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Hughes to Power GEE’s High-Power Broadband IFC Service
Read more →: Hughes to Power GEE’s High-Power Broadband IFC Service[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems to use…
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Hurricane Patricia looks scary from space: Satellites track storm as it menaces Mexico
Read more →: Hurricane Patricia looks scary from space: Satellites track storm as it menaces MexicoAn infrared image from the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument shows the well-defined eye of Hurricane Patricia as…
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NASA completes SLS design review, confirms rocket to be orange
Read more →: NASA completes SLS design review, confirms rocket to be orangeArtist concept of the Block 1 configuration of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS). The SLS program has completed…
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Intelsat CEO Joins Board of Directors
Read more →: Intelsat CEO Joins Board of Directors[Via Satellite 10-23-2015] Intelsat elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Stephen Spengler to the company’s board of directors, effective…
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China’s hi-res mapping satellite sends back more visual data
Read more →: China’s hi-res mapping satellite sends back more visual dataThe Ziyuan III satellite, China’s first high-resolution stereo mapping satellite for civilian use, has sent back visual data…
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AsiaSat Launches First Ultra-HD Channel
Read more →: AsiaSat Launches First Ultra-HD Channel[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] AsiaSat has launched 4K-SAT, the operator’s first Ultra-HD television channel, at 122 degrees east on…
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Inmarsat and Intellian Connect Eukor Fleet with Global Xpress
Read more →: Inmarsat and Intellian Connect Eukor Fleet with Global Xpress[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] Inmarsat and Intellian have reached a deal with Eukor Car Carriers, one of the world’s largest…
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Roger Mason Jr. to Replace Martin Faga on DigitalGlobe Board of Directors
Read more →: Roger Mason Jr. to Replace Martin Faga on DigitalGlobe Board of Directors[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] DigitalGlobe announced that L. Roger Mason Jr. will join the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.…
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EightyLEO Details Vision for IoT SmallSat Constellation
Read more →: EightyLEO Details Vision for IoT SmallSat ConstellationMatthias Spott, founder and CEO of eightyLEO [Via Satellite 10-22-2015] German entrepreneur Matthias Spott is developing a European…
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Atlas 5 receives payload for third launch this month
Read more →: Atlas 5 receives payload for third launch this monthFile photo. Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — Heading to space next week to replace a 12-year-old satellite in…
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EMC Adds Three New Execs, Including Former O3b CCO John Finney
Read more →: EMC Adds Three New Execs, Including Former O3b CCO John Finney[Via Satellite 10-22-2015] EMC has increased its leadership team, adding Tom Severson as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bill…
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Oxia Planum tops list of landing sites for ExoMars rover
Read more →: Oxia Planum tops list of landing sites for ExoMars roverArtist’s concept of the ExoMars rover. Credit: ESA Scientists have selected Oxia Planum, a shallow basin connected to…