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Sea Launch Completes Reorganization; EOL to Assume Majority Ownership
Read more →: Sea Launch Completes Reorganization; EOL to Assume Majority Ownership[10-29-10] Sea Launch Co. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy after completing its reorganization process Oct. 27, the…
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Eutelsat Loses Grip on Valuable 16 Degrees East Slot With W3B Loss
Read more →: Eutelsat Loses Grip on Valuable 16 Degrees East Slot With W3B Loss[10-29-10] For the second time in two years, Eutelsat has seen its capacity expansion efforts dashed shortly after…
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Measat-3a C-band Carries Sky News HD to Asia Pacific
Read more →: Measat-3a C-band Carries Sky News HD to Asia Pacific[10-29-10] Measat Satellite Systems will distribute the Sky News HD channel across the Asia-Pacific region via C-band transponders…
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CapRock Subscription, Transponder Services Added to GSA Schedule 70
Read more →: CapRock Subscription, Transponder Services Added to GSA Schedule 70[10-29-10] CapRock Government Solutions’ subscription and transponder capacity services were added to the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA)…
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STS-133: Pressurization complete – into checks, expected countdown preps
Read more →: STS-133: Pressurization complete – into checks, expected countdown prepsEngineers have completed S0071 tasks to pressurize Discovery’s Right OMS (Orbital Maneuvering System), following the changeout of related couplings/seals…
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ULA Postpones Cosmo-Skymed Launch; Secures $400 Million Credit Facility
Read more →: ULA Postpones Cosmo-Skymed Launch; Secures $400 Million Credit Facility[10-29-10] United Launch Alliance (ULA) has postponed the Oct. 29 launch of its Delta 2 rocket carrying the…
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Astrium, Air Liquide Form Joint Venture to Develop Ariane 5 ME Cryogenic Tank
Read more →: Astrium, Air Liquide Form Joint Venture to Develop Ariane 5 ME Cryogenic Tank[10-29-10] Astrium and space cryogenics specialist Air Liquide established a new joint venture to develop and produce cryogenic…
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Brazilian Airline Launches OnAir In-flight Connectivity Services
Read more →: Brazilian Airline Launches OnAir In-flight Connectivity Services[10-29-10] TAM Airlines is offering Inmarsat SwiftBroadband in-flight mobile connectivity services, provided by OnAir, on TAM Airbus A321…
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Tecom Selects ITS Tranceiver-HPT for Airborne KuStream Antenna Installation
Read more →: Tecom Selects ITS Tranceiver-HPT for Airborne KuStream Antenna Installation[10-28-10] Tecom Industries issued a $4 million contract to ITS Electronics to supply its high-power Transceiver-HPT RF electronics…
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Ariane 5 ECA launches with dual payloads, before Eutelsat W3B fails
Read more →: Ariane 5 ECA launches with dual payloads, before Eutelsat W3B failsArianespace were back in action on Thursday evening with the dual launch via their Ariane 5 ECA launch…
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NOAA Issues First U.S. Hyperspectral License to GeoMetWatch
Read more →: NOAA Issues First U.S. Hyperspectral License to GeoMetWatch[10-28-10] The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) granted GeoMetWatch the first commercial remote sensing license for…
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Astrium Wins Satellite Integration and Test Center Contract in Kazakhstan
Read more →: Astrium Wins Satellite Integration and Test Center Contract in Kazakhstan[10-28-10] Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary (KGS) has contracted Astrium to provide and install various mechanical, radiometric, thermal and acoustic…