Arianespace wins contract from Intelsat
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Arianespace announced that it has signed a contract with Intelsat.
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Archive for January 8th, 2009
Le Gall sees trend towards smaller satellites
January 8th, 2009 by
Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall at a press conference outlined the company’s goals for 2009 and reviewed the trends of the launch services industry.
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Boeing increases capability of UFO F-11
January 8th, 2009 by
Boeing said it successfully reconfigured the U.S. Navy’s UFO F-11 satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability.
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ICO G1 testing complete
January 8th, 2009 by
ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (ICO) announced that ICO G1 satellite In Orbit Testing (IOT) and testing of the Ground Based Beam Forming (GBBF) system for the ICO Space Segment are both now complete, and the company’s subsidiary, ICO Satellite Services G.P., has accepted the Space Segment from Space Systems/Loral.
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Venezuela to take control of Venesat 1
January 8th, 2009 by
Venezuela is to take control of its Venesat 1 satellite on 10 January, Prensa Latina reported.
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MDA gets Canadarm2 contract amendment
January 8th, 2009 by
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has increased its funding to expand the scope of the existing contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. to provide support for the Mobile Servicing System, including building a spare Latching End Effector for the Canadarm2.
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Abertis receives green light to increase Hispasat stake
January 8th, 2009 by
The Spanish government has authorised Abertis Telecom to acquire another five percent of the shares of Hispasat.
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