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Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace Wins NISAR Antenna Contract
Read more →: Northrop Grumman’s Astro Aerospace Wins NISAR Antenna Contract[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman company, has received a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)…
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ULA’s Atlas 5 wins contract to launch NASA data relay satellite
Read more →: ULA’s Atlas 5 wins contract to launch NASA data relay satelliteFile photo of an Atlas 5 launch with the TDRS L satellite in 2014. Credit: ULA The last…
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Intelsat Gains New EpicNG Commitments
Read more →: Intelsat Gains New EpicNG Commitments[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Intelsat reported signings of six additional contracts for its High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform EpicNG…
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Orbital ATK to Supply Propellant Tanks to SSL
Read more →: Orbital ATK to Supply Propellant Tanks to SSL[Via Satellite 10-30-2015] Orbital ATK has signed a five-year contract with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to produce flight sets…
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Former UK Minister David Willetts Joins SSTL Board
Read more →: Former UK Minister David Willetts Joins SSTL Board[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] David Willetts, former U.K. minister for science and universities, has joined Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.’s…
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A crescent Pluto shines like a jewel in the Kuiper Belt
Read more →: A crescent Pluto shines like a jewel in the Kuiper BeltThis image, taken 15 minutes after the New Horizons spacecraft’s closest approach to Pluto on July 14, reveals…
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MDA CEO Says Ex-Im Bank Loss Affects SSL Just as Much
Read more →: MDA CEO Says Ex-Im Bank Loss Affects SSL Just as Much[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Canada-based MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), owner of U.S. satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (SSL),…
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Inaugural launch of small-class rocket on hold in Hawaii
Read more →: Inaugural launch of small-class rocket on hold in HawaiiCredit: U.S. Air Force The maiden test flight of a new rail-guided launcher from the U.S. Navy’s Pacific…
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Entel Bolivia Selects Harmonic Bandwidth Solution for DBS Service
Read more →: Entel Bolivia Selects Harmonic Bandwidth Solution for DBS Service[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Telecommunications operator Entel Bolivia has deployed an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to power its…
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KSAT Builds Panama Ground Station for SmallSats
Read more →: KSAT Builds Panama Ground Station for SmallSats[Via Satellite 10-29-2015] Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) has established a new ground station in Panama City dedicated to the…
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Eutelsat goes for rare dedicated Ariane 5 launch
Read more →: Eutelsat goes for rare dedicated Ariane 5 launchUpdated with details. Artist’s concept of the Eutelsat 65 West A satellite. Credit: Eutelsat/SSL Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat…
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Cassini successfully navigates the ice plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Read more →: Cassini successfully navigates the ice plumes of Saturn’s moon EnceladusContinuing its exploration at the ringed giant of the solar system, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has completed a dive…