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Orbital Wins $74.6 Million System F6 Development Contract
Read more →: Orbital Wins $74.6 Million System F6 Development Contract[12-21-09] Orbital Sciences was awarded a $74.6 million Phase 2 contract by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects…
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Arianespace Launches Helios 2B
Read more →: Arianespace Launches Helios 2B[12-21-09] Arianespace launched the Helios 2B military observation satellite after two delays caused by last-minute anomalies, the company…
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Study: United Kingdom Leads the World in Digital TV Adoption
Read more →: Study: United Kingdom Leads the World in Digital TV Adoption[12-21-09] The United Kingdom has the highest proportion of households with a digital TV as their main set…
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Norsat Capital Makes its Debut Investment
Read more →: Norsat Capital Makes its Debut Investment[12-21-09] Norsat‘s investment business, Norsat Capital, has made its first strategic investment in a Malawi, Africa-based wireless broadband…
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Soyuz TMA-17 launches ahead of Tuesday docking with ISS
Read more →: Soyuz TMA-17 launches ahead of Tuesday docking with ISSOleg Kotov (Russia), Timothy Creamer (NASA) and Soichi Noguchi (Japan) have launched on board the Russian Soyuz TMA-17…
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IFA Review reveals solid performance of STS-129 SRBs and Main Engines
Read more →: IFA Review reveals solid performance of STS-129 SRBs and Main EnginesCapping off a highly successful year for the Space Shuttle Program, the STS-129 flight of Atlantis last month…
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Orbcomm Recovers Quick Launch Losses with Insurance Settlement
Read more →: Orbcomm Recovers Quick Launch Losses with Insurance Settlement[12-18-09] Orbcomm received a $44.2 million insurance settlement related to its Quick Launch satellite program, which failed after…
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Anomaly Causes Second Helios 2B Launch Delay
Read more →: Anomaly Causes Second Helios 2B Launch Delay[12-18-09] Arianespace postponed the launch of the French Defense Procurement Agency’s (DGA) Helios 2B satellite a second time…
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Telesat CEO Outlines Bandwidth Supply, Policy Issues Facing FSS Operators in 2010
Read more →: Telesat CEO Outlines Bandwidth Supply, Policy Issues Facing FSS Operators in 2010[12-18-09] In 2009, Telesat focused its efforts on selling capacity aboard new satellites, culminating with a September deal…
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Intelsat Sells Ku-Band in the United Arab Emirates
Read more →: Intelsat Sells Ku-Band in the United Arab Emirates[12-18-09] Etisalat UAE signed a multi-year contract with Intelsat for Ku-Band capacity on the Intelsat 15 (IS-15) satellite,…
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Ariane 5 launches with Helios 2B spy satellite
Read more →: Ariane 5 launches with Helios 2B spy satelliteThe seventh and final Ariane 5 launch for 2009 has launched at the second attempt on Friday – following…
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SES Wins ProtoStar 2 Auction
Read more →: SES Wins ProtoStar 2 Auction[12-18-09] SES placed the winning bid in the ProtoStar 2 satellite auction, the company announced Dec. 17. …