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JetBlue Strives to Keep Basic Wi-Fi Free
Read more →: JetBlue Strives to Keep Basic Wi-Fi FreeTags: In-flight Wi-Fi, JetBlue, ViaSat, Ka-band, Exede Publication: Skift.com Publication Date: 03/20/2013 Artist’s illustration of the ViaSat-1 satellite,…
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JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launch
Read more →: JUPITER 2/EchoStar XIX deal signed for 2016 Ariane 5 launchSpace Systems/Loral (SSL) have announced they will build what will be the world’s highest capacity broadband satellite. The…
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Planck’s CMB Image Challenges Current Views of Universe
Read more →: Planck’s CMB Image Challenges Current Views of UniverseTags: Eurpean Space Agency, Planck, Big Bang Publication: HuffingtonPost.co.uk Publication Date: 03/21/2013 Cosmic microwave background (CMB) seen by…
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SSL to Build Hughes’ Jupiter 2/EchoStar 19 Satellite
Read more →: SSL to Build Hughes’ Jupiter 2/EchoStar 19 Satellite[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Hughes Network Systems has chosen SSL to build the Jupiter 2/EchoStar 19, projected to be…
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DAARSAT to Utilize Amos-5 Capacity
Read more →: DAARSAT to Utilize Amos-5 Capacity[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] DAAR Communications has launched its Nigerian Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV service DAARSAT on Spacecom’s Amos-5…
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U.S. Satellite and Telco Subscribers Increase as Cable Falls in 2012
Read more →: U.S. Satellite and Telco Subscribers Increase as Cable Falls in 2012[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] U.S. satellite and telco distributors achieved a small gain of multichannel video subscribers in 2012,…
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High-Throughput Clearly Dominates the SATELLITE 2013 Discussion
Read more →: High-Throughput Clearly Dominates the SATELLITE 2013 Discussion[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] If NovelSat CEO Itzik Wulkan is correct in his assessment, the demand for international satellite…
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Gilat’s SkyEdge II System to Expand Hispasat Network
Read more →: Gilat’s SkyEdge II System to Expand Hispasat Network[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Hispasat will expand its broadband satellite-based network with Gilsat Satellite Networks’ SkyEdge II System, Gilat…
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SpaceX’s Merlin 1D Engine Now Qualified to Fly on Falcon 9
Read more →: SpaceX’s Merlin 1D Engine Now Qualified to Fly on Falcon 9[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) next generation Merlin 1D engine has achieved flight qualification through a…
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Hughes Drops Big News at SATELLITE 2013 with SSL Jupiter 2 Deal
Read more →: Hughes Drops Big News at SATELLITE 2013 with SSL Jupiter 2 Deal[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] Hughes Network Systems waited until the final day of SATELLITE 2013 to drop its biggest…
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U.S. Air Force Launches Second Satellite for SBIRS
Read more →: U.S. Air Force Launches Second Satellite for SBIRS[Satellite TODAY 03-21-13] The U.S. Air Force launched the GEO-2 satellite March 19, the second of its second…
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India Expected to be ‘Booming’ Market for UAVs
Read more →: India Expected to be ‘Booming’ Market for UAVsTags: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Drone, UAV Market Publication: UPI.com Publication Date: 03/19/2013 Boeing A160T UAV Image credit: Boeing Advanced…