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Live coverage: Falcon 9 disintegrates after launch
Read more →: Live coverage: Falcon 9 disintegrates after launchLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on a resupply…
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IP Distribution Complementary to Satellite, Says Olympusat President
Read more →: IP Distribution Complementary to Satellite, Says Olympusat President[Via Satellite 06-25-2015] Olympusat Telecom, the leading distributor of Spanish language networks in the U.S., expects the growth…
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Falcon 9 rocket passes last major preflight test
Read more →: Falcon 9 rocket passes last major preflight testSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: SpaceX Ground crews plan to load…
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Globalstar’s Botswana Gateway Goes Live, Starts Pan-African Coverage
Read more →: Globalstar’s Botswana Gateway Goes Live, Starts Pan-African Coverage[Via Satellite 06-26-2015] Globalstar’s gateway in Gaborone, Botswana has activated, enabling simplex coverage over the African continent. The…
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Chinese Long March 4B conducts surprise Gaofen-8 launch
Read more →: Chinese Long March 4B conducts surprise Gaofen-8 launchThe Chinese have conducted another surprise launch on Friday with the launch of an Earth Observation System satellite…
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Inmarsat and World-Link Tighten Partnership
Read more →: Inmarsat and World-Link Tighten Partnership[Via Satellite 06-26-2015] Inmarsat has signed a new agreement with long time partner World-Link Communications, appointing the company…
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Satellite IRG Completes Series of Carrier ID Transmission Tests
Read more →: Satellite IRG Completes Series of Carrier ID Transmission Tests[Via Satellite 06-26-2015] Satellite Interference Reduction Group (IRG) members Work Microwave, Eutelsat and IABG completed three Carrier ID…
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MDA Wins Ground System Contract, Starts Eyeing International Opportunities
Read more →: MDA Wins Ground System Contract, Starts Eyeing International Opportunities[Via Satellite 06-26-2015] Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has entered a $6 million agreement with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA)…
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SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 Static Fire ahead of key ISS mission
Read more →: SpaceX conducts Falcon 9 Static Fire ahead of key ISS missionSpaceX has conducted a Static Fire of its Falcon 9 v1.1 on Friday, a key milestone ahead of…
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Cosmonaut from Kazakhstan to fly on Soyuz in September
Read more →: Cosmonaut from Kazakhstan to fly on Soyuz in SeptemberKazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov will fly to the International Space Station in September. Credit: Kazcosmos Russia’s space agency…
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Boeing Orders IHI Aerospace Engine for Intelsat 35e Satellite
Read more →: Boeing Orders IHI Aerospace Engine for Intelsat 35e Satellite[Via Satellite 06-25-2015] IHI Aerospace (IA) has signed a contract with Boeing Satellite Systems International to supply its…
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Intelsat CEO Says OneWeb Deal is a ‘Big Step’ Forward
Read more →: Intelsat CEO Says OneWeb Deal is a ‘Big Step’ ForwardSteve Spengler, CEO of Intelsat. Photo: Intelsat [Via Satellite 6-25-2015] Intelsat has joined forces with OneWeb in a…