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Measat Global has chosen Arianespace to launch the Measat-3b satellite.Other Posts:Boeing Demonstrates Part Of Proposed TSat ArchitectureEutelsat Signs MultiChoice Capacity DealUsing Credit Cards to Pay For Subscribing Into Satellite TVNASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter achieves data MilestoneIndo-European satellite fails after in-orbit testingTen years ago: XMM-Newton launchedAstrium launches new real-time Airborne Data ServiceHYLAS 1 tests complete

Orbital Sciences Corporation announced that Antares will be the permanent operational name for the medium-class launch vehicle created by its research and development programme formerly known as Taurus II.Other Posts:NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory begins its five-year missionSix new Orbcomm satellites shipped to launch siteTV is betterWinners of the SES Astra Innovation Contest announcedRockwell Collins Introduces New Satellite TV System For Aircraft50th launch of Ariane 5 successfulQuetzsat-1 delivered to BaikonurCanal Digital Reports Slow Subscriber Additions

The Lockheed Martin team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System has delivered the programme’s pathfinder spacecraft to the company’s Denver-area facility.Other Posts:Satellite TV is Helping Americans Get More Out of Their Home EntertainmentTake Your Favorite Television Programs on the RoadNATO Modifies Globecomm Contract For GPS Tracking SystemDigiturk Platform Boosts Capacity For Pay-TV Via Eutelsat-W3AChina, India to co-operate in spaceThe first European-made satellite to cover the U.S.Excess fuel main suspect in Proton launch failureEGNOS system powered by Wind River achieves safety-critical certification

Lockheed Martin has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-2) satellite.Other Posts:Satellite TV for the Twilight FansBusiness as usual: Angara further delayedFirst AEHF satellite completes thermal vacuum testingND SatCom Names Vice President Of SalesLightSquared secures US$265 million in additional financingCroatia Added As Full Member Of EumetsatIntelsat names Kay Sears to head Intelsat GeneralLockheed Martin GPS III team shifts into CDR phase

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Astrium to manage the continued operation and exploitation of the European components of the International Space Station (ISS) as the lead partner in an industrial consortium.Other Posts:Delay of the day: RISATThe return of the space tug – thanks to Eutelsat?NASA awards thermal protection contract for OrionPolish pay-TV operator renews Hotbird contractViaSat adds ABS-7 Ka-band to services coverageIndia’s GAGAN nears completionDelay of the day: QZSS ‘Mishibiki’Orbital Express resumes unmated operations

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft successfully manoeuvred into its closest orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta today, beginning a new phase of science observations. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude averaging about 210 kilometers in the phase of the mission known as low altitude mapping orbit.Other Posts:SS/L to build Telesat’s multi-purpose Anik G1Political controversy once again hits EutelsatBrahMos Aerospace to build Indian cryo engineAdvantages and Disadvantages of Satellite TelevisionGet a Lot For Your Money With Satellite TVNorthrop Grumman to build another CERES sensorCME takes transponder at 31.5 degrees EastArianespace again posts small profit

NASA’s Curiosity rover has begun monitoring space radiation during its 8-month trip from Earth to Mars. The research will aid in planning for future human missions to the Red Planet, the agency said.Other Posts:Convenience in HD at the Click of a ButtonAfter delays, latest Japanese spy satellite launchedDelay of the day: H-2A/IGS Optical 4EchoStar Communications Corporation results Q3 2007Jam session with The Singing Satellite?Raytheon’s Delivers First ARTEMIS PayloadSES orders QuetzSat-1 from SS/LVEGA awarded ESOC navigation frame contract