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December 17, 2012 Advantech Wireless... Two-Way Throughput (SATCOM) [SatNews] Advantech AMT Corp. USA, a subsidiary of Advantech Wireless Inc., announced it has received new orders...
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Loral Space & Communications... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) has announced that its board of directors has named...
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European Space Agency... A Malargüe Milestone Moment To Remember (Tracking) [SatNews] A new satellite tracking station at Malargüe, Argentina, will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday, completing...
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International Datacasting + Canal Uno... An ADvantage (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX: IDC) has been awarded a contract with...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Reef Recon (Imagery) [SatNews] The Republic of Palau, a chain of islands at the far western end of Micronesia, consists of...
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Arianespace’s Milestone...Another Ride Along On The Heavy-Lift [SatNews] This time of year many find it hard to concentrate at work with the holiday distractions, but the focused crew here are rolling up their sleeves to prepare for the last liftoff of the year...
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SES... A Swiss First... (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that ASTRA is now broadcasting the...
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Sierra Nevada Corp. + NASA... This Dream Becoming More Of A Reality (Spacecraft) [SatNews] Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems' Dream Chaser? Space System Program has been selected by...
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TSF In Evacuation Camp = Connections [SatNews] This team stands up for those left helpless, in the wake of wars and disasters, and now they are
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Thuraya + SoftBank Mobile... Making Way In Japan (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thuraya Telecommunications and Softbank Mobile have signed an agreement with the goal of bringing mobile satellite communication services for...
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TECOM Industries... Narrow Bodies, Broad In-Flight Entertainment (SATCOM) [SatNews] TECOM Industries has announced another milestone in the KuStream® product line.
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Thales Alenia Space + Roscosmos... Rover Togetherness (Mission) [SatNews] Cooperation between ESA and Roscosmos on ExoMars, the European Mars exploration led by...
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SingTel... What A Relief! (Business + Contributions) [SatNews] Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) is contributing 500,000 Philippine Pesos to support...
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Moving On Up @ Harris Corp. [SatNews] He is responsible for is responsible for leading the Integrated Network Solutions business, which includes Harris CapRock Communications, Harris Healthcare Solutions and Harris IT Services...
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Lockheed Martin + NASA... The Impact Of Grail (Satellites) [SatNews] NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission came to an end today as...
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Governor’s Delight With Company Diversification [SatNews] “...we are delighted to diversify our economy further, especially with such a widely renowned and highly respected company..."
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SES + Gogo... Flying Away With Coverage... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gogo, a leader in in-flight connectivity, and global satellite operator SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) have announced the signature...
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Hubble Happenings... A Christmas/Holiday Season Image (Whichever You Prefer...) (Imagery) [SatNews] The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope celebrates the holiday season with a striking image of the...
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Blue Sky Network... Truly In The Clouds... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Blue Sky Network's fleet management portal, New SkyRouter, has been selected by...
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Northrop Gumman... Wireless Handling Now, Carrier Landings Next Up... (UCAS) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy recently completed a series of...
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COM DEV Int'l... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has announced that the fifth and last of the previously...
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GeoEye... Digital Views For 2013... (Imagery) [SatNews] GeoEye has released its 2013 online calendar, “Evolution of Insight: 1999-2012”, which is now available...
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December 16, 2012 AsiaSat + Zhwandoon... A 3S Inclusion... (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) has announced that...
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HISPASAT... Entering The Final Phase... (Satellite) [SatNews] The Amazonas 3 telecommunications satellite, with a launch date forecast for early next year from Kourou (French Guiana), is in the...
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Eutelsat Communications... Move Over 21A, Here Comes 21B... (Satellite) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announced the full entry into commercial service of...
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Holiday Wishes From SatNews Publishers Whatever you wish for this time of year
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December 15, 2012 Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)... Bye, Bye, Inflexibility?? (Legislation) [SatNews] The Aerospace Industries Association applauds Congress for moving to end...
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U.K. Space Agency... A Hole-y Endeavor... (Imagery) [SatNews] Astronomers using Europe’s Herschel Space Observatory are asking the public to help...
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1st Detect + NASA... Analysis Asset (Tech) [SatNews] 1st Detect Corporation, a subsidiary of Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC), has completed the delivery and installation of a...
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Lockheed Martin... A Century Of Aviation History + Technology Acceleration (Event) [SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] continued its year-long centennial celebration today at its Sunnyvale, California, site, marking the...
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Intelsat 27 At Sea Launch...On The Beam And Home For The Holidays [SatNews] All the actors are getting ready for the launch next year, and...
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Clyde Space... Aye, Lads + Lassie's, 'Tis Scotland's First... (Satellite) [SatNews] SCOTLAND’S first satellite will be launched from a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket in March of 2013.
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December 14, 2012 SES + HD+... Melodious Programming (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) have announced that its German HD platform HD is adding...
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Space Foundation + PulseSwitch Systems... All Switched On... (Tech) [SatNews] The Space Foundation has announced its newest Space Certification Partner—...
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exactEarth Ltd... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] exactEarth Ltd. has continued to achieve significant growth during its...
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GVF... Leveraging The London Platform (Event) [SatNews] Following the conclusion of the widely applauded GVF Ka Roundtable Assembly 2012: Satellite Service Provision Game-Changer in Action event which occurred...
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NASA... Not That Far Off... (Launch) [SatNews] Recent engineering advances by NASA and its industry partners across the country show important progress toward...
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NSR... 4th Edition Of EO Report Issued (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] Competition from UAVs looms large for Earth Observation (EO) satellite operators.
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Arianespace... Finger Info... (App) [SatNews] With the release of Arianespace's new mobile application, tablet and smartphone users around...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... VIIRS Vs. OLS (Imagery) [SatNews[ In early December 2012, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released...
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Arianespace... A Roaring Conclusion To 2012... (Launch) [SatNews] Arianespace’s Ariane 5 flight with the Skynet 5D and Mexsat Bicentenario satellite passengers has wrapped up...
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Snell... The Sporting Life (SatBroadcasting™—Equipment (Switcher + Router) [SatNews] Snell announced that Input Media, one of Europe's leading sports production companies, is using a new...
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CETel... Ranked Right Up There... (Event) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association published its annual rankings for...
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Space Systems/Loral (SSL) + Sea Launch... The Anomaly's Unanimous Conclusion (Launch + Satellite) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SSL) and Sea Launch AG (Sea Launch) have announced that the...
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SiriusXM... Moving On Up, At Least Temporarily (Business) [SatNews] Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) has announced that James E. Meyer has been appointed...
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Boeing... Nanos To USAF... (Satellites) [SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered two Space Environmental NanoSat Experiment (SENSE) satellites to...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Where Did Those Lights Come From? (Imagery) [SatNews] Two weeks ago, NASA published a new map of the Earth at night, built by Earth Observatory designers together with colleagues at...
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December 13, 2012 Arianespace Toasts The New Year With Numerous New Launches [SatNews] The new year will bring many clients, with plans to service numerous nations...
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NSR Reports How Viable Is Sat-Based UltraHD? [SatNews] As always, the Company has released an in-depth report, analyzing many aspects of this technology.
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Intelsat... In Relief Of Sandy Victims... (SATCOM—Event) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. donated satellite distribution services for the...
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U.S.A.F. Air Force Space Command's Space & Missile Systems Center... CAPS @ The Top Of The World (SATCOM) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded a contract to...
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International Datacasting... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) has announced announced its financial results for the...
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NOAA... Life Savers... (Satellites) [SatNews] According to a new study by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the NOAA forecasts of...
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Broadcast Asia... Showing Up In Singapore... (Event) [SatNews] BroadcastAsia2013, Asia’s largest integrated trade show for the...
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NASA Signs Astrotech Space Operations...Pay For Payload Processing [SatNews] Work for now and in the future, a positive situation...
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SSPI... The Honor Is All Theirs... (Event) [SatNews] The Society of Satellite Professionals International announced it will honor two government leaders...
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Rohde & Schwarz... A Tactical Development (SDR) [SatNews] Rohde & Schwarz has now introduced the R&S SDTR, the first in a new generation of software defined radios (SDR), together with...
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Satcom Direct... The Internet With Altitude (SATCOM) [SatNews] Satcom Direct has launched FlightDeck 360™ mobile application which enables customers to...
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DARPA Sees Raytheon’s SeeMe As Solution For Small Satellites [SatNews] “As the world’s only producer of exoatmospheric kill vehicles, we are already developing and building hardware to space standards.”
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CommunicAsia2013 + EnterpriseIT2013... Back To Singapore... (Events) [SatNews] Asia’s premier and most established business event for the global ICT industry returns to...
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SatLink Communications... Fighting Onto Satellites (SatBroadcasting™—Content) [SatNews] SatLink Communications Ltd. has confirmed that the Boxing Marketing Arm SA (BMA), a subsidiary of AIBA, the International Boxing Association, has selected...
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SES... Speeding Into France (SATCOM) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that it is the first satellite operator to...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Plumes From Pools (Imagery) [SatNews] From the ground, the lava lakes on Vanuatu’s Ambrym volcano look something like J.R.R. Tolkien’s Mount Doom.
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Hubble Stars Reveal The Secret Of Looking Young When You’re Old [SatNews] There are those who defy the ravages of time such as...
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December 12, 2012 Globe Wireless + KG Jebsens... Ship Shape For Shipowners... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Globe Wireless has announced that Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi AS has selected...
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iDirect + NewSat... A Hub Happening... (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that NewSat Limited (NewSat) has enhanced its...
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Vanguard Space Technologies... Giving More Of A Truly Distorted View... (Testing) [SatNews] Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. (Vanguard) has expanded its thermal distortion testing capabilities...
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DigitalGlobe + MapBox... Map Moves (Business + Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) has announced that MapBox, a provider of open source solutions for designing and publishing maps via the cloud, has selected...
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XTAR... X Marks The Spot (SATCOM) [SatNews] XTAR LLC, the first U.S. commercial provider of satellite services in the X-band frequency, announced that it has gained a...
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General Dynamics... Tech Support For Top Secret Enterprise (Comms) [SatNews] General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a two-year, $6 million task order...
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EUMETSAT... Renamed And Highly Purposeful (Satellite) [SatNews] After the successful completion of in-orbit testing, on December 12th the...
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December 11, 2012 SMPTE + VSF... New Standards For Real-Time Services (SatBroadcasting™—Tech) [SatNews] The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Video Services Forum (VSF) have announced the latest two standards in a...
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iDirect + IP Access Int'l... Hub, To Have + To Hold (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that IP Access International, a global satellite service provider, has deployed a...
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Eyeheight... Clean Switchovers... (SatBroadcasting™—Switcher) [SatNews] A new addition to the Eyeheight product range, the AV-2M is an...
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USAF OTV3 + ULA’s Atlas V’s First Spacecraft To Launch, Return To Earth And Launch Again! (Launch) [SatNews] “In the face a daunting weather forecast, the ULA Atlas V roared into the blue Florida sky today at the opening of the window – completing the company’s 2012 launch campaign.”
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Northrop Grumman... Additional Combat + Interfaces Upgrades (Comms) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully released Version 2.0 of the...
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Gilat's Wavestream... A Mighty Mini... (SATCOM—Upconverter) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has now made available the...
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Orbital Takes Attendees For An Up Close And Personal Look At Landsat [SatNews] A serious tour in which... “Media participants in attendance should wear closed-toe shoes for safety purposes.”
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USAF Space & Missile Systems Command + Kratos Technology... MILSATCOM Responsibilities Acquired... (SATCOM) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded a $17.5 million contract to Kratos Technology and Training Solutions, Inc., to...
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North Korea... No Disassembling, Apparently, Only Defiance.. [SatNews] North Korea on Wednesday fired a long-range rocket in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings...
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates... In League With IAI... (Satellite) [SatNews] MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA) has signed a contract in excess of CA$100 million with...
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AUVSI... Communication To Confirm... (Business) [SatNews] The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) President & CEO Michael Toscano has encouraged...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Initially The Air Force + Central Command, Now The Navy (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILT) has been selected by a Southeast Asian Navy to upgrade...
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Virgin Galactic... A First For SpaceShipTwo... (Spacecraft) [SatNews] SpaceShipTwo undertook its 23rd glide flight on December 19th in the pre-powered portion...
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December 10, 2012 UPDATE On Yamal-402!! Acquisition Now Confirmed... (Launch) Thales Alenia Space has issued the following updated information regarding...
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Globalstar... Sitting Pretty In Baikonur... (Launch) [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has announced that all six satellites scheduled for launch in early February are now...
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Elwing Obviously Makes An Impact In Europe With E-IMPAcT [SatNews] Can you quickly say, The Electrodeless Ionization Magnetized Ponderomotive Acceleration Thruster, three times without tripping on your tongue? This Company can do better than that.
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OnAir + TriaGnoSys... Doing For Dassault + PATS (SATCOM) [SatNews] OnAir’s inflight connectivity is, for the first time, now a linefit option for buyers of...
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NATO... A Major Interoperability Exercise... (ISR) [SatNews] Until December 14, 2012, the NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency hosts MAJEX12, a...
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Vision Asia + Telestra... The Bouquet Feed (SatBroadcasting™—DTH) [SatNews] DTH satellite broadcaster, Vision Asia, has selected Telstra to provide...
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Telesat... Arctic Access (SATCOM) [SatNews] Telesat has completed its live broadband trials in Iqaluit with...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Spewing Tolbachik (Imagery) [SatNews] In late November 2012, Tolbachik Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula began erupting, the first time...
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Ross Video... Production Powerhouse (SatBroadcasting™—Switcher) [SatNews] Ross Video adds yet another product to its expanding...
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Space Foundation Announces Winners At The Top Of The (James E.) Hill [SatNews] The legacies that these two have left are enormous...
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OmniAccess...To Provide Access A Step Above For Luxury Yachts In The Seychelles [SatNews] It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it...in the Seychelles...
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European Space Agency (ESA)... Three Band Galileo Test Copacetic (Satellites) [SatNews] Europe’s third Galileo satellite has transmitted its first...
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PTC’13 Hawaii Calls... Window To Register Is Closing... (Event) [SatNews] New year, 2013 and an opportunity to travel to Hawaii and the opportunity to save is quickly approaching...
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December 9, 2012 SMi Conferences... Insights Into ISR (Event) [SatNews] The 2nd annual ISR conference will feature a line-up of key military and industry speakers...
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NSR... DirecTV + GVT—The Winning Bid? (Analysis | Report) [SatNews] As growth remains lackluster for North American DTH platforms, both DISH Network and DirecTV have moved...
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Mercury Systems... Processing Placement (DSP) [SatNews] Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has received $2.3M in follow-on orders from a...
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ViaSat + UK MOD... Keying In On UHF (SATCOM) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) has successfully implemented an Integrated Waveform Network Control Station (IW NCS) for...
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EchoStar Ramps Up Hiring...Another Major Announcement... [SatNews] December 4th SatNews.com announced a new CEO and today another appointment...“As a policy expert, she’s literally written the book on spectrum, broadband and emerging technologies.”
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NASA/NOAA...USA With Night Lights Off?...Not Really! [SatNews] The sensor is so precise that it can pick up the twinkle of a light on a ship at sea.
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Space Foundation Certifies FireWatch America...Smokey The Bear Would Be Proud [SatNews] It’s a disaster that terrifies everyone who has ever been close to its hellish heat—including this organization...
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Just In...International Datacasting Corporation...Resignation of... [SatNews] Major announcement ...
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ScanEx RDC + Astrium... Pleiades Power...(Imagery [SatNews] ScanEx Research and Development Center has signed the distribution agreement with...
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North Korea... U.S. Initiates Pacom Eyes On Upcoming Satellite "Launch"... [SatNews] U.S. Pacific Command has moved ships into place to monitor a possible North Korean rocket launch, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III has said.
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South Africa Readies For Next Satellite—Lessons Learned After Radiation Of First Satellite [SatNews] The satellite's failure was owing to especially severe radiation, found in a region known as the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly. "This is a challenge for South Africa, which sits in the anomaly.
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Space & Missile Systems Center (SMC)... Scaling To Fit The Need (Launch Vehicles) [SatNews] The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Space Development and Test Directorate at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, has awarded...
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Gilat Satcom + XipLink... Adding Some Xip To The Teleport... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satcom has partnered with XipLink to accelerate...
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Northrop Grumman + Raytheon...Demos + Data For Defense [SatNews] The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites, built by a Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team for the...
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Thales... Successful Deployment (SATCOM) [SatNews] The recent NAWAS and CWIX exercises marked the first successful deployment by...
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Norway’s KSAT + South Africa’s SANSA Project Now Operational... It’s A Small World After All [SatNews] A satellite that brings together nations and their people for a positive goal...
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December 6, 2012 Haivision... Internal Developmental Work Has ISO Implications (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Haivision, a leader in advanced video networking and IP video distribution solutions, has achieved...
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Harris Corporation + The Gores Group... Broadcast Sale Cemented Into Place... (Business) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has reached an agreement to sell Broadcast Communications to...
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Thales Alenia Space... Prepped + To The Pad... (Launch) [SatNews] The Yamal 402 satellite is now ready for its launch...
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December 5, 2012 iDirect Government Technologies (iGT)... More Than Remotely Interesting (SATCOM) [SatNews] iDirect Government Technologies (iGT), a wholly owned subsidiary of VT iDirect (iDirect), has released the...
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DigitalGlobe... Upgrading Tasking, Downloading + Delivery For Warfighters (Imagery) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) will provide upgrades to multiple U.S. Air Force...
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GeoSpatial Experts... GeoJot+ This Down... (GIS | GPS) [SatNews] GeoSpatial Experts has officially released its new GeoJot ...
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EchoStar... Moving On Up... Again! (Business) [SatNews] EchoStar Corp. (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that David J. Rayner will return to the role of...
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NASA + HPA... The Path Forward... (Hosted Payloads) [SatNews] NASA and the Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) have announced a joint Working Meeting scheduled for...
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Elbit Systems... Picture This... (Satellite) [SatNews] Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT ("Elbit Systems") has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (“Elop”), was...
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ORBCOMM... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has announced the hiring of...
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ESA... Galileo Sounds Off... (Satellite) [SatNews] Europe’s third Galileo satellite has transmitted its first...
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ONE CONNXT... Out Of The Darkness... (SATCOM) [SatNews] On Sunday, December 2, 2012, NileSat 101 changed its orbital position, affecting...
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Comtech EF Data Fully Equipped To Lead The Competition [SatNews] "Given the scope of equipment orders the Company has received to support satellite-based mobile backhaul, they’ve adapted well in addressing stiff competition posed by other platforms, particularly TDMA.”
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Globalstar...Wheel Worries Wiped Away (Satellite) [SatNews] Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) has returned to commercial service the satellite affected by...
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Arabsat In Radio And TV Festival...Double Celebration For Themselves, Too [SatNews] “...he also added that the Company investments in building and operating this fleet of new satellites have reached more than 1.6 billion U.S. dollars, funded primarily from..."
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SES + TRT... Audience Adds... (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] SES (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that...
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Beam Communications... A Decade Of Being Right On The Beam [SatNews] “Today we develop and manufacture satellite communications solutions for the world’s leading satellite network providers, Iridium and Inmarsat. Our success has mainly come from a close strategic partnership with them...”
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SpeedCast Ltd. + Australian Satellite Communications... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... (Business) [SatNews] SpeedCast Ltd. together with its majority shareholder TA Associates has completed...
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SpaceX + U.S.A.F... An EELV First... (Launch) [SatNews] The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded SpaceX two...
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World Teleport Association... Righteous Rankings (Event) [SatNews] The World Teleport Association published its annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2012.
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December 4, 2012 Cambridge Consultants + Iridium... NEXT Up... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Cambridge Consultants has been selected by Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) to play a key role in the...
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Space Foundation... Weaver Welcomes You... (Event) [SatNews] Actor Sigourney Weaver will be the featured speaker at the Space Technology Hall of Fame® dinner...
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MEASAT + FOX Int'l... International Music Flavoring Added (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has an agreement with FOX International Channels (“FIC”) for the...
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Raytheon + NASA... The Difference Between Night + Day (Imagery) [SatNews] First there was Blue Marble 2012, a stunning image of Earth taken from space by...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Wow, Just Like Mars... (Imagery) [SatNews] In the Late Jurassic period, a network of braided rivers flowed across the Colorado Plateau in an area about 8 kilometers (5 miles) northwest of Hanksville, Utah.
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NASA + Northrop Grumman... Far Better Than Sun Tan Lotion... (Satellite) [SatNews] Engineers got a first-hand look at how the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield would...
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U.S.A.F.'s Space + Missile Systems Center... Goddard Trophy To GPS Architect (Award) [SatNews] Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, SMC commander, accepted the donation of the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy from...
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iDirect... A Leading Technology... (Terminals) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that the company’s remote terminals account for...
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Integrated Microwave Technologies... MAG Moves (Comms) [SatNews] Integrated Microwave Technologies, LLC (IMT), a Business Unit within the Vitec Group’s Videocom Division, is rolling out...
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Harris... Falcons Heading To Central Asia... (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has received a $7 million order to deliver...
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Gilat’s Wavestream® Salutes The Military... As The ‘Streams’ Merge Into TECOM’s Systems [SatNews] "We have designed these products to meet the extreme operating environment and size and weight requirements necessary to suit today's aircraft designs.”
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GMV USA Provides Expertise To GOES-R Weather Rain Or Shine [SatNews] These advancements will improve upon forecasting quality and timeliness, generating significant benefits to the nation.
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XipLink Selects Globecomm... Optimum VAR For VSAT Optimization [SatNews] The Company has chosen them as they have a scalable, flexible and capital efficient array of one and two-way optimization solutions.
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C-COM Satellite Systems... iNetVu Investitures... (SATCOM) [SatNews] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CMI) ("C-COM" or the "Company") has received $1,700,000 in new...
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Optical Surfaces Ltd... Extremely Handy With Hyperboloids... (Optics) [SatNews] Drawing upon 50 years precision optics manufacturing experience, Optical Surfaces Ltd. has established a...
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PTC'13... Save Now, Enjoy Hawaiian Hospitality Later... (Event) [SatNews] Join telecom industry leaders at PTC'13 from January 20th through the 23rd, 2013, at the beautiful...
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ILS Readies And Steadies For Yamal 402 [SatNews] All prepped and ready for the launch...
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December 3, 2012 Astrium Services Government... A Major Melding... (Business [SatNews] Astrium Americas, an EADS North America company announces a new subsidiary, Astrium Services Government, Inc. serving the...
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KVH Industries... Celebrating Capacity Cumulation (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has just completed a major upgrade to the...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Stunning Satellite Views... (Imagery) [SatNews] A stunning array of images of our home planet, taken by Earth-observing science satellites, are featured in...
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SSTL... Retired? Don't Count On It... GPS Work To Accomplish... (Satellite) [SatNews] An experimental GPS receiver, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), has successfully...
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Etihad’s Wi-Fly Sprouts In Brussels... Result Of US$1B [SatNews] And the first plane equipped with all the communications technology was off to Brussels.
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Telenor Connexion + Telcare... mHealth = Wireless Blood Check [SatNews] “The Company stood out due to its global coverage footprint, especially in key markets where people are increasingly affected by diabetes...”
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Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL... No Separation Anxiety As EUTELSAT-70B Launches (Launch) [SatNews] “To our colleagues at the launch site and around the world—well done! Your dedication to perfection reflects the best of what the Company represents.”
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AsiaSat + EBU... Entertainment Expansion... (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat) has announced that the...
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Interorbital Systems... It's All Fired Up... (Launch Vehicle Rocket Engine) [SatNews] On a calm clear high-desert October evening, Interorbital Systems’ NEPTUNE rocket series' main engine...
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GeoEye + DigitalGlobe... Combo Gets Shareholders' "Aye" (Business) [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has announced that its shareholders have approved...
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Globecomm Has Connections...A Milestone At 3,500... [SatNews] The Company announced today that it has reached a maritime industry milestone...
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AGI Goes Ballistic... With Their Integrating Element [SatNews] The C2BMC program is the "integrating element" for the Ballistic Missile Defense System and links the various sensors and weapon systems.
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December 2, 2012 Space Systems/Loral + Satmex... Arrives In Good Order For The Big Push (Satellite) [SatNews] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has announced that the Satmex 8 satellite built for...
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COM DEV International + China Satcom... Switched On (Launch) COM DEV International China Satcom... Switched On (Launch)
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Globecomm Systems... Gaining Even More For Services (Business) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded option year two of a five year contract from a...
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Beam Communications + Iridium... Signing On For Strategic Product Development (Business) [SatNews] World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR) has revealed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Beam Communications Pty Limited (Beam), has entered into a...
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Astrium + NASA... Grace In Space (Satellites) [SatNews] Astrium has been commissioned to build two new research satellites for...
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Northrop Grumman... Consider The Catapult... (UAV/UAS/UCAS) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have conducted the Navy's first catapult launch of...
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U.S. Strategic Command... Major MUOS Move... (Satellite) [SatNews] The U.S. Strategic Command has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for...
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Arianespace... Helping Pléiades 1B To Find Its Way... (Launch) [SatNews] The maturity of Arianespace’s Soyuz launch system at French Guiana, and its confirmed role...
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Trackstick... Works Better Than A Trail Of Breadcrumbs (GPS) [SatNews] How can technology that does so much be so small, and receive signals from 24 satellites orbiting Earth?
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SES And ESA Turn On the Electricity For This Satellite Platform...No Power Cord Needed [SatNews] The innovative satellite platform can host various size vehicles and current mid-sized payloads...
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December 1, 2012 U.S. Army... Judged By Those Who Know... (STEM) [SatNews] Army engineers, scientists and business professionals volunteered to be virtual judges for an online science, technology, engineering and math, known as STEM, competition...
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U.S. Army... The Future: A Question Of Quantums... (Comms) [SatNews] Scientists at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory are pioneering data teleportation...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... The Night Lights Tell It All... (Imagery) [SatNews] City lights at night are a fairly reliable indicator of where people live.
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Boeing Makes Moves With Two Veteran Employees [SatNews] The rewards for talented and loyal employees...
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NASA... The Next Member Of The Reliable Space Network Arrives @ Kennedy (Satellite) [SatNews] NASA's newest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, known as TDRS-K, arrived Tuesday...
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sIRG... Carrier ID, Deliberate Interference + VSAT Garner Focus (SATCOM) [SatNews] The Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) has announced the launch of three main...
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Comtech EF Data + Airtel... Awarding Moment In Africa (SATCOM—Event) [SatNews] Bharti Airtel and Comtech EF Data Corporation celebrate the...
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Raytheon... More'n 300 To Receive New Multiband Terminal (SATCOM) [SatNews] Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT), which will be installed on more than...
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Lockheed Martin... Selected As An OSP-3 Participant (Launch Vehicles) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force has announced that Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE:LMT] Athena launch vehicle family has...
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Lockheed Martin... Way Ahead Of Schedule (Satellite) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] have integrated the system module for the fourth...
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AGI...Space Situational Awareness Software Suite Replaces A Legacy [SatNews] “As intentional and unintentional threats rise, getting advanced SSA capabilities to the warfighter is critical.”
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Moon Express... Going After The Prize By Combining Talents... (Business) [SatNews] Moon Express, Inc. has reached a Teaming Agreement with Dynetics for the acquisition of...
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