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Archive for March 20th, 2007

Iridium Marks Progress In Maritime Market

March 20th, 2007 by

Iridium Satellite has appointed OTESAT-Maritel as an authorized service provider, Iridium announced March 16. A satellite communications equipment and services provider to the Greek and international maritime markets…

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GlobeCast To Manage MobiTV Content Ingestion

March 20th, 2007 by

MobiTV has hired GlobeCast to manage content ingestion to support live-TV delivery to MobiTV’s mobile and…

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Telesat Canada Hired To Launch Vietnamese Satellite

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Telesat Canada has signed a contract to aid in the launch of Vietnam’s first telecommunications satellite, according to Vietnamese state news service TTXVN. Under the contract, signed in Ottawa March 16 with Vietnam’s…

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Inmarsat Funding CIP Canada Acquisition Of Stratos

March 20th, 2007 by

CIP Canada Investment Inc. will acquire Stratos Global Corp., the largest distributor of Inmarsat services, in a deal funded in part by Inmarsat, the companies announced March…

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Fifth anniversary of first commercial Rokot launch

March 20th, 2007 by

On 17 March 2002 Russia-built lightweight Rokot rocket blasted off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, in Northern Russia, carrying two NASA/DLR science Grace spacecraft. The twin GRACE satellites were successfully deployed into a near polar orbit.

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Stratos to be acquired by CIP Canada; Inmarsat has call option

March 20th, 2007 by

Stratos Global Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by CIP Canada Investment Inc. (”CIP Canada”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Investment Partners Limited (”CIP”), a professional investment company with a focus on satellite services.

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Sea Launch explosion costly for insurers

March 20th, 2007 by

The loss of NSS-8 and its Zenit 3SL launch vehicle in an explosion on Sea Launch’s ocean-going launch platform is to cost insurers more than US$250 million, according to Best’s Review.

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Eutelsat moves, renames damaged satellite — again

March 20th, 2007 by

The Eurobird 4 (formerly known as Eurobird 10, formerly known as Hotbird 3) satellite of Eutelsat Communications has initiated commercial service at the group’s 4 degrees East position.

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