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Archive for May 2nd, 2007

Qantas Unveils Aircraft Landing System

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The Qantas Group unveiled April 30 a new precision landing system that uses satellite technology to make…

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ComDev Earns Civil Space Contract

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ComDev International Ltd. announced April 30 that it has been awarded a…

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Integral To Upgrade JSAT Ground System

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Integral Systems Inc. received a contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems to upgrade JSAT…

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NDS Sees Boost In Revenue, Profits

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NDS reported revenues of $178 million in the quarter ending March 31, up 20 percent compared to the same quarter of 2006, the company announced…

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Raytheon Nets Global Broadcast Service Award

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Raytheon Co. has been awarded a $14.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to build terminals for the Global Broadcasting Service…

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Orbital Awarded Contract For IS-15 Satellite

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Orbital Sciences Corp. received a contract from Intelsat to manufacture the Intelsat-15 (IS-15) communications satellite…

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Sirius Cuts First Quarter Loss On Record Revenues

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Sirius Satellite Radio recorded a record $204 million in revenues in the 2007 first quarter, a 61 percent increase from revenues of $126.7 million for the same period in 2006, the…

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Fraunhofer to develop ‘blueprint’ for European WorldSpace receiver

May 2nd, 2007 by

WorldSpace Satellite Radio has signed a contract with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, part of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany, to develop a receiver reference design (or engineering blueprint) for the European market.

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