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Archive for January 17th, 2007

U-blox Delivers 5 Millionth GPS Receiver To Mobile Crossing

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U-blox America Inc. delivered its 5 millionth GPS receiver to…

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Camping World To Offer Latest King Control HD-Ready Antennas

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Camping World will sell and service King Controls’ new King-Dome line of high definition-ready automatic and in-motion satellite…

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Al Majd Satellite TV Reaches 200,000 Subscriber Mark

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Al Majd Satellite TV, an Arabic entertainment and news channel, has surpassed 200,000 subscribers, the company announced Jan. 15. The…

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Six Satellite Industry Leaders Chosen For Hall Of Fame

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The Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) will induct six members into its Satellite Hall of Fame during a Feb. 20 ceremony preceding the annual SSPI Gala which coincides with the…

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NASA Boosts Contract With MDA By $28 Million

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NASA has increased the value of its Canadarm shuttle remote manipulator system contract with MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), the…

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Starchaser Industries Wins ESA Contract

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Starchaser Industries was awarded a study contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the detailed assessment of the company’s Thunderstar/Starchaser 5A space tourism reusable launch vehicle, Starchaser…

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Indonesia, Malaysia mull mutual satellite landing rights

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Indonesia and Malaysia are holding discussions on an agreement that would grant reciprocal landing rights for the two countries’ satellites.

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Comtech equipment for DirecTV uplinks

January 17th, 2007 by

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced that its subsidiary Comtech EF Data Corp. received an order for approximately US$1.0 million from DirecTV.

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