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Archive for March 5th, 2014

GMI instrument begins operations onboard GPM

March 5th, 2014 by

The Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager started to spin at its normal rate today and collect science data on Earth’s rain and snowfall.

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TSi completes 2nd MEOSAR ground station for NOAA

March 5th, 2014 by

Techno-Sciences, Inc. (TSi) announced the successful installation of the second COSPAS-SARSAT Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) satellite Ground Station for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. government agency responsible for the U.S. SARSAT programme.

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Intrasky combines Eutelsat Ka-band capacity with Newtec technology

March 5th, 2014 by

Intrasky, a satellite service provider in the Middle East and Africa, has selected Ka-band capacity on the Eutelsat 8 West C satellite.

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EL AL first customer in Europe for ViaSat in-flight Internet

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EL AL has agreed to be the launch customer in Europe for Exede In The Air in-flight Internet service from ViaSat Inc.

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TVA to develop small payload return capsule for NASA

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Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC (TVA) has been awarded a contract by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) for development of a prototype small payload return capsule.

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