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February 27, 2015 Argentinian Satellite Tracking Station For Chinese Moon Missions Gets The O.K. Argentina will be able to access the antenna at least 10 percent of the time to develop research projects under a deal between the two countries.
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Collaboration Now Official 'Tween DigitalGlobe and the United Nations UNOOSA and DigitalGlobe will work to develop an online platform to provide easy access to imagery catalogs as well as data and analytical services specifically tailored for the needs of the United Nations.
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Exelis' CrIS Prepared For Joint Polar Satellite System Integration “CrIS is proven technology that is already providing high-quality environmental data to the meteorological and climate communities on Suomi NPP.”—Eric Webster,V.P., environmental intelligence, Exelis.
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Highly Reflective Of Good Technology, AstroMast Deploys On NASA'/JPL's SMAP "The AstroMesh Reflector is a central feature of the SMAP spacecraft, which will be used to help monitor soil moisture and thus provide critical data about the state of our planet."—John A. Alvarez, general manager, Astro Aerospace.
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U.S. Navy and Marine Corp.'s Readiness Severely Suffers Under Sequestration... And More To Follow... “This means longer timelines to arrive, less time to prevail, if we do, more ships and aircraft out of action when in battle, more sailors, Marines and merchant mariners killed.”—Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.
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Solar Impulse 2 To Remain In Communications With A Special SATCOM Aviator 300SP From Cobham SATCOM “The SATCOM AVIATOR 300SP system is the lightest SwiftBroadband SATCOM terminal by a large margin and was specifically developed for Solar Impulse to meet the prime weight criterion."—Johan Gericke, Director Systems Engineering, Cobham SATCOM, technical liaison to Solar Impulse.
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@ CABSAT 2015—ETL Systems With Latest In RF Demos... ETL has more than 25 years experience in the RF satellite signal distribution sector.
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@ Satellite 2015: HUBER+SUHNER Will Unveil Radiation Resistant Cables + Space Portfolio A first-time exhibitor at this event, HUBER+SUHNER will unveil its new SUCOFLEX 200 microwave coaxial cable assemblies including ...
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A First—Study of the Industry's Workforce To Attract Talent Published By SSPI “Nearly 70 percent of the human resources executives we interviewed reported having difficulty filling specific positions.”—Robert Bell, Executive Director, SSPI.
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February 26, 2015 31st Space Symposium Opening Ceremony Will Feature Space Awards and a Performance by Enra The Space Foundation's 31st Space Symposium is scheduled for April 13-16 at The Broadmoor.
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Geospatial Buttress For MonMap By BlackBridge "The characteristics of the RapidEye constellation are extremely suitable for a huge country like Mongolia."—Dr. M. Saandar, Director, MonMap.
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Broadcom SoCs To Mobile World Broadcast... Microwave Backhaul To Be Showcased The highly-integrated BCM85820 includes full transceiver as well as synthesizer components.
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Gilat Satellite Networks Brings New Cellular Solutions To Mobile World Congress In Spain its integrated small-cell-over-satellite solution that enables full turnkey deployment of 2G/3G networks in even the most remote regions
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An Analysis Of The SmallSat Influx Over The Next Five Years From Euroconsult 75 percent of the 510 satellites to be launched during the next five years will be for government civil and defense agencies.
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Kratos' RT Logic's SpectralNet™ A One-Of-A-Kind...Transports RF Anywhere + On Any IP Network The lossless transport of packetized RF over IP networks—public or private—is now possible, over any distance, even in the presence of real world IP network limitations.
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For Broadcast Betterment, Advantech's New SBM75X Satellite Modulator “The new SBM75X is ideally positioned to operate on the new generation of HTS satellites, due to its advanced capabilities and high data rate.”—Cristi Damian, VP, Advantech Wireless.
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Iridium Bringing Certus Compatriots Into Service "We are proud to be teaming up with these companies, which represent the best-in-class in their respective industries."—Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium.
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Globalstar's SPOT Gen3's Critical Role...1,450 Runners Outfitted w/SPOT In "The Toughest Foot Race On Earth" Called 'The Toughest Foot Race on Earth – in 2015 and Beyond'...days running across saltpans, up desert-mountains, ruined towns and the occasional sand storm.
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A 4x Increase In Spectral Efficiency With Broadcom SoCs The highly-integrated BCM85820 includes full transceiver as well as synthesizer components.
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Globecomm Spreads Its Wings....New Office In Jakarta w/Sales, Customer Support + Engineering ...the office will market the company’s new line of M2M and Media Platform services, network and satellite-related services to...
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Harris Hires ASC Signal For NOAA's Next Gen GOES-R Satellite... A Good Signal for Processing Critical Weather
"We are proud of having been part of this important project which will help NWS advance the understanding of weather systems and ...
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ORBCOMM + Komatsu Agree To Keep Agreeing...M2M Services Agreement Extends 14-year relationship of delivering world-class heavy equipment telematics solutions...
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NSR Takes On Satellite Manufacturing + Launch Services In a constantly evolving sector that in 2014 experienced the introduction of new launch vehicles, vast satellite architectures, and a growing need for flexibility and broad capabilities...
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February 25, 2015 Vislink's Real-Time Airborne Downlink Keeps U.K.'s Constables Safer...More Important Now Than Ever Keeping law enforcement safer is critical now, in the U.K. and elsewhere.
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Route To Continued African Expansion For SpeedCast Brings Geolink Into The Fold “With the Geolink acquisition, SpeedCast expands its presence and its capabilities in the African market.”—Pierre-Jean Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast.
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DigitalGlobe... Now Available To All Customers 30 cm Satellite Imagery..."Seeing A Better World™"
...it can resolve objects on the ground such as above-ground utility lines, manhole covers, building vents, fire hydrants, and individual seams on locomotives.
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AltegroSky's Yamal-401 Offers New Possibilities "We waited for this launch."
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Harris Completes IT Infrastructure's Installation + Integration...An Inspiration For NOAA’s GOES-R Series
The system includes 2,100 servers, 149 racks of network equipment, 317 workstations, and storage services totaling three petabytes.
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European Space Agency...Copernicus Gets New Eyes...Sentinel-2A Ready For Space This combination is unprecedented in the category optical imagers.
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SES... SpaceX To Provide 2 Launch Vehicles 1 Using Electric Propulsion + Other Multi-Mission Both Military + Commercial The satellite will fully rely on electric propulsion and will be equipped with an electric plasma propulsion system for orbit raising and in-orbit maneuvers.
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Russia's Express-AM7 Arrives In Baikonur...Next Step Is A March Launch On orders from RSCC, the Express-AM7 spacecraft was manufactured by Airbus DS.
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ESA + Airbus Defence and Space + European Data Relay System To Provide Laser Communications Data Rates Up To 1.8 Gb Per Second EDRS will provide near-real-time data transfer from Earth observation satellites, drones or aircraft to Earth via Geostationary communication satellites.
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February 24, 2015 Getting The Procedural Nod — ESA's Biomass Satellite The mission will provide the first opportunity to explore Earth’s surface at the ‘P-band’ radar frequency from space.
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Trials Completed In U.K. For Secure Deployable Cell Communications “Chemring Technology Solutions and its partners have proven that a satellite-based communications network can securely and consistently deliver a wide range of end-user services."—Will Tucker, Product Leader, Chemring Technology Solutions.
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Harris CapRock® One's Smartbox Recognizes Multi-Band Antennas + Has a Databox Of Network Footprints A databox of network footprints kind of conjures up a box with footprints inside, but that is not so. Full Story
Thales' VENUS Satcom On-The-Move Terminals x 20... For French Forces' Syracuse III Program By providing a permanent command communication capability in the theater of operations, the solution meets the requirements of ground force units on-the-move .
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Kratos' $17 Million Contract...To Provide Communication System For Mass Transit Communication System
The public safety and security focused system will provide specialized audio, video and communication capabilities for rapid transit operations and rail related assets.
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Exelis' $7.6M Contract ...Keeps U.S. Army Armored Combat Vehicles w/Mission Command On-The-Move Systems
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Landsat 8 Captured A Do-Over Of Colima Volcano... Makes An Ash Of Itself + This Time It's Taller ...but residents were still warned to remain at least 5 kilometers away from the volcano.
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TeleCommunication Systems Provides O3b Network Satellite Products + Services To Government Agencies ...ability to provide satellite terminals, field service support, real time 24 x 7 network monitoring and full-time satellite engineering support provides total solution experience for its customers.
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NSS Honors ESA Rosetta Mission Team w/2015 Space Pioneer Award The Rosetta Mission, underway for over a decade, has scored two historic science firsts...
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February 23, 2015 Keysight Technologies' Webcast Addresses Pesky Small Or Unknown Signals Using Signal Analysis Techniques In many cases, a very simple change could result in significant savings in development and measurement time.
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Mission Critical Cut Slip Rings Debut For Mission Critical Comms Ops Manufacturing the highest quality slip ring components to meet customers’ highest wear and tear properties, and to support non-standard and tight tolerances, A.T. Wall can reduce lead time and provide lower and more predictable costs.
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Time For Young Space Professionals To Apply For Fusion Forum 2015 @ 31st Space Symposium Fusion Forum attendees will have the opportunity to meet many high-level international space leaders through networking events and select Space Symposium activities.
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OHB System Sends HISPASAT AG1 On Its Way To Ottobrunn + OHB Sweden To Develop MATS Sat Spanish communications service provider and satellite operator Hispasat will be using HAG1 to supply Spain and Portugal, the Canary Islands and America with multimedia services.
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RF Ramp Up For U.S. Government Agency By ETL Systems ...two Vulcan matrices were used in conjunction with combiners to design the overall system which will be operated in Australia.
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The Naval Research Laboratory Two Space Station Sensors Look at Coastal Oceans + The Ionosphere “We have the distinction of being the first U.S. payload that was attached [there].”—Dr. Scott Budzien, Principal Investigator, RAIDS, Naval Research Laboratory
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SMi Gathers In London To Present Key Military + Industry Players Of Space Technology Topics addressed will range from satellite communication, surveillance, missile defense as well as national updates.
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IBC2015 Just In... Deadline Extension For Innovation Awards Entries...Hurry Enter Now Due to popular demand IBC has decided to extend the deadline for entries for the IBC Innovation Awards by one week to Friday 27, 2015.
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Rock Seven's Vessel Tracking System Update...Transmits Location For Over 2 Weeks Even When PrimaryPower Is Cut With its integral battery, RockFLEET will continue to transmit a vessel’s position for over 2 weeks when primary power is cut.
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Globecast Australia + Foxtel Have The Faith... For Australia's Daystar Reaching over 108 million households in the United States and over 2 billion people worldwide,
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Advanced Asset Tracking From Globe Tracker International Is Far From Tire'd "We see applications for smart trailers, smart chassis, smart cranes and other intermodal equipment."—Jim Davis, CEO, Globe Tracker International.
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Integrasys Celebrates A Silver Anniversary @ SATELLITE2015 + Speaking In Sessions Integrasys is shortlisted as the Technology Company of the Year
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A Safe + Successful Journey For Thor 7 To Korou For Earth Departure In April “With the launch of THOR 7, TSBc looks forward to further extending our position in the market and expanding our regional coverage.”—Morten Tengs, CEO, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting.
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SatLink Communications Takes NovelSat Satellite Modems To The Sea... Ahoy! Maritime Services
Modem is the industry’s most flexible, scalable satellite modem, offering a wide range of modulation options and superior link reliability...
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Out And About With 5,000 Shipped By KVH For Their mini-VSAT Broadband Offering Our goal was to win a leadership position through market disruption, changing the way mariners thought about satellite communications by offering small, simple, easy-to-install equipment, fast data speeds, and low airtime costs.”—Martin Kits van Heyningen, CEO, KVH.
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RSCC's Express-AM7 Communications Satellite Has Arrived @ Yubileyny...Get Ready For Launch It will provide high-performance coverage over the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries and adjoining regions...
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Comtech Telecommunications' Double Talk Earns 5.0 Million for Network Expansion Project in Asia [The Company] equipment was chosen as being the most efficient for the application after the customer conducted a thorough competitive analysis and various technology demonstrations.
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Harris Hosts 'Happy Engineers' Week' + Reveals 464,000 Square Foot Facility For 6,000 Engineers + Scientists The company kicks off the week with the formal opening of the new 464,000 square-foot HTC, which serves as the company’s Florida technology innovation hub,
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ORBIT's New Contract Provides A Great Position For Them + Earth Observation Market
"The Gaia system was developed during 2014 as a unique solution for the Earth observation market and as part of the company's growth strategy."... Ofer Greenberger, ORBIT's CEO
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MDA + Airbus Defense and Space Contracted To Modernize U.S.A.F.'s Mobile Ground Stations Once upgraded, the systems will be able to receive and process imagery from the RADARSAT-2 and RapidEye satellites...
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February 20, 2015 Asian Network Expansion Pulls In $5 Million Worth Of Comtech EF Data SATCOM Equipment The customer will use Comtech EF Data’s CDM-570A/L-IP Satellite Modems and CDD-564A IP Demodulators.
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February 19, 2015 Better Windows Geospatial Viewing From LizardTech With this latest release, there are two options available...
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It's All About Geospatial Sharing For The NGA, Thanks To Lockheed Martin + Esri “Deploying Esri’s Portal for ArcGIS to a commercial cloud environment securely organizes existing data and facilitates collaboration across intelligence agencies.”—Jason O’Connor, V.P., Analysis + Mission Solutions, Lockheed Martin.
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Editorial: ISRO's New Space Commission Member...India Is Waking Up To The New Realities In Space + National Security The induction of the Foreign Secretary suggests a fresh impetus to space in India’s international engagements, both in the strategic and commercial spaces.
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RUAG Takes Their Expertise To Paris...Automated Satellite Panel Manufacturing + Newest RUAG Insert Technology, Oui! This technology will change the way satellite panels are manufactured in the future and has the following benefits...
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Globalstar + FindMyAnimal = Solutions For Farmers...Saves Money + Wandering Lost Cows From Predators Farmers deploying the collars have already experienced a significant reduction in the number of animals lost to illness or predators.
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Six African Flight Regions To Receive Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Support "Our agreement with ASECNA is yet another sign of progress in our vision to serve as a global platform for aviation surveillance and demonstrates the growing momentum of Aireon's space-based ADS-B solution."—Don Thoma, President + CEO, Aireon.
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New Airbus Defence + Space MUSTANG Project Blends SATCOM + Terrestrial Tech For M2M/IoT The IoT will lead to people being surrounded by hundreds of connected devices that will ease and revolutionize their way of life wherever they are.
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Norsat International Pumping Up The Portables... Terminals, That Is... "This order is the culmination of more than two years of work."—Dr. Amiee Chan, CEO, Norsat
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WTA's Teleport Executive Of The Year... Elara Communicacione’s CEO Profits + Addresses The Digital Divide “The 20th anniversary of the awards has produced a Teleport Executive of the Year from a part of the world which, two decades ago, had not yet made its mark in the industry,
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HISPASAT's 2014 International Economics Roller Coaster Ride = A Consolidated Total Income Of 202.1 Million Euros Contracts has also hit a record high, having reached a back-log figure equivalent to seven years' worth of Company revenue.
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February 18, 2015 GPS Source's Newest GNSS Antenna Can Take The Extremes + Still Deliver The signal reception is unaffected by placement of the antenna. Designed to operate in the most extreme and demanding applications...
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NASA and AFRL Join The Throng With New Focuses @ Aerospace Electrical Systems Expo
The sessions will provide interactive forums that highlight new technologies from small business innovators.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—@ NAB Show 2015: Globecast Bringing Their Latest Developments To Attendees Globecast’s Media Factory leverages the company’s proven expertise in handling linear and on-demand services through playout and over-the-top (OTT) solutions.
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U.S. Navy Decides On SBG Technology Solutions For Mission Critical Comms Support “We will use our longstanding experience with the Navy and PEO SS to execute these mission-critical communications functions for the Navy.”—Vic Blanco, Director of Contracts, SBG.
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Tenfold Faster Test Times With Keysight Technologies' New ENA Vector Network Analyzer The new ENA uses the Keysight PNA- and PXI-Series software architecture, making it easier for engineers to take measurements across multiple Keysight VNAs.
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Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Award Goes To The Super Orion Team...NASA/Industry EFT-1...Test Early, Test Often "The world once again on a firm course of space exploration that will get us out of low Earth orbit, taking humans back to the Moon and on to Mars and beyond." Space Foundation Chief Executive Officer Elliot Pulham
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P&O Ferries + MTN Channel Their Expertise... Launch First Wi-Fi Hot Spot on the English Channel These vessels are the first ferries in the world connected to the network, in addition to having back-up satellite connectivity, as many cruise ships do today.
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TE Connectivity... Who Knew?... New Light Coatings + Ink Reduces Antenna's Weight + Available For Aerospace and Defense Conductive inks and coatings are key tools in lowering size, weight and power (SWaP) because they allow developers to replace metal components with coated plastic or composite parts.
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SES' German HD Platform HD+ Enjoys Strong Growth...More Than 3 Million Households in 2014 ..showed that the number of HD satellite households in Germany exceeded, for the first time, the ten million mark.
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McMurdo Group Partners w/IMRF In Effort To Decrease Marine Deaths...372,000 Drownings Last Year A global drowning report in 2014 by the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that 372,000 lives are lost worldwide due to drowning each year.
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MilDef Systems Provides Cargo + Logistic Unit Monitoring + Tracking For FMV Sweden It utilizes satellite communications infrastructure to ensure continuous secure operation, anywhere in the world.
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Keysight Technologies' Products On The Edge ...Design and Test for LTE-A, 802.11AC, 5G at Mobile World Congress
...will show its newest solutions that address present and future wireless design and test challenges...
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February 17, 2015 Russia Ramps Up Soyuz-U For Progress M-26M Trip To ISS The rocket was installed and the specialists started working through the first launching day schedule.
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High Density IP Traffic Analyzer Comes To Fruition From GL Communications "The HD version is a special purpose 1U hardware platform capable of detailed monitoring of high volume IP traffic (thousands of simultaneous calls)."—Jagdish Vadalia, Senior Manager, GL Communications.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Scrambling For The Source With Additional Support From Dejero To Sky News "The LIVE+ 20/20 Transmitter is an ideal fit for our Ka-band transmission equipment."—Richard Pattison, deputy head of News Technology, Sky News.
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Strategic Partnership 'Tween IEC Telecom + Planson International For O&G + Humanitarian Efforts “This partnership is a new way to distribute our products and solutions to American humanitarian and O&G organizations."—Erwan Emilian, CEO, IEC Telecom.
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Protection Partnership Performed By Clavister "Protecting against these threats will require security that is embedded into the devices themselves, to create distributed but secure environments."—Jim Carlsson, CEO, Clavister.
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SSPI Buy A Ticket, Make It A Better World + Maybe Win A Magnum Of Cabernet Sauvignon...It's A Win-Win "...they have led the building of companies that are name brands in the business and whose best days are still ahead of them.”
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DigitalGlobe's QuickBird's Final Photo + Farewell QuickBird played a key role in the establishment of the commercial remote sensing industry...
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Kratos' Monics® Provides Capabilities For NewSat's Jabiru-1 Satellite
[provides] the ability to monitor payload traffic and to detect and analyze RF interference, even if that interference is hiding within the main carrier.
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Intelsat + Azercosmos Announce A Strategic Agreement = Azerspace-2/Intelsat 38 Satellite “With our second telecommunications satellite, we will be in a stronger position to meet the increasing demand for broadband and media applications."
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NSR’s Wireless Backhaul via Satellite...Analysis Of Backhaul, Trunking + Video Offload This report is both a qualitative and quantitative analytical tool that helps readers answer fundamental questions about satcom services such as:
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February 16, 2015 Telenor Group Announces Thailand + Malaysia's New CEOs x 2... "I am pleased to announce the appointment of some of Telenor Group's most experienced executives to our two biggest companies in Asia."
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Boeing's New Organization Keys In On Cost Savings For Space + Defense Activities "This BDS Development organization is the next step in breaking the cost curve on our programs.” Chris Chadwick. President + CEO BDS.
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KARI Commits GEO-KOMPSAT Satellites To Arianespace For Launch Each of the GEO-KOMPSAT-2 satellites will weigh about 3,500 kg. at launch and will be positioned in geostationary orbit at 128.2 degrees East.
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Airbus Defence & Space + SES Get Together For SES-14 “On SES-14, as on SES-12, the mass saving from electric propulsion enables us to combine two high-capacity missions, equivalent to two conventional satellites in one satellite.”—François Auque, Head of Space Systems, Airbus D&S.
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SES' Conference... Determines The Evolution, Efforts + Energy Necessary To Race UHD To The Market He noted that the broadcasters who have undertaken live tests have gone through a dramatic learning curve, but confirmed that...
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—@ NAB Show 2015, Broadpeak Bringing CDN + Server Goodies For Demos Broadpeak will showcase a range of game-changing solutions that can be deployed in the network, in the home, or on the go.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest — @ NAB 2015, AVIWEST To Demo DMNG System... + More... The DMNG system offers broadcasters a fully integrated and cloud-based solution for breaking news and live events coverage.
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First Customer Has BUC Proto From Norsat International On Its Way... "The ATOM Series has been a huge success for Norsat and has shown increasing sales for the company since its launch in 2014."—Dr. Amiee Chan, CEO, Norsat International.
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The Space Data Association Is Inviting You... The SDA is an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data.
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SpeedCast Is Certifiably... Certified “These certifications highlight the quality of our processes, which directly supports the services that we provide to our customers, and are reflected throughout our internal processes, procedures and culture."—PJ Beylier, CEO, SpeedCast.
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Telenor Group Uses Its Smarts For Healthy Growth In Smartphones...Fourth Quarter Returns During 2014, we added 20 million new mobile subscribers, of which 7 million in the fourth quarter alone,'' said Telenor Group President and CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas.
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SES' Astra Connect Gets The OK For U.K. Market Test Pilot Program "This is a great initiative and we are pleased that our proven, reliable and cost-effective satellite solution is being evaluated for potential nationwide roll-out in the U.K."—Patrick Biewer, Managing Director, SES Broadband Service.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—ABI Research Expects Five Percent Growth Across The Globe For PayTV Market "IPTV is expected to grow a market leading 14 percent in 2014, followed by satellite TV platform at 7 percent."—Jake Saunders, VP + Practice Director of Core Forecasting, ABI Research.
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Arianespace...Galileo's Fit-Check Includes Dispensing Satellites Dispensers come in all shapes and sizes. There are small Pez candy dispensers and then there are ...
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Workshop In The U.K. For GNSS Reflectometry, Hosted By National Oceanography Center + SSTL Participants will have the opportunity to learn about this groundbreaking Earth Observation technique.
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General Dynamics Enables U.S. Military To Place Calls From Arizona To MUOS Satellite
With the new over-the-air test capability, radio products can make calls from the Scottsdale lab to an orbiting MUOS satellite to evaluate voice and data performance.
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Cooler Heads Prevail In Satellites With Northrop Grumman's Cryocoolers "It is gratifying to know our technology plays such a key role in climate research and weather monitoring for U.S. and international customers."—Chris Yamada, V.P., Aerospace Products, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
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Government Accounting Office (GAO) Indicates Improvements Are Needed in NOAA's Mitigation Strategies GAO recommended that NOAA update its polar data gap assessment, address shortfalls in both its polar and geostationary contingency plans, and prioritize mitigation projects most likely to address a gap in polar satellite coverage.
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SES + Boeing Get Together For SES-15 “The procurement of SES-15 will give us new growth momentum and strengthen our position in the important North American government and mobility markets."—Martin Halliwell, CTO, SES.
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SES, The Government Of Luxembourg + Orbital ATK Form LuxGovSat For SES-16 Procurement + Build “The procurement of SES-16/GovSat opens a new chapter in the strategically important government business vertical and in the cooperation between SES and the Luxembourg government."—Martin Halliwell, CTO, SES.
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TASC's Mission Assurance Is On Task w/DSCOVR Vehicle DSCOVR is en route to the L1 Lagrangian point, which is located approximately 1.5 million kilometers from the Earth.
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Surrey Satellite Finds New Group CEO In Wood He takes up this role when the small satellite industry is burgeoning, taking charge of a full production line with 21 satellites and 22 Galileo payloads currently in manufacture.
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MT Aerospace...Big Flap Over Control Of IXV Re-entry's Super Velocity... Xtreme Speeds From Mach 25 To Open Parachute MT Aerospace developed IXV’s body flaps, the vehicle’s only aerodynamic means of control during the re-entry flight from velocities of Mach 25 down to parachute deployment.
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Globecast's Company-Wide Reorg Takes It Up A Notch...Becomes Fully Integrated Media Solutions Provider There are difficult reorganizations due to cut backs, and there are companies that regroup because the company is thriving and needs to take it 'up a notch'...
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Atmel's Rad-Hard Solution...w/Up To 22 Million Routable Gates... Simplifies Design Process For Space Provides a platform that simplifies the design process for space application, and delivers up to 22 million routable gates, includes non-volatile memory blocks...
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NSR's Report...Satellite-Based Earth Observation...Don't Let The Clouds Get You Down Initially devised to counter the testing by North Korea of missiles flying over its territory in 1998...
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General Atomics + U.S. Air Force...How Many Reaper Attack Drones Can Be Purchased w/$279.1? The turboprop-powered, multi-mission Reaper armed drone can fly for more than 27 hours between refueling at speeds to 240 knots at altitudes to 50,000 feet.
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Fugro Launches G4 Satellite...A Correction Service That Improves Unaided GNSS Receivers
...improves availability and reliability of offshore positioning and enhances the safety and productivity of a wide range of survey and other activities offshore
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February 13, 2015 Massive Protected MILSATCOM Test Successfully Conducted By U.S. Air Force The test also had to ensure the satellites' unique capability of operating autonomously during its transition period from IOE operations into the mobile units.
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MTN Communications Gets Together With Premier Cruise Brands "One size does not fit all in cruising, and each brand needs to deliver a customized and unique communications experience for passengers...”—Brent Horwitz, S.V.P. + G.M., cruise and ferry services, MTN.
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February 12, 2015 Moving On Up... Murray Joins Thuraya As Maritime Product Manager Murray’s key tasks will be to increase the penetration of the Orion IP maritime broadband terminal in the market...
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@ CABSAT—ARCHIMEDES RF Matrix From DEV Systemtechnik Debuts It is smaller, fitting 64 x 64 in just a 4 RU."—Jörg Schmidt, Managing Director, DEV.
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Elbit Systems To Assist In Views Of VeNUS In the coming months, the Venus camera will be integrated onboard the satellite for the upcoming launch.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—IPTV Equipment Pumped Up By ETL Systems The move sees ETL Systems replace existing legacy equipment which has been operating efficiently for over 10 years.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: Moving On Up—Artel names Domorski To Lead Firm On An Interim Basis Throughout his career, Domorski has led several U.S-based companies during inflection points.
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@ Esri GIS Tech Conference—LizardTech Reveals Free Update For GeoViewer App The latest release includes free support for bookmarks and base maps.
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Spacecom's AMOS-5 + ConSat TV DTH Provide A Clear Picture For Nigeria's Viewers Multi-year, multi-million dollar contract further builds satellite broadcast market in Nigeria.
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Euroconsult Opens In Japan + Expert Industry Leader Takes The Lead ...worked with him on many projects and believe this to be the natural evolution of our existing relationship.
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NASA's Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory...Photos In STEREO From The Far Side Of Nearest Star After eight years in orbit around the Sun, both spacecraft, STEREO Ahead, or A, and STEREO Behind, or B, are now on the far side, 180 million miles from Earth.
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Sweden Gets L-TAC'd By Inmarsat Government + IDG Europe “L-TAC was an Inmarsat innovation built around the military requirement to achieve more capability with existing tools."—Peter Dingley, Vice President Offer Development, Inmarsat Global Government.
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Telenor's Thor 7, SSL-Built Satellite Getting All Containered Up For Travel To Kourou For Launch “The satellite built by SSL will deliver a very bandwidth efficient and flexible service for major shipping routes and recreational vessels.”—Morten Tengs, V.P. + CEO, Telenor Satellite Broadcasting.
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Moog's Engines Are Successful After More Than 13 Years Of Waiting For DSCOVR's Launch Patience usually pays off—but talk about taking it to the extreme.
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Air Force General Marsh Surviving Budget Cuts Is Not An Option...It Will Be Painful...Airplanes Qualify As Antiques ..".in 1990 to that conflict, the United States Air Force had 188 fighter squadrons—188. In the FY ‘16 budget, we’ll go to 49; 188 to 49.”...Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III
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SES + Astra Connect For Communities Take Internet To All The Country's Nooks + Crannies The villages population of about 200 residents located in Exmoor National Park, will benefit from a Satellite Distribution Node (SDN) and a Wi-Fi head-end technology...
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Lockheed Martin's EPIC Camera On NASA's DSCOVR Captures The Entire Sunny Side Of Earth...Rain Or Shine Up until now Earth images have been a collaboration of patchwork satellite images. Now one entire side of Earth is captured in one image.
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General Dynamics MUOS...A First...Only Facility To Connect To MUOS Ground System + An Orbiting Satellite With the new over-the-air test capability, radio products can make calls from the Scottsdale lab to an orbiting MUOS satellite to evaluate voice and data performance.
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Newtec Celebrates 30th Anniversary...Has The Connections Celebrates w/Honors, New Technologies + Growth “These figures underline that our strategic direction is on course to provide a strong base for the future.”
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Mobil Satellite Technologies Picks Up + Goes ...To Disasters "We are currently developing a complete line of emergency communications trailers up to 20' to serve the Emergency Management and Disaster Response markets".
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Norsat International Ships First Custom Prototype Of ATOM-25 ... shipped the first customer prototype of its upcoming ATOM 25 Watt Ka-band Block Upconverter (BUC).
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February 11, 2015 NASA's DSCOVR ... Up, Up + Away After Days Of Delays But SpaceX Makes Waves SpaceX Falcon 9 has launched...
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Arianespace + ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle Went Up + Came Back Down...Splash It then began the reentry phase, during which experimental data was acquired via the instruments on the vehicle.
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Turkmenistan's First Satellite Could Head Spaceward In March The Turkmen Alem 52.0E, is set to launch this March.
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February 10, 2015 Kratos' KDRSS Incorporated Their Expertise Into NASA's Latest Sounding Rocket Mission "This is likely the most complicated mission the sounding rocket program has ever undertaken, and it was not easy by any stretch."—John Hickman, Operations Manager, NASA sounding rocket program office, Wallops Flight Facility.
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Morphing Consumer Devices Into GPS Secure Systems Managed By Rockwell Collins “RSR takes the mental and physical burden off the soldiers by providing them with worry-free confidence..."—Mike Jones, V.P. + G.M., Communication + Navigation Products, Rockwell Collins.
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The Blended Expertise Of Orbital + ATK Completes Their First Day of Ops Following The Merger “Now, with our two organizations coming together under the Orbital ATK banner, we begin operations with substantially greater technical and industrial capabilities and increased financial resources."—David W. Thompson, President + CEO, Orbital ATK.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Strategic Alternatives Being Examined By International Datacasting... A Possible Acquisition? The identity of the interested party and the terms of the potential acquisition are subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
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Norsat Keeps On Ticking + Clear As A Bell Steps Into NYSE MKT "We are excited about commencing our new listing on the NYSE MKT and honored to be participating in the closing bell ceremony..."
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BlackBridge’s New Global Precision Imagery... Helps Farmers Sow Rewards w/ Farmers Edge Agriculture Platform
"Our customers will benefit from this distinctive service in Precision Edge with accurate and timely information on crop variables,
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Russia + China To Cooperate Together Regarding Satellite Navigation A wide range of issues on Russia and Chinese cooperation in the field of rocket and space industry and rocket engines production were discussed.
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Countdown Commences For European Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle The mission will mark Vega's second within the European Space Agency-managed VERTA (Vega Research and Technology Accompaniment) program.
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Kratos' $2.6 Million For Unmanned Aerial System To Unknown U.S. National Security Program The equipment to be provided by Kratos in support of this program will be produced in a secure Kratos manufacturing facility, no additional information is being provided.
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February 9, 2015 Signalhorn Makes The Grade For PCI Compliance This advances Signalhorn’s credentials and capabilities in the global card payment industry with the enhanced security.
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Russia's Progress With The Progress M-26M Spacecraft Once this work is completed, the rocket will be returned to the integration building for further testing.
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Bearing The Heavy Load For IXV Is RUAG Space Technology RUAG Space was responsible for supplying all IXV’s instruments, which comprise some 300 temperature, pressure and position sensors and strain gauges.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—@ CABSAT 2015, Cobham Features Receiver + Transmitter Cobham’s NanoVue HD is a lightweight, on-site tool with extremely useful new functions for users who need to quickly collect and review HD feeds directly from virtually any platform.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Forecast By Broadband TV News For PayTV In Sub-Saharan Africa Excluding South Africa, payTV revenues will climb from $0.83 billion in 2010 to $1.73 billion in 2014 and onto $4.12 billion in 2020.
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Commercial Payload Contract For K-Band Hardware For DiTom Microwave DiTom will supply these components for a commercial payload.
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Telit Wireless Solutions Into Smart Utilities With New Cellular Module The CE910-SL is a single-band 450MHz CDMA 1xRTT wireless module.
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Goonhilly To Offer Insight + Experience For Space Mission Ops Course This short course is a unique space mission operations training course aimed at space sector professionals and those wishing to get involved in space mission operations.
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... Jensen Bowers Group Brings Geoimage Into The Fold The two companies complement each other well in products, service standards, culture and commitment to their communities.
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Satellite Signals Validation + Monitoring From Keysight Technologies “The Satellite Signal Monitoring Reference Solution is part of our effort to speed test throughput and help our customers reduce test time and overall cost of test.”—Mario Narduzzi, Marketing Manager, Software + Modular Solutions Division, Keysight Technologies.
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Garver To Receive Space Pioneer Award For 2015 From National Space Society This award will be presented at the National Space Society's 2015 International Space Development Conference.
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Arianespace Receives Two Galileo Satellites To Send Skyward On Soyuz Flight VS11 Their navigation payloads, which will generate the precision positioning measurements and services to users worldwide,
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Ericsson + U.S. Ski Team...'Second Screen' Becomes 'Primary Screen', Brings 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships To U.S. In the United States, the app also incorporates all TV streams—meaning the user can choose from a variety of different camera angles to create a personalized viewing experience.
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Space Data Association Welcomes Newest Member.... Dedicated To Responsible Sharing Of Space... is an international non-profit association of satellite operators that supports the controlled, reliable and efficient sharing of space environment and RF spectrum data.
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AssetLink Global Learns Iridium® Satellite Is An Asset... w/AssetPack-3 In Remote Locations
...as it provides the only two-way data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe with near-zero latency and offers the attributes...
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Vega Given The Green Light For IXV Launch On The 11th The IXV payload will test reentry technologies that can be used in developing systems and advanced technologies for future transportation systems.
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Coordination + Reliability Testing Completed By China For Their Long March 5 Rocket A test flight for Long March 5 has been scheduled in 2016 from China's Hainan province.
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2015 Space Achievement Award Goes To...U.S.A.F. X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Team
...an unmanned space vehicle used by the United States Air Force to explore reusable space vehicle technologies in support of long-term space objectives.
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February 8, 2015 CompassData Granted ISO 9001:2008...Certification for Quality Management Systems ...becoming one of the few geospatial survey data providers in the world whose quality management systems and processes are ISO 9001 certified.
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know—Harris Has Exelis... The agreement has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies.
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DARPA's Potentially Powerful Plan For Jetting Satellites Into Orbit... “We’ve made good progress so far toward ALASA’s ambitious goal of propelling 100-pound satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) within 24 hours of call-up, all for less than $1 million per launch."—Bradford Tousley, Director, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA.
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GMV Cementing Subsidiary Into Place In The U.K. “GMV’s new U.K. subsidiary will be a key piece in GMV’s growth within the space sector."—Celestino Gómez, Manager, U.K.
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GlobeNet PoPs w/New Brazil Office The PoP will feature diverse network paths to its award-winning submarine cable system and supports GlobeNet's product portfolio
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February 5, 2015 RT Logic Supports Orion Spacecraft Comms RT Logic’s TSIM (TDRS Simulator) and Channel Simulator products were used to simulate and test compatibility of the Orion communications subsystem with the NASA Space Network.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—@ NAB Show 2015: Blonder Tongue Product Preview... + A Giveaway All attendees who stop by the Blonder Tongue booth to see a demonstration will be entered into a drawing for a free HDE-4S-PRO encoder, AQT8 transcoder, or MTSA-PRO analyzer.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—@ NAB Show 2015: Video Analysis Tools To Be Presented New 4K testing features for the market to be demo'd.
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Acquiring Minds Wish To Know... Emerging Markets Communications Latches Onto General Industry Systems EMC provides satellite connectivity and systems integrations services to support a variety of offshore assets including platform rigs, FPSOs, jack-ups, drilling ships, semi-submersibles and offshore support vessels.
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New General Dynamics Software Brings A 4x Improvement To U.S. Navy Comms Capabilities With the two new software upgrades, the U.S. Navy has four-times more capacity for secure HF communications without adding additional hardware or changing the configuration in space-constrained shipboard radio rooms.
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Thuraya's New Hire...Maritime Product Management In Dubai
“By putting in place an experienced maritime team in Dubai as well as in Singapore, the Company is well positioned to execute on our unique maritime strategy and value proposition." Full Story
Boeing Tinkers At U.S.A.F.... Enters 21st Century...CONECTs w/B-52 Bombers The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities have entered the 21st century thanks to...
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Russia Takes On New Wavelengths...Millimetron's Construction Complete In 2025 ...Millimetron is expected to study the processes inside the black holes, capture the processes of stars and exoplanets formations, specify the data on dark matter.
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Globalstar + Agiltech... SPOT On...Selling Safety To France SPOT products have been used to initiate over 3,500 rescues globally and currently stand at an average of one rescue every day.
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Inmarsat...GEOS' SOS... Offers IsatPhone 2 Customers Free Access To Worldwide Emergency Response ...service enables customers to contact the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC), simply by pressing the assistance button.
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Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore + Aireon Sign MOA = Increasing Air Capacity + Better Surveillance
Currently, some parts of the Singapore FIR are not under surveillance coverage, such as remote areas and over the oceans.
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Hermes Datacomms Instructs Myanmar Oil Companies To 'Follow The Rules' + Share The Clarity
“After operating in Myanmar for two years, Hermes was still finding considerable confusion over the rules.
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Award Winning DeLorme... Safety Is With InReach..New Services Include Group Tracking, Messaging + SOS Alerts
In the peak season of 2014, there was an average of five inReach-assisted rescues per week.
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Global Eagle Entertainment's Antenna Soars + Optimizes Coverage Anywhere An Aircraft Goes The global Ku-band antenna will utilize a revolutionary steerable pointing system to optimize coverage
anywhere a commercial aircraft flies.
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...this enables the engineer to monitor large blocks of spectrum and perform precise digital modulation analysis to quickly and efficiently validate satellite signal integrity.
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Intelsat + Kymeta Join Forces...mBrace The Challenge To Bring mTenna™ To Satellite High Volume Markets
will be designed to work seamlessly with the satellite fleet, providing complete flexibility to establish connectivity in sectors for which traditional antennas are not currently practical or feasible.
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February 4, 2015 NASA's SMAP Satellite Key Feature Is A Northrop Grumman Reflector The mesh reflector will provide a conically scanning antenna beam of approximately 40 degrees or a swath of 621 miles for total global mapping every two to three days.
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NOAA's FY 2015 Budget Request Offered By Dr. Sullivan... "NOAA’s FY 2016 budget submission supports our unique role within the federal government."—Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator, NOAA.
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Aeroject Rocketdyne Puts The Smack Into SMAP "It's critical that the science community understands the dynamics of water movement so it can be properly managed on Earth."—Steve Bouley, V.P., Space Launch Systems, Aerojet Rocketdyne.
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JAXA Confirms Hayabusa2 Is In Good Spirits + Functioning Well Basic operations and performance of onboard instruments and ground systems have been tested one by one as of the end of January.
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New Mobile Services Initiated In Taiwan By RR Media's Station711 + Chunghwa Telecom "With RR Media, we're able to provide tailored Virtual Network Operators (VNO)-like services..."—Ching-Tsung Chang, Managing Director, Satellite Business Department, Chunghwa Telecom.
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest—Dataxis Notes DirecTV LATAM payTV Subs Outnumber U.S. payTV Subs... Dataxis predicts that 2015 will signal the year when Latin American subscribers will finally outnumber U.S. customers.
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Newtec Celebrates 'Made Different' + FOF Award...Factory Of The Future ...it will carry out an important investment program to upgrade and extend its state-of-the-art production capacity and capabilities at its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) in Belgium.
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Geospatial Big Data (GBD) From DigitalGlobe To Be Provisioned To Exogenesis "We are committed to investing in Geospatial Big Data in order to create a living digital inventory of the surface of the Earth."—Dr. Shay Har-Noy, Senior Director for Geospatial Big Data, DigitalGlobe.
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Aye! Aireon(SM) ALERTs Folks About Managing Global Emergency Tracking From... Ireland ...on a 24/7 basis, we will be able to provide users with the immediate ‘last known’ location of aircraft with tremendous accuracy
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ESA Prepares For IXV Mission...Awaits Critical Communications From Spaceship To Ship This is when ground teams in Europe and on the ship will be most anxious, as nothing will have been heard from the wingless spaceplane... exposed to temperatures that would melt nickel.
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An Inductee Into The SSPI Satellite Hall of Fame...An Unsung Hero... Solving Complex Problems In Support Of The Warfighter ...a U.S. Defense Department customer calls him an “unsung hero” in detecting and solving unforeseen complex problems in support of the warfighter.
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Norsat ...Has A Ticker...Common Stock Is Approved For Listing On NYSE MKT
...the ticker symbol will be "NSAT" and its shares will cease trading on the OTCBB concurrent with the listing of its shares on the NYSE MKT.
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Arabsat + Media Speed Sign Contract For Saudi Digital Satellite TV Broadcasting Platform + More "We are delighted that Arabsat is the first satellite operator involved in building and operating this platform,
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Gilat Satellite Networks Heads To Spain + Showcases Products For Cellular Connectivity Rural areas represent the final untapped broadband market, and as governments prioritize providing broadband as a national initiative, the race is on to provide coverage.
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February 3, 2015 NSSLGlobal Report... Sea-Based Connectivity To Mirror Home-Based Experience NSSLGlobal’s survey of 238 superyacht crewmembers has revealed that nearly half feel connectivity should be the same or nearly the same as they can experience at home.
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Student Satellite Build Competition Winners Announced By Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) "We had a remarkable field of competitors this year, and we commend the hard-work, passion and professionalism of these young great minds."—Dr. David Voss, University Nanosat Program Manager, AFRL.
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Russia No Longer Interested In Ukrainian Built Launch Vehicles The satellites that had planned to be launched via Zenit rockets will now be delivered to the orbit by new Angara series boosters.
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KVH's Mini-VSAT Broadband Network Delivers New Prioritized + Protected VoIP Service
A new dedicated voice channel provides quality VoIP calls independent of broadband usage on the vessel...
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Space Data Association's New Chairman...From Eutelsat The organization runs an automated space situational awareness system designed to reduce the risks of on-orbit collisions and radio frequency interference. Full Story
Turksat Gets A Boost...Selects Hughes' JUPITER ... Enhances Turksat's Services To Turkey, Europe + Middle East ...the JUPITER system's modular design makes it the ideal, future-proof platform for operators to gain technology and cost advantages. Full Story
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Amps Up... Small But Mighty...Amplifier For Ka-Band SATCOM A new RF and microwave device, small in size but big on delivery.
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Northrop Grumman Ramps Up For Hawks... Production Of Global Hawks For Republic Korea's Air Force ...it represents the first time a Global Hawk has been sold to an allied nation in the Asia-Pacific region under the Foreign Military Sales process.
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ORBIT... OceanTRx™4 Maritime VSAT Ships Out To Asian Navy
maritime satellite communication systems are deployed at more than 20 navies worldwide, as well as being used in market segments such as homeland security, Oil & Gas, leisure and commercial shipping.
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SpeedCast Sat Services Is Welcomed Aboard Vessels ... Supports Gearbulk's VSAT Transition ...will be used aboard 50 cargo vessels and several tankers to support Gearbulk’s transition into the global broadband VSAT communications era.
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Globalstar's Great Catch...Sound Safety Solutions + Selling Fish At Sea New Sat-Fi device puts multi-user Wi-Fi onto any boat, wherever it is
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MaxLinear To Acquire Entropic...Adding Significant Scale To Both "These are two excellent companies in the industry, and I believe our stakeholders will benefit from the resources and scale that the combination will provide.”
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February 2, 2015 Early Bird Registration Available Until February 15th For The 5th Global Space + Satellite Forum GSSF 2013 welcomed more than 2,100 participants from more than 34 countries worldwide, making it the largest space technology show in the Middle East.
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NewCom International Presents Partner Portal Rollout NewCom International has unveiled their exclusive partner portal filled with all the technical, sales and marketing support necessary to succeed in today’s fast-evolving market.
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Russia's New Vostochny Spaceport Construction Is Falling Far Behind Schedule So-called "people’s monitoring" over the construction of the Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East will be organized.
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Digital Globe + Enough Project Join Forces...Become A Game Changer For African Ivory Poachers ...the pace of poaching is putting pressure on a continental elephant population that has declined more than 50 percent in the past 30 years.
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Even More Technical Know-How Being Offered @ 31st Space Symposium Tech Track sessions offer registrants an opportunity to hear from some of the government and industry leaders in space technology development.
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USAID Seeking Assistance With Crucial Geospatial Needs “The purpose of this RFI is to solicit input from organizations involved in managing, analyzing and visualizing data."
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Of SatBroadcasting™ Interest: A 4K WoW For WOWOW In Japan Using Barnfind System These programs included a tennis match in the Ariake Colosseum (Koto-ku, Tokyo) and a boxing world title match in the Yokohama International Water Arena (Yokohama Tsuzuki-ku).
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Airbus Defense & Space + Exelis Partner...A Webinar That Addresses Drought Regions + Water... The New Gold Weather comes in all shapes and sizes, including extremes—hot, cold, wet, dry...and droughts...
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Absorb The Expertise With Leading Government + Military Presenters During The 31st Space Symposium Top civil and military space leaders from the U.S. are confirmed to speak, including...
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SIA Applauds FCC's Streamlining Of SATCOM Regs The SIA stated its strong and continuing support for efforts by the FCC to streamline the regulations governing satellite communications.
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Inmarsat's Take On The Successful Launch Of Their I-5 F2 Satellite... “The successful launch of our second Inmarsat-5 satellite by Proton is a significant step forward on our journey to deliver the world’s first globally available, high speed mobile broadband service.:—Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat.
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U.S.A.F. Launches $383M Contract To ULA ...No Comment From SpaceX... After Dropping Lawsuit Against U.S.A.F. ...a joint venture of Boeing Co (BA.N) and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), bringing the total value of the contract to $4.08 billion.
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Lockheed Martin + Project Lead The Way... Will Be Leading The Way For Florida School District's STEM Programs ...the U.S. estimates that more than 1.2 million STEM jobs will be unfilled because there will not be enough qualified workers.
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Ka You Systems...Batter Up...Uplink + Downlink For Anaheim 24/7 Sports Station Unlike terrestrial solutions, satellite has no points of failure outside of your control. You control the signal from the production facility and uplink to the downlink and receiver.”
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Lockheed Martin + NewSat + The Real Story About $26M In Late Payments SatNews has been in contact with the primary players and can now provide statements directly from those sources of speculation.
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Vega Is Loaded + Ready To Launch The IXV Spaceplane The upcoming Vega mission marks the launcher’s second flight within the European Space Agency-managed VERTA program to showcase this vehicle's flexibility and versatility.
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USGS...President’s 2016 Budget Proposes $1.2 Billion...An Increase Of $150 Million Above 2015 Reflects robust Administration support for science-based decision-making in managing natural resources. Full Story
Iran Launches Fajr Satellite "Our scientists have entered a new phase for conquering space. We will continue on this path."—Hassan Rouhani, President, Iran.
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Boeing Reports Inmarsat-5 F2 Satellite Being Received, Loud + Clear “This second satellite brings us one step closer to providing global, mobile broadband service to commercial and government customers around the world.”—Mark Spiwak, President, Boeing Satellite Systems International.
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February 1, 2015 RedPort Global Accelerates XGate Weather...Before The Rain Arrives Satellite phone users are often in remote locations or on the water and need a It's the perfect partner to more advanced marine weather software, and may be all a land user ever needs."
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An OASIS In Alaska For Harris “OASIS is critical to ensuring the safety of general aviation aircraft operating in Alaska’s challenging weather conditions and remote mountainous terrain.”—John O’Sullivan, V.P., NextGen Initiatives, Harris Government Communications Systems.
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Sequestration Squelches Success For U.S.A.F. “Pilots sitting in a squadron looking out at their airplanes parked on a ramp certainly feels like a hollow force, whether we define it that way or not.—General Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff.
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Space Foundation's Highest Education Award To Be Presented To June Scobee Rodgers... As Founding Chairman for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education, she has appeared on numerous national television programs promoting innovative educational partnerships.
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ULA Launches NASA's SMAP Mission + A Secondary Payload Of Educational CubeSats + Including A Second Stage Miniskirt The SMAP mission is NASA’s first Earth-observing satellite mission designed to collect global observations of surface soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state...
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Boeing's Inmarsat-5 F2 Satellite Delivered + Slotted By International Launch Services After a 15-hour, 31-minute mission, the satellite was placed into the target orbit by the Proton launcher.
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