—Productive Partnership (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced the appointment of the ESL group, one of Europe’s leading integrators of...
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BCC Research—SatTech Expected To Reach $21.4 Billion By 2018 (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Telecommunication components, modules, and devices are integral to the crucial "eye in the sky" and...
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Naval Research Laboratory—Nearly Burned Up... On Earth, Not Re-Entry (Satellite) Civilian firefighters and their leaders based at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) helped save a $450 million satellite...
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WTA + PTC'14—Continuing The Impactful Presentations (Event) [SatNews} An upcoming event at January's PTC'14 trade show is the World Teleport Association's continued presentation of...
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SkyTrac Systems—Second Position Reporting Asset Debuts (SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems has introduced High Resolution Data (HRD), a feature that...
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OHB System AG—Propellant Mass Reduction Is The Key (Satellite) [SatNews] OHB System AG has been awarded a contract for the development of a telecommunications satellite known as Electra, which will be powered solely by ...
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Prioria Robotics + U.S. Army—Tactical Asset For Company Level Warfighters (UAS | UAV) [SatNews] The U.S. Army recently purchased 36 Maveric unmanned aerial systems as a result of an urgent ...
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Artel + MTN Government—Productive Partnership (Business) [SatNews] Artel, LLC and MTN Government have formed a strategic alliance to collaborate...
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Poste Italiane + Euteslat Communications—Broadband To Benefit From Tooway (SATCOM) [SatNews] Poste Italiane and Eutelsat Communications have signed an agreement that will commercialize...
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United Launch Alliance Celebrates A Golden Oldie Moment.... 50 Years Since Centaur's Launch [SatNews] “By harnessing the power of liquid hydrogen to launch payloads to space, both near and far, the Centaur is the benchmark by which all other are measured.”
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November 26, 2013 SMi—MilSatCom Middle East & Africa Upcoming (Event) [SatNews] MilSatCom Middle East & Africa 2014 will feature a line-up of senior military officials and industry experts to examine...
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CEA-Leti—Digging Into Magnetism (Satellites—Magnetometers) [SatNews] CEA-Leti’s next-generation magnetometer technology was launched into space on board...
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NOAA—Five Sensor SEISS For GOES-R Is Ready (Satellite—Instruments) [SatNews] The latest advanced instrument that will fly on NOAA’s next-generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) spacecraft is completed and ...
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Exelis, Innovative Technology Solutions + NRL—Tactical TALONs Extended (Comms) [SatNews] Exelis (NYSE:XLS) and its partner Innovative Technology Solutions Inc. (doing business as NovaSol) have successfully completed an extensive series of evaluations of the...
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U.S.A.F. 50th Space Wing—Amazing Anniversaries Approaching (Satellites) [SatNews] The 3rd Space Operations Squadron will celebrate the Defense Satellite Communications System B10 satellite's 20th anniversary and the Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number-23's 23rd birthday...
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Harris Interactive + Nielsen Holdings—Acquisition Action (Business—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Harris Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ: HPOL) has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be...
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Inmarsat + MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT— [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced that global shipping company MOL SHIP MANAGEMENT CO. LTD. has commenced migrating over...
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GEMCO—Letter Of Intent Signed With the Arab Science & Technology Foundation (Business) [SatNews] The European Delegation to Tunisia inaugurated the GEMCO (Galileo EuroMed Cooperation Office) office at...
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exactEarth—Constellation Beefed Up By One (Launch) [SatNews] exactEarth Ltd. has launched an advanced AIS satellite that will extend its...
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Inmarsat + Network Innovations—Energetic VAR On Board For GX (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has appointed Network Innovations Inc. as the first Value Added Reseller (VAR) for...
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Planet Labs—Doves Flocking To Space (Launch) [SatNews] Planet Labs has successfully launched its most recent satellites, Dove 3 and Dove 4, into...
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Space Systems/Loral (SSL)—Technology Contributions Made A Difference (Business) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has highlighted its role in supporting NASA’s initiative...
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USAF Air Force Space Command—Operational Acceptance For GEO-2 (Satellite) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has announced that on November 25th, 2013, that the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-2) had achieved...
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KORE Wireless—Online Insight Into 2/3G Transitions (Webinar) [SatNews] KORE Wireless Asia Pacific, the world’s largest dedicated M2M wireless network provider, will host their first webinar this...
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Creonic GmbH—Core Structures (SATCOM) [SatNews] Creonic GmbH, a leading and ISO 9001:2008 certified IP core provider for communications, has...
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Europe's Gaia To Survey A Billion New Stars, New Sources – Supernovae, Extreme Variable Stars And Blazars [SatNews] "For the first time, we will be able to see the Milky Way in 3-D. In fact in 6-D—where stars are, and how they are moving.”
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NORAD's Best Ever...Tracking Santa In Flight...It's A Tradition [SatNews] The sight is set up for the kids, but who really ends up looking at the famous man traveling in space?
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Artel and MTN Government...Budding Business With Global Results [SatNews] Business can improve with the right combination and so it is with...
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November 25, 2013 Inmarsat + Station711—Productive Partnership (Business) Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) has appointed Station711, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) arm of ...
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UPDATE: SpaceX + SES A Falcon Is Delayed Until Turkey Day... And Now Delayed Until Turkey Leftovers On Monday (Scrubbed Launch) [SatNews] A launch will put this satellite into an elliptical orbit that reaches more than 50,000 miles (80,000 km) from Earth, about a quarter of the way to the moon.
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Unisys + U.S. Department of Homeland Security—Checkpoint Alacrity (RFID) [SatNews] Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has helped the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to implement...
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European Space Agency (ESA)—Turning Satellite Junk Into... Satellites? (Technology) [SatNews] No matter how painstakingly we choose the materials to build satellites, once a mission is over they are...
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Thales Alenia Space—Sentinel 1 Cleaning Up (Satellite) [SatNews] The integration of Sentinel 1 environmental satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space for European Space Agency (ESA), is being...
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Statoil + NASA—Bringing Spatial Expertise To The Hunt (Technology) [SatNews] Statoil and NASA have formed an agreement to explore a wide range of technologies to assist...
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SSTL—SAR Is The Star (Event—Award) [SatNews] Surrey Satellite Technology Limited's (SSTL) unique space-based S-band radar system, NovaSAR, has won...
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Smith Micro—Garnering Patent # 5 (SatBroadcasting™—Technology) [SatNews] Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) has announced that a fifth patent application for...
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SkyTrac Systems + Perimeter Aviation—Finding For the ISAT-200A FDM (SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems has signed a five year contract with...Full Story
MEASAT + Sat Space Africa—Incurring Internet Increases (Capacity) [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) now has a three (3) year agreement with Sat Space Africa (“Sat Space Africa”)...
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ISRO—After Mars Orbiter, More Bookings (Business) [SatNews] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will now launch...
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ViaSat + BAE Systems, UK—The Link Is In (Comms) [SatNews] BAE Systems, UK, has selected ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) to provide the Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 for installation...
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Globe Wireless—More Coverage For More Shipping Routes (SATCOM) [SatNews] Globe Wireless has expanded their iFusion VSAT Network's Ku-band coverage...
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NewSat Completes Construction...Puts A Bird In Storage + Trades Shares The construction of NewSat’sJabiru-2satellite has successfully been completed...
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SES, SpaceX + Orbital Sciences—Set To Deliver More Coverage For APAC Markets (Satellite—Launch Preparations) [SatNews] SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announces that the launch of the SES-8...
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Applied Satellite Technology (AST) + Wright Satellite Connections—Acquisition Action For New Zealand Firm (Business) [SatNews] Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) is acquiring a majority stake in Wright Satellite Connections, (WSC) based in...
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Arabsat—Confab In Jeddah (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Arabsat is participating, as well as sponsoring, The Saudi Media Forum, which will be held...
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ASC Signal + ShenTai International—Heading For The Coast (Comms) [SatNews] ASC Signal Corporation has secured a major contract with ShenTai International Company, one of
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Euroconsult—By 2022, $5.6 Billion For HTS (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] According to Euroconsult’s new research report on High Throughput Satellites, 33 High Throughput Satellite (HTS) systems will be launched...
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Newtec + Caribsat—Conquering The Digital Divide (SATCOM) [SatNews] An important project involving satellite operator Eutelsat and regional ISP Caribsat to bridge the digital divide in the...
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Globalstar’s SPOT Satellite Devices...Spanish Ministry Of Defence Can Now SPOT Their Troops (SATCOM) [SatNews] To maximize the benefits this worldwide tracking and personal security solution the system is fully integrated into the mapping solution being used for the tracking and security of Army personnel.
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NASA + JAXA—A Core Journey (Satellite) [SatNews] An international satellite that will set a new standard for global precipitation measurements from space has completed a...
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Quake Global Donates M2M Kits To U Of British Columbia... Engineering Students Receive Head Start [SatNews] “These young men and women will be the future of our industry, and we are proud to be able to give them a head-start as they launch their careers.”
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November 24, 2013 Applied Satellite Technology's Maritime Seas Best Year...Ever...(Financials) [SatNews] ...reporting a turnover of over USD$84 million for the first time in the company’s 21 year history.Full Story
ESA + Arianespace Prep Largest Digital Camera To Survey A Billion Stars...How Do They Answer? (Launch) [SatNews] ...sweeping its two telescopes across the entire sky and focusing their light simultaneously onto a single digital camera, the largest ever flown in space—it has nearly a billion pixels.Full Story
NASA Releases CubeSats From ISS...Fly Babies Fly! [SatNews] Little squares now have a special space in space.
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ESA's Swarm Begins Watch Of Earth's Magnetic Shield... From The Center Of The Earth + Beyond [SatNews] ...will monitor Earth’s magnetic field, from the depth of our planet’s core to the heights of its upper atmosphere.Full Story
Raytheon's Newest Board Of Director Member...Effective Immediately [SatNews] ...currently the chief executive officer of Tyco International Ltd. and serves on Tyco's board of directors.
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OnAir Totally Supports End Of Ban Of Cell Phones On Aircraft...Totally (Legislation) [SatNews] The FCC's intention is very clear: give consumers access to inflight cell phone services by revising outdated and restrictive rules.Full Story
Northrop Grumman Completes 5,000 Combat MIssions... Saves Troops' BACN... [SatNews] ... is a high-altitude, airborne gateway that translates and distributes voice communications, video, imagery and other battlespace information from numerous sources.Full Story
November 22, 2013 GMV—International Expansion Continues (Business) [SatNews] GMV has established a new subsidiary in Malaysia as part of its...Full Story
Inmarsat + Boeing—A Productive Partnership For GX (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) and Boeing Commercial Satellite Services, a unit of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems have formalized their...
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Honeybee Robotics + DARPA—Bring Additional Technologies To On-Orbit Servicing (Satellites + Robotics) [SatNews] Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation has started to develop flight models of its unique telerobotic end effectors for...Full Story
TenCate Advanced Composites—En Route To Mars, Once Again (Spacecraft) [SatNews] TenCate advanced composites were launched, once again, for...Full Story
AMSAT UK—A Launch For Educational Outreach... Signals Received (Satellite) [SatNews] A new educational satellite has been successfully launched and its first signals have...Full Story
Raytheon + WGBH—Joining Forces To Adopt Next Generation Science Standards (STEM) [SatNews] Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and WGBH, the Boston-based public broadcaster, have announced a new initiative designed to help support educators' classroom adoption...Full Story
COM DEV International—Instruments For Magnetic Measurement (Satellite) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV), ("COM DEV" or "the Company") has revealed that three state-of-the-art scientific instruments provided by COM DEV to ...
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November 21, 2013 SPECIM—Moving On Up, Meissner To Managing Director (Business) SPECIM has appointed Dr. Georg Meissner Managing Director of the company...Full Story
Wowza® Media Systems + Mirror Image—Integration Of Multiple Streaming Parts (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—CDN) [SatNews] Wowza® Media Systems, LLC, provider of Simply Powerful Streaming™ media server software, and global Dynamic Delivery Network provider, Mirror Image, have teamed up...Full Story
JAXA—The Impact Of The Hayabusa2's Test (Satellite) [SatNews] The Japan Aerospace Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2's Small Carry-on Impactor (SCI) is a device to create an...Full Story
Lockheed Martin—Backwards Is Good When It Comes To Compatibility (Satellite) The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] prototype of the next-generation Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, the GPS III, recently proved itFull Story
Proteus—Presenting Solutions For Libyan Mapping (Imagery) [SatNews] Proteus, a provider of satellite-derived bathymetric mapping and seabed classification services, represented the mapping industry in a British trade delegation to...Full Story
TIA Applauds FCC's Reconsideration... Increasing Passengers' Access To In-Flight Mobile Broadband [SatNews] "Already, substantial ICT manufacturer and vendor interest exists in this space, and our members are investing in related opportunities for growth internationally."Full Story
Skybox Imaging Launches SkySat-1...Greatly Improving Their Image + Others As Well (Launch) [SatNews] This is only the fifth organization that is licensed to provide high-resolution space-based imagery of Earth.Full Story
Satellite Industry Association Testifies...Commercialization In Space...Safe, Successful and Sustained (Legal) [SatNews] "...the satellite industry has harnessed the power of space to serve national security, to connect every corner of the world, and deliver entertainment to people on every continent."Full Story
Czech Space Office Puts Their 'X' By XCOR Aerospace + Lynx® Authorized As Payload Integrator [SatNews] Moving ahead with this relationship is a step into a global network of payload integrators.Full Story
November 20, 2013 Happy Birthday, ISS [SatNews] The International Space Station celebrates its birthday today,15 years after...
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Pactel International—New Net For New Caledonia (SATCOM) [SatNews] Pactel International (“Pactel”), a member of the SpeedCast Group, has expanded its...
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BlackBridge—See More, Do Less (Imagery) [SatNews] BlackBridge has officially launched its newest...
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Eutelsat Communications—Technology Presentation @ Digiworld Summit (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) has presented to delegates at the...
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Ekahau—Technology Debut @ MEDICA 2013 (SatHealth™ Topic—RTLS) [SatNews] Ekahau Inc., a high-performance leader in Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), has introduced two new...
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XCOR Aerospace + United Launch Alliance—All Fired Up (Rocket Engine) [SatNews] XCOR Aerospace and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have announced a significant milestone—the first successful...
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Strategy & Technology (S&T)—Technology Showcase @ Streaming Media West (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Strategy & Technology (S&T) brings new tools to...
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iDirect + SimbaNET—An Evolution For Nigeria (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that SimbaNET Nigeria, a...
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Astrium + Inmarsat—Perfect Positioning Attained (Satellite) [SatNews] Alphasat has now reached its operational...Full Story
KVH Media Group—ISWAN Support For A London Gathering (Event) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI) is supporting the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network...
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NASA—Crewed Flights To ISS From The U.S.? (Business) [SatNews] NASA has taken another step to restore an American capability to launch astronauts from U.S...
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ASTON + Eutelsat—Technology Showcase @ DIGIWORLD Summit (SatBroadcasting™—Receiver) [SatNews] Eutelsat has elected to showcase ASTON XENA? HD Twin Connect platform on...
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Globecast, CCTV + SES—Bouquet Delivery (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] Globecast has signed a new contract with longtime customer ...
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NSR (Northern Sky Research)—Land Mobile + Handheld Satellite Markets Scrutinized (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] NSR’s Land Mobile & Handheld Satellite Markets (LM&H) report offers the...
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Joint Hometown News Service + SiriusXM—Holiday Messages Via Satellite For Our Troops (SATCOM) The Joint Hometown News Service, part of the Defense Media Activity...Full Story
Akamai Technologies + Virgin America—Online Experience At Altitude Enhanced (SATCOM) Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) has revealed that Virgin America has adopted...
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MILCOM'13...SatNews Publishers Workin' Hard + Hardly Workin' [SatNews] SatNews at MILCOM'13 involves meetings, strategizing, sore feet, frantically remembering names and titles and... 'working hard'. However, later there's that special event that translates to 'hardly working' and miles of smiles...Full Story
Society of Satellite Professionals (SSPI)—Your Innovator Recommendations, Please (Event) Be recognized at the Gala! 2014 Industry Innovator Awards...
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Here's Looking @ Earth—Tacloban + The Typhoon (Imagery—NASA) SatNews] When Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, 2013, it pounded...Full Story
2013 World Technology Network Presents "Oscar Of Technology Award" To ViaSat [SatNews] This Company was singled out of 33 of its peers to enjoy this award... Full Story
Inmarsat Has A New Arm...Salutes Station711As Distribution Partner [SatNews] Longstanding relationships are a good thing, and in this instance with a strong track record, the company is warming up for a healthy run...
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NOAA—An Orbit Full Of Energy (Satellite—Instrument) [SatNews] An instrument that measures the sun’s energy output is...Full Story
Arianespace—Order UP... Ten Vegas (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Pierluigi Pirrelli, Chief Executive of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), signed an agreement...Full Story
Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center—A Most SENSEable Event (Launch—Satellite) [SatNews] In its 60 year history, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has successfully launched some of the largest ...Full Story
Kirtland AFB + Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center—Delivering Even More Goods (Launch—Satellite) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office and Space Test Program satellites successfully...Full Story
SIS Live Transmits A Revolution Fueled By Red Bull And The World's Largest Ferris Wheel [SatNews] “This was the most RF-intensive program we, or probably anyone, has attempted at a single venue, having thirty sources from The London Eye pods, Heli-tele and...Full Story
November 19, 2013 Hubble Happenings—(European Space Agency + NASA—Imagery) [SatNews] The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has snapped...
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Green Hill Software + AGIS—Scaleable Strategic Solution (Comms) [SatNews] Green Hills Software and Advanced Ground Information Systems, Inc. (AGIS) now have a strategic...
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Asset Intelligence—Load Status Real-Time Data Delivered (Tracking) [SatNews] Asset Intelligence and a subsidiary of I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDSY), has extended its portfolio of...
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General Dynamics C4 Systems—Increment 3 Moves Forward (Comms) [SatNews] General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a contract from the U.S. Army to proceed with...
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Here's Looking @ Earth—Caught Red-Handed (NASA + USGS—Imagery) [SatNews] Tropical forests are threatened by many types of farming, ranching, and human activity—one of...
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Harris Broadcast—Moving On Up, Promotions From Within To CTO + CFO (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Harris Broadcast has appointed...
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Boeing—Happy Birthday To Huntington Beach (Event) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] is celebrating 50 years of innovation at its Huntington Beach campus, where...
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University of Hawai'i at Manoa—Send Off For H2 @ Wallops (Satellite) [SatNews] A satellite built by University of Hawai'i at Manoa students has been launched from...
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Harris Corporation—Crucial Enhancements For Warfighters (Comms) [SatNews] The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) to enhance...
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Integrated Microwave Technologies—Moving On Up, Rowe To Business Development Manager for ISR (Business) [SatNews] Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, has appointed...
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RUAG Space—SWARM Support Of Crucial Importance (Satellite) [SatNews] Swarm finally takes off on November 22, when ESA’s trio of satellites for...
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EOMAP—Coral Reefs Captured As Digital Maps (Imagery) [SatNews] German and Australian scientists have launched a set of...
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Artel's Gameplan... Appoints VP Of Strategy + Business Development [SatNews] This job description sounds like an athletic gameplan. Shape strategies, lead front-end capture and deliver...
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Xytech Has Their Finger On The Pulse...MediaPulse Transmission [SatNews] designed to master the multi-faceted operational issues you face...
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Wavestream Makes Waves With A Matchbox At MILCOM'13 [SatNews] San Diego’s MILCOM'13 is a great place for a divergence of companies to present their solutions for specific military requirements, and so it is with...Full Story
NASA + Orbital Launch A Record Of 29 Payloads + Good Thing These Cubes Don’t Melt Under Fire! [SatNews] This was a record launch in a number of categories, and it was no small task, although much of the payload was small in size... and cubed.Full Story
November 18, 2013 St. Thomas More Cathedral School—High Altitude Camera Test For The MOC Upcoming (Satellite) [SatNews] St. Thomas More Cathedral School in Arlington, Virginia, is making progress on becoming the first...
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EMCORE’s Encore...Backup To A Backup, Redundancy Switch For Optiva [SatNews] ideal for minimizing the amount of spare equipment required by broadcast and cable operators while still maintaining link redundancy and back-up for multiple channels.
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NASA + USGS—Global Forest Destructions Are Brought To Light (Satellite—Landsat) [SatNews] The ravages of deforestation, wildfires, windstorms, and insects on global forests during this...
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SpaceX + NASA—Milestone #9 Passed With Success (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Engineers and safety specialists from NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) met in...Full Story
Teleste, Elemental Technologies + Gansu—Live System Put Into Play (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—DTV) [SatNews] Teleste and Elemental Technologies have developed a live digital TV video...
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Wind River®—Technology Showcase @ MILCOM 2013 (Event—Comms) [SatNews] Wind River(r) will exhibit at MILCOM 2013, November...
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General Dynamics C4 Systems—Melding Manpacks + MUOS (SATCOM) [SatNews] Two General Dynamics C4 Systems-developed AN/PRC-155 two-channel Manpack radios successfully completed...
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Luft USA+ McCrometer—Agrometeorological Solutions To The Forefront (Comms) [SatNews] Lufft USA, Inc., a global manufacturer of high quality, precision weather monitoring systems, has announced that a new, lower power model...
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Georgia Institute Of Technology—Space Testing For Emitters Upcoming (Technology) [SatNews] A pair of carbon nanotube arrays will be flying in space by the end of...
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SatService GmbH—Receiving, Loud + Clear (SATCOM—DC Inserter) [SatNews] The sat-nms LDCI L-band DC Inserter with integrated Input Level Monitoring is a...
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ULA’s Atlas V + NASA Successfully Send A MAVEN To The Stars + Mars (Launch) [SatNews] The mission..to assess the mysteries of Mars.Full Story
ARINC + Bingo Airways—Efficiencies Added (Comms) [SatNews] ARINC Incorporated has announced that Bingo Airways, a Polish charter airline service, has signed...
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University Of Louisiana—CAPE-2 Set To Fly (Satellite) [SatNews] Marsha Sills of The Advocate reports that the countdown starts on Tuesday for the launch of the small, cube satellite that...
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Harris Corporation—Successful Deployment Announced @ MILCOM 2013 (Event—Antennas) [SatNews] Two unfurlable mesh antenna reflectors developed by Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) have successfully...
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European Space Agency (ESA)—The Tower Is The Constellation's Temporary Home (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Preparations for Friday’s launch of ESA’s magnetic explorer have reached an...
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GeoSync Microwave...Up With Good News About Small Block Downconverters [SatNews] Originally these small block converters were custom made for a client, but this niche product is receiving a big response...
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Hunter Communications Hits The Canadian Market’s Target + A Bull’s Eye With Canada’s New Policies (Satellite Payload) [SatNews] “As satellite markets and service providers have become increasingly international, it is important that Canadian national licensees have a level playing field...”
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November 16, 2013 ABI Research—Global payTV Is Being Built With BRICs (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The worldwide payTV subscriber base surpassed 886.5 million at the close of...
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UK Space Agency—Plan To Grow Share Of Global Space Market (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] The UK space sector has set out a plan to deliver new jobs and growth for the sector, with a...
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SPOT LLC—Ensuring Your Stuff Is Where It Should Be (SATCOM—Tracking) [SatNews] SPOT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (OTCQB:GSAT) has launched their new...
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Artel + AIS Engineering—A Productive Partnership (Business) [SatNews] Artel, LLC, has formed a strategic alliance with AIS Engineering Inc. (AIS), a...
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Astrium—SWARM's Magnetism (Launch—Preparations) [SatNews] Pre-launch preparations for the Swarm satellite cluster—developed and built by...Full Story
Spacecom—Post-Typhoon Support (SATCOM) [SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC) has announced that the AMOS-4 communications satellite...
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Hubble Happenings—The Milky Way's Informative Years (Imagery—NASA [SatNews] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the first visual evidence of how our...
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SIS LIVE, ITV + ITN—It's An End-To-End Proposition (SatBroadcasting™—SNG) [SatNews] SIS LIVE has signed new contracts with ITV and ITN for the...
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GL Communications—Mobile Nets' New TSMT Support (Wireless—Testing) [SatNews] GL Communications has announced new Lab solutions for...
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Ericsson + London Live—Dedicated TV Channel For London Upcoming (SatBroadcasting™—Services) [SatNews] London Live has awarded Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) a five-year...
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United Launch Alliance (ULA)—MAVEN Make-Ready (Launch Preparation) [SatNews] A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is set to launch NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft on...
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November 14, 2013 Northrop Grumman—JTAGS Improvement Now On The Books + Moving On Up, Mehltretter To V.P. (MILSATCOM + Business) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a pre-planned product improvement...
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Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat)—Broadening The Badr Loads (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] Arabsat has announced that within its strategic plans are...
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DISH—Apps To Become Even More Feature Rich (SatBroadcasting™—Mobility) [SatNews] Responding to growing consumer demand to watch favorite content on mobile devices, satellite broadcaster...
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Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)—SECCHI Set To See The Sungrazing Comet With STEREO (Imagery) [SatNews] The NRL-developed Sun-Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) instrument suite aboard...
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South Korea—Scheduled For Yasny Push Off (Satellite—Launch Preparations) [SatNews] South Korea's science ministry has said its new, indigenous satellite has...
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Arianespace + ISRO—Getting The Go For GSATs (Business—Launch) [SatNews] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has selected Arianespace to launch their...
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Advantech Wireless—Technology Award @ SATCON 2013 (HPA) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless’ SapphireBlu(tm) Series of UltraLinear(tm) GaN based High Power Amplifiers has won the...
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CPI Brings Out The Band + More @ Milcom (New Product + Event) [SatNews] Moving forward and never looking back this Company’s acquisition in June and competitive products are sure to draw attention at Milcom.
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Astrotech Promotes From Within... Chief Financial Officer [SatNews] The appointment is effective as of today.
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Channel Master Channels The Solutions Brings TV Content To All Kinds Of Screens (Antenna) [SatNews] allows consumers to enjoy their live and recorded TV content on computers, tablets and smartphones from anywhere in the world with a broadband connection.
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Here's Looking @ Earth—MAVEN By Moonlight (Imagery—Pre-Launch) [SatNews] A full moon rises behind the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA's Mars Atmosphere and...
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November 13, 2013 Here's Looking @ Earth—Haiyan's Havoc—Typhoon Measurements (Imagery—JPL, ISRO, NASA) [SatNews] In the absence of direct wind speed measurements, one of the common methods used to...
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Dune HD + Quadrille—More Content + More Services (SatBroadcasting™—VoD) [SatNews] With limited broadband capacity affecting television consumption across Africa, the region will soon...
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RF-Design—Switching + Routing Solutions Debut (SATCOM) [SatNews] Two new L-band switch/routing matrices have been...
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Yankee Group—How To Boost Mobile Broadband Performance...A Secret Sauce? (Webinar) [SatNews] Mobile system antennas are key components of the...
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Northrop Grumman—Moving On Up, Skinner To V.P., Aerospace Systems (Business) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced that retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Mark Skinner has...
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NASA—Maven's Moves For Upcoming Launch (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft, inside a payload fairing, is...
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BAE Systems—The Power Of SATCOM For Unmanned Aircraft Missions (SATCOM—UAV |UAS) [SatNews] The Ka band or “satellite super-highway”—a fast, uncongested and rarely used satellite network—has been...
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Miranda Technologies—Technology Showcase @ CCW 2013 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] Miranda Technologies, a Belden Brand, will demonstrate a range of solutions to enable facilities to...
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SES + Arianespace + Comcast—A "Non-Happening" For December + C-Band For Comcast (Launch + Capacity) [SatNews] SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has been informed by Arianespace that the...
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Altec Multimedia + DBS Satellite Services—STB Sign-Off (SatBroadcasting™—payTV) [SatNews] Altech Multimedia and DBS Satellite Services Ltd. (YES) have signed an agreement for the...
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Inmarsat + KORE—Telematics Tie-In (M2M) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) has announced that KORE, a wireless service provider specializing in...
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Northrop Grumman—Technology Showcase @ MilCIS (Event—ISR, Cybersecurity) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is exhibiting at the Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) conference being held...
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Astrium—SPOT On With Copernicus (EO) [SatNews] Astrium has announced that Astrium Services’ SPOT 6 high-resolution satellite has been qualified by the...
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B612 Foundation + ICES—Asteroid Avoidance Agreement (Business) [SatNews] The world’s first privately funded deep space mission, the B612 SENTINEL MISSION, has announced a new...
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Newtec—Extensions Elicit Award Accolade (SatBroadcasting™—Technology) [SatNews] Newtec has been awarded the accolade of ‘Outstanding Achievement’ at the...
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OHB System AG, DLR + Sierra Nevada—Chasing The Dream (Business) [SatNews] OHB System AG and the Space Administration of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) signed an agreement providing...
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RUAG Space Has A New Chief “Techie” Officer [SatNews] With a history of 25 years in the space industry, and impressive credentials he should enrich this Company.
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Global VSAT Forum (GVF)—Third In The GVF-EMP Series (Event—Roundtable) [SatNews] The GVF-EMP Conference Partnership has announced additional details of the High Throughput Satellites 2013: The Game-Changer in Action – London Roundtable, which...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions—Moving On Up, Malone To Special Assistant (Business) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.(Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that...
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KVH Industries—Helping With Calls For Filipino Sailors Post Typhoon (SATCOM—Business) [SatNews] The devastation of Typhoon Haiyan has left many Filipino seafarers on vessels around...
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Inmarsat + Tampa Microwave Ramp Up + Get Ready To Race With High Speed Broadband [SatNews] ... will support government customers requiring highly transportable, secure and reliable terminals for missions of any kind.
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Lockheed Martin—Cybersecurity Is A Cool Career For Girls (STEM) [SatNews] University of Maryland College Park will welcome more than 350 middle school students at the...
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ITU Assists Philippines...Connects With Connections (SATCOM) [SatNews] I hope the deployment of emergency telecommunications equipment will assist the government of the Philippines in search and rescue operations and re-establish vital communication links.”
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Norsat’s Sinclair Division Promotes General Manager From Within (Executive Moves) [SatNews] “...[he] has held leadership positions in quality, engineering, product design, operations, R&D and general management.”?
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Orbital Gives Students A ‘Higher Education’...It’s A First...TJCubeSat To Launch With U.S.A.F.’s ORS-3! [SatNews] “ the Company has purchased flight hardware and contributed mentors and advice throughout the process, as well as assistance with final testing prior to launch...”
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Astrium’s SKYWAN 5G Satellite Modem Out Of Africa (Event Africa.com) [SatNews] ?“...unlocks new business opportunities with improved total cost of ownership for service providers that need to leverage multiple hub or hubless network configurations...”
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International Launch Services—The Proton Push For Russian Ministry Of Defense (Launch) [SatNews] On November 12th, a Proton launch vehicle successfully placed...
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November 12, 2013 Spacecom—Money Matters For AMOS-6 (Satellite) [SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC) has signed agreements with a consortium of banks and the...
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Inmarsat—Travel Terminus Achieved For I-5 L1 (Satellite) [SatNews] Inmarsat's (LSE:ISAT.L) first of their Global Xpress satellites—designated...
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GVF + IRG—Technology Initiative @ SATCON 2013 (Event—Interference) [SatNews] The Global VSAT Forum (GVF), Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG), and the Radio Frequency Interference—End Users Initiative (RFI-EUI) have launched...
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Romantis + Race Communications—Expansion Employs Hubs + VSATs (SatBroadcasting™—Equipment) [SatNews] Romantis has received an order to supply an additional VSAT hub and 2,000...
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Green Hills Software—Technology Showcase @ MILCOM 2013 (Event—TacApps + CyberSecurity) [SatNews] Green Hills Software will demonstrate multiple technology offerings focused on tactical applications and ...
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Harris Corporation—Among The Most Significant Innovations (Award) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been honored with an...
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NASA + NOAA—You Direct The Rescue Efforts (SATCOM—Game) [SatNews] A distress call from an emergency beacon goes off...
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SmartCast + CinemaWorld—Starting Up Services (SatBroadcasting™—payTV) [SatNews] SmartCast is providing managed TV channel playout services to...
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Smith Micro Software + Gemalto—Data Traffic Management Assist (Comms) [SatNews] Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) has announced its NetWise(tm) solutions for...
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Advantech Wireless—A Mentor With Built-In Redundancy (SATCOM—SSPA) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless Inc. has released their new High Power 500W Ka-Band, Mentor(tm) class of...
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International Datacasting (IDC)—Star Of The Show Is STAR Pro @ AfricaCom 2013 (Event—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] International Datacasting (TSX: IDC) will be participating at the...
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SAAC + Aireon LLC—Meeting Offers Crucial Guidance (ADS-B) [SatNews] On October 14, representatives from airlines, aviation organizations and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), gathered in...
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ScheduALL + Encompass—LINKing All Together (Transmission Management) [SatNews] ScheduALL has effectively centralized the management of bookings across...
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DigitalGlobe—The Horrors Of Haiyan (Imagery) [SatNews] Last Friday, devastation hit the Philippines—the massively destructive typhoon, Haiyan, turned into...
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AMSAT UK, AMSAT-NL + ISIS BV—Radio Amateurs Launch Fun In A Cube (Satellite) [SatNews] A tiny educational satellite is set to launch on...
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GeoSync Microwave—Technology Showcase @ SATCON 2013 (Event) [SatNews] GeoSync Microwave, Inc. will be in Booth 536 on the show floor...
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Astrium (ND SatCom)—Technology Showcase + Debut @ AfricaCom 2013 (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Astrium has announced the upcoming launch of Astrium Services’ next generation...
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Euroconsult—Focus On Satellite TV (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Report) [SatNews] Euroconsult has released its Executive Report—...
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NSR (Northern Sky Research)—Key Market Segments Studied (SATCOM—Analysis | Report ) [SatNews] NSR’s Broadband Satellite Markets, 12th Edition, is an industry leading analysis and forecast of all key...
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Artel—A Refreshing Change (Business) [SatNews] SATCON 2013 is the first public reveal of Artel’s...
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EUMETSAT Following 27th Plenary...Chairmanship = CEOS + Climate [SatNews] They met, they convened and now the responsibility is in their hands to...
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November 11, 2013 Gilat Satcom + AST—Product Partnership TO Manage Government Work (MSS) [SatNews] Gilat Satcom and Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST) have jointly been awarded a ...
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Télécoms Sans Frontière’s Assistance x 3 Philippine Disasters In Just One Month (SATCOM) [SatNews] Most would flee to escape its ravages, but this NGO knew the potential dangers, and nevertheless arrived in anticipation of its brutality...to help with what happens...after.
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November 8, 2013 Pivot + Comcast—Delivering The Goods (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] Pivot, Participant Media’s new television network targeting Millennials (18-34), has selected the Comcast Wholesale™ media platforms to...
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Hubble Happenings—A Six-Tailed Asteroid (Imagery) [SatNews] Astronomers viewing our solar system's asteroid belt with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have seen—for the...
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AUVSI—FAA's Integration Roadmap Applauded (UAV | UAS) [SatNews] Michael Toscano, president & CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), has released the...
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NASA + Lockheed Martin—A Good Falling Away For Orion (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The three massive panels protecting a test version of NASA's Orion multipurpose crew vehicle successfully fell...
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PCI Geomatics—HAPpiness For Mosaics (Imagery) [SatNews] PCI Geomatics has successfully delivered to the Sabah Lands and Surveys Department (SLSD) a Historical...
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Sage Communications Makes A Very Sage Acquisition... Longbottom Communications [SatNews] One big step that creates a much bigger footprint.
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DHI + CETel—A German Connection (Business) [SatNews] Houston based technology company, DHI, now has a...
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ORBIT Communications Systems—Technology Showcase @ OilComm (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] ORBIT Communication Systems, Ltd. will be showcasing and holding live demonstrations of its...
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Quake Global—Connectivity Compatibility (M2M) [SatNews] Quake Global, Inc. has announced its QPRO modems are compatible with the new satellite M2M platform...
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SpeedCast—Major Maritime Routes Covered (SATCOM) [SatNews] SpeedCast has launched new, expanded coverage for its ...
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November 7, 2013 MILCOM'13—A Reminder—Upcoming In San Diego... (Event) [SatNews] Did you know that if you are a member of the military, a student, or a...
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PSSI + New England Satellite = Greater Service (Acquisition) [SatNews] Six uplink trucks and several flyaway systems will also bolster the range of capabilities ...
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Seen In Space—Sun's Flaming Fake Colors (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] On November 5, 2013, the Sun brightened when an...
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ABI Research—By 2018, 4K Will Move Up To Ten Percent (Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Asia-Pacific, notably, China, is expected to lead...
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Astrium + UK MOD—Terminal Deliveries For Secure Comms (MILSATCOM) [SatNews] Astrium is now delivering to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) enhanced...
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SSPI—Where Will Our Industry's Leaders Come From? (Event) [SatNews] Since 2006, SSPI's Future Leaders Dinner fundraiser has honored men and women under 35 with the...
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Arianespace—Doubling Up With ASTRA 5B + Amazonas 4A (Launch Preparations) [SatNews] Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next heavy-lift mission are ready to move...
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Russia—No Stated Purpose Or Specs Satellite (Launch) [SatNews] A Russian military satellite will blast off...
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November 6, 2013 Newtec... It's Not Nice To Interrupt...Carrier ID (Webinar) [SatNews] ....93 percent of respondents suffer from satellite interference at least once a year...
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Telit Wireless Solutions + Digital Matter Telematics—Serving Up Solar (Data Connectivity—M2M) [SatNews] Telit Wireless Solutions and Digital Matter Telematics have announced that the latter's self-powered...
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IHS + AIA + CADENAS PARTsolutions—NAS Models To Assist Engineers (CAD) [SatNews] IHS (NYSE: IHS) has announced exclusive partnerships to offer authorized 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models of components based on...
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NASA + Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)—Robotic Exploration Potential To Be... Explored... [SatNews] NASA has tapped the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, to look into the processes that shape...
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SiriusXM Radio + Agero—Acquiring Minds Wish To Know (Business) [SatNews] Satellite radio network SiriusXM has completed the previously announced acquisition of...
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SMPTE—Super Session @ CCW 2013 (Event—Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest) [SatNews] The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced their sponsorship of the...
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BlackBridge (Formerly RapidEye)—This Change Is A Unifier (Business) [SatNews] RapidEye has officially changed its name to BlackBridge—this change is the result of...
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Globalsat + Iridium—Becoming Part Of The Team (Business) [SatNews] Globalsat Group has announced that its US affiliate, Globalsat Latam LLC, has signed an...
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SES—A Safe Arrival (Satellite—Launch Prep) [SatNews] SES S.A.'s (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) ASTRA 5B satellite has safely arrived...
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Front Porch Digital + OKONO-TV—Technology Showcase @ NATEXPO 2013 (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Front Porch Digital will be demonstrating their following products with...
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Navman Wireless—Track On, Even When Without Cell Service (SATCOM) [SatNews] Navman Wireless USA has released a new satellite communications option for its OnlineAVL2 fleet tracking platform enabling...
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ESA’s Galileo Satellites... Takes Two To The Tent (Launch) [SatNews] Isolated within the chamber as though floating in infinite space, the satellite could be switched on to check all its systems can operate together without interference.
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EBU Takes The European Satellite Network Up A Notch... Most Advanced + Fastest (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] This shortage has been driving up satellite transmission costs while limiting availability...
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Cybersecurity Competition’s Sixth Season Kicks Off To A Larger Playing Field (Cybersecurity Event) [SatNews] During the round, teams compete online to identify and solve vulnerabilities in simulated computer networks.
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November 5, 2013 IntoPIX + Artel Video Systems—Technology Showcase @ CCW2013 (SatBroadcasting™ —Video Transport Platform) [SatNews] In its booth at CCW, Artel Video Systems (#709) will showcase the DigiLink video...
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Bye Aerospace—Silent Guardian Empowers Solar-Electric ISR (UAV | UAS) [SatNews] Bye Aerospace, Inc. announced it has transitioned into the detailed design phase for its...
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Harmonic—Technology Showcase @ Inter BEE 2013 (SatBroadcasting™ —Transcoding) [SatNews] At Inter BEE 2013, Harmonic will provide demonstrations of its...
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KRYTAR—Compact, Yet Offering Ultra-Broadband Coverage (Couplers) [SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has continued the expansion of its line of dual directional couplers with the...
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ORBCOMM + Inmarsat—Joining Forces For Development + Distribution (M2M) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) and Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L) have announced a strategic alliance to...
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Here's Looking @ Earth—An Eclipse Possessing Duality (Imagery—NASA) [SatNews] The last eclipse of 2013 was an unusual one. Known as a hybrid eclipse, the Moon blocked just part...
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SatelliteTVNewsNetwork.com—Presenting The Latest SatTV Info (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] SatelliteTVNewsNetwork.com is now live and this new website will provide...
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Brican Flight Systems—Development For Use In Domestic Airspace (UAV | UAS) [SatNews] Brican Flight Systems has a landmark partnership agreement with the...
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Spacecom—Full Compliment Now Taken (Satellite—Capacity) SatNews] Spacecom (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: SCC) has reported that a Southeast Asian data services provider has...
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SIS LIVE + iDirect—Hub Helpmate (SATCOM) [SatNews] Satellite connectivity and broadcast expert SIS LIVE has announced the installation of a...
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Thuraya + Vocality—First Responder Plush Package (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thuraya and Vocality have come together and instituted a...
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NOAA—Sixty Sets Of Data Can Be Yours (Imagery) [SatNews] NOAA has unveiled the beta version of “NOAA View,” an online educational tool that gives educators and the public interactive access...
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India—On Its Way To Mars (Launch) [SatNews] India launched its first mission to Mars on ...
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ITC Global + iDirect—Drill + Dig This... (SATCOM) [SatNews] ITC Global has launched the world's first production service for...
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Inmarsat—Technology Showcase @ Global MilSatCom (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L) is showcasing its latest innovations at...
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Intellian’s FleetBroadband + XpressLink Now Communicate Well O’er Water + Waves (SATCOM) [SatNews] “...achieved great success in meeting the needs of ship owners thirsting for the broadband data speeds of VSAT combined with the reliability of L-band.”
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NSR's SCADA/M2M Via Satellite ...Ye’ll Take The Narrowband + I’ll Take The High Band + A New Format (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The market is currently dominated by narrowband L-band systems.... Ku-band and HTS gained inroads in the Transportation and Cargo markets and Green Energy and Construction.
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Advantech Wireless—Turnkey Solution Provided (SATCOM) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless Inc. has successfully completed the deployment of a turnkey solution, including its high power...
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Telesat—Licensing Framework Applauded (Regulations) [SatNews] Telesat welcomes Industry Canada’s decisions on the licensing framework released...
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Boxwood Executive Search Finds Solutions In Two Locations (Business Expansion) [SatNews] ...”Yet the reality is, this is a great time to grow in many sectors because top talent is available and many of your competitors are distracted.”
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ISRO—Mars-Bound Mangalyaan Heads Out Without Insurance (Launch) [SatNews] The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) decided against insuring the launch vehicle and the...
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Turkmenistan + Belarus... To Build Drones... Monitor Illegal Ventures (UAV) [SatNews] Keeping one step ahead of the bad guys just took a giant step in favor of the good guys...
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Inmarsat + Network Innovations... A VIP Is Now A VAR For Global Xpress [SatNews] custom solutions for government and military customers in some of the most demanding and remote environments around the world.
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November 4, 2013 London’s Global MilSatCom Is The Biggest...EVER (Event) [SatNew] This year’s event will be opening the doors to the biggest Global MilSatCom event to date in one day’s time!
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University of Virginia—Working Toward A Launch (Satellite) [SatNews] Next September, NASA will send high-altitude balloons into the upper reaches of...
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Maxwell Technology—An Affordable Solution For South Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] Maxwell Technology has partnered with Cable Wise to deliver communications infrastructure and Internet services to areas...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (RT Logic)—The Big Data Push For ISR (SATCOM) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has announced that its RT Logic subsidiary has released its SpectralFox(TM) technology, an...
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Exelis—Providing Sim Data For GPS III (Satellite) [SatNews] Exelis (NYSE: XLS) successfully completed factory acceptance testing for the...
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Euroconsult—Over The Next Decade, 1,150 Satellites Will Be Launched (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] According to Euroconsult's recently published research report, Satellites to be...
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Inmarsat + Intellian—Terminal Approval (SATCOM) [SatNews] Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT) has announced that FleetBroadband terminals manufactured by Intellian are now...
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DARPA Signs SSL To Phoenix Program... Servicing PODs In Space [SatNews] Many of the satellites are obsolete or have failed yet have useable components, but there is no way to use them.
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November 3, 2013 GOCE...Goes To Pieces While Falling Head Over Heels (Post Launch) [SatNews] This style of decommissioning may seem like a risky strategy but it’s actually one of the better options.
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Spacecom AMOS’ Anomaly Alternative Activation... Results Rev Up 8 Engines [SatNews] received a report from the satellite's manufacturer... it is possible to operate the engines in alternative activation methods...
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Comcast + Pivot...A Wholesale Pivotal Move To Millennials (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] provides... an alternative to purchasing the additional equipment required for acquiring and down-converting MPEG-4 satellite feeds.
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European Space Agency (ESA)—Beam Me Down, LADEE (Satellite) [SatNews] ESA’s ground station on the island of Tenerife has received laser signals over a...
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U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III—The Risks Of Sequestration = A Hollow Force [SatNews] Unpredictable funding and the indiscriminate cuts being forced by sequestration are steadily eroding military readiness and threaten to leave...
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SkyTrac Systems—Technology Showcase + Presentation @ Military Electronics Seminar, Turkey (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyTrac Systems will be attending and presenting at the 3rd Military Electronics Seminar held at the...
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Globalstar + FCC—Bringing Broadband Services Into Play (Spectrum) [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT) has announced that the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has issued a...
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GlobalTT.com @ Africa.com = Readies For New Everything... (Event) [SatNews] This year’s theme reflects a new era, new event, new players, and new products—one such example is...
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TrustComm + Thuraya—Starlight For MSS (SATCOM) [SatNews] TrustComm Inc. and Thuraya Telecommunications Company have introduced...
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November 2, 2013 ESA’s ATV...A Genius Burns Up Over The Pacific (End Of Life) [SatNews] The mission was accomplished, and so, according to plan just five month’s later...poof.
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November 1, 2013 Here's Looking @ Earth—Plumes A' Plenty (Imagery—NASA, USGS) [SatNews] Twin volcanic plumes—one of ash, one of gas—rose from...
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Red Port Global + SailBlogs—Renew + Obtain Sail Service At No Cost (SATCOM) [SatNews] RedPort Global and SailBlogs have announced that SailBlogs Premium Basic will be included at...
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Northrop Grumman + U.S. Navy—Fire Scout's First Flight (UAS | UAV) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully completed the first flight of the next-generation...
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RigNet’s Board Of Directors Welcomes An International Expert [SatNews] "He has a diverse international background with a deep expertise across many business services...”
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JetBlue Airways + FAA—Personal Electronic Devices Policy Push (Agency | Report | Regulations) [SatNews] JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) has begun the process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to become...
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UltiSat + Eutelsat—NGO Comms Necessities Addressed (SATCOM) [SatNews] UltiSat has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity...
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NOAA... GOES-R Forecasts Whether The Weather Will Be Extreme [SatNews] It will also introduce new forecast products for severe weather, volcanic ash advisories, fire and smoke monitoring and other hazards.
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Harris’ Bird, Falcon III®, Flies To Middle East For Coast Guard Duty [SatNews] ...users to send and receive situational awareness and intelligence information across a secure mobile network, connecting squads and their commanders for real-time decision-making.
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Astrium Services + IHS + SES + Eutelsat—Tapping Into Info Made Easier + Increasing Ku Coverage (Imagery + Capacity) [SatNews] Astrium GEO-Information have entered into a partnership agreement with...
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Intelsat + GCI Extend Capacity A Healthy Boost To Underserved Alaskan Areas (SATCOM) [SatNews] support broadband services to schools and medical clinics, as well as telemedicine applications for hospitals that are located in underserved areas
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Cambridge Consultants—Techie Tractors (Radar) [SatNews] The face of traditional farming is rapidly changing to incorporate sophisticated...
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Arianespace...Georges Lemaître’s ATV Makes A Big Bang Preparing For Launch [SatNews] ...has now been removed from its special shipping container in the S5C preparation hall.
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IHS—Wi-Fi Flying High, Thanks To FAA (Comms) [SatNews] The number of commercial aircraft providing either Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity will reach 4,048 by the...
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