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Archive for November, 2006

SES New Skies Chooses Orbital For Commercial Communications Satellite

November 22nd, 2006 by

Orbital Sciences Corp. announced Nov. 20 its selection by Netherlands-based SES New Skies to design, build and deliver the NSS-9…

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Boeing Gets Air Force Contract Worth $674 Million

November 22nd, 2006 by

The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing Co. with a $674,116,428 cost-plus-award fee contract providing for Delta 4 launch capability for the Evolved Expendable…

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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. Files For Public Offering Of Its Ordinary Shares

November 22nd, 2006 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced Nov. 21 that it and a selling stockholder plan to sell 7 million ordinary shares of stock in an underwritten public offering. In a…

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NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor May Have Ended Mission

November 22nd, 2006 by

NASA announced Nov. 21 that its Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished operations after a 10-year mission, the longest one sent to the red planet. The spacecraft…

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Astrium Wins Major Satellite Order

November 22nd, 2006 by

SES Astra has revealed details of its latest contract for a new satellite, stating that it has awarded the contract for the design and construction of its Astra-3B spacecraft…

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Gilat to sell shares

November 22nd, 2006 by

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said it plans to sell, along with a selling stockholder, 7 million ordinary shares in an underwritten public offering.

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Orbcomm Inc. results Q3 2006

November 22nd, 2006 by

Orbcomm Inc., which recently completed an initial public offering, announced third quarter financial results.

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China, India to co-operate in space

November 22nd, 2006 by

China and India have agreed “to strengthen their co-operation in the use of space-based technologies for peaceful and developmental applications,” according to a joint declaration issued after bilateral talks between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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