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Archive for December, 2006

WildBlue-1, AMC-18 pre-launch details

December 6th, 2006 by

An Ariane 5 ECA is to launch two U.S. communications satellites on 8 December within a launch window that extends from 2208 to 2251 UTC.

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XM To Offer Hanukkah Channel Amid Holiday Programming

December 5th, 2006 by

Concurrent to the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, XM Radio will offer Radio Hanukkah, a national…

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China To Launch A Second Weather Satellite

December 5th, 2006 by

The People’s Republic of China will launch its second geostationary orbit meteorological satellite, Fengyun-2D, Dec. 8, according to…

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Norsat Reaches Agreement with Former CEO

December 5th, 2006 by

Norsat International Inc. has reached an agreement with Bill Coyne, the…

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Arabsat, Nilesat Create Media Gateway

December 5th, 2006 by

Two of the Middle East’s leading satellite operators, Arabsat and Nilesat, have joined forces in the Middle…

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Intelsat Renews China TV Contract For Global Programming Distribution

December 5th, 2006 by

China Central Television (CCTV), the national broadcaster of the People’s Republic of China, has renewed a multiyear contract with Intelsat…

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Arianespace To Launch South Korean Satellite

December 5th, 2006 by

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has chosen Arianespace to launch the Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite-1 (COMS-1)…

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Alcatel Alenia Space To Build Globalstar Constellation

December 5th, 2006 by

Alcatel Alenia Space signed a contract to design, manufacture and deliver Globalstar Inc.’s second-generation constellation of 48 satellites, the companies…

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