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Inmarsat Deal Sees iDirect Emerge as a Ka-band Contender
Read more →: Inmarsat Deal Sees iDirect Emerge as a Ka-band Contender[02-21-11] Inmarsat issued a $60 million contract to iDirect to provide ground network infrastructure and core module technology…
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OBSS Sensor Protect for Soyuz Flyaround and WLEIDS Status Reviewed
Read more →: OBSS Sensor Protect for Soyuz Flyaround and WLEIDS Status ReviewedNASA is gearing up for what will be a jammed packed STS-133, along with the possibility of a Soyuz…
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IPStar Revenues Place Thaicom On Track to Generate First Profits in Four Years
Read more →: IPStar Revenues Place Thaicom On Track to Generate First Profits in Four Years[02-18-11] Thaicom reported a 38 percent increase in revenues for its IPStar business in its fiscal 2010 year,…
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EC’s Tajani: Europe Needs Galileo’s Potential 90 Billion Euro GDP Boost
Read more →: EC’s Tajani: Europe Needs Galileo’s Potential 90 Billion Euro GDP Boost[02-18-11] European Commission (EC) Vice President and Commissioner Antonio Tajani wants to make sure businesses in the European…
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STS-133: FRR approves Discovery’s launch for next Thursday
Read more →: STS-133: FRR approves Discovery’s launch for next ThursdayAs had been expected over the last 24 hours, managers at the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) approved the…
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Cisco Selects TCS to Operate IRIS on Intelsat-14 Satellite
Read more →: Cisco Selects TCS to Operate IRIS on Intelsat-14 Satellite[02-18-11] TeleCommunication Systems (TCS) was selected by Cisco Systems to operate its Cisco Internet Routing in Space (IRIS)…
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Star Platform Continues to Pay Dividends for Orbital Sciences with SES-8 Order
Read more →: Star Platform Continues to Pay Dividends for Orbital Sciences with SES-8 Order[02-18-11] SES placed a firm order with Orbital Sciences Corp. to build SES-8, the operator’s sixth Start M…
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Collar Named CEO of O3b; Rigolle Returns to SES
Read more →: Collar Named CEO of O3b; Rigolle Returns to SES[02-18-11] O3b Networks appointed Steve Collar CEO effective March 7, succeeding Mark Rigolle who heads back to SES…
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Arianespace Launches ATV2 to Resupply ISS
Read more →: Arianespace Launches ATV2 to Resupply ISS[02-18-11] Arianespace launched the European Space Agency‘s (ESA) second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV2) for the International Space Station…
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Astrium Ships Yahsat 1A to French Guiana
Read more →: Astrium Ships Yahsat 1A to French Guiana[02-18-11] EADS Astrium delivered Yahsat’s 1A satellite to Arianespace, which will launch the satellite on an Ariance 5…
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Panasonic Avionics to Provide Ku-band In-Flight Service to SAS Airlines
Read more →: Panasonic Avionics to Provide Ku-band In-Flight Service to SAS Airlines[02-18-11] In-flight entertainment and communications systems developer Panasonic Avionics signed a letter of intent with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)…
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SES Astra and Eutelsat Win Long-Term Capacity Deals in Italy, Germany
Read more →: SES Astra and Eutelsat Win Long-Term Capacity Deals in Italy, Germany[02-17-11] SES Astra and Eutelsat Communications continue to ramp up their capacity market rivalry, as both companies secured…