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Archive for November 7th, 2006

Boeing Delta 4 Launches Military Weather Satellite

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A Boeing Delta 4 rocket placed a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite into…

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CRTC Upholds Ban On Combined Satellite TV-Satellite Radio Offering

November 7th, 2006 by

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) upheld its earlier ruling that Canadian satellite-TV providers cannot include satellite radio services in their offerings, the CRTC announced Nov. 3. The ruling means that…

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Nigeria Orders DMC Spacecraft From Surrey Satellite

November 7th, 2006 by

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. signed a contract with the National Space Research and Development Agency of Nigeria for a small Earth observation satellite, Surrey Satellite announced Nov. 6. Nigeriasat-2 will be based upon a new generation of small satellite technology and…

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XM Cuts Loss Third Quarter Loss

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XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. cuts its third quarter loss as revenues improved 57 percent, the company announced Nov. 6. XM lost $84 million in the 2006 third quarter, which closed Sept. 30, down from a loss of $132 million in the same period a year ago. Revenues jumped from $153…

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Raytheon receives new code from GPS satellite

November 7th, 2006 by

Raytheon Company said it achieved a key milestone on the Modernised User Equipment programme by successfully acquiring and tracking for the first time a new M-code military signal transmitted by the latest-generation global positioning system satellite.

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Americom’s IP-PRIME grows to nearly 300 channels

November 7th, 2006 by

SES Americom announced that MTV Networks, Scripps Networks, The Weather Channel, Fox News Channel and a host of popular TV and music networks have signed IP-PRIME transport agreements, taking SES Americom’s IPTV lineup to 290 channels.

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Gilat Satcom warns it will not match market expectations

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Gilat Satcom Ltd., a telecommunications operator focused on the developing world, warned that full year results will not match market expectations following a third quarter loss.

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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. results Q3 2006

November 7th, 2006 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. reported its results for the quarter ending 30 September 2006.

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