Satellite News

Boeing announced that it has completed the post-launch testing and on-orbit handover of the first LightSquared satellite and Space-Based Network (SBN). The satellite system has been accepted by LightSquared and is ready to begin service.
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The NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp’s production and test facility in Boulder, Colorado.
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EchoStar Corporation plans to acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries including its main operating subsidiary, Hughes Network Systems, LLC in a transaction valued at approximately US$2 billion, including Hughes debt expected to be refinanced in connection with the transaction.
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Consumers were once considered to be unaware about their antenna needs. Times have changed when it comes to consumers’ ability to self-educate, especially with the era of advanced technology and Internet connectivity. Consumers are no longer uninformed. Terrestrial information is readily available over the Internet.
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