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Archive for January, 2007

Construction of first Vinasat ground station started

January 6th, 2007 by

State-owned Vietnam Post and Telecom Group, which has commissioned Vinasat 1 — the country’s first satellite — has begun building a satellite control station in the northern Ha Tay province.

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Indonesia’s PT Telkom looks east for new bird

January 6th, 2007 by

Indonesian state-owned telecommunications company PT. Telkom said it is studying possibility of ordering new telecommunication satellite from Chinese or Russian manufacturers, citing lower prices as main reason.

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SS/L gets contract for ChinaSat-8 modification

January 6th, 2007 by

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has been awarded a contract to modify the former ChinaSat-8 and deliver the high-power satellite to ProtoStar Ltd. for an expected launch in 2008.

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NASA completes requirements review for Ares I

January 6th, 2007 by

NASA has completed the Ares I crew launch vehicle system requirements review — the first such milestone for a U.S. human-rated launch vehicle system in more than 30 years.

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Hisdesat Wins Belgian Military Communications Contract

January 5th, 2007 by

Hisdesat has entered a contract with the Belgium Ministry of Defense to provide X-band communications services using the Xtar-Eur and Spainsat satellites. The ministry ordered fixed capacity…

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Globecomm Receives Government Contract

January 5th, 2007 by

Globecomm Systems Inc. announced Jan. 3 that it has been awarded contracts valued at $3.4…

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GOES Satellite Completes On-Orbit Testing

January 5th, 2007 by

Boeing announced Jan. 3 that the first of three advanced Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) has…

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SkyVision Picks iDirect To Pitch Satellite Capacity To VNO Customers

January 5th, 2007 by

SkyVision, a provider of Internet services over satellite and terrestrial fiber optic systems, has chosen iDirect to…

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