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Inmarsat Acquires Globe Wireless, Plans to Expand Maritime Presence
Read more →: Inmarsat Acquires Globe Wireless, Plans to Expand Maritime Presence[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Inmarsat has chosen to acquire the business and substantially all of the assets of Globe…
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Xtar to Increase X-Band Satellite Capacity for US Manned AISR Missions
Read more →: Xtar to Increase X-Band Satellite Capacity for US Manned AISR Missions[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Xtar has been awarded a $5.6 million contract renewal from L-3 Communication Systems-West to provide…
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SpaceX Lifts Off its Commercial Satellite Launch Business
Read more →: SpaceX Lifts Off its Commercial Satellite Launch BusinessWell, that was dramatic, wasn’t it? But really, did we expect it any other way? I think I…
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Kymeta Charts Path to Product Development After Successful Testing of Metamaterials-Based Antenna
Read more →: Kymeta Charts Path to Product Development After Successful Testing of Metamaterials-Based Antenna[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Kymeta has competed a major demonstration test of its flat-panel antenna. The company was able…
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Asia-Pacific
Read more →: Asia-PacificSatellite Industry Joins Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts The streets of Tacloban, Leyte Island, destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Photo:…
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Cygnus ISS mission delayed until January – Three EVAs planned
Read more →: Cygnus ISS mission delayed until January – Three EVAs plannedOrbital’s Antares rocket rolled out to its launch pad on Tuesday. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding the…
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Via Satellite’s 2013 Excellence Awards: The Winners
Read more →: Via Satellite’s 2013 Excellence Awards: The WinnersVia Satellite’s 2013 Excellence Awards salute the innovative companies, technologies, campaigns and people who’ve helped shape the success…
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Astrium, GeoNorth Sign Multi-Satellite Direct Receiving Station
Read more →: Astrium, GeoNorth Sign Multi-Satellite Direct Receiving Station[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Astrium and GeoNorth are working together to build the first multi-mission Direct Receiving Station (DRS),…
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KARI Releases Kompsat 5 Images, Prepares for More EO Satellites
Read more →: KARI Releases Kompsat 5 Images, Prepares for More EO Satellites[Via Satellite 12-17-13] South Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has released Kompsat 5 images acquired…
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Aloha from PTC ’14
Read more →: Aloha from PTC ’14The word is that the “Handshake Cocktail,” not listed on The Lounge at Nobu’s menu, is the…
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Exelis to use ENVI Software for Skybox Imaging Data Analysis
Read more →: Exelis to use ENVI Software for Skybox Imaging Data Analysis[Via Satellite 12-17-13] Exelis will support data analysis of images from SkySat 1, the first in a planned…
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MSS Operators: Looking to Diversify in a Challenging Market
Read more →: MSS Operators: Looking to Diversify in a Challenging MarketIts been a tough year for MSS operators in all segments of the market. Government business has been…