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Archive for July, 2006

ISRO Forms Committee To Review GSLV Failure

July 17th, 2006 by me

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Narayana will head a failure analysis committee to investigate…

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Air Force Awards ATK $21 Million Contract

July 17th, 2006 by me

The U.S. Air Force awarded ATK Space Systems Inc. a contact to develop automated composite production…

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AGT, Skyport Partner On Emergency Communication Solutions

July 17th, 2006 by me

Applied Global Technologies (AGT) partnered with Skyport International Inc. on joint contract awards with several National Guard states and emergency…

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Spacedev Awarded MUOS Contract

July 17th, 2006 by me

Lockheed Martin awarded Spacedev a contract to supply components for the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) program, Spacedev announced July 12. Under the initial award, Spacedev…

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Comtech Subsidiary Receives Order For Communication Transceivers

July 17th, 2006 by me

Comtech Mobile Datacom Corp. received a $2.4 million order for its satellite data communications transceivers, parent company Comtech…

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Iridium Doubles Customer Base

July 17th, 2006 by me

Iridium Satellite announced July 12 its satellite communications customer base in the aviation market…

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Raytheon Wins Navy, Air Force Contracts

July 17th, 2006 by me

Raytheon Co. won a contract from the U.S. Navy to provide mission support systems to satellite communications terminals, the company announced July 13. Under the five-year, $75 million contract, Raytheon will maintain and upgrade the service’s terminals…

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NDS CEO Still Confident About Satellite Prospects

July 17th, 2006 by me

NDS, a conditional access and middleware vendor, believes the satellite market will present strong revenue generating opportunities for the company going forward, the company’s CEO said. NDS works with some of the biggest satellite pay-TV operators, including BSkyB, DirecTV, and most recently Germany’s…

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