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March 29, 2016 AFA StellarXplorers High School Competition Participating With Space Foundation’s 32nd Space Symposium The students will spend the day at the Discovery Center working on their team design challenge before briefing program judges on their solutions.
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New Members Incorporated Into The Mobile Satellite Users Association The following companies have just joined the MSUA...
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SkyTraq's New RTK Receiver Debuts S2525F8-RTK is a multi-constellation GNSS RTK receiver that can use 12 GPS, 8 SBAS, 6 BDS, and 1 QZSS signal.
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General Dynamics To Bring NexGen 9-1-1 System Into Play General Dynamics will replace the Fairfax County's legacy emergency call-handling system with a secure, IP-based NG9-1-1 system.
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Crawling To Mars CT-2 moved along the crawlerway at no more than one mile per hour and will complete its journey to the pad after numerous scheduled stops along the way to verify the operation of the completed upgrades
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A Ballet Of Ultra HD Broadcast Proportions The ballet will be broadcast Free-To-Air (FTA) on UHD1 by Astra/HD+.
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Gilat In The Sky With Diamonds... Provides Broadband Connectivity To Diamond Aircraft The long-range, twin-engine aircraft was designed for homeland security ISR missions.
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Harris' $11 Million Order... Send In The Birds... Falcon III® Tactical Radios To Africa ...an $11 million order from an African nation to supply its Falcon III® multiband, multimission radios as part of an ongoing modernization effort.
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GAO Reports On The DoD's Challenges To Space Acquisitions This year, GAO's work on space acquisitions continued to show that DoD faces several major challenges as the agency undertakes efforts to change its approaches to space acquisitions.
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Construction Of The USAF Space Fence Is Underway By Lockheed Martin + Team @ Kwajalein Atoll The event marks the official start of construction for the S-band ground-based radar system.
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NSR Report... UltraHD Via Satellite To Grow Exponentially... 785 Channels Over Next Decade UHD3 provides the reader with data across three different market platforms, 10 regions and all broadcasting frequency bands, allowing stakeholders in the UltraHD value chain to assess their market position...
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March 28, 2016 A Hiccup Develops For Hitomi (ASTRO-H) While the cause of communication failure is under investigation, JAXA received short signal from the satellite and is working for recovery.
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... Mercury Systems To Bring Three Microsemi Businesses Into Its Fold the businesses are primarily focused on the defense electronics market and employ a total of approximately 275 people.
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Plans For Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites Underway By DARPA DARPA’s new Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program intends to answer that question by developing technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing in GEO and demonstrating those technologies on orbit within the next five years.
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Irvine, California, High Schools Have A CubeSat On Their STEM Agendas Teams of as many as 30 students each at five high schools located in the City of Irvine are joining forces to assemble, test and launch a CubeSat (nanosatellite) into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
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ISS Receives Research Payloads Arrive @ ISS US National Laboratory Many of the investigations transported by United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket and Cygnus capsule are payloads sponsored by the ISS U.S. National Laboratory.
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ULA Delays Launch Of MUOS-5 The delay will allow additional time to review the data and to confirm readiness for the MUOS-5 mission.
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Harris CapRock Goes Deep w/Oceaneering's NEXXUS ROV... Remotely Pilots + Communicates In Harsh Environments
The satellite link enables Oceaneering to pilot the ROV from offshore, from another vessel, or from an onshore command center.
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DataPath® In... India ... Expands International Operations DataPath has long served customers in the Indian broadcast market and will now also focus on the defense sector.
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Comtech Xicom Technology... So Hot It's Cool... Liquid Cooled HPA Products Simplify Hubs + Reduce Maintenance ...there will be demonstrations showcasing the new SuperCool technology that integrates customized baseplate cooling channels and plug-n-play, drip-free connectors to ensure no leakage or mess on electronics or in hub.
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March 25, 2016 Direct Access Contract Now In Place For DigitalGlobe The contract was extended by four years, adding direct access to the WorldView-3 satellite.
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New Keysight Technologies Primer Focuses On Arbitrary Waveform Generation Learn how to generate digital, multi-level and PAM-4 signals, wireless and modulated waveforms, and multi-carrier as well as coherent optical signals.
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Flat Panel Antennas... Are They The White Knights For High Throughput Satellites? An NSR Analysis NSR believes that FPAs, especially the electronically-steered variety, are a key technology for unlocking higher satellite bandwidth efficiencies with minimum weight penalty, which is critical in mobility.
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A New Online Look For Near Earth LLC Near Earth LLC partners will be attending the following upcoming conferences,,,
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New Affiliate For Silent Falcon UAS Technologies In APAC The new affiliate is established to handle the numerous inquiries Silent Falcon™ UAS receives from the Asia Pacific region.
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March 24, 2016 Here's A Commander That Provides Broadband Access In Military Mission-Critical Operations...Thuraya's IP Commander ..."IP Commander is the only MIL-SPEC vehicular terminal capable of achieving streaming IP speeds of up to 384kbps as well as user-definable asymmetric streaming functionality.” Full Story
Some Real Shaking Going On At Thales The LDS V8 vibration test system combines high payload capacity with high-level performance across the frequency range.
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Flying The RPA Mission The pilot, sensor operator, and mission intelligence coordinator step into the control station to prepare for flight, but they’re not alone; they are joined by other Airmen, each in their respective locations.
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China's Tiangong-1's Days Are Terminated The functions of the space laboratory and target orbiter have been disabled after an extended service period of about 2-1/2 years.
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Leadership Changes Announced For The US Army Space + Missile Defense Command The changes, announced on March 7, include restructuring the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Future Warfare Center's Capability Development and Integration Directorate.
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Major European XpressLink + Global Xpress (GX) Maritime Activation For Inmarsat Global Government "Thiswill be the first of many such conversions as governments move to capitalize on the power of Global Xpress."—Andy Start, President, Inmarsat Global Government.
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Time To Say Farewell Two GPS Satellites To reduce risk to the GPS constellation from underperforming satellites, and to make room for satellites with increased capability, older satellites are moved into a disposal orbit at end of life.
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ULA Completes Preliminary Design Review... Getting Ready For The Powerful Next-Generation Vulcan Centaur Rocket The PDR, a major milestone in development of the Vulcan launch vehicle, confirms that the design meets the requirements for the diverse set of missions it will support.
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Moving On Up... Al Abdooli Elected As The Chairman Of Thuraya's Board Of Directors Eng. Saleh Al Abdooli, who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat UAE since 2012, joined Thuraya’s Board of Directors and was elected Chairman.
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Certification Awarded To Globalstar For Their Part 23 Light Aviation Aircraft Antenna The initial issuance was obtained on a Beechcraft Baron with an additional 700 models expected to be added to the Approved Model List (AML).
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North American Airlines To Benefit From Partnership Between Global Eagle Entertainment + Hughes Network Systems This announcement expands a successful 10-year relationship between GEE and Hughes that has a proven record of innovation and commercialization in aeronautical broadband networking technology and services.
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Advantech Wireless Is Finalist... 36th Edition Of Les Mercuriades 2016 For Innovation + International Market Development ...for the quality of their management, their development strategies, their long-term vision and impact on the community, in a total of 12 distinct categories.
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Gilat... Everything is Right About The Rights Offering As a result, the Company will receive gross proceeds of approximately $35.3 million from the sale of approximately 9.9 million shares at a price of $3.58 per share.
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WISI Has Flexible Solutions... SAT FTTH + FTTB Large-scale structures with an unlimited number of subscribers can be supplied via fiber without incurring any signal or quality losses.
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March 23, 2016 A True Sense Of Participation For EARSC With GEO EARSC is a partner of EU framework programs such ConnectinGEO and GEOCradle which support the activities of GEO.
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A Thumbs Up For Airbus Defence & Space's JWST Instruments These instruments have just passed with flying colors an extensive series of tests in preparation for their integration on the telescope itself and the launch of JWST in 2018.
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AsiaSat Leases Sony Pictures Networks India's C-Band Transponder On AsiaSat 7 The AsiaSat 7 capacity will support SPN’s expansion of SD and HD television services in India.
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ORBIT Communication Systems Introduces Their Airborne Stabilized VSAT Antenna System Designed to accommodate the regional and global coverage needs of the airborne communication market, the low-weight AirTRx™ 60 is built to empower critical applications.
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RAPID Advances In Malaysia's Jungles Demo'd By Astrosat RAPID is a technology solution that maximizes practical use of ‘downstream’ data, i.e., data taken from orbiting satellites, for the use of first responders in disaster relief.
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The Philippines Diwata Smallsat Heading To The ISS Aboard Orbital ATK's Cygnus The expectation is that Diwata will remain in orbit for about 20 months and will capture an average of 3,600 high-resolution images of the Philippines daily.
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Yahlive Number One Across The Farsi-Speaking Community Yahlive’s market share increased from 20 to 34 percent between 2014 and 2015 among the wider Farsi-speaking population.
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Globecomm Reporting Rapid Rise For Their Globecomm VSAT Offerings Globecomm VSAT, powered by iDirect is a high-capacity satellite solution designed to deliver ‘industrial strength’ connectivity to fixed and mobile assets on a global basis.
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Has The Power To Propel The Payload...Propulsion Delivers Precious Supplies To International Space Station
“The thrusters that fire on the spacecraft require pinpoint accuracy in order to help it berth with the International Space Station.”
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Integrated Spectrum Analyze Incorporated Into DEV's L-Band Matrix Switch The Integrated Spectrum Analyzer makes the Matrix Switch even more attractive and is available as an option.
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SMi To Present Military SSA In London This event—Military Space Situational Awareness 2016—will bring together Military Space users and private industry specialists from around the world.
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Moving On Up... Kay Sears Named As Veep Of Strategy + Biz Development For The Space Systems Business Interests Sears will be responsible for leading business growth through a comprehensive strategy to develop new markets and strengthen partnerships with existing customers.
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Harris CapRock Is The One...Transocean's Fleet Enlists Harris CapRock One In A Multi Year Contract “Harris CapRock is providing us with a complete communications solution founded on breakthrough technology that delivers robust, always-on service anywhere in the world,”
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Orbital ATK's Fifth Cygnus Cargo Mission Heads To ISS—With In-Space Experiments Planned This launch marks the beginning of the company’s fifth operational cargo resupply mission (OA-6) for NASA, and the first Cygnus to conduct scientific experiments onboard the spacecraft.
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March 22, 2016 New Tech + Offerings From Bridge Technologies To Be Presented @ NAB 2016 Bridge Technologies will also show its innovative technology for exploring monitoring data in a live NLE-style interface.
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SOTM Antennas + More From C-COM @ NAB2016 C-COM invites attendees to visit their booth to learn more about a variety of products.
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NSR Publishes The 6th Edition Of their Satellite Manufacturing + Launch Services Report Commercial GEO communications will continue to be the highest value market segment at a stable $6 billion per year.
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It's Now History For SES Platform Services + A&E FluidMAM will store all of The History Channel Germany’s content from crime, family and lifestyle shows on A&E to historical documentaries for HISTORY.
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Cobham SATCOM's NexGen MSAT system Integrates Radio, Cellular + SATCOM Nets EXPLORER MSAT-G3 is an IP-based Push-To-Talk (PTT) radio communications system that uniquely supports Satellite/3G/LTE/LAN backhaul and Land Mobile Radio (LMR) integration.
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Information + Communication Technology Solutions Developed By Marlink + SITAONAIR Starting this year, Marlink will make Global DataLink Plus available to its customers worldwide.
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Keysight Technologies Releases New Sampling Oscilloscopes The N1092X DCA-M is a sampling oscilloscope family designed specifically to perform compliance tests quickly and accurately.
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United Arab Emirates Space Agency Signs On With JAXA + Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Services In order to better understand the Martian atmosphere and climate, Hope is expected to be launched in the summer of 2020 on MHI's H-IIA launch vehicle.
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ULA Launches A Big One... Resupply Mission... Heaviest Payload On An Atlas V To Date ...and, with a payload of more than 16,000 pounds, was the heaviest payload to launch on an Atlas V to date.
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Paragon Wins NASA SBIR Phase II ...Technology To Improve Cryogenic Fluid Management For In-Space Transportation The Phase II effort will design and test a novel, high performance, inflatable system to address the agency’s near-term needs
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Globecomm To Provide Best-In-Class IPTV System To Deployed US Government Personnel Deployed personnel can have the option of viewing over 100 channels of network TV, sports, news, premium channels and video-on-demand selections.
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March 21, 2016 Support For As Many As Eight Satellite Signals With New L-Band Beacon Receiver From SatService The unique feature of this unit is its 8:1 signal input switch that allows to connect up to 8 different signals that are selected automatically relating to the selected frequency and polarization.
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Moving On Up... McGuirk To Chairman, Harms To President + Donovan, Hatch and Pinto All To SSPI Board Of Directors SSPI’s Board of Directors represents a cross-section of the commercial satellite business, from manufacturing to launch to services.
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Moving On Up... Skot Butler To President Of Intelsat General Corporation Mr. Butler, who will start his new role on April 4, 2016, will continue to be based in McLean, Virginia.
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Airbus' New Executive VP Space Systems... He Has Big Shoes To Fill ...who has decided that “16 years in the job is enough” and will pass on his current responsibilities to his successor.
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Orbital ATK's Footprint Just Got 60,000 Square Feet Larger In Arizona The project will create a projected 155 full-time, high-wage jobs over a five-year period.
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ULA Readies For Tomorrow's Launch Of Orbital ATK's Cygnus™ Resupply To The ISS OA-6 will mark the 62nd launch of the Atlas V and ULA’s 106th launch since the company was founded in 2006.
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Thales Alenia Space Belgium... Gives 'em The Thrust ... Thrusters Qualify Plasma (electric) propulsion has emerged in recent years as the benchmark solution for satellite attitude control and the final phase of orbital positioning.
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New Advantech Wireless 50W Ku-Band Airborne Grade SSPB/BUC Debuts The new Airborne Grade Ku-Band GaN based SSPBs/BUCs provide high power density in a compact size and are suitable for use in the rapidly growing market for in-flight connectivity and satellite mobility services.
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Moving On Up... Neuenschwander To Director Of Launchers @ ESA Mr. Neuenschwander is currently Head of the Swiss Space Office and Swiss Delegation to ESA.
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Hubble, Chandra + NRAO Jansky VLA Pick On MACS J0717 MACS J0717 is located about 5.4 billion light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Auriga (The Charioteer).
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S-Band Solid State Transmitter Developed By Cobham + RFHIC Cobham has successfully developed a 35KW prototype S-Band Solid State Transmitter for air traffic control and weather radar applications.
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NASA + Orbital ATK... To Launch Sticky, Stony and Sizzling Science To Space Station Grippers could also inspect and service satellites and be used for large grappling equipment to catch and retrieve large pieces of space debris, reducing the risk of collisions.
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Yippy...Good News...Yippy's Blue flame Appliances For Globalstar Are Delivered "Data compression for satellite technology has never been more valuable to the customer experience..."
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Orbital ATK's S.S. Rick Husband Gettin' Ready For Tomorrow's Resupply Launch To The ISS "Once we fulfill our cargo resupply objectives, we will conduct science experiments onboard the spacecraft and deploy CubeSats during the mission; both of which are “firsts” for Cygnus.”
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An Electrical Selection By Eutelsat To Space Systems Loral EUTELSAT 7C is an all Ku-band satellite equipped with 44 operational transponders to provide service from 7 degrees East longitude.
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Ball Aerospace & Technologies Selects Vanguard Space Technologies To Deliver Critical Instruments For Landsat 9 The OLI is a reflective, multi-channel, Earth-imaging instrument that provides highly calibrated imagery to detect and quantify ...
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March 18, 2016 New Satellite Hub In South Africa For Liquid Telecom The company has invested US$3.5 million in the new hub.
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Do You Believe In Magic? SSPI Does + Arthur C. Clark Did... Arthur C. Clarke is Chairman Emeritus of our Society and a charter member of the Society of Satellite Professionals International's Hall of Fame.
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March 17, 2016 Heading Into NAB 2016 With A Profusion Of Products Is Sencore Note the solutions Sencore offers for 4k UHD TV delivery at NAB 2016.
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Digital Ship Sailing Into Copenhagen For Their 2016 Event Digital Ship is excited to be bringing its unique forum to Copenhagen—a country with a strong maritime and shipping heritage—and collaboration.
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The Build Has Started For SSTL's GMP-T Platform The carbon shells for the central thrust tube and the metallic interface rings are already in production.
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X2nSat + Axesat = Passionate Partnership Of Satellite Communications w/Reach All The Way Through South America The combined partnership brings together resources of five major satellite gateways, eight prime business offices, permanea total of 10 satellites.
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Panasonic Raises Their Anchor On New Maritime Comms Service Panasonic offers a new approach to connectivity at sea, serving passengers and crew, as well as communications for ship operations and corporate networking.
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An Array Of Spacecraft Solar Solutions Proposals For NASA's Deep Space Missions Developing a new generation of solar power technologies that focuses on these attributes will improve mission performance, increase solar array life, and ultimately may allow solar-powered vehicles to explore deeper into space than ever before.
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Moving On Up... Gilat Names Ovadia As New CEO Mr. Ovadia joined Gilat in April 2015 and had previously served in various managerial posts at Amdocs for 30 years, including as Amdocs Executive Management member.
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Jason-3's First... Produces A Complete Set Of Global Sea Surface Height Maps Once Jason-3 is fully calibrated and validated, it will begin full science operations, precisely measuring the height of 95 percent of the world’s ice-free ocean every 10 days and providing oceanographic products to users around the world.
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Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies Adds Two New Executives “Silent Falcon is a true diamond-in-the-rough in this explosive market and I am excited to be part of the team that will take it through the process of becoming the shiniest GEM in its Industry.”
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NSR... Sounds Serious.... Revenue Cannibalization Or Growing The Pie? HTS is changing the rules of the game and only the fittest may survive.
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March 16, 2016 Satellite Constellation Designed For The African Continent Is Now Operational The constellation, which combines the services of ten satellites with the capability of covering any part of the continent at least once a day, was introduced at an African Satellite Remote Sensing Conference in Pretoria.
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A Quadrivial Meeting Of Announcements From Marlink From Simon Møkster Shipping, Carisbrooke Shipping, the debut of the Universal Card Go service plus a new opening in Singapore, all from Marlink.
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Liquid Telecom Invests US$3.5M In New Satellite Hub In South Africa = Assist w/Rising Demand For Broadband Connectivity In Africa Customers include Africa’s largest mobile network operators, ISPs, corporations and financial institutions, SMEs, Government and public sector bodies as well as organisations wanting to connect remote rural communities.
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Keysight Technologies' Comprehensive LTE-Advanced Test Capabilities Go Beyond Conformance The integration of the E7515A UXM wireless test set in the T4010S test system enables extensive coverage of 3GPP test cases in a conformance benchtop solution.
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CommunicAsia2016 Ramping Up For May 31st Opening... CommunicAsia2016 Summit will gather more than 160 industry experts onboard to deliver and uncover winning strategies and implementations that you can adapt and learn from for your business operations.
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Keysight Technologies' Convenient Browser Head Combination = Most Usable Hand-Held Browser Solution
... making this the most usable hand-held browser solution for measuring high-speed differential or single-ended signals.
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Silent Falcon™ UAS Technologies' Rolls Out New Logo “We have made tremendous advances in the Silent Falcon™ Unmanned Aircraft System and significantly upgraded its capabilities."
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March 15, 2016 OHB Plays A Core Module Role For ExoMars OHB System AG was responsible for developing the core module of the TGO, which comprises the structure as well as the thermal and propulsion system for the 2016 mission.
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SSL-Built JCSAT-14 Arrives @ Cape Canaveral AFS For A SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch The satellite, which is being prepared for launch next month, will be used for broadcast, data networks and mobility services in Asia, Russia, Oceania, and the Pacific Islands.
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Digging Into Wireless Backhaul Via Satellite With NSR's New Analysis The assessment covers the installed base of sites in seven regional markets, investigates trends impacting market growth and business models, forecasts capacity requirements and equipment shipments, and calculates satellite capacity and CPE revenues.
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Flat Panel Antenna For Maritime Market Debuts From Harris CapRock + Phasor The companies will co-develop a maritime terminal based on Phasor’s ESA technology.
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Thuraya Launches M2M Service = First Terminal to Operate in North America
"With this new partnership with ViaSat, our network can reach places that are otherwise shut off, and now Thuraya reaches even more customers by expanding our coverage, for this service, over North America.”
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Orbital ATK Congratulates NASA's Awards for Dawn Mission... Spacecraft Built By Orbital ATK “We are honored to have supported NASA/JPL on this remarkable mission, extending nearly nine years in duration."
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ISRO Launches Sixth Of Seven Satellite In The IRNSS Series... Picture Perfect Launch With this launch, India inches closer to having its own navigation system (like a GPS).
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Russian Satellite Resurs-P's Solar Panel Only Partially Unfolds After its delivery into orbit, an incomplete unfolding of one of the spacecraft’s solar panels was registered.
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March 14, 2016 Enhanced Tactical Comms For British Armed Forces To Be Supplied By General Dynamics United Kingdom The BCIP5.6 contract will allow for the Bowman tactical communications equipment currently used by the UK military to receive a series of enhancements and upgrades.
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Huber+Suhner Product Presentations @ Nat'l Harbor, Maryland On display during this event were the latest in Ground Test and Space Flight hardware addressing both the traditional Space market as well as the needs of the evolving “NewSpace” segment.
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The Mississippi Rumble, Courtesy Of Aerojet Rocketdyne + NASA The Space Launch System (SLS) is America’s next-generation heavy lift launch vehicle, and it will be capable of lifting three times more payload capability than any existing launch vehicle.
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Harris In Hiring Mode... 1,300 Register To Fill 300 Positions Harris is seeking to fill new engineering, finance and supply chain positions to support its Electronic Systems, Critical Networks, and Space and Intelligence Systems segments.
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The First Maritime Service From SES Is Unveiled With Tech From EPAK + Gilat Satellite Networks This new service for the maritime and inland shipping mobility sector will use ASTRA 2E’s and ASTRA 2G’s Ka-band beams to drive efficiency and operational savings.
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Global Satellie Vu Debuts To Offer EO Solutions GSV offers a total solution for converting space data into meaningful, timely and relevant information.
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Arianespace Addressees Attendees @ National Harbor, Maryland Arianespace spotlighted their strategy of providing reliability and availability with a complete launcher family.
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Moving On Up @ LeoSat Enterprises... Kelder To Sr. V.P. Diederik will be responsible for all business development activities at LeoSat.
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Moving On Up @ Aerojet Rocketdyne... Ward To Vice President Ward was previously with United Launch Alliance (ULA) and brings more than 27 years of aerospace engineering to the company.
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MOU Between Yahsat + IEC Telecom Group For African Comms Solutions The launch of Al Yah 3 in Q1 of 2017 will see the entry of the company’s satellite broadband product, YahClick, into 18 new African markets.
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Software For Smallsats... Until now, there was a missing piece in the puzzle — software.
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ExoMars Ejection Expected From Baikonur The goal of this mission is to study the Martian atmosphere and demonstrate the feasibility of several essential technologies for the entry into the atmosphere, descent and landing on Mars.
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Smile... Russia Successfully Launches Another 'Eye In The Sky', The Resurs P3, Digital Imaging Spacecraft ...will collect black-and-white imagery with a resolution of 1 meter, or 3.3 feet, and analysts will resolve objects as small as 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) across in color pictures.
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Thales Alenia Space Contributes To Successful Launch Of Europe's ExoMars Spacecraft ...it will also seek to establish if its origin is biological or geological – a challenge facing the instruments carried by ExoMars.
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ESA-Roscosmos Joint Missions See Red... Planet Signals from the spacecraft, received at ESA’s control centre in Darmstadt, Germany via the Malindi ground tracking station in Africa at 21:29 GMT (22:29 CET), confirmed that the launch was fully successful and the spacecraft is in good health. Full Story
Airbus Defence and Space's Heat Shields Will Enable The Schiaparelli Capsule To Survive The Descent To Mars “After building the heat shield for the Huygens probe, which landed in 2005 on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, the Airbus Defence and Space teams are getting ready to write a new chapter in planetary exploration
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Satellite Industry Association Awards The 2016 Leadership In Government Award To... “His leadership was instrumental to improved coordination, communication, safety and security for the DoD and the commercial space community, notably within the Commercial Integration Cell of the JSpOC."
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Mobile Satellite Users Association Names Globalsat Group As Company To Watch ...the Globalsat Group has earned a mention in the Emergency Response category for its role as a provider of satellite services for the tsunami detection and warning system operated by Chile's government, through the local subsidiary Globalsat Chile.
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March 11, 2016 UAV Ops To Gain Ku- Bandwidth Via A New Task Order For UltiSat UltiSat will support GH Ku-band Earth terminals and Tri-band Tactical Field Terminals (TTFT) located at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan as well as a GH UAV based at Andersen Air Force Base (AFB), Guam.
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RUAG Space Will Soon Be Off + Away To Mars RUAG Space developed and manufactured the swivelling telescope for Cassis.
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The Alan Shepard Award Is Going To Margaret Rhule Baguio During 32nd Space Symposium This award is given annually in recognition of creative and innovative use of technology by K-12 educators, or district-level education personnel.
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Spacepath Communications Offers Tradeshow Attendees Views Of Their SATCOM Offerings The company behind the Stellar family of high power outdoor amplifiers has developed new products for the fixed Earth station and transportable satellite broadcast uplink markets.
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2016 MARATHON DES SABLES To Use Globalstar’s SPOT Gen3 For 1,250 Race Athletes Each of the participants will run with a SPOT Gen3 mounted on his/her backpack.
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DigitalGlobe Is Providing Rapid Assessment Of Cyclone Damage For The Government of Fiji Beyond imagery alone, DigitalGlobe is committed to helping the government of Fiji make critical decisions where lives, resources, and time are at stake.
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Terminals For Spain's Military SATCOM System Will Be Provided By Indra SECOMSAT network systems are used by Ministry of Defense bodies, all three armies and Spain's military emergencies unit (UME).
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PolarSat Has A 96+ Modem Booking From Asia Hubless operation eliminates the single point of failure.
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Electric Propulsion Satellite Development Is Initiated by SES, OHB +ESA This contract is an element of ESA's ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) program and calls for the development of a highly competitive, generic, small geostationary platform for satellite launch mass below 3 tons.
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Portable, Battery Powered Loop Test Translator Launches From AtlanTecRF The LBP series of Portable Battery Powered Loop Test Translators (LTTs) offers a new concept to the world of satellite communications, testing and monitoring.
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March 10, 2016 Intelsat General's Encore ...CENTCOM Awards Second Contract = Mideast Military Operations + A Heroic Dog “This capacity will provide the US military’s deployed command and control nodes with robust reliable communications in remote locations...”
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Effective Space Solutions Prepares For Satellite Station Keeping With A GEO Communications Satellite The company’s on orbit service spacecraft will rendezvous and dock with the customer’s GEO communication satellite to perform station-keeping.
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The MSUA's 2016 Top Maritime Mobility Satcom Innovation Award Goes To Cobham's SAILOR 60 GX The SAILOR 60 GX is a brand new 60 cm-class antenna system for Inmarsat’s Ka-band Fleet Xpress.
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Second CENTCOM Contract Awarded To Intelsat General The one-year contract calls for 288 MHz of Ku-band service to support U.S. military operations in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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Enterprise Services For Indonesia To Be Handled By Hughes JUPITER System Hughes will supply a JUPITER System gateway, to be installed in Jatilahur, Indonesia, and as many as 5,000 terminals.
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SATCOM Solutions From SpeedCast For Multinet Pakistan With support from SpeedCast, Multinet can expand its service coverage to the most remote areas of Pakistan via satellite.
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Mining SATCOM Solutions In Chile Is NewCom International NewCom’s satellite connectivity solution provided the mining sites with a guaranteed minimum availability of 99.6 percent, ensuring the critical service continuity required.
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NovelSat XipLinks In New Integrated Solution Into Their Satellite Modems The combined TCP acceleration solution, integrated into NovelSat NS3000, NS300 and the new NS300X modems, completely fills data link capacity and compensates for satellite delay.
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NexGen Ground Infrastructure Tech From iDirect To Power Cruise VSAT Services From OmniAccess OmniAccess will be the first to leverage iDirect’s new DVB-S2X-ready universal line cards and new 9350 satellite remote, which exceeds 140 Mbps aggregate throughput.
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FCC's Wheeler's Remarks Regarding 5G + Satellite Operators "Such intransigence was frustrating. I do not believe it was in the satellite industry's interest to stop the ITU from even exploring sharing at 28 GHz."—Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman.
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MSUA Awards Iridium® Push-To-Talk Their Inaugural Top Emergency Response Innovation Award The “Top Emergency Response Innovation” award recognizes Iridium PTT for enabling rapid and reliable communication for emergency organizations globally.
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NSR...Coming Soon UltraHD Via Satellite, 3rd Edition NSR explores the end-user requirements, ecosystem development, cost considerations and business model options for satellite operators and video platforms alike.
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March 9, 2016 UHP Networks' Next Generation HTS-Ready VSAT Solution... Disruptive Innovations UHP-HTS responds to this challenge by offering a uniquely efficient way of delivering hundreds of Megabits of data to remote VSAT terminals.
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Datum Systems M7 Modem Platform Now Has Expanded Capablities The new cards allow use of higher order modulation schemes to deliver up to 350 Mbps of IP throughput, and support advanced features such as ACM and Smart Carrier Cancelling.
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ETL Systems Launch A Matrix... An L-Band Hurricane The matrix is also designed so that it does not need to be re-booted in the event of any failure.
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USG SATCOM To Be Supported By Kratos' RT Logic This is the third task order against a $49 million firm fixed price, IDIQ, single contract award to the company announced last year.
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The German Military SATCOM System Will Be Operated By Airbus Defence & Space For The Next Seven Years Airbus Defence and Space has been operating the SATCOMBw system since 2006.
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To Address The Growing Network Complexities Of Satellite Service Providers, Agilis Offers A New Solution The intelligent features of the Agilis RealTime Advisor™ enable proactive network management.
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Crystal's New NMS Debuts Citrine v7.5 features a number of exciting upgrades for improved efficiency and greater operator control.
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C-COM Has An Antenna Epiphany With Avanti Communications The test was performed by a leading European C-COM partner, Primetech UK.
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MoU 'Tween Inmarsat + Turksat Formalizes Their Strategic Partnership With today’s signing of the strategic partnership agreement, Inmarsat becomes the preferred mobile satellite communications provider for Turksat.
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Analysis Of UltraHD Offered In Upcoming NSR Report NSR explores the end-user requirements, ecosystem development, cost considerations and business model options for satellite operators and video platforms alike.
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Significant Throughput + Efficiency Gains With iDirect's New Universal Line Cards + 9-Series Remotes Compatible with both Evolution® and iDirect Velocity™ networks, the ULCs deliver impressive gains in both performance and efficiency.
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Industrial IoT Markets Now Have A New Ku-Band Platform Available From TSAT TSAT 4000 Ku-band hub and terminals are built for narrowband data connectivity and applications in rugged and remote environments.
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MUOS-5 By Lockheed Martin Has Been Delivered To Cape Canaveral AFS For A May Launch The spacecraft will be the third MUOS satellite launched in a 16-month span, a cadence that demonstrates the production line concept put into place for the delivery of this five-satellite build.
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SSL Reports That The Post-Launch Maneuvers For EUTELSAT 65 West A Are All In Order EUTELSAT 65 West A will provide service in Brazil and across Latin America.
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STN Named By WTA As This Year's Independent Teleport Operator Of The Year STN is honored to receive such a prestigious award by such a respected association, committees, and industry members.
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Arianespace's Tally Of Ariane 5 Mission Add Up To Major Accomplishments “It was for me the first launch as CEO of Eutelsat, so as you could imagine, it was a very intense moment—and a great success!”
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O3b + SpeedCast Sign Agreement = Bring Connectivity To Atolls + Islands Of The Republic of Kiribati
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March 8, 2016 Es'hailSat Showcasing Current + Future Satellites @ CABSAT 2016 Es’hailSat is also pushing ahead with plans to expand its satellite fleet, with the planned launch of its second satellite in 2016.
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AsiaSat-4 Heading Back To Nature, With Love Audiences in Asia will have access to Love Nature’s stunning 4K wildlife and nature footage from its robust library of nature documentaries, series, featured themes and exclusive natural history.
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iDirect Government's New Defense Remotes + Line Cards Offer Increased Performance + Functionality The entire series of remotes is capable of nearly double the in-route Msps of its predecessor the 8-Series and with almost 10 times the packets per second capability.
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TT&C Modems From Kratos' RT Logic Heading To South Asian Space Agency The modem was selected, in part, because of its modular chassis design, which makes it easily scalable to evolving requirements.
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The First Maritime VSATs On Friendship Floating Hospitals Deployed By SES For The SATMED Project The SATMED platform is an open, flexible and affordable solution that perfectly fits SES’s range of satellite based e-activities.
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A New High Capacity Service Debuts From Globecomm The service provides a broad range of narrowband and high-bandwidth applications over a robust and flexible network designed specifically to serve the maritime, government and mobility sectors.
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Automatic Beam Switching For UAS Demo'd On Intelsat EpicNG This software upgrade was funded and developed through a partnership between Intelsat General and L-3 CS-West to ensure that the existing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) platforms can take advantage of the 3x–4x throughput improvement that Intelsat EpicNG enables.
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Harris Has Lots Of HEART... Celebrating A 120 Year Anniversary Launches A Volunteer Service Program Every employee is being encouraged to volunteer a minimum of 120 minutes of service over a 120-day period...
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A Cost-Effective Solution For MNOs Announced By ND SatCom High reliable system to support the requirements of the MNO to guarantee high quality voice and data calls and ensure low OPEX and CAPEX values is crucial.
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World Teleport Association Identifies The Winners Of The 21st Annual Teleport Awards The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals in the teleport industry whose achievements have been deemed exceptional by the international trade association and its awards committees, made up of industry members from across the globe.
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Harris Keeps The Limeys Safe In The Air... Supports UK Air Traffic Management It will be installed at three facilities in the UK, and will include more than 600 controller working positions that can access up to 2,000 radios...
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Skyline Communications Honored With The WTA's Teleport Technology Of The Year Award For 2016 DataMiner provides broadcasters, satellite operators, and cable, telco and mobile service providers with an unprecedented end-to-end visibility and control over their entire network and operations, across any possible vendor and technology boundaries.
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Advantech Brings A Show To The Show... A Lineup Of Products + Talent Revolutionizing Second Generation GaN Technology, presented by Cristi Damian, VP Business Development at Advantech Wireless.
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Eumetsat... Copernicus Continues To Impress The three instruments on Sentinel-3A are now offering a tantalising glimpse of what’s in store for Copernicus. The latest images, which feature Europe and Antarctica, come from the satellite’s radiometer.
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Airbus Defence and Space Celebrates Ariane 5 Launcher ... Seventy-First Success In A Row Second launch in 2016 from Kourou puts Eutelsat telecommunications satellite into orbit
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Arianespace's Mission Accomplished... Launch Of EUTELSAT 65 West A Today's flight is designated VA229 in Arianespace's numbering system, signifying the 229th mission of an Ariane-series vehicle to date.
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March 7, 2016 Orbital ATK Presenting Their Technologies Next Week In National Harbor, Maryland New to the Orbital ATK booth this year will be the company’s space launch vehicles, propulsion systems and space logistics services.
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New ETL Systems Technologies Will Be On Parade @ CABSAT 2016 The company’s presence at CABSAT follows major contract wins in the region.
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New Corporate Members Join Mobile Satellite Users Association MSUA is a nonprofit association dedicated to promoting SATCOM mobility innovations...
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SNG System Project Underway By Hiltron For A Major German Broadcaster The Hiltron HMCS antenna controller provides a highly efficient line-up procedure for professional satellite systems.
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A SuperCool Initial Installation By Comtech Xicom Technology Liquid cooling is available across the high-power end of the amplifier product line from the company.
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Sentinel-3A Rides The Waves Just after the Synthetic Aperture Radar Altimeter (SRAL) instrument was turned on, it traced the height of the sea surface over a stretch of the North Atlantic, some of the most dynamic ocean waters in the world.
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KenCast Bringing Their Fazzt, Live Event Coverage + Peer-To-Peer Solutions To Next Week's Show KenCast's Fazzt® Digital Delivery Software enables efficient, reliable, and secure multicast and unicast distribution of large files and live streams over terrestrial and satellite networks.
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SpaceX Launches SES-9... Perfect Rocket Launch... Not So Much For The Return Trip SES-9 is SES’s largest satellite to serve the Asia-Pacific region.
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GeoSync Microwave's BUCs + DOCs Debut The RF SATCOM frequency bands of L-, C-, X-, Ku-, K- and DBS- are available.
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Full Teleport Certification For Signalhorn + Provision Certification for du + Eutelsat Awarded By World Teleport Association To achieve Full Certification under WTA’s program, a teleport operator completes a +170-item questionnaire and submits it to WTA.
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An Upwards Revised Revision To Leased HTS Capacity 2015 Estimates Published By Euroconsult Total investments from the 25 operators who have combined to order nearly 100 HTS systems to date are estimated to be over $17 billion.
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Unmanned Systems Leaders Convene for Summit in Alexandria, Virginia The Summit will offer a full spectrum viewpoint towards all robotic systems that may be remotely piloted or contain a level of autonomous tasking, and operate on land, sea, air and space domains.
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ABS Gets OK From ANATEL For ABS-3A Ops Over Brazil The satellite is available to serve a wide range of verticals in Brazil, including mobile backhaul, rural broadband, video, Oil & Gas, and mobility applications.
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Satellite Terminals Numbering 2K Heading To SPTI-Boldt In Argentina From Hughes Network Systems The Hughes system supports a wide range of bandwidth-intensive applications including VoIP, high-speed Internet access, interactive distance learning, video conferencing and multimedia streaming.
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Available Now From SSPI: The 2016 Workforce Report Is it high attrition among younger employees that leads companies to rely on veterans, or does the reliance on veterans close off career paths for the next generation?
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Gilat Satellite Extreme News X-Architecture Highlighted @ Satellite 2016 “We enable satellite operators and service providers to maximize the HTS opportunity with our unique X-Architecture."
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The 32nd Space Symposium To Feature Top Defense Leaders As Speakers The 32nd Space Symposium is slated for April 11-14 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Spacebook™ Provider Network Is Expanded By ComSpOC For GEO Debris Threat Tracking This site is a welcome addition to ComSpOC’s growing ground-based sensor network of over 50 optical sensors, long and short baseline RF interferometric sensor networks on two continents, and two phased array radars.
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NSR Airframes + Flat Panel Antennas Match!
Holy Grail of the satellite world – a cost-competitive, electronically-steered flat panel antennas with an ultra-low profile- would ever be within reach.
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Globalstar's Chipset Is Fermenting New IoT Ideas Using Globalstar’s satellite communications, B. United can benefit from real-time details about the status of beer in each container, even when it is in transit across the ocean.
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In The Hunt For The WTA's Teleport Technology Of The Year Award Is Skyline Communication's DataMiner DataMiner has already been selected by more than 650 customers in over 100 countries around the world.
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Hughes Upgrades Their JUPITER™ System The new System 6.0 release includes enterprise features that expand addressable market opportunities for operators, such as enhanced routing, satellite backhaul for 3G/4G LTE cellular networks, and dynamic satellite backup for terrestrial services.
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Test Of Complex 3-D Printed Injector Successfully Accomplished By Aerojet Rocketdyne The RL10 development engine, dubbed XR708, included a core main injector built using additive manufacturing technology, often referred to as 3-D printing.
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French Navy Vessels To Be Connected To Comcept SATCOM System By Airbus Defence and Space Comcept is an ‘all IP’ (Internet Protocol) technology broadband satellite communication network whose initial operational capability was brought into service in the French Armed Forces in 2015.
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ILS + Inmarsat Agree Now To A Future Launch
The three initial satellites (Inmarsat-5 F1, Imarsat-5 F2 and Inmarsat-5 F3) together form the first globally available high-speed mobile broadband network, delivered through a single provider.
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EUTELSAT 65 West A's Ariane 5 Driver Positioned @ The Launch Zone By Arianespace Ariane 5's transfer followed the successful launch readiness review that validated the "go" status of the heavy-lift vehicle and its single payload
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Tests + Transfer Completed For ORBCOMM's 2Gen Satellites By Builder Sierra Nevada Corporation All 11 OG2 satellites have begun providing machine-to-machine (M2M) messaging, including Automatic Identification System (AIS) service, to ORBCOMM’s global customers.
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CPI's ASC Signal Division Toasts The WTA Event This is the fourth consecutive year in which CPI ASC Signal Division will present the opening remarks at the ceremony.
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Sierra Nevada's In-Orbit Tests Are A-OK + Transfers In-Orbit Satellite Operations to ORBCOMM Derived from SNC’s SN-100 bus, the OG2 satellites are spaced within three separate drift orbit planes and the OG2 satellite fleet is now processing more than 60 percent of ORBCOMM’s M2M traffic.
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March 4, 2016 Mission Microwave Technologies' Mighty Compact 200W Ku-Band Block Upconverters = Perfect For Small Portable Terminals The unit measures only 15.25” x 7” x 7” and weighs only 18 lbs., representing a 50 percent reduction over competing units.
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A Tiered Portfolio Of Solutions Launches From UltiSat This comprehensive portfolio is comprised of integrated satellite, wireless and information security products and services offered by UltiSat as the single solutions provider.
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Harris CapRock Keeps 'em Safe... SafePass™ Pro Protects Against Expensive Cyberattacks Of Oil + Gas IT Infrastructures Industry experts estimate cyberattacks against the global energy industry will cost businesses up to $1.9 billion by 2018.
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HTS Capacity Lease Revenues To Surpass $1 Billion In 2015, According to Euroconsult's Latest Report In terms of HTS supply, net capacity additions in 2015 and 2016 remain relatively comparable to 2014, largely due to widespread slippage of launch schedules.
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Capabilities Of Badr-7 To Be Presented By Arabsat @ CABSAT 2016 Arabsat intends to hold a workshop on Monday, March 7th, in the Address Hotel in Dubai just prior to CABSAT in order to present their latest Ku- solutions.
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EMC Readies Customers for HTS Capacity + HTS Since EMC acquired MTN in July 2015, the company has invested in designing additional proprietary technologies to add to its 20 patents.
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Global VSAT Forum Releases Three New Training Courses Join GVF for discussion panel sessions, explore the new courses, complete your hands-on training, view demonstrations of all of our interactive online courses, or simply meet the team.
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Gilat To Highlight X-Architecture Next Week In Maryland @ The Gaylord Nat'l Convention Center SkyEdge II-c X-Architecture was designed to address both traditional Virtual Network Operator (VNO) models as well as newer models already suited to HTS-based space segment capacity.
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VectorNav's New GPS-Compass Relishes Challenging Magnetic Environments VectorNav's VN-360 provides a miniature, cost-effective GPS-based alternative that is unaffected by magnetic disturbances and changes to the magnetic environment.
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Frost & Sullivan's New Product Innovation Award Goes To Quintech's XTREME 256 This award is part of Frost & Sullivan’s Excellence in Best Practices Awards,
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Yahsat Goes Native... License To Operate Upcoming Satellite Al Yah 3 In Brazil "Our market entry has taken many years of planning from our headquarters in Abu Dhabi and we would like to thank the UAE government for their unwavering support of Yahsat’s international expansion.”
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Data Path Acquires US Government Client For Inmarsat's GX Service Many of DataPath’s terminals are also Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) certified enabling dual compatibility with both Inmarsat GX and military satellites from the same equipment kit.
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March 3, 2016 Getting In Good With Hughes JUPITER Nets Are C-COM iNetVu Antennas The new antennas operate in Ka-band but are field upgradable to Ku-band.
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Halos For HughesNet® + National 4-H Council The Halo Awards recognize the most effective partnerships between companies and nonprofit organizations.
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iDirect's Single Box Solution For Their EC Series of Satellite Remotes The EC Series enables partners to couple market-leading iDirect technology with best-in-class software solutions tailored for a given market.
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O3b Networks Training Series Initiated By Global VSAT Forum (GVF) O3b Networks online training is being developed by SatProf in coordination with O3b experts.
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A New, Far Field Test Range For AvL Technologies Is Now Operational The new 1,600 foot range is now operational and AvL is using it to test a new 2.5M high-wind antenna system.
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For Cost-Sensitive Projects, NovelSat's New Modem Fits The Bill NovelSat designed the NS300X modem specifically for cost-sensitive projects with data-only satellite transmission applications whose operating requirements are below 30Mbps.
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APAC Naval SATCOM Support From ORBIT Communication Systems Since 2010, ORBIT has successfully supplied more than 150 maritime SatCom 1.15 meter and 2.2 meter terminals to this Asian Navy.
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NASA Bets On Busek's BET-100 Miniature Cubesat Propulsion System... Electrospray Fits NASA's Needs Today “We’ve successfully demonstrated the core technology in space, and now Busek is packing greater capabilities into ever smaller, highly efficient form-factors."
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BUC'ing Up Is Mission Microwave The new Ku-band Titan BUC delivers 200W saturated output power while drawing only a maximum of 850W prime power.
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Simplifying Hubs + Reducing Maintenance With Comtech Xicom's SuperCool™ + SuperPower™ Technologies On Display rom gateways to tactical military, from ground to airborne, Xicom offers the world's broadest array of SATCOM TWTA and SSPA products.
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Capacity + A Longer Contract Now In Effect For Nepal's Dish Media Network On Spacecom's AMOS-4 AMOS-4 is providing Dishhome with substantial satellite capacity to enable the DTH provider to add further SD and HD channels to expand its service.
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Sierra Nevada Corp. Throws Their Hat Into The PCBM Ring For Orbital ATK's Cygnus This contract follows a previous order with SNC resulting in the complete delivery of eight PCBM units in support of Orbital ATK’s CRS1 missions.
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Cobham SATCOM Meets The Demand For Secure Data Exhange The Cobham terminal will also interface to the airplane’s existing Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS), allowing the flight deck data messages to be carried over Inmarsat SwiftBroadband.
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March 2, 2016 The Eleven, Second Generation, ORBCOMM Satellites Initiate Commercial Service The 11 OG2 satellites are spaced within three separate drift orbit planes, and the OG2 satellite fleet is now processing more than 60 percent of the network’s M2M traffic.
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Schools Go Online in the Unconnected World Getting Internet into most schools is a distant dream.
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Ideal Systems' Dejero To Expand Live Sports Acquisition Capacity In APAC For Encompass The LIVE+ EnGo units can be attached to ENG and Sports Cameras in the field and encodes live video into H.264.
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Advantech Wireless Brings New GaN Based Amplifier To Market This product will extend wireless coverage to locations that were previously inaccessible, and accomplish this with reduced size, weight and power requirements.
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The WTA 21st Annual Teleport Awards For Excellence Finalists Named + STN Is Among Those So Named The announcement was made by WTA on Monday, February 22nd.
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Manpacking Maneuvers By Harris For The US Army The US Army selected the Harris AN/PRC-158 multichannel radio for both dismounted and mounted manpack configurations.
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New WAN Link Emulation Tools Debut From GL Communications GL's WAN emulators are IPLinkSim™ and IPNetSim™ and are capable of emulating a WAN link.
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TT&C + RF System Inclusions For JCSAT-16 Awarded To Kratos Defense ISI The TT&C system, to be provided by the Kratos ISI team of antenna and RF experts based in the UK, will be the primary TT&C earth station for JCSAT-16.
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TX68: Trash or Treasure, For Deep Space Industries A small asteroid called 2013 TX68 is due to fly past Earth next Tuesday, March 8.
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TeamCast Casts Their Support... Becomes The Latest Member Of The Satellite Interference Reduction Group
"We are always looking to remain on the sharp end of contributing to digital technologies worldwide."
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Hot Air Is Cool Solution... STN Deploys Walton De-Ice Systems for Its Satellite Earth Station Antennas “To ensure our clients’ continued and uninterrupted transmission during strong alpine winter conditions, a reliable de-icing system is crucial.”
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March 1, 2016 Rocket Propulsion Systems Contracts Awarded By USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center The OTA awards are part of a comprehensive Air Force plan to transition off the Russian-supplied RD-180 propulsion system.
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A Tower Of Power Is The Space Foundation's 32nd Space Symposium The 32nd Space Symposium opening ceremony on April 11 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs will feature a performance by the band Tower of Power and several award presentations.
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Arabsat Graces CETel With Operations Award The award recognizes CETel for following standard operating procedures and as the “best customer following Arabsat Space segment Access Procedures.”
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Gilat + Gogo Going Great The new mobility feature set of SkyEdge II-c incorporates significant technological advances to support the growing demand for IFC services.
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L-3 ETI Heads Into APAC With Watanabe L-3 Electron Technologies, Inc. (L-3 ETI) is part of the Space & Power sector of L-3’s Communication Systems business segment.
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CABSAT 2016 Gets Underway In Dubai This Week As the leading platform for the broadcast, satellite and content sectors across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), CABSAT provides a tailored platform for regional satellite providers.
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A Rover Arm From SSL For JPL The arm will be used on a rover vehicle exploring Mars to process and store samples acquired from the planet’s surface.
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Interference Needs To Be Controlled... Learn How @ Interference Workshops @ CABSAT + Satellite 2016 "...these workshops also help us listen to the industry and understand its current challenges with interference scenarios."
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Airbus Defense + Space's Solar Array For Orion Is Tested... Comes Through w/Flying Colors “A crewed mission to the Moon involves challenging requirements for the design and development of a solar array."
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Satellite Industry Association Appoints New Senior Director Of Policy... She Was In Royal Canadian Air Force In this role, Ms. Weeden will support SIA’s work on government services, regulatory, legislative, defense, export-control and trade issues of critical importance to the association’s membership.
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