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Archive for November 30th, 2007

Australia marks launch of first satellite

November 30th, 2007 by

Australia celebrated the 40th anniversary of the launching of its first satellite.

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Globecomm subsidiary receives VSAT order

November 30th, 2007 by

Globecomm Network Services Corporation (GNSC) has been awarded a blanket indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to US$10 million from an unnamed global multilateral organisation.

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Algerian DTT to be distributed via Atlantic Bird 3

November 30th, 2007 by

Eutelsat Communications said it has inked a contract for capacity on its Atlantic Bird 3 satellite with Telediffusion d’Algerie (TDA) to broadcast Algeria’s national Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) package of television and radio channels.

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Spain blocks Galileo deal at EU transport ministers meeting

November 30th, 2007 by

Spain is blocking a deal on dividing up contracts on the EU’s Galileo satellite navigation project as it seeks a key role in the project, European sources said according to news reports.

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EaglePicher ships first Li-Ion batteries for comsats

November 30th, 2007 by

EaglePicher Technologies, LLC announced it has shipped its first two orders for lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries to Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC).

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COM DEV to supply components for satellite constellation

November 30th, 2007 by

COM DEV International Ltd. been awarded a contract to provide advanced payload electronics for a major commercial satellite constellation.

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Second STSS satellite completes thermal vacuum testing

November 30th, 2007 by

The second of two Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS, formerly SBIRS Low) demonstration satellites being built by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing.

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Spacehab submits NASA COTS proposal

November 30th, 2007 by

Spacehab, Incorporated said it has submitted a formal proposal response to NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) Phase 1 Demonstrations Request for Proposal (RFP) based on the Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilisation Spacecraft (ARCTUS) design.

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