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Archive for October 10th, 2008

SES orders Sirius 5 from Space Systems/Loral

October 10th, 2008 by

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to manufacture a new spacecraft for SES.

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Preparations under way for Ekspress MD-1 test

October 10th, 2008 by

Preparations are under way at Space Industry’s Research Center (NITs RKP) at Peresvet, Russia, for thermal-vacuum tests of the Ekspress MD-1 spacecraft.

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First image collected by GeoEye-1 released

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GeoEye, Inc. has released the first, colour half-meter ground resolution image taken from its GeoEye-1 satellite. The satellite has been undergoing calibration and check-out since it was launched on 6 September from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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Globalstar’s Singapore gateway now operational

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Globalstar, Inc. announced its newly completed gateway or ground station located in Singapore is now operational.

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OPT French Polynesia secures capacity on IS-18

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The Office des Postes et Telecommunications of French Polynesia (OPT) signed a multi-transponder contract for capacity on Intelsat’s new satellite, IS-18.

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MSV collects two more patents

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Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced that it has been awarded multiple patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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Update: GMES renamed Kopernikus

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As predicted, Polish officials have protested against renaming the European GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) programme “Kopernikus.” [The only surprise is that it took them so long.–Ed.]

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