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Thuraya Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing With Dubai Islamic Bank
Read more →: Thuraya Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing With Dubai Islamic BankSamer Halawi, CEO, Thuraya. Image credit: Thuraya [Satellite TODAY 06-20-13] Thuraya Telecommunications has secured a long-term financing facility…
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Intelsat Announces Media Partnerships in Asia-Pacific Region
Read more →: Intelsat Announces Media Partnerships in Asia-Pacific RegionIntelsat 19 in Center of Gravity/Moment of Inertia (CG/MOI) testing. Image credit: SSL [Satellite TODAY 06-20-13] Intelsat announced…
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SES Astra 2E Satellite Shipped to Baikonur Cosmodrome for July Launch
Read more →: SES Astra 2E Satellite Shipped to Baikonur Cosmodrome for July LaunchSES’s ASTRA 2E Europe Ku-band beam. Image credit: SES [Satellite TODAY 06-20-13] Eleven days after the successful launch…
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Satellite Manufacturers Cut Jobs Despite Massive Revenue Growth
Read more →: Satellite Manufacturers Cut Jobs Despite Massive Revenue GrowthThe EchoStar 17 (Jupiter 1) is one of the high throughput satellites launched in 2012. It was built…
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Chinese astronaut delivers first space lecture
Read more →: Chinese astronaut delivers first space lectureA special lecture began Thursday morning, given by a teacher aboard a space module about 340 km above…
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NASA Authorization Act pushes for Moon and Mars priority
Read more →: NASA Authorization Act pushes for Moon and Mars priorityThe House Science space subcommittee’s 2013 Authorization Act intends to refocus NASA’s exploration path towards prioritizing the goal…
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Thales Alenia Space Partners With Swiss Space Systems to Develop Suborbital Vehicle
Read more →: Thales Alenia Space Partners With Swiss Space Systems to Develop Suborbital VehicleArtist’s impression of the Airbus A300 carrying S3’s shuttle. Image credit: Swiss Space Systems [Satellite TODAY 06-19-13] At…
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Inmarsat Appoints Non-executive Directors
Read more →: Inmarsat Appoints Non-executive DirectorsAbe Peled Simon Baxton [Satellite TODAY 06-19-13] Inmarsat announced the appointments of Abe Peled and Simon Bax as…
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Asia DTH Execs Outline Satellite Capacity Plans
Read more →: Asia DTH Execs Outline Satellite Capacity PlansCommunicAsia attracts thousands of industry visitors, conference speakers and delegates. Image credit: CommunicAsia [Satellite TODAY 06-19-13] Singapore –…
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Azerspace to Begin Broadcasting State-Run TV Channels in July
Read more →: Azerspace to Begin Broadcasting State-Run TV Channels in JulyTags: Azercosmos, Broadcasting, Satellite TV Publication: Azernews.az Publication Date: 06/19/2013 Manufacturing of the Azerspace/Africasat-1. Image credit: Azercosmos Azerspace…
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Thaicom and Gilat Satellite Networks Announce HTS Partnership
Read more →: Thaicom and Gilat Satellite Networks Announce HTS PartnershipThaicom 4 (Ipstar 1), launched in 2005, provides direct-to-desktop, last-mile services, including new multimedia and data services to…
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O3b to Provide High Speed 3G Backhaul Services Across Rural Malaysia
Read more →: O3b to Provide High Speed 3G Backhaul Services Across Rural MalaysiaRural Malaysia. Image credit: Cheryl Leong [Satellite TODAY 06-19-13] O3b Networks announced a multi-million dollar, multi-year deal to…