Satellite News

Predictions regarding the amount and longevity of debris created by the collision of Kosmos 2251 and Iridium 33 get grimmer almost by the hour. In related news, it has been reported that Iridium and its subcontractor Boeing (who technically operates the satellites) in the past never acted upon collision warnings.
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Orbital says NSS 9 is ready
What’s behind the sale of Lockheed’s ILS stake?
U.S. spy satellite to crash back to Earth within weeks
Anik F3 ready for launch
Boeing gets the green light for construction of sixth WGS satellite
Apax Closes FTMSC Deal
NIGCOMSAT-1 reaches final orbit
New MSV gateways in the U.S. licensed

SES S.A. reported financial results for the twelve months ending 31 December 2008.
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Successful re-ignition of third Hayabusa ion engine
Optus won’t comment on legal action over D1 misconfiguration
Globalstar Eyes May 21 Satellite Launch
Lunar Eclipses 2001 – 2010
Iridium Unveils New North American Pricing
KVH Launches Next-Generation Maritime Broadband
ATK selects avionics contractor for Ares I first stage
Report: BT To End Goonhilly Satellite Operations

The Russian Progress M-66 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) at 0718 UTC on 13 February.
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Most powerful H-IIA so far launches phone satellite
Satlynx Ready To Help Ouranos Networks
Anaren beamforming for next-gen Globalstars
Jason-2 receives in-flight acceptance
Arianespace plans seven to eight launches per year from 2008
Air traffic restriction may point to upcoming satellite shootdown
SES orders Sirius 5 from Space Systems/Loral
Singtel to build Globalstar gateway in Singapore

Lockheed Martin Corporation reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the year 2008.
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A Lockheed Martin /Northrop Grumman team has achieved a key design milestone for a high-performance technology solution that will dramatically increase data transfer speeds in the U.S. Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT) constellation, Lockheed Martin said.
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The second of the three GLONASS-M satellites launched on 25 December 2008 has been commissioned.
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The U.S. Air Force’s second Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft was shipped on 20 January to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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The first satellite jointly developed by the Chinese and French space agencies will be launched from China in the second half of 2018.