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Archive for February 7th, 2013

First Ariane 5 launch in 2013 successful

February 7th, 2013 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Amazonas-3, Azerspace/Africasat-1a; Date: 7 February 2013, 2136 UTC; Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana. Ariane 5 deployed its passengers on a successful mission lasting just under 37 minutes.

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New Meteosats to watch lightning

February 7th, 2013 by

With Europe’s next fleet of meteorological satellites under development, a ceremony held today in Italy was an important milestone: the signature of an industrial contract for the provision of four novel lightning imagers.

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Arabsat acquires majority stake in Hellas-Sat

February 7th, 2013 by

Arabsat announced that it has signed an agreement with the Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation (“OTE”), one of the largest telecom groups in South Eastern Europe, for the acquisition of its 99.05% equity participation in Hellas-Sat Consortium Ltd (“Hellas Sat”).

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Eutelsat results H1 FY 2012-2013

February 7th, 2013 by

The Board of Directors of Eutelsat Communications approved the financial results for the half-year ending 31 December 2012.

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ViaSat Inc. results Q3 FY 2013

February 7th, 2013 by

ViaSat Inc. announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013.

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