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August 31, 2015 Aquila Space Gets To The Core Of The Matter With Creonic Creonic and Aquila Space are working on pushing the throughput above 300 Mbps.
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Moving On Up... Goonhilly Gains Dr. Faulkes As The Chairman GES Ltd has been announcing a string of positive developments since taking ownership of the Goonhilly site in January 2014.
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ILS' Proton M Does Its Job + Launches Inmarsat-5 F-3 ... First High-Speed Mobile Broadband Service w/Single Provider I-5 F3 will cover the Pacific Ocean Region and will, together with Inmarsat-5 F1 and Inmarsat-5 F2, create the world’s first globally available, high-speed mobile broadband service, delivered through a single provider. Full Story
U.S. Air Force + U.S. Navy Ready For Tuesday's Liftoff Of MUOS-4 This next generation narrowband satellite communications system will provide significantly improved and assured communications for mobile warfighters.
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Khrunichev Telecom Announces News Launch Info Center ... Rich In Information Re: reception, documentation and visual presentation of information i.e. launches of Khrunichev-manufactured launch vehicles and status of payload injection into target orbits.
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Advantech Wireless Releases VR7400 VSAT Terminal For SatBroadcasting™ ...optimized to achieve high-performance and quick response times, and are easy to configure and integrate with any video camera, encoder or decoder equipment.
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Integrasys Launches New + Improved Website Integrasys was founded in 1990 by a group of Hewlett-Packard engineers developers of automated RF and microwaves test systems and software
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Bridging With A Virtual Probe For Core Networks “Virtualization of the VB330 functionality for data center applications provides the best of both worlds, spanning the requirements of operators in the IP and broadcast domains.”—Simon Frostad, Chairman, Bridge Technologies. Full Story
EM Solutions It's A First ... A Diamond In The BUC The first commercial shipments of the EM Solutions Diamond Series BUC family are underway as part of long-term supply agreements with...
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Garnering Great ViBE's From Thomson Video Networks @ IBC2015 "By adding HDR support for live content to our ViBE 4K, we have accomplished another industry first."—Eric Gallier, V.P., Marketing, Thomson Video Networks.
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Ethertronics Presents Prestta™ ... Off-The-Shelf, Ultra-Small, Octa-Band Embedded Antenna ... new octa-band antenna extend beyond the design process and to end-users, helping to provide improved performance such as longer range, improved battery life, and higher data rates.
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Lots Of Dialog From Newtec To Occur @ IBC2015 Leading industry players will be on hand to offer their impressions of the Newtec Dialog platform, which will include two references cases.
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Air Asia Recovery Operations Afforded Connectivity By Thuraya "Thuraya’s satellite solutions were critical in helping investigators quickly retrieve the plane’s black box to help them uncover the cause of the crash."—Robert Demers, V.P., Government Services, Thuraya.
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The ART of Delivering Ramadan Programming A ONE CONNXT Specialty "With ONE CONNXT, whether you’re a 24x7 network or an occasional use content provider, your video transport doesn’t have to cost a lot.”—Dave Almstead, CEO, ONE CONNXT.
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An Enterprising Endeavor By Gilat For GeoTelecommunications "Gilat's global experience and local presence in Russia have forged special relationships in the region."—Gregory Litinsky, Regional V.P. for Eurasia, Gilat.
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Bringing Their Product + Expertise To IBC2015 Is SatService GmbH Company representatives will also be available for all questions concerning the equipment offered by the firm as well as discuss any applications and projects you may be seeking solutions for...
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A Stellar Appearance @ IBC2015 By Spacepath Communications... Applications cover all mission-critical segments including satellite newsgathering (DSNG), flyaway or truck-based systems, fixed Earth stations and military satellite communications.
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Quintech XTREME 256 Matrix Switch Gains Industry Wide Acceptance Expansion By Reduction The XTREME 256 configurations provide 'Expansion by Reduction,' and greatly diminish plant footprint by at least 75 percent, while providing power savings of up to 85 percent.”
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Galileo Satellites Prep For Ride On A Horse... Will Separate + Blast In Opposite Directions ...and have been designated "Alba" and "Oriana", continuing the naming process after children who won a painting competition organized by the European Commission in 2011.
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Two10degrees' Software Enabled Two Rowers To Dare To Dream ... A North Atlantic Row From The U.K. To The U.S. They battled with bad weather, currents and survived boat capsizes during three big storms, which created winds up to 55 knots and waves exceeding 30 feet.
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August 28, 2015 Major Milestone For SpeedCast With New O&G Accord “Over time, this customer has the potential to provide significant global growth to SpeedCast’s existing energy market share.”—Keith Johnson, SVP of Energy, SpeedCast.
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SSL's Contract From U.S. DARPA Dragonfly Program ... Robotics Self Assemble Large Satellites While In Orbit ..."to demonstrate our advanced robotics capabilities with a mission that has the potential to transform the way satellites are built.”
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Comtech EF Data Announces Product Updates... The updates are now available on the Comtech EF Data website.
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NexGen Rocket Engine Tests for NASA's Space Launch System Have Now Been Successfully Completed Four RS-25 engines will help power the SLS core stage during launch.
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AsiaSat's Chairman, Gregoy Zeluck, Tells It Like It Is Regarding The Company's Interim Results For 2015 "The Company does not expect significant positive change in the market environment in the second half."—Gregory M. Zeluck, Chairman, AsiaSat.
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Inmarsat's Transformational Launch ... Successful Send Off - It Is The Internet Of Everywhere “We have been working towards this day ever since we announced plans to create the Global Xpress constellation in 2010..."
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August 27, 2015 Almost Time To Launch ULA's Atlas V For U.S. Navy's MOUS-4 "With OVI, the team developed an innovative process that provides safer and more efficient launch processing of the Atlas vehicle.”
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All About User Engagement + Loyalty With RR Media's "joiz" Partnership The joint offering sees all of RR Media’s content management, channel playout and smart global distribution network capabilities seamlessly integrated with join...
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IBC 2015 To Catch Rising Stars... IBC focuses on the business of creating, managing and delivering the future of electronic media and entertainment technology and content.
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SSL-Built Sky Muster Makes The Journey To Kourou For Arianespace Action “The satellite for Australia’s broadband network is a very advanced broadband satellite that will cover the entire Australian continent including its offshore islands."—John Celli, president of SSL.
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Arianespace Gathers Momentum For Galileos Going, Going + Gone To Orbit Event The two spacecraft to be orbited by Arianespace on Flight VS12 will be the fifth and sixth OHB-built satellites.
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ISRO Launches An 'Onam' A Gift To India... Improved Communications w/India's Largest Satellite Antenna The cuboid-shaped satellite includes a first-of-its-kind S-Band unfurlable antenna with a diameter of six meters, ISRO's largest antenna ever made for a satellite.
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ARABSAT BADR-4 Is Better For RTI ... Bigger Appetites Can Enjoy On A Smaller Dish "We are thrilled to bring RTI to our viewers to enjoy a very original and native attractive African content."
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TV Cultura Plugs Into Intelsat Enhancing Brazil's DTT = 300 Terrestrial Towers “Ensuring reliable, high quality and secure content distribution on a global basis is often a complex, exercise.”
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China's Yaogan-27 Satellites Makes For Orbit Yaogan-27 was carried by a Long March-4C rocket.
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August 26, 2015 New Business Continuity Services Debuts From Optus Satellite "In the event of a crisis or business disruption, customers can choose to activate the service based on their business need.”—Paul Sheridan, V.P., Optus Satellite.
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Inclined Satellites... How Additional Driver Training Can Drive Costs Down ... From GEO To Inclined Sats Unfortunately, the COMSATCOM services needed to operate these remote vehicles can get expensive—especially considering the way the military...
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SVS Satellite Systems Signs An Important Deal With Cobham "SVS will have the license for Cobham's standard satellite communications Diamond reflector designs."—Abdullah Saglam, GM, SVS Satellite Systems.
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Euroconsult Releases New Satellite Development + Launch Report Governments in 60 countries will be responsible for 75 percent of the $255 billion in revenues expected from the manufacturing and launch of these 1,400 satellites over the next decade.
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Rosetta Rendezvous With Subject Matter Experts During Upcoming International Astronautical Congress "While Rosetta's highlights occurred last year, with the rendezvous with the comet and the landing of Philae, its mission continues today.”—Dr. Paolo Ferri, Head of ESA Mission Operations + former Rosetta Flight Director, presenter.
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To Be Fairing About It, There's Now An On Orbit, Robotic Assembly Of Satellites Study Underway By SSL for DARPA “The Dragonfly program gives SSL the opportunity to demonstrate our advanced robotics capabilities."—John Celli, President, SSL.
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Copernicus' Sentinel-1A Reveals The Fastest Moving Glacier In The World Has A Cow Icebergs are often so large that they cannot float away easily. They remain, sometimes for years, stuck on the bottom in shallower areas of the fjord...
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SpeedCast Awarded Multi-Mil Dollar Contract From InterOil... Keeping 'Em Connected @ 12 Locations will deliver to InterOil a field connectivity solution, including containerized satellite data and voice communications units, network services, and mobile satellite solutions.
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The Military Tactical Communications Summit Is Serious Stuff w/Training In Town Hall Forum ...where thought leaders and key policy-makers across U.S. military and U.S. civilian organizations can come together for actionable discussions and debate.
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NASA's Marshall Center Has A New Direction Thanks To A New Director Of Center Operations ...he had already spent a decade as a Navy officer, serving at sea and in the Pentagon, seeing the world and even seeing war.
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Xytech Has Solutions For Broadcasters + Media Facilities... Will Be Showing @ IBC Their industry-leading platform, MediaPulse, offers over 35 modules crafted to handle the complicated tasks challenging every facility ...
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Bruel & Kjaer UK Offers Training To Stop Shakin' w/Their Finger On The PULSE Owners of Brüel & Kjær’s PULSE data analysis system can learn about its latest updates and benefit from hands on training at the PULSE User day course...
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August 25, 2015 The Rollout Of Skyline Communication's DataMiner 9.0 Will Occur @ IBC2015 “Continued innovations at the core of DataMiner enable operators to pull data from millions of CPE devices almost in real time."—Ben Vandenberghe, CEO, Skyline Communications.
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Israeli Youth Participate In A Satellite Building Contest So far, some 20 applicants have submitted video entries via ISA's Facebook page presenting their devices.
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TV Globo's SNG Fleet Gets All Pumped Up With Newtec's Broadcast Satellite Modulator The upgrade fits into an all HD production strategy and includes the entire SNG news fleets of the Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasilia TV Globo stations.
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This Is Pretty Cool From Lockheed Martin The High Power Microcryocooler is a high-reliability system designed for continuous operation over a lifespan in excess of 10 years and is the industry’s highest power density cryocooling system.
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ESO + ESA Build A Framework For The Future ...Construct + Share Information In Many Areas The new agreement provides a framework for future close cooperation and exchange of information in many areas, including technology and scientific research
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August 24, 2015 Swift Satisfaction: Newtec Pushes 20 Mbps Into 2 MHz "This latest achievement shows that we are also committed to helping our customers minimize their OPEX by pushing the limits of spectral efficiency.”—Serge Van Herck, CEO, Newtec.
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SSL's Satellite Intelsat 34 Is A Good Soldier ... Follows Orders + Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers ...will support Direct-to-Home television service and broadcast television distribution in Latin America and maritime and aeronautical use in the North Atlantic region.
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Es’hailSat Hires Promer Qatar Contracting Company W.L.L ... Gonna Build A Teleport ... has the optimum solution for broadcasters in the region not only in terms of technical capabilities and performance, but also in terms of security of content.
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Optus Satellite... Nothing Small About Small Business' Optus Satellite Business Continuity ... service supports critical communications via Optus’ Satellite network rather than traditional terrestrial network infrastructure, effectively providing an alternate route for traffic to bypass terrestrial network outages. Full Story
HISPASAT Takes On The Digital Divide + Delivers Connectivity In Colombia Through Kioscos Vive Digital enables telephone services and Internet connections to be established regardless of the geographical location of the user, via the simple installation of a small antenna
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Fires In The Northwestern U.S. Captured At Night By Suomi NPP This image was acquired in the early morning local time on August 19 with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite.
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SpeedCast Garners A Contract w/Clout ... One Of Its Largest Energy Sector Contracts ...announces that it has been awarded one of its largest ever satellite service agreements in the energy sector.
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Keysight Technologies' Next Free Webcast Is Upcoming... This webinar will also cover methods in making accurate, repeatable measurements and using analysis features to characterize your designs easily.
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An External Platform + Three SmallSats Berthed @ ISS For Research Missions “We look forward to working with NanoRacks and the research community on taking advantage of this critical hardware device to unlock further discovery right outside of the station."—Ken Shields, Director of Operations, CASIS.
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New Revised NSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 7th Edition ... Reaching Levels Never Before Seen With dozens of new and smaller satellites currently, or planned, for space-based imagery via a multitude of constellations, the influx of new Earth Observation data is reaching levels never before seen.
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SOHO's Surprise 'Sun' Satellite Does More Than Planned... Facts About Sun + Bonus Discoveries Of 3,000 Comets But no one could have predicted SOHO's other observational triumph.
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Lockheed Martin Gives Tanks To Orbital ATK For Fuel Tanks Contract “This contract and technology are important elements of our modernized A2100 satellite.”
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EXIM De-Funding One Of The Major Reasons For Upcoming Boeing Satellite Manufacturing Job Reductions Boeing is, apparently, continuing to work with ABS to uncover other means of financing for the new satellite.
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ULA's Atlas V 551 Stands Ready ... Launch Of U.S. Navy's MOU-4 Soon a next-generation narrowband tactical satellite communications system using orbiting satellites and relay ground stations to improve communications for U.S. forces on the move.
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August 21, 2015 Indigenous Peruvian Tribes In The Andes Gain Connectivity, Thanks To NewCom International "Now, for the first time ever, our teachers can communicate with their families while here.”—Hannah Rae Porst, Director, Willka Yachay
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While 3 Weakens 4 Strengthens ... 4K Boosts TV Makers' Profits While 3K Slips Costs for high-end TV panels also dropped, which helped to maintain overall profits.
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August 20, 2015 According To Berg Insight, Expect 1.25 Million M2M Devices In O&G By 2019 “In 2014, M2M solutions in the oil & gas market experienced very healthy growth levels before slowing down at the end of the year when oil prices reached half of previous levels.”—Johan Svanberg, Sr. Analyst, Berg Insight.
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DataMiner From Skyline Communications Reaches CSI Awards Finals “Delivering services across hybrid network technologies has never been this easy and efficient."—Steven Soenens, Product Marketing Director, Skyline Communications.
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Hurricane Forecasting To Improve With NASA's CYGNSS "We are now in the last phase of the mission prior to launch and the beginning of a new era in hurricane observations."—Chris Ruf, CYGNSS principal investigator, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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That Sinking Feeling Due To The Drought In California Verified Via NASA / JPL Satellite Subsistence Data New NASA data shows the sinking is happening faster, putting infrastructure on the surface at growing risk of damage.
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ETL Systems New Friend... Telefonica... Switches To ETL’s Vortex L-Band Switch Matrix The Vortex matrix will be supplied as an expansion ready system, meaning that it can be easily expanded as Telefonica’s RF switching requirements grow.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation... Sunny Side Up As Solar Array Design, Test and Production Capability Expands ... a turnkey system for the STPSat-5 satellite that includes: solar array wings, hinges, hold-down mechanisms, solar array drive and integrated slip ring for 360 degrees of continuous rotation...
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Sky Sports Kicks Up A New Plan ... 300 Live Matches Of La Liga "For the first time, we’ll have over 300 live matches through TV, interactive and digital platforms."
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2015 IoT Security Conference Reminder ... Early Bird Rates Fly Away Tomorrow, Friday, August 21st ...is the first event of its kind to focus on the key security and privacy issues about IoT and challenges with the increasing amount of connected devices and appliances.
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Nexusguard + Cybersecurity Ventures Report Risks w/LoT Devices Now More Connections To The Internet These vulnerable devices can be exploited during software updates and used as launch proxy servers that can be targeted at businesses which are then extorted for monetary payment.
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Off Through The Wild Blue Arianespace Chalks-Up A Successful Mission Number 81 ... Deploys EUTELSAT 8 West B + Intelsat 34 An “on the numbers” Ariane 5 success for two long-time Arianespace customers: Eutelsat and Intelsat.
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Airbus Defence And Space Proudly Hails Their 67th Successful Ariane 5 Launch “The fourth launch in 2015 once again highlights the expertise the Airbus Defence and Space teams and their industrial partners have developed with the Ariane 5 launcher,”
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ESA Reports On Ariane 5's Fourth Launch Of 2015 From Europe's Spaceport ... Kourou, French Guiana It will provide HD and Ultra HD direct-to-home TV broadcast services to the Middle East and North Africa, and telecommunications services in Africa and the eastern part of South America.
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Thales Alenia Space Is Proud Program Prime Contractor At Launch Of EUTELSAT 8 West B EUTELSAT 8 West B will bolster Eutelsat’s in-orbit capacity to meet strong market demand for video services from these positions.
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PTC'16 Reimagining Telecoms ... Aloha! Great Topics, Meet, Greet + Keep Warm In January What happens as free apps replace formerly profitable services and free transport services replace paid carrier services?
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NSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 7th Edition ... NSR Does A Critical Observation Of Earth Observation Market Bottom Line: How does NSR see the Satellite-based Earth Observation market develop and evolve in the next 10 years for each region and for each vertical and type of data? Full Story
August 19, 2015 Upcoming: AIAA's First Ever SATCOM Engineering Tech Conference To Be Held In Australia The world’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession is The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and the organization selected the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia as the destination.
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Nominations Are Now Open For SSPI's Better Satellite World Awards The Better Satellite World Awards are another step in our effort to tell the satellite story to potential customers, policymakers and the next generation.”—Robert Bell, Executive Director, SSPI.
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A SHARP Agreement With KYMETA Keys In On Flat Panel Satellite Antennas “Three years of intensive collaboration with SHARP have led us to a product design that can be manufactured utilizing SHARP’s existing production capabilities."—Dr. Nathan Kundtz, CEO, Kymeta.
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Financing Now Completed By Avanti Communications For The HYLAS 4 Satellite The majority of the satellite’s capacity will serve high-growth markets in Africa.
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Free Registration For IBC2015 Is About To End... An unmissable line-up of speakers in the IBC Conference and exciting new products on the show floor—IBC2015 is bigger and better than ever.
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Indigenous Children In Remote Global Regions Get Connected Via NewCom International + Kidnected World “We are also giving them a way to share their knowledge and way of life with the world.”—Dora Mejia, VP, Sales + Business Development, NewCom International
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Multiple AsiaSat Transponders Leased By Aircom Pacific "The airline industry is intensely competitive. In-flight entertainment and connectivity will be the key for airlines to achieve differentiation and to boost passenger loyalty."—Alan Gallant, CMO, Aircom Pacific.
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Satellite Solutions Worldwide's Acquisition Of Sat2Way Enables Those In The 'Netherlands' To Finally Enjoy Broadband "Following this acquisition, France is now our second biggest market after the UK, and we expect to expand further there in due course."
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Iveda + Vietnam-Based FPT Telecom Provide Home Automation In The Cloud IvedaHome gives the consumer alerts, video access and remote control from their smartphone or tablet.
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GAO... Once Again Results Of Findings ...FAA Integrates UAS Flights Into National Airspace Unlike in the United States, countries GAO examined—Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom—have well-established UAS regulations
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Takes Its Green To The Machine ... Ships Propellent For NASA's Future Spacecraft To Ball Aerospace “This new technology offers longer mission durations, additional maneuverability, increased payload space and simplified launch processing for future spacecraft.”
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Today, Final Hours Before Countdown ...Arianespace's Launch Of Two Sats, EUTELSAT 8 West B + Intelsat 34 EUTELSAT 8 West B and Intelsat 34 will be the 513th and 514th satellites launched by Arianespace.
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Great Danes ... Create Spacecraft Built Entirely By University Team With ESA Support
AAUSAT5 will be deployed into orbit around Earth, marking the first ESA student CubeSat mission ever launched from the ISS: the pilot project of ESA’s ‘Fly Your Satellite from the ISS!’ education program.
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JAXA's Successful Launch ... A Stork Brings Emergency Supplies To The ISS JAXA and NASA teams adjusted the cargo manifest to deliver additional food supplies and critical components lost in the failure of the seventh SpaceX commercial resupply services mission.
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August 18, 2015 NASA No Neon Signs Expected On Moon... LADEE Spacecraft Discovers Neon In Lunar Atmosphere "We were also surprised to find that argon-40 creates a local bulge above an unusual part of the moon's surface..."
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Falcon III Tactical Radios From Harris Heading Into The Middle East These radios support the customer's operational requirements for simultaneous, secure voice and high-bandwidth data across a wide range of military missions.”—Brendan O'Connell, president, Tactical Communications, Harris Communication Systems.
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Pago Pago Office Of NOAA To Receive O3b Services Via SES Government Services Contract The addition of O3b’s ‘fiber in the sky’ solution to NOAA’s current ground network is a prime example of how O3b’s capabilities can enhance the U.S. Government’s current data dissemination networks.
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The Second Annual MilSatCom Latin America Conference Is Just Around The Corner MilSatCom Latin America 2015 will occur from September 22nd through the 23rd at the Maceio Atlantic Suites in Maceio, Brazil.
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DEV Systemtechnik Switches To A New Solution For Broadcasters at IBC 2015 ... 8² L-Band Matrix Switch
" ... offers stronger RF performance with the best cost-performance ratio in the smallest form factor, making it stronger, smaller and smarter than any comparable matrices on the market.”
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Vocality Speaks Up Regarding Their New VP Of Embedded Software Solutions "Peter is dedicated to helping these partners achieve stronger relationships and, most importantly, deliver improved connectivity solutions ..."
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August 17, 2015 TV Content To Sub-Saharan Africa To Be Delivered By SES Platform Services To StarTimes “We want TV audiences in Africa to perceive StarTimes as a reliable DTH platform operator."—Pang Xinxing, Chairman + President, StarTimes Group.
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Images Captured By Satellites Reveal Limited Light @ Night In ISIS-Controlled Regions Of The Middle East The city light data were acquired from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor on the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.
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Calrec Climbs Aboard Timeline Television's UHD1 4K/UHD OB Truck The Artemis console easily processes 5.1 audio and offers exceptional redundancy.
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SES Techcom Services + POST Telecom Meet In The Clouds ... ICT Solutions Worldwide “The partnership with POST Telecom is particularly exciting as it enables the two organizations to jointly develop and commercialize satellite- and cloud-based communication services."
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LEADER Appoints A New Leader... He Is The European Regional Development Manager "He joins at a time of great opportunity as the industry embraces higher display standards and the increasing use of IP-based signal distribution.”
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DataMiner Is CSI Awards Finalist ... “Best Monitoring Or Network Management Solution” The CSI Awards, now celebrating their 13th year, has experienced the highest number of entries on record, making it an even greater achievement to be shortlisted this year.
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IBCs' International Honor For Excellence 2015 Is Armed For The Future ... ARM Takes A Bow By 2002 a billion ARM RISC cores were made; by 2013 that had grown to a staggering 50bn.
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NSR’s Government + Military Satellite Communications, 12th Edition Provides A Roadmap So You Don't Get Lost ... the longest-running report on the government and military satellite communications market provides an in-depth view at the drivers, regional trends, and capacity demand through 2024.
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Berg Insight... Sights Popularity Of Cellular + Satellite Connectivity In Oil + Gas The installed base of wireless M2M devices in the oil & gas industry to reach 1.25 million by 2019 Full Story
Near Earth's Space 2.0 Summit Is A First ... Brings Together A Plethora Of Possibilities Many factors are converging to upend old business models and technologies.
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AGI Offers Free Virtual STK Fundamentals Training + Certification ... Win-Win ...free 2D and 3D modeling environment used by engineers, mission analysts, operators and decision-makers from more than 700 global organizations to model complex systems...
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Change Of Command For 14th Air Force + JFCC @ Vandenberg Air Force Base "The area of responsibility for the people in this room is 73 trillion cubic miles and you are the best in the world at what you do."—U.S. Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten, commander, AFSPC.
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Inmarsat's Global Xpress' Three Musketeers, As Third + Final Inmarsat-5 F3 Readies For Launch ...together with Inmarsat-5 F1 and Inmarsat-5 F2, create the world’s first globally available, high-speed mobile broadband service, delivered through a single provider.
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Rockwell Collins' ARINC UrgentLink Provides One Button Touch, Even Inside Disaster Site “ARINC UrgentLink is the first network capable of providing reliable communications coverage, even inside the area most directly impacted by the disaster.”
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ESA’s Rosetta Witness To A Comet's Closest Approach To The Sun ...the comet is spewing up to 300 kg of water vapor, roughly the equivalent of two bathtubs, every second.
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Israel + U.S. Agree To Monitor + Prevent Space Collisions As a result, vast space has become relatively “crowded,” so the objects must be monitored in an ongoing and efficient way to prevent accidents.
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August 13, 2015 Orbital ATK Is Presenting Products + Propulsion @ The Small Satellite Conference Orbital ATK is showcasing their flight-proven LEO and geostationary orbit spacecraft at the conference.
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ALAS, Two-Way Comms Heading Into Langley Research Center Via Globalstar + ADS-B Technologies "With our unique architecture and scalable capacity, the ALAS system is able to track aircraft effectively and consistently, second by second."—Jay Monroe, Chairman + CEO, Globalstar.
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A Connectivity Asset From HISPASAT For Ruta BBVA 2015 The Ruta BBVA 2015 is starting its journey across Colombia on its thirtieth edition.
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ULA Atlas V To Send The Second Cygnus Off To The ISS “We are committed to meeting all CRS mission requirements, and we are prepared to continue to supply the Space Station.”—David W. Thompson, President + CEO, Orbital ATK
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Preparing for GOES-R at NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed (Video) This video highlights the work done from May 4 to June 12, 2015 (during the height of severe weather season).
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For High Bandwidth Space Apps, Microsemi's RTG4 FPGA Development Kit Debuts "Our RTG4 Development Kit provides customers ease of design for space applications."—Minh Nguyen, Sr. MARCOM Mgr. for space and aviation, Microsemi.
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WORK Microwave... Moving On Into New US Offices + Moving On Up Is Sun To V.P. "This will be advantageous to expanding our four product groups, and especially the Satcom Technologies product line."—Dr. Günter Prokoph, managing director, WORK Microwave.
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Barging Ahead — Gulf Marine Services To Gain SpeedCast International SATCOM Services SpeedCast will deliver principle support for GMS from its Dubai, U.A.E. sales and support center, backed by its global support network.
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Inmarsat's Digital Frontiers Initiative To Address Comms Inadequacies In Emerging Markets “Satellite remains the only viable means of providing universal internet access beyond the reach of terrestrial communications in emerging markets, particularly in Africa."—Rupert Pearce, CEO, Inmarsat.
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The Sheathing Of MUOS-4 Completed By Lockheed Martin In Prep For August 31st Launch “Delivery of this fourth satellite for the U.S. Navy completes the initial MUOS constellation and provides near-global coverage for the network.”—Iris Bombelyn, V.P. of Narrowband Communications, Lockheed Martin.
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SSPI's Reminder ... Promises This Event Will Be Memorable ... Promise + Mentor Awards Nominations Nominees for the Promise Award must demonstrate initiative, innovation, creativity and problem-solving skills that positively impact
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iNetVu® To Unveil iNetVu® inMotion SOTM Antenna @ IBC This state-of-the-art, low profile, Ka-band antenna provides affordable broadband connectivity via satellite to all mobile ground platforms.
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August 12, 2015 More Than 10K Members Acquired By The International M2M Council—New IoT Buyers Index Released "We’re gaining close to 300 new Adopter Members every week, entirely through inbound programs."—Alex Brisbourne, Chairman, IMC.
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Rockwell Collins' Broadens Their Aviation Comms Portfolio With Acquisition Of International Communications Group “This acquisition broadens our portfolio of information-enabled avionics by adding ICG’s latest generation of Iridium® SATCOM terminals and smart routers to our existing flight deck and cabin connectivity offerings.”—Kent Statler, Exec. V.P. + COO, Commercial Systems, Rockwell Collins.
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Rural Schools In South Africa + Italy Linked Together Via ESA + SES Techcom Services Program The first eLearning course for the South African teachers was released in March and a number completed the course to familiarize themselves with the technology and its benefits.
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Cockpit Technologies For Turkey's SunExpress Airlines New 737-800s To Be Supplied By Honeywell Aerospace "SunExpress is the latest successful low-cost airline to invest in Honeywell's avionics technologies."—Aileen McDowall, V.P., Airlines, EMEAI, Honeywell Aerospace.
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Making Market Entrance Is KRYTAR's Compact Broadband Directional Coupler For many space-restricted applications the compact size makes KRYTAR directional couplers ideal solutions.
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U.S. Government Accountability Office Makes Recommendations Regarding The U.S. Air Force's EELV Program To adequately plan for future competitions and ensure informed decision making before committing to a strategy, it will be important for the Air Force to obtain knowledge about its new acquisition approach and on the launch industry.
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Predictive Analysis Tool From University Of New Hampshire To Assist With Solar Storm Predictions University of New Hampshire scientists are also using the MESSENGER data to help determine how these magnetic fields might evolve and change direction during their passage to Earth.
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For China's First Ka-Band Multi-Spot Beam Satellite, Gilat Will Provide The SATCOM Network The SkyEdge II-c network will enable high speed fixed and mobile services to be delivered over satellite, including airborne, maritime, train and land mobility throughout China.
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ESA + Airbus Safran Launchers Sign Some Serious Contracts To The Tune Of €2.4 Billion For Ariane 62 + 64 Beyond the contract signed today the total amount for the development of the launcher will be approximately €3 billion ....
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NSR’s Nano and Microsatellite Markets ... The Gods Have Been Good To Space Entrepreneurs Lately The gods have been good to space entrepreneurs lately, showering them with unprecedented amount of venture capital funds on business plans revolving around nano- and microsatellite based operations.
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ISS Program Updates From Orbital ATK, From ISS Cargo Delivery, Next Year's Cygnus Mission To Antares @ Wallops “We committed to NASA that we would resume CRS cargo delivery missions as soon as possible under a comprehensive ‘go-forward’ plan after the Antares launch failure last October.”—David W. Thompson, President + CEO, Orbital ATK.
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Northrop Grumman Gets Hawkish During Demonstrations Of Mission Management Of RQ-4 Global Hawk ... No Software Change ...seamlessly responded to external requests to dynamically alter its route of flight and sensor functionality, thereby breaking the one-user to one-vehicle paradigm. Full Story
Norsat International's Sinclair Technologies Ships Newly Designed Series Of Wideband Enclosed Dipole Antennas This new antenna series will help streamline manufacturing as we are producing one antenna instead of three to cover the same frequency spectrum.
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August 11, 2015 AVIWEST Launches New DMNG Web Portal "The site is interactive and easy to navigate, ensuring an optimal user experience for our customers."—Erwan Gasc, CEO, AVIWEST.
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New UN Satellite To Be Named After India's Former President, APJ Abdul Kalam The "GlobalSat for DRR" is a UN-driven global initiative on sharing space technology for disaster risk reduction.
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NASA's DSCOVR Shoots EPIC Photos As Earth Is Mooned From 1 Million Miles ... By Dark Side Of Moon EPIC maintains a constant view of the fully illuminated Earth as it rotates, providing scientific observations of ozone, vegetation, cloud height and aerosols in the atmosphere.
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GOLauncher 1 From Generation Launch Services Receives AFRL Go Ahead "We’ll be able to validate the assumptions we’ve made throughout the conceptual design process, demonstrating the performance, cost, and reliability of the vehicle well before flight.”—A.J. Piplica, Principal Investigator.
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A Lot Of General Dynamics Built Comms Going On Beneath, + Above, The Surface "DMR is an extremely versatile radio and we continue to update its capabilities."—Mike DiBiase, V.P. + G.M., C4IRS Technologies, General Dynamics Mission Systems.
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Alpha Space Signs On w/NASA To Provide Materials Research Flight Facility On The ISS “The MISSE materials research flight facility will be the first facility in the world to offer pure materials science research to the commercial sector.”
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August 10, 2015 Surrey Satellite Technology US Gets Down To Business... Two Now On Board For New Business Development Team “We continue to build an exceptional team here in the U.S. and are thrilled to attract industry professionals like Steve and Rick."
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RigNet Will Present Their Expertise @ Oppenheimer Technology, Internet + Communications Conference ...presentation slides will be accessible one hour after the conclusion of the presentation...
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Plenty Of Fueling Around By Arianespace + SSL For Intelsat 34 Intelsat 34 will be used by satellite services provider Intelsat to meet the media distribution requirements of leading programmers for Latin America.
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DARPA Awards Boeing, Northrop Grumman + Masten Space Systems $20 Million To Take Spaceplane XS-1 To The End Of Space The objective of the Experimental Spaceplane XS-1 program is to demonstrate relevant technologies and then fabricate and fly a reusable, unmanned aircraft to the edge of space.
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Lockheed Martin Selected To Push Echostar's Jupiter 2 Satellite Away From Earth Via ULA's Atlas V EchoStar XIX, also known as JUPITER 2, is a large, multi-spot beam Ka-band satellite.
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New Capacity For Deutsche Welle From SES For DTH Deliveries A new long-term capacity agreement has been signed for three SES satellites to broadcast two channels in Eastern Europe and Africa.
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NEXT For Iridium—Certus Broadband Service Prototypes Developed By Cambridge Consultants The BCX module will provide a significant advancement from Iridium's current-generation broadband products and offers a streamlined form factor.
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Advantech Wireless... Sapphires + Football 's Common Denominator ... SSPAs Work Football Tournament In S America [they] were selected for their higher performance and reliability combined with the smallest form factor and lowest power consumption on the market.
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Kratos' Proper Grounding For Smallsats To Be Presented @ The Small Satellite Conference "quantumGND is modular and extensible, a ready to use ground system solution for small satellites.”—Matt Prechtel, Business Area Director for Small Satellites, Kratos.
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Harris + U.S. Marine Corps Do $36 Million Deal ... Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G Multiband Networking Manpack "Marines on the move and their field commanders will have access to critical, real-time information to support the types of contingency operations they anticipate in the future."
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Video Transport Solutions From ONE CONNXT To Receive Company Spotlight @ IBC2015 “High quality 4K/UHD, HD and SD IP-based transport is now reliable, stable and economical with ONE CONNXT.”—Chris Lavin, CTO, ONE CONNXT.
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Canadian Government To Receive Free Access To TerraSAR-X + TanDEM-X Imagery The long-lasting relation between Airbus Defence and Space and the Government of Canada was reinforced by the signature of this agreement.
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RUAG Space + ULA Strengthening Their Composites Biz "Now we can build on this collaboration with the new Vulcan launcher and the new production site in the U.S.”—Peter Guggenbach, CEO, RUAG Space.
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Free App Note From Keysight Technologies Reveals Dynamic Range Optimization Techniques For Spectrum Analyzers This App Note is but one of the tools available in the company's spectrum analysis toolkit.
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Topics + Panelists For Space Technology & Investment Forum Announced By Space Foundation This by-invitation forum will be held September 30 to– October 1 in San Francisco’s financial district and will offer the expertise of insurers and attorneys to give the technical support needed to advise on critical aspects of understanding the market and risk factors.
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Smallsats Technologies From Orbital ATK On Display @ Conference On Small Satellites Orbital ATK will showcase its flight-proven Low Earth Orbit and Geostationary Orbit spacecraft at the conference.
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Smallsat Ground Support For Spaceflight Networks To Be Delivered By Kratos' RT Logic “These new ground radios present a more economical and flexible solution for small satellite missions."—Matt Prechtel, Business Area Director for small satellite systems, RT Logic.
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THAICOM Celebrates Ten Years Of IPSTAR Satellite Service "Since the launch of IPSTAR, HTS has proven its staying-power with widespread use in a variety of broadband applications and, even after ten years, remains more relevant than ever."—Suphajee Suthumpun, CEO, THAICOM.
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Yahsat's Al Yah 3 Satellite Receives Passing Grades @ Orbital ATK's Virginia Facility “We have now locked in the final design details of our newest satellite."—Marcus Vilaça, Acting CTO, Yahsat.
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Rocket Lab's Announcement @ SmallSat... All Aboard ... Book Launch Date, Destination + Even Position On Electron Online Rocket Lab has seen significant interest in its CubeSat launch service, with many flights over 80 per cent full for the next three years.
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Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager Spins Up First Image Of Earth ... So Far So Good A key feature of this imaging instrument is its continuous imaging of the Earth in 12 spectral channels with a baseline repeat cycle of 15 min.
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Deep Space Industries + ISISpace Partner To Offer High Quality Flight Hardware To American Market "This partnership brings our turnkey CubeSat capabilities to the U.S. while enabling higher performance of our spacecraft by utilizing DSI’s new technologies.”
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Inaugural Better Satellite World Awards Welcomes Nominees ... Celebrates Satellites Positive Impacts In Our World “The huge contributions of satellite to the modern world go unrecognized today..."
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SIA's Latest New Member Is All About OneWeb For All To Access OneWeb announced detailed plans to build and deploy a low-earth-orbit (LEO) constellation of 648 satellites to enable affordable broadband for rural and underdeveloped locations across the globe.
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HISPASAT Getting Good With Goonhilly "“[This agreement] enables us to widen our offer in Europe and provide television operators with adaptable and scalable solutions for every situation.”—Ignacio Sanchis, Chief Commercial Officer, HISPASAT
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Advantech Wireless' Advanced SSPAs For Scientific Applications ... Takes Away Jitters @ Electron Accelerator Facilities Multiple units can be installed in the high acceleration section of the facility, in order to energize the electron beams.
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Panasonic Ups Its Communications Capabilities ... Completes ITC Global Acquisition " ...we will set a new standard in global satellite services by delivering robust entertainment and business critical communications solutions to the energy, mining, maritime and aviation markets.”
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Two Getting Ready To Go Via An Arianespace Ariane 5 On August 20th... This latest RAL confirmed the readiness of the workhorse Ariane 5 vehicle.
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August 1, 2015 Ready For Tomorrow's MUOS-4 Launch ULA Rolls Out A Party Of One Standing tall for its mission for the U.S. Navy the will be Tuesday, September 2.
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