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May 30, 2012 Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) + Euroconsult... Payloads Scorecard Developed (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The Hosted Payload Alliance (HPA) has announced the launch of the...
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Advantech Wireless... A Rugged Outing For CANSEC 2012... (Event—SATCOM) [SatNews] Advantech Wireless has unveiled its new KR Series of products for military applications.
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Vizada... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Vizada has appointed Ed Spitler as its...
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CASIS + TERC + Assoc. Of Space Explorers... Looking @ Earth Through ISS Windows (Technology) [SatNews] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research on the International Space Station (ISS), signed...
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Cambridge Consultants + Iridium... TacNets Of The OTH/BLOS Ilk (Comms) [SatNews] Cambridge Consultants has successfully completed initial trials with Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) of new key components...
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May 29, 2012 Kazakhstan... Says "No" To Russia (Launches) Kazakhstan is reportedly blocking upcoming Russian satellite launches due to a dispute...
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MEASAT Global Berhad... DTH Programming Pickups Capacity (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT Global”) has entered into an agreement with...
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GVF... Training Transition (Business) [SatNews] The GVF training program is in the final stages of a transition to a...
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DISH... Hop To It! (SatBroadcasting™—Legal) [SatNews] DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) recently filed a lawsuit in defense of its...
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Military Satellites 2012... MILSATCOM + ISR Challenges Tackled (Event) [SatNews] Military Satellites 2012, which takes place in London from 26th—29th June 2012, will deliver...
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SNL Kagan... Dedicated Mobile Video Services Suffering (SatBroadcasting™—Analysis | Report) [SatNews] A newly released SNL Kagan study analyzing the mobile programming industry found that...
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NSR... Hosting Hosted Payloads Happening (Event—Webinar) [SatNews] On Wednesday, May 30, 2012, starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT, this NSR webinar will offer...
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Spirent Communications... Satisfying Simulations (GNSS) [SatNews] Spirent Communications has launched its new GSS6300M Multi-GNSS simulator...
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China... Thrusting Into Orbit (Launch) [SatNews] China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, ChinaSat 2A, into orbit last Saturday evening, using a...
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South Korea... Set To Develop An EO System (Satellite) [SatNews] Korea will initiate a new system in 2018 to monitor...
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SES... Turkish Delight (SatBroadcasting™—Capacity) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has signed a multi-year contract with Turkish public broadcaster...
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Sea Launch...Ready, Set...Almost Launch [SatNews] Temperatures are high and so are the hopes of those in attendance at the equator for the...
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iDirect + Bentley Walker... Cost Effective Network Management (Systems) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that Bentley Walker Ltd., one of the largest...
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Intelsat Is First...No Light Matter As They Sign On SpaceX's Falcon Heavy... [SatNews] Validation of a job well done, here's a first to sign on for a future launch...
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May 28, 2012 SSTL Use XBOX Game Controllers With Nanosats, Not Playing 'Space Aliens' [SatNews] Other applications include the safe removal of space debris and spacecraft maintenance, with a low cost “snap-on” nanosatellite...
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May 27, 2012 Hughes Network Systems + Telecom Malagasy SA... Terminals + A Hub Added (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been awarded an expansion contract by...
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Net Insight... @ CommunicAsia2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] At CommunicAsia 2012, Net Insight will demo its MSR functionality that provides...
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MILCOM'12... Sign Up Now For Orlando, Florida...(Event) [SatNews] Taking place this October 29 - November 1, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, MILCOM 2012, the...
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Boeing + NASA... Milestone Make Good (Spacecraft) [SatNews] The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software...
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ABI Research... Self-Built M2M Solutions To Be Displaced (Analysis | Reports) [SatNews] The cellular M2M market will rise from about 110 million cumulative connections globally in 2011 to roughly 453 million cumulative connections by 2017.
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NASA + USGS... Contest Will Bring Changes To Your Personal View Of Your Neighborhood (Event—Imagery) [SatNews] To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the United States' Landsat Earth-observing program, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are holding a contest...
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Berg Insight... The New Breed (M2M) [SatNews] According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of shipped consumer M2M devices with cellular connectivity...
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Honeywell... Innovative Learning For 185 Teachers (STEM) [SatNews] Teachers from around the world will embark on a learning adventure of a lifetime this June during the...
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NovelSat Ltd... Helping The EBU + Avanti To Become More Efficient (SatBroadcasting™ + SATCOM) [SatNews] NovelSat Ltd. (NovelSat) has announced that the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has selected...
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UPDATE: SpaceX How Do You Open The ISS Hatch For A Dragon? Very Carefully! [SatNews] Another high five for the latest successful adventure regarding...
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May 26, 2012 DeLorme... Coming To An App Near You (SATCOM) [SatNews] DeLorme's inReach™ is now compatible with iPhone?, iPad? and iPod? touch.
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May 25, 2012 CommunicAsia2012... Attendees Amassing (Event) [SatNews] CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia is experiencing record pre-show visitor registrations and exhibitor figures hitting close to...
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May 24, 2012 KRYTAR... New Hybrid Couplers Make Their Move (Comms) [SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has debuted two new 90-degree hybrid couplers each delivering...
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Arqiva... 100 Films Of Digital Ilk Delivered (SatBroadcasting™—Cinema) [SatNews] Arqiva has delivered its 100th full-length feature film via its...
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Newtec + Gilat Satcom... Bringing Better Backhauling To Africa (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satcom has deployed Newtec technology to fully optimize its satellite links...
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IDATE... Making Meaningful The M2M Market (Reports | Analysis) [SatNews] IDATE has just released the first edition of its analysis of the M2M market...
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PESA... Streams Switching (SatBroadcasting—Hardware) [SatNews] PESA recently expanded its PESA PRO line of professional AV routers with the new...
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Comtech EF Data's Hardware Support For PTP Improves Synchronization Accuracy Overall With Backhaul [SatNews] Enhancements include patent-pending Carrier-in-Carrier Automatic Power Control and jumbo Ethernet frame support...
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ATCi... Multibeam Maneuvering Makes Cable Provisioning More Productive (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] ATCi (Antenna Technology Communications Inc.) has introduced at the Cable Show 2012 being held in Boston...
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SAFT + Lockheed Martin... A GOES Power Play (Satellites) [SatNews] Saft has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, valued at more than $10 million, to provide lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries...
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Euroconsult... By 2021, 350 Million Viewers (SatBroadcasting™—Report | Analysis) [SatNews] Euroconsult has revealed that the satellite payTV industry reached revenues...
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XCOR Major Milestone Goes Green...LOX Piston Pump Ready For Reuseable Space Flight [SatNews] "Our pumps are fabricated using readily available automotive manufacturing techniques developed over the past 120 years"....
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May 23, 2012 CASIS... New ISS Resources Available Via New Website (Business) [SatNews] The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit organization managing research on the International Space Station (ISS), announced...
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GL Communications... Traffic Analysis Advance (Technology—SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] PacketScan™ is a powerful software tool that features...
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Hughes Network Systems... Backhaul Expansion Is The Focus (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) has been awarded an expansion contract by...
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SES + DanceTrippin... Entertainment Now Has Pan-African Delivery (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] At the SatCom 2012 in Johannesburg, satellite operator SES and Dutch-based music channel DanceTrippin announced...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Annular Encroachment Over The Earth (Imagery) [SatNews] On May 20, 2012, sky watchers from eastern Eurasia to western North America saw a fiery ring around the Moon as it passed between the Sun and the Earth.
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Iran... Poised For Another Satellite Event (Launch) [SatNews] Iran is apparently poised to launch a new satellite into space on...
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SES...As Germany Switches Off Turkey Turns On ASTRA [SatNews] Analogue TV conversions continue, and as Germany's signal signed off another was ready to take the slot...
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DeLorme And BoatUS Members Are inReach Of Their Tows [SatNews] The product allows families and friends to view your boat’s location and “bread-crumb trail” on a web map display.
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SupremeSat Signs As Sri Lanka Readies For The Race In Space [SatNews] The company has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with China's state owned China Great Wall Industry Corporation...
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May 22, 2012 Broadpeak... Moving On In + Moving On Up (Business) [SatNews] Broadpeak, a leading provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VOD) servers for cable, IPTV, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that the company will open a new...
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Harmonic... @ ANGA Cable Show 2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Harmonic Inc. provides powerful video infrastructure solutions that offer the performance, versatility, and reliability essential...
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Nigeria... Three In The Planning Hopper... (Satellites) [SatNews] Prof. Ita Ewa, the Minister of Science and Technology said last Thursday that Nigeria...
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp... VSAT Solutions Are At The Hub Of The Matter (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was awarded...
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Hughes... Hurricanes Ahead... Readiness Required (SATCOM) [SatNews] Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, has announced the availability of Hughes Emergency Services...
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Inmarsat Government... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Inmarsat Government has named David Helfgott as the president and chief executive officer of the Company.
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Cobham + Thrane & Thrane A/S... Financially Speaking... Merger Movement... (Business) [SatNews] Further to Cobham plc’s (‘Cobham’s’) Offer for Thrane & Thrane A/S (‘Thrane & Thrane’), as amended on 3 May 2012, Cobham announces...
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SKY Perfect JSAT Rely On A 4Caster™ And A Muse™ For OTT Delivery (SatBroadcasting™—OTT) [SatNews] ...subscribers can view live and on-demand content, including sports, movies and TV on IP-connected devices including TVs, PCs, tablets and smartphones.
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SpaceX Lifts Off...History Flies On A Falcon While A Dragon Roars! [SatNews] "...I think I would count today as a success no matter what happens with the rest of the mission...For us it is like winning the Super Bowl.”
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Hawaii Pacific Teleport... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Hawaii Pacific Teleport („HPT‰) today announces that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii ("the Court") has confirmed its pre-packaged Plan of Reorganization (the "Plan"), which clears the way for HPT...
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Defending Cyber Military Attacks Without Cyber Bullets [SatNews] Defending a whole new military dimension means leaving traditional elements behind...
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May 21, 2012 Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)... A First Ever... (Remote Sensing) [SatNews] Naval Research Laboratory scientists have obtained a first-ever measured altitude profile of a...
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Gogo + AeroSat... Ku- With An Altitude (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gogo will partner with satellite equipment provider AeroSat to bring...
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Thales Alenia Space + Globalstar... Arbitration Announcement (Business—Satellites) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space has announced the conclusion of the arbitration...
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African Utility Week... The Data Race Is On (M2M—Event) [SatNews] Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is set to change the way a multitude of industries operate, including the...
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Northrop Grumman + NATO... Hawkish On Defense (ISR) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced it has signed a $1.7 billion (euro 1.2 billion) contract for...
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Wise Wonderments... There's More Asteroid Hazards Than You May Have Thought (Imagery—Tech) [SatNews] Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment...
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS) has completed its previously announced...
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Ball Aerospace... Affordable + Sustainable (Technology—Spacecraft) [SatNews] Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has submitted its mission concept study to...
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NASA Looks Down Reveals Increase In Elephant Poaching [SatNews] Unbelieveable to see such carnage...
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SES... Baikonur Is On The Receiving End... (Satellite) [SatNews] SES' (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) SES-5 satellite has arrived at the...
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Newtec... It's Clean Channel Technology Authorization (Satellites) [SatNews] Newtec has received authorization from Intelsat, S.A. for use of its...
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MITEQ... Component Considerations (SATCOM) [SatNews] Some of the latest information regarding MITEQ include the fact that, last April, the Company...
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NASA... An App For All Reasons (Technology) [SatNews] NASA has just released an updated version of the free...
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MTN Government Services... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has added...
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LifeTV + Iridium... An Airy Advance... (SATCOM) [SatNews] LiveTV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the first commercial aircraft to install...
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Arianespace... Prep Work For A Mid-July Excursion (Launch) [SatNews] The Meteosat Second Generation-3 (MSG-3) spacecraft for Arianespace’s upcoming dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission...
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Sea Launch Departs To Earth's Center (Launch) [SatNews] The temps will, no doubt be hot, but undeterred a launch is the focus and so...
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Herschel Witnesses An Intergalactic Bridge To...Galaxies [SatNews] The amount of infrared light suggests that the galaxies in the filament are cranking out the equivalent of about 1,000 solar masses (the mass of our sun) of new stars per year.
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May 20, 2012 NewSpace 2012 Conference... Access The Agenda (Event) [SatNews] The agenda is now available for this conference at newspace.spacefrontier.org.
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iDirect + Q-KON... Technology In The Cloud Assists African Firms (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), has announced that...
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World Satellite Business Week... Indispensable Insights (Event) [SatNews] The 16th edition of the World Satellite Business Week will take place from...
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ViaSat + DIRECTV... Planning To EXEDE (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has added another wide-reaching channel to distribute...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Expand Cellular Reach + More... (Event—Webinar) [SatNews] Join Gilat for a free Webinar on May 29th and learn how to...
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COM DEV International...Dual Satellite Launch Inclusions (Systems) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX: CDV) has announced that two communications satellites have been successfully launched...
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International Launch Services... Nimiq 6 Gets Carried Away (Launch) [SatNews] International Launch Services (ILS) has successfully carried the Nimiq 6 satellite...
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Sea Launch... All Meet The Specs (Launch) [SatNews] Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a...
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DeLorme... They're In The Loop (SATCOM) [SatNews] DeLorme is contributing an inReach™ two-way personal satellite communicator and airtime...
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May 19, 2012 Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanism + MMA Design... Enhancing Crucial Capabilities (CubeSats) [SatNews] This Company has delivered a novel CubeSat solar array drive assembly (SADA) to...
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Space Foundation... Hands-On Training To Increase Teaching Skills (STEM) [SatNews] Educators who want to improve their classroom skills, better motivate their students and, potentially, earn a master's degree may sign up now...
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Beam Communications... @ CommunicAsia2012 With... (SATCOM) [SatNews] Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), will participate in CommunicAsia2012 and will be showcasing...
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Spacenet's Connect Keeps Outsourced Networks Connected [SatNews] “Our job is to make the internal IT departments’ jobs easier...”
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Numerex's DNA Solution Is Straight From The Heart To The HeartAssist5® System (M2M ) [SatNews] The MicroMed HeartAssist5® LVAD was originally developed by the world famous heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey in partnership with NASA.
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Satcom Direct...Due To Popular Demand Opens Office Across The Pond [SatNews] "With the continuing demand for airborne connectivity, it is critical to answer our customers’ communications needs and support requirements with European-based operations.."
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VIA Technologies... Ultra Compact + Fanless (Systems-M2M) [SatNews] VIA Technologies, Inc. has announced the VIA AMOS-3002, an ultra compact, fanless system...
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Moving On Up @ MEASAT VP Of Regulatory and Business Affairs [SatNews] "He was admitted to the rolls of Solicitors of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and practiced corporate law for several years at various international law firms, and now he's..."
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Russia Launches Soyuz Surveillance Satellite Spys On Strategic Sites (Launch) [SatNews] The Russians launched it, and now the photos begin of military installations, troop movements and other sites of interest worldwide... spy anyone?
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Japan's 'Water' Breaks....Through Atmosphere With First Commercial Launch (Launch) [SatNews] A first is always exciting, and so it is with the launch of...
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UPDATE RESCHEDULED SpaceX (Very) Close But No Cigar!...Scrubs Launch (Launch) [SatNews] "Liftoff ... we've had a cutoff. Liftoff did not occur"...
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May 16, 2012 Streambox... A Boon To Mobile Broadcasting (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Streambox, Inc. has announced the release of a new software encoder ideal for...
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ISDC 2012... Toward Human Presence In Space (Event) [SatNews] The latest space transportation developments, new ventures in space resources, and current space policy initiatives will be presented at the upcoming ISDC 2012 event.
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Telestream... New Live Video Production Benefits (SatBroadcasting™) Telestream® has announced new capabilities for its Wirecast® live video production and streaming software...
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EUTELSAT + Optimus... IP Services Bound For Portugal (SATCOM) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has announced a distribution agreement between its...
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Arquiva Adds On To Eutelsat To Occasionally Use [SatNews] With a fleet of SNG trucks and over 80 Earth stations more satellite capacity became necessary for...
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Harris' Special Deal For Special Ops Calls For The Falcon® (SatCom) [SatNews] The $39 million order is the initial delivery order from a new $400 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract provided to...
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Thrane & Thrane's SAILOR Now Hears Many Voices... [SatNews] When one is good, how much better is nine?
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RigNet Has A New Chair At Their Table [SatNews] He began as Co-Chairman, and now their board of directors has elected him non-executive Chairman of...
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U.S.A.F... AEFH-2 Gets Its Raise (Satellite) [SatNews] Following the flawless launch of the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite May 4th, by the 45th Space Wing at Patrick AFB, Florida, the...
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LISTA Latino Leadership At Its Best, And The Award Goes To... [SatNews] One of his proudest moments was to be able to provide infrastructure to a rural region of Colombia, which is riddled with poverty, and drug infested crimes.
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Optus... The Learning Connection (SATCOM) [SatNews] Optus has signed a five-year contract estimated at $15 million with the...
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May 15, 2012 Moving On Up @ Telenor ASA...COB (Chairman of the Board) [SatNews] A new proposed appointment for a chairman of the board is a serious decision...
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Bridge Technologies... @ BroadcastAsia2012 With... (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] At BroadcastAsia2012, the world's first complete monitoring solution for DVB-T2...
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Iridium... Russian Ramp Up (Business) [SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announces that OOO Iridium Communications ("Iridium Russia") has received authorization...
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DEV Systemtechnik... @ ANGA Cable Show 2012 With... (SATCOM) [SatNews] DEV Systemtechnik is showing its wide spectrum of cable head end solutions for RF signal transmission between...
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Harris Corporation... A Proper Grounding (TacComm) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a $75 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract—with an initial delivery order of $8 million—for...
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Northrop Grumman + George Mason University... Funding For The Future (STEM) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has awarded a $1 million grant to...
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Mercury Computer Systems... Power To The GPGPU (ISR) [SatNews] Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has announced StreamDirect™, a highly efficient method for delivering...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | NASA... Making Its Way To OCO-2 (Satellite) [SatNews] Its construction now complete, the science instrument that is the heart of...
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DARPA... Help Warfighters To Accurately "See" (Tech—SAR) [SatNews] Warfighters who encounter enemy forces on the ground benefit from overhead aircraft support.
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NASA's Contract With SpaceX Adds Another Ride Along... A Falcon (Launch) [SatNews] Just before the last 't' was crossed, and the signatures sealed the deal, an adjustment was made to include...
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World Surveillance Group + U.S. Navy... Mobility Endeavors... (SATCOM) [SatNews] World Surveillance Group Inc. (OTCBB: WSGI), a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, has announced that its...
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NSR... The Challenges Of Cyclical Markets (Report | Analysis) [SatNews] NSR’s Global Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Markets, 2nd Edition, finds the satellite manufacturing and launch markets facing...
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University of Oslo... Plasma Cloud Penetration (Satellites) [SatNews] The northern lights interfere with radio communications, GPS navigation and satellite communications. Researchers are now going to launch...
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Thuraya... Relishing A New Russian Response (SATCOM) [SatNews] A mere 200 meters away from the Kremlin, Thuraya Telecommunications Company has announced the launch...
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Globecomm... It's Showtime For Another Seven Years (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has announced that Showtime Networks Inc. has...
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Arianespace... A Rapid Rise For These Dual Passengers (Launch) [SatNews] Arianespace provided another on-time Ariane 5 launch by orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft...
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Innovative Space Propulsion Systems (ISPS)... Begin The Benign In Mid-2013... (Launch) [SatNews] ISPS has passed another critical milestone in their progress toward the launch...
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May 14, 2012 UPDATE: MEASAT vs. Intelsat Dispute... In The United States District Court...(Legal) [SatNews] Filed on April 27, 2012, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Los Angeles, is a lawsuit...
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United Launch Alliance... Centaur's Golden Jubilee (Launch Vehicle) [SatNews] United Launch Alliance (ULA) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the...
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Thomson Video Networks... Presentation @ Broadband IP&TV Asia (Event) SatNews] Thomson Video Networks' Director of APAC Sales and Services, Tony Berthaud, will deliver...
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Moog... All About Actuator Accuracy (Systems) [SatNews] Moog Space and Defense Group, part of Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), has engineered a new, noise-free...
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Brüel & Kjær + Virginia Polytechnic Institute... A Sound Investment (Systems) [SatNews] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has opened their new...
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NASRDA... Country's First Soon To Be No More... (Satellite) [SatNews] The Director-General of the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Mohammed Seidu, has disclosed...
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Arianespace... Sisters Set For Their Send-Off (Launch) [SatNews] The Ariane 5 mission with a “mirror” pair of relay satellites for Japan and Vietnam has been given...
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U.S.A.F. Space + Missile Systems Center...Sensing Some Real Opportunities (Satellites) [SatNews] The U.S. Air Force recently held an industry day for potential offerors interested in...
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SES... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has reported their financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2012.
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Look Who's Moving Up @ Telenor Europe... [SatNews] Promotions from within the same company usually makes for an easier adjustment, and so...
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ORBCOMM... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC) has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
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Trimble... Timing Precision + Sync (SATCOM) [SatNews] Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) has introduced its latest generation of...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... The Bloomin' Desert (Imagery) [SatNews] Over the past three decades, Saudi Arabia has been drilling for a resource more precious than oil. Engineers and farmers have tapped hidden reserves of water to grow grains, fruits, and vegetables in the desert.
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National Space Society... Ease Up On Those Export Control Regs! (Business) [SatNews] The National Space Society (NSS) has called upon Congress to ease...
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KVH Industries + Boatrac... Fishing For Commercial Comms (SATCOM) [SatNews] KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) has named Boatracs Inc. as the first...
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Newtec... Crucial Technology Underpinning For Germany's Unmanned Aerial Efforts (SATCOM) [SatNews] Satellite specialist Newtec's IP traffic enhancement and shaping technology Cross-Layer-Optimization™ has been implemented...
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Thrane & Thrane... Now Boarding For All Aircraft (SATCOM) [SatNews] Thrane & Thrane presents its flagship AVIATOR 700D for the first time at this year’s EBACE.
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Telesat Canada... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Telesat Canada (“Telesat”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telesat Holdings Inc. (“Holdings”), has issued...
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Astrium + Yahsat... Y1B Control Tweak (Satellite) [SatNews] Astrium has successfully completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase operations of the Y1B satellite, conducted from...
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USAF Network Integration Center's Leaner Organization = Better Focus (Restructure) [SatNews] A restructure that divests cyberspace lead command functions can improve the focus of...
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May 12, 2012 ATK... Liberty Is At Hand (Spacecraft) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) has developed Liberty into a complete commercial crew...
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SES... Platform Pay-Off (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) announced that the Company's...
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Arianespace... Getting Set For Galileo (Launch) [SatNews] The launcher for Arianespace’s next Soyuz mission from the Spaceport in French Guiana is completing...
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ViviSat... Realizing The Satellite Extension Challenge—A View Of The Solution (Spacecraft) [SatNews] During SatNews recent visit to the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
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Agilent Technologies Take Their PULSE And HATS Off To Brüel & Kjær [SatNews] "...[this] solution combines standards-based test methods with real-world base station emulation, RF test and functional test to ensure that VoLTE phones will meet user’s expectations...
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May 10, 2012 Loral Space & Communications... Financially Speaking... (Business) Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: LORL) has reported its financial results for the three months ended on March 31, 2012.
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Globecomm + Agility... A Restorative Result (SATCOM) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has been awarded a contract value upgrade as well as a 12 month extension to the...
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U.K. Space Agency... Instrument Finished For MIRI After Ten+ Years Of Work (Satellite) [SatNews] After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive...
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Eutelsat + RG Networks... Hungary For More Broadband (SATCOM) [SatNews] Eutelsat Communications, (Euronext Paris: ETL), has a new distribution agreement between its Skylogic subsidiary and RG Networks, enabling...
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SpaceX And Bigelow Aerospace Collaborate To Transport People To Space Habitats (Launch) [SatNews] A Falcon and a Dragon provide the space transport to a microgravity space Habitat...
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China... A Big One + A Small One (Launch) SatNews] China successfully launched the Remote-Sensing Satellite Number 14...
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Herschel Reveals Monster Black Holes Are Star 'Squashers' [SatNews] "When gas falls upon these monsters, the material is accelerated and heated around the black hole..."
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May 9, 2012 Thales Alenia Space España... Time For Two More TT&Cs (Satellites) [SatNews] Thales Alenia Space Espa?a has won new contracts worth nearly four million euros from...
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Iridium's Itsy-Bitsy, World's Smallest, Two-way Satellite Data Transceiver [SatNews] "...This device, which is smaller than a matchbook..."
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Satcom Direct + TriaGnoSys... Gaining The U.S. Territory (Business—SATCOM) [SatNews] Satcom Direct has become a direct reseller for TriaGnoSys satellite communications products and equipment in the United States.
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Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne... Powerful Pushes (Launch) [SatNews] Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne upperstage propulsion has successfully orbited...
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)... Making Another Milestone [SatNews] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has finished an important evaluation of a prototype...
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Bridge Technologies + Vietcoms... Streaming Into Vietnam (SatBroadcasting™—Business) [SatNews] Bridge Technologies has added to its rapidly growing network of Asian partners with the appointment of...
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IBC2012 Conference Feel The Electricity In Amsterdam (Event) [SatNews] Amsterdam, come for the conference and stay longer for the beautiful sights...
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Norsat International... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Norsat International Inc. (“Norsat" or “the Company”) (TSX: NII and OTC BB: NSATF) has reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
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Astrium + Yahsat... This Relationship Is Going Airborne (SATCOM) [SatNews] Astrium has been awarded a contract to provide airborne SATCOM systems from...
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Comtech Telecommunications... BUC'ing The Trend For Backhaul Net Expansion (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced today that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., was awarded a $2.5 million contract...
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NASA's Spitzer Sees Amazing Light From Alien "Super Earth" [SatNews] ...the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets...
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May 8, 2012 Beam + Telstra... Bundling Up (SATCOM) [SatNews] Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), has received a commitment from...
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Globecomm... It's All About 4G Wireless Futures (Comms) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) will launch a time and cost-saving...
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Intelsat... Moving On Up... (Business) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has announced that Peter Ostapiuk has been appointed...
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DISH Network... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported total revenue of $3.58 billion...
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University of Nevada, Reno... Satellites Reveal Sierra Nevada Mountains On The Rise... (GPS) [SatNews] From the highest peak in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney at 14,000 feet in elevation, to the 10,000-foot-peaks near Lake Tahoe, scientific evidence...
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Here's Looking @ Earth... Kimberley's Fiery Kindling (Imagery) [SatNews] When this image was captured on May 2, 2012, dozens of fires—most likely management fires started by government authorities—were burning in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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L-3 Telemetry-West... Command Signal Decryptions (Satellite) [SatNews] L-3 Telemetry-West (L-3 TW) has been awarded a contract from...
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Pactel International... Perth Pickup (SATCOM) [SatNews] Pactel International has deployed a new Perth hub to support...
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Northrop Grumman + ATK... A Structural Submission (Satellite) [SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC) has completed the flight composite components for the structure that connects...
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Globecomm Cisco + The U.S. Navy... A SITE For Naval Eyes (Comms) [SatNews] Globecomm Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: GCOM) has announced that as a Cisco Service Provider Video Technology Partner, it has been selected...
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MegaPhase Is In A GrooveTube®... To Rendezvous With An Asteroid [SatNews] Like a wild west cowboy, they helped to rendezvous with an asteroid...
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Cobham's Choppers Critical Components...Afghan Pilots' Training [SatNews] Training Afghan pilots is a serious matter — the information and skills learned will save lives...
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SkyWave Mobile Communications... Sending For The Sat-Cell Terminal (SATCOM) [SatNews] SkyWave Mobile Communications has introduced their new...
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Comtech Telecommunications Corp... DoubleTalk Is What Is Wanted (SATCOM) [SatNews] Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has announced that its Tempe, Arizona-based subsidiary, Comtech EF Data Corp., received a $1.8 million order...
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Intelsat... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] Intelsat S.A. has reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.
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NASA... Time's Up For TDRS-4 (Satellite) [SatNews] The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 4 (TDRS-4) recently completed almost 23 years of operations support and successfully completed...
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May 7, 2012 Russia... Fill 'er Up... With Astsetam... (Technology) [SatNews] Power engineering manufacturer Energomash has started development of a new rocket engine which could...
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Craftwork... Developing Interest In SAT>IP (SatBroadcasting™—Tech) [SatNews] Craftwork has just launched off-the-shelf software solutions that enable device manufacturers...
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AFCEA... C4I Challenges Is The Focus (Event) [SatNews] AFCEA/GMU is presenting Critical Issues in C4I from May 22nd through the 23rd at George Mason University's Johnson Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Minnesota... Reducing The Licensing Burden For Satellite System Installers [SatNews] Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has signed legislation that will create a special license...
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GeoEye... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has announced the results for its fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
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Arianespace... A Trio Of Travelers (Launches) [SatNews] Arianespace's ability to support the sustained launch pace for its heavy-lift Ariane 5...
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ATK... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) has reported operating results for Fiscal Year 2012, which ended March 31, 2012.
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CASBAA + Digital Matters... Monetization Moves (Event) [SatNews] Produced in association with CASBAA, Digital Matters addresses the critical issues...
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EpicTV + Tvinci... An OTT Sports Connection (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] EpicTV has selected Tvinci, the Pay-OTT platform provider, to power...
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DigitalGlobe + GeoEye... The Nays Have It... And The Response To The "No"... (Business) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) ("DigitalGlobe" or the "Company") has commented on the unsolicited GeoEye proposal, followed by GeoEye's response to the comment...
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Northrop Grumman + NASA... A Ten Year Record Of Superb Service (Imagery) [SatNews] Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), NASA's Aqua satellite recently marked...
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Newtec... Online Learning Mode For Satellite Modulator (Webinar) [SatNews] Today (May 7th) is the final opportunity for you...
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Space Propulsion 2012 Propels Their Conference To Bordeaux, France (Event) [SatNews] Space propulsion is a hot topic, and many will gather in Bordeaux, France to share information, and maybe a glass of wine, too!
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ASC Signal™ All Signals Point With Accuracy To ASC Signal™ [SatNews] ...they feature a uniquely designed sub-reflector tracking technology providing a higher level of tracking accuracy and gain stability not typically achievable by most...
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GVF-EMP Partnership Oil & Gas Complimentary Conference "Takes The High Road" In Aberdeen (Event) [SatNews] In recognition of this important milestone the Partnership has announced the continuation of its offer...
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U.S. Export Controls & Defense Trade Controls Seminar...Sound Advice In Shaky Times (Events) [SatNews] Whether you are a novice or well-versed in export compliance, you are aware that the laws are constantly changing...
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NASA And Northrop Grumman Celebrate...10 Years Of Water [SatNews] "In recent years, the number of science publications using Aqua data has exceeded 700 per year and the number of citations to Aqua publications has exceeded 10,000 per year."
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May 6, 2012 ULA...Two Launches In A Week One With A Rocket The Other With A Union [SatNews] Launches and votes, two successful ventures in one week...
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Dome Productions Votes YES—EVS Solutions' Got Talent (SatBroadcasting™) [SatNews] "From the first time we saw this video server in 1991, we recognized the platform as a game changer..."
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May 4, 2012 Agilent Technologies... Staying Abreast Of Technology (Tech) [SatNews] To help all to achieve program and mission goals, one has to try...
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NSR.... What's All This Fuss Over Hosted Payloads? (Event—Webinar) [SatNews] The Case for Hosted Payloads is an upcoming NSR webinar that will offer...
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Cotecna + Orange Business Services... Tracking + Tracing (M2M) [SatNews] Cotecna, a leading international testing, inspection and certification company, and Orange Business Services have entered...
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GeoEye + DigitalGlobe... An Imagery Force To Be Reckoned With? (Business) GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY) has announced that it is proposing to acquire DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI).
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Telenor... Moving On Out Continued... (Business) [SatNews] Mr. Jan Erik Korssjen, the Chairman of the Corporate Assembly of Telenor ASA, has informed all...
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Vizada... Ship Shape With Danaos (SATCOM) [SatNews] Vizada, a leading provider of global satellite-based mobility services recently acquired by Astrium, and Vizada Elite Partner SRH Marine Electronics S.A. have signed...
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All Fired UP! Perfect Launch For ULA's AEHF-2 With Statements from U.S.A.F. And ULA (LAUNCH) [SatNews] There was only one day's delay, and then GO!...to mark the fourth Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission this year...
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May 3, 2012 CommunicAsia2012... Vision + Perspectives To Carry The Day (Event) [SatNews] For the first time, the CommunicAsia2012 Summit will see two visionary speakers...
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iDirect + Informa... Calling For Backhauling (SATCOM) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect) and Informa Telecoms & Media have released a...
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DARPA... Satellite Recycling (Event) [SatNews] Current satellites are not designed to be serviced in space.
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Cobham + Thrane & Thrane... Integration Imminent, Agreement Reached (Business) [SatNews] Cobham plc (“Cobham”) has reached agreement with the Board of Thrane & Thrane A/S (“Thrane & Thrane”) on the terms of a...
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European Space Agency (ESA)... A JUICEy Prospect (Satellite) [SatNews] Jupiter's icy moons are the focus of Europe's next large...
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NASA's Space Observatory Has Evidence Black Hole Commits Stellar Homicide...Shredded Stars [SatNews] "The longer the event lasted, the more excited we got, because we realized this is either a very unusual supernova or an entirely different type of event, such as a star being ripped apart by a black hole."
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Hubble Happenings... Revealed—Tarantula Turbulence + Massive Stars (Imagery) [SatNews] Several million stars are vying for attention in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of a...
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exactEarth, Ltd... Data Delivery For Marine Security (SATCOM) [SatNews] exactEarth Ltd., a leading provider of satellite AIS data services for global vessel tracking and monitoring, has announced that the Canadian Government...
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National Academy of Sciences... The U.S. No Longer Has Its Earth Observation Act Together! [SatNews] A new National Research Council report says that budget shortfalls, cost-estimate growth, launch failures, and changes in mission design and scope have left...
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Goddard Space Flight Center... A Magnetic Mission (Satellites) [SatNews] Whether it's a giant solar flare or a beautiful green-blue aurora, just about everything interesting...
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Arianespace + EC... The Grand Galileo Plan (Launches) [SatNews] In Brussels, Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, handed over a 1/10 scale model of four...
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Harris... More Than 500 Falcons To Bridge Warfighter Needs (Comms) [SatNews] Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is deploying the largest number of Falcon III? wideband radio systems...
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May 2, 2012 ATK Retires TacSat-3 Or...The Little Satellite That Could... [SatNews] Designed for six months, with a goal of a year, it ended up lasting for three years...
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Schriever Wargame 2012... Test Of Space Systems + Services (Event) [SatNews] The seventh in a series of Air Force Space Command wargames were concluded on April 26th.
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Bridge Technologies... Monitoring + Analysis Focus Of Academy (SatBroadcasting™—Event) [SatNews] Bridge Technologies reconvenes its Academy training in May with a...
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Gilat Satellite Networks... Saving Bandwidth (SATCOM) [SatNews] Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has been selected by a Tier-1 Mobile Network Operator (MNO) in...
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Global Satellite... Track That Sat (SATCOM) [SatNews] Global Satellite USA has launched their GSatMicro, powered by GSatTrack.com, the smallest...
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SMi + GVF... Expertise In MILSATCOM Drawn To Asia (Event) [SatNews] The need for Military Satellite Communications is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region and GVF and its Membership...
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Voyage Manager Ltd. + Iridium Communications... Pole-To-Pole Traveler Coverage (SATCOM) [SatNews] Voyage Manager Ltd. has teamed up with the operator of the world’s furthest-reaching communications network, Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:
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Telenor ASA... Moving On Out... Resignation... (Business) [SatNews] Harald Norvik, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Telenor ASA, has...
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U.K. Space Agency... A New Instrument For Hubble Has Happened (Satellite) [SatNews] The UK.. Space Agency will handover the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI)...
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Comtech Telecommunications... An Army Of One Relies On MTTS Solution [SatNews]... the first truly modular, rapidly deployable, transit case-based troposcatter system that represents a major advancement in...
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Harris CapRock... A Royal Agenda (SATCOM) [SatNews] Harris CapRock Communications has signed a five-year agreement with cruise operator...
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Nilesat + CIsco... Monitoring, Managing + Controlling (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] At Cairo ICT 2012, Cisco and Nilesat, the satellite operator in the MENA region, announced that...
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SpaceX Launch Hurry Up And Wait...Again... [SatNews] This launch is a critical moment for NASA’s new strategy of paying private companies to deliver cargo to the 16-nation orbiting outpost, which is slated to operate through at least 2020.
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May 1, 2012 All Fired UP! Perfect Launch For ULA's AEHF-2 With Statements from U.S.A.F. And ULA (LAUNCH) [SatNews] There was only one day's delay, and then GO!...to mark the fourth Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission this year...
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Calrec + MIRA... Truckin' On With New Console (SatBroadcasting™—Hardware) [SatNews] Calrec's Artemis Beam audio console has been selected by outdoor broadcasting company...
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Latitude Technologies... Flight To iOS (Comms) [SatNews] Latitude Technologies Corporation announced the release of their new...
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International Datacasting... Moving On Out... (Business) [SatNews] International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) announced that Cory Garbolinsky has resigned...
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KRYTAR... Exhibiting Excellent Coupling (Comms) [SatNews] KRYTAR, Inc. has unveiled a new directional coupler?that offers...
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Telenor Satellite Broadcasting... Improved Web Visitations (Business) [SatNews] Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has enhanced its position online and customers, partners and visitors to the Company's website...
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iDirect... Partners To Partake In Prague (Event) [SatNews] VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), will hold its second annual...
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NASA's Chandra Records Extraordinary Outburst Leads To New Population Of Old Black Holes [SatNews] "The flaring up of this ULX took us by surprise and was a sure sign we had discovered something new about the way black holes grow..."
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Harris' Surprise Strategy=Shut Off Broadcast Communications Division (+ See Financial Report Here) [SatNews] The Melbourne, Florida-based company has more than 16,900 employees, about 300 of them work here...
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Lockheed Martin Mates A Bus And World’s Highest Resolution Telescope = GeoEye-2 (EO) [SatNews] Once operational this will be the world’s highest resolution commercial satellite helping to save lives and more...
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COM DEV International... A New Multi-Million Dollar Record (SATCOM) [SatNews] COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV) has been awarded fully funded Authorization to Proceed...
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DigitalGlobe... Financially Speaking... (Business) [SatNews] DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI) has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.
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NovelSat... NS3™—A New Industry Standard To Replace DVB-S2? (SatBroadcasting™—Tech) [SatNews] NovelSat Ltd. (NovelSat) has live tested its NS3™ modulation technology that demonstrates demonstrates that HD channels can be broadcast...
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