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Boeing Selects Hughes as Mexsat Ground Network Subcontractor
Read more →: Boeing Selects Hughes as Mexsat Ground Network Subcontractor[02-07-11] Hughes Network Systems will provide the ground communications network for Boeing’s Mexsat satellite based network system under…
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Telespazio COO Defends Galileo Against Cost Critics
Read more →: Telespazio COO Defends Galileo Against Cost Critics[02-07-11] The European Commission’s (EC) Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) mid-term review, released Jan. 18,…
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Orbital’s Minotaur I launches with NROL-66
Read more →: Orbital’s Minotaur I launches with NROL-66Orbital Sciences Corporation have launched a Minotaur I from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday, carrying a…
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WikiLeaks Memos Reveal U.S. Military Destroyed its Own Spy Satellite in 2008
Read more →: WikiLeaks Memos Reveal U.S. Military Destroyed its Own Spy Satellite in 2008[02-04-11] In February 2008, a U.S. Navy Ticonderoga-class cruiser launched an SM-3 missile at the USA 193 classified…
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Satellite Set-Top Box Market Slows in 2010
Read more →: Satellite Set-Top Box Market Slows in 2010[02-04-11] Satellite set-top box shipments in 2010 declined 8 percent in North America and Western Europe, according to…
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KVH, ViaSat Make Mini-VSAT Broadband Capacity Push in Key Regions
Read more →: KVH, ViaSat Make Mini-VSAT Broadband Capacity Push in Key Regions[02-04-11] KVH Industries and partner ViaSat have doubled their mini-VSAT Broadband network capacity in the Asian, African and…
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U-blox Rolls Out Max-6 GPS Module Product Line
Read more →: U-blox Rolls Out Max-6 GPS Module Product Line[02-04-11] Swiss satellite product manufacturer U-blox rolled out its Max-6 family of ultra-miniature rugged GPS modules, optimized for…
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Orbital Secures 20 Percent of Iridium Next Hosted Payload Capacity
Read more →: Orbital Secures 20 Percent of Iridium Next Hosted Payload Capacity[02-04-11] Orbital Sciences entered into an agreement with Iridium Communications to reserve 20 percent of the hosted payload…
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Canada’s “Dextre” robotic hand performs first ever operational tasks
Read more →: Canada’s “Dextre” robotic hand performs first ever operational tasksCanada’s Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM), also known as “Dextre” or the “Canada Hand”, is, for the first…
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Analysys Mason Survey Shows Changing Perception of Mobile, Fixed Services
Read more →: Analysys Mason Survey Shows Changing Perception of Mobile, Fixed Services[02-04-11] Analysys Mason’s Connected Consumer Survey showed that 70 percent of European and U.S. market consumers view mobile…
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EU Court Ruling on U.K. Premier League Satellite Rights Sparks Debate
Read more →: EU Court Ruling on U.K. Premier League Satellite Rights Sparks Debate[02-04-11] The European Union Court proposed a ruling Feb. 3 that would allow U.K. television viewers to bypass…
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SES Astra Challenges Eutelsat’s Dominance in Italian Market
Read more →: SES Astra Challenges Eutelsat’s Dominance in Italian Market[02-03-11] SES Astra has entered into a contract with Italian network operator Tivuitalia to provide capacity from the…