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Archive for January 30th, 2007

NSS-8 Launch Delayed Again

January 30th, 2007 by

Sea Launch has reset the launch of the NSS-8 communications satellite for SES New Skies for…

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Satellite TV Remains Popular In Saudi Arabia

January 30th, 2007 by

About 93.9 percent of households in Saudi Arabia own a satellite dish, Middle East telecoms consultancy Arab Advisors…

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TerreStar Plans Debt Offering

January 30th, 2007 by

TerreStar Networks Inc. plans to raise $450 million in funding through the sale of senior secured discount notes due in 2015, TerreStar announced Jan. 29…

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Intelsat To Sell Maryland Teleport

January 30th, 2007 by

Intelsat plans sell its Silver Spring, Md., teleport, which includes the land, facilities and six…

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XM Radio To Be Included With Windows Vista

January 30th, 2007 by

XM Radio Online will be included in Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows Vista, XM Satellite Radio announced. XM Radio Online provides more than 80 of XM’s channels and…

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Raytheon antennas perform more than twice design life

January 30th, 2007 by

A recent study says that Raytheon-designed and manufactured antennas launched on communications satellites between 1997 and 2002 are anticipated to operate well past their original eight-year in-orbit design life.

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Newest U.S. military weather satellite operational

January 30th, 2007 by

The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-17 Block 5D-3 spacecraft, built under contract for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin, has been turned over to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for operational use.

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PT Indosat plans Palapa D

January 30th, 2007 by

Telecommunications company PT Indosat will soon open a tender to build a new telecommunications satellite, Antara news agency reports.

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