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Archive for May 25th, 2007

Radarsat-2 Passes NRC Aerospace Test

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Radarsat-2 passed an acoustic qualification test by the National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research, the institute…

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Powerstar International Completes Purchase of Xpel Communications

May 25th, 2007 by

Powerstar International Inc., which provides network services over wireless, satellite and terrestrial platforms, completed its purchase of Xpel Communications AB, Powerstar announced May 24. Powerstar issued 1.4…

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Jaba Networks To Market SatMax System In Mexico

May 25th, 2007 by

Jaba Networks Communications of Mexico City will resell Eagle Broadband Inc.’s SatMax Iridium…

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BSkyB’s Acquisition of ITV Under Scrutiny

May 25th, 2007 by

BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV will be investigated by the U.K. Department of Trade and Industry. Alistair Darling, the secretary of state for Trade and Industry, referred the deal to the Competition Commission May 24. BSkyB acquired a stake in the commercial broadcaster in November for…

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ICO Signs Deal With ILS

May 25th, 2007 by

ICO Global Communications Ltd. signed an agreement with International Launch Services (ILS) for up to five launches from 2009 through 2011, ICO announced May 24. As part…

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ViaSat expands agreement with WildBlue

May 25th, 2007 by

ViaSat Inc. said it has expanded its relationship with WildBlue Communications through a requirements contract to supply the next 500,000 Ka-band satellite terminals to be deployed by WildBlue on its WildBlue-1 and Anik F2 satellites.

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NRC aerospace test helps qualify Radarsat-2 for Launch

May 25th, 2007 by

Canada’s National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC Aerospace) has successfully completed an acoustic qualification test on Radarsat-2.

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Starsys completes antenna pointing system for GeoEye-1

May 25th, 2007 by

SpaceDev announced that it successfully completed assembly, test and delivery of an Antenna Pointing Assembly (APA), for the ground link antenna pointing gimbal for the GeoEye-1 satellite, currently being built by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

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