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Archive for December 22nd, 2006

ShifTV Enters Partnership With Sky Angel

December 22nd, 2006 by

ShifTV Inc., an Internet broadcaster of ethnic and niche programming, announced Dec. 20 an exclusive IPTV agreement with Sky Angel, a…

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Swales Completes Critical Design Review For TacSat-3 Modular Bus

December 22nd, 2006 by

Swales Aerospace has completed a critical design review for the TacSat-3 Modular Bus program, the company announced. TacSat-3 is sponsored by…

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Lockheed Martin To Conduct GPS 3 System Design Review

December 22nd, 2006 by

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract valued at about $50 million to execute a system design review for the next-generation GPS space segment, Lockheed Martin announced…

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Eutelsat Chooses Alcatel Alenia Space For W7 Satellite

December 22nd, 2006 by

Alcatel Alenia Space will manufacture the W7 satellite for Eutelsat Communications, the two companies announced Dec. 21. The spacecraft…

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Globecomm receives FTI-SAT subcontract

December 22nd, 2006 by

Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a five-year Life Cycle Support services contract from Harris Corporation valued at US$5.5 million, subject to annual funding, to sustain the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) FTI-SAT programme.

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New names for Intelsat satellites

December 22nd, 2006 by

As of 1 February 2007, Intelsat will change the names of 16 of its 51 satellites, mainly as a consequence of the company’s acquisition of PanAmSat.

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NASA tests thermal protection for aerocapture

December 22nd, 2006 by

Scientists at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center have met a critical milestone in the development of aerocapture technology, a manoeuvre that primarily uses a planet’s atmosphere to capture a spacecraft and place it in the desired orbit.

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Space Micro’s Proton100k computer launched into space

December 22nd, 2006 by

Space Micro Inc. announced that its Proton100k Space Computer was launched successfully aboard the TacSat-2 Satellite on 16 December.

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