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Iridium Changes Regional MSS Landscape with Russian Regulatory Approval Win
Read more →: Iridium Changes Regional MSS Landscape with Russian Regulatory Approval Win[05-15-12] After a multi-year effort to break into one of the most valuable geographic regions for MSS services,…
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NSS Backs Potential Munitions List Alterations to ITAR Laws
Read more →: NSS Backs Potential Munitions List Alterations to ITAR Laws[05-15-12] The National Space Society (NSS) has called on U.S. Congress to ease export control regulations on spacecraft…
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EchoStar 17 Ka-band Satellite Arrives in Kourou
Read more →: EchoStar 17 Ka-band Satellite Arrives in Kourou[05-15-12] Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) shipped the EchoStar 17 satellite to its launch provider Arianespace and confirmed May 14…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 into orbit
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 into orbitArianespace have returned their Ariane 5 ECA back into action on Tuesday, launching two more telecommunication satellites into…
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Telesat Raises $238.7 Million in Debt Sale, Waives Conditions to Tender Offer
Read more →: Telesat Raises $238.7 Million in Debt Sale, Waives Conditions to Tender Offer[05-15-12] FSS operator Telesat has raised $238.7 million in capital from the recent sale of its 11 percent…
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Thrane & Thrane Adds Inmarsat Multi-Voice Service to Aviator Line
Read more →: Thrane & Thrane Adds Inmarsat Multi-Voice Service to Aviator Line[05-15-12] Thrane & Thrane has introduced new Inmarsat Multi-voice services across its entire line of Aviator SwiftBroadband units,…
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Orbcomm ARPU Growth Streak Hits Six Consecutive Fiscal Quarters
Read more →: Orbcomm ARPU Growth Streak Hits Six Consecutive Fiscal Quarters[05-14-12] Machine-to-Machine (M2M) satellite communications specialist Orbcomm soundly beat analysts’ performance expectations for its 2012 fiscal first quarter…
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Arianespace to Launch Vinasat-2, JCSAT-13 May 16
Read more →: Arianespace to Launch Vinasat-2, JCSAT-13 May 16[05-14-12] Arianespace will launch Vietnam’s second satellite and Sky Perfect JSAT’s JCSAT-13 satellite May 16 from the Kourou…
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Globalstar Expects Duplex Revenue Boost Later This Year
Read more →: Globalstar Expects Duplex Revenue Boost Later This Year[05-14-12] MSS satellite operator Globalstar’s 2012 first-quarter revenue dropped to $16.7 million compared to $18.3 million in the…
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FAA Accelerates Efforts to Integrate Satellite in Air Traffic Control Procedures
Read more →: FAA Accelerates Efforts to Integrate Satellite in Air Traffic Control Procedures[05-14-12] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated an effort to accelerate the development of satellite-based air traffic…
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NASRDA to Decommission NigeriaSat-1
Read more →: NASRDA to Decommission NigeriaSat-1[05-14-12] The Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) is planning to decommission its NigeriaSat-1 spacecraft soon,…
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Strong European DTH Market Helps SES Stay Within Financial Projections
Read more →: Strong European DTH Market Helps SES Stay Within Financial Projections[05-14-12] FSS operator SES enjoyed a 5.1 percent increase in its 2012 first quarter revenues at 450.2 million…