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Archive for March, 2007

ULA Successfully Launches First EELV Atlas 5

March 12th, 2007 by

An Atlas 5 rocket was launched by the United Launch Alliance for the U.S. Air Force on March 8. The booster lofted six satellites in a mission marking the first use of the Atlas for an Evolved Expendable…

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First Ariane launch of 2007 successful

March 12th, 2007 by

Rocket: Ariane 5 ECA; Payload: Skynet 5A, INSAT 4B; Date: 11 March 2007, 2203 UTC; Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket successfully placed the two satellites in orbit after a 24-hour delay.

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EADS (Astrium) results 2006

March 9th, 2007 by

European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the year 2006.

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Saab Space to supply antennas for MSV satellites

March 9th, 2007 by

Saab Space of Gothenburg, Sweden, has received an order for hundreds of antenna elements for the Mobile Satellite Venture (MSV) system satellites to be built by Boeing.

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Atlas V launches six experimental military satellites

March 9th, 2007 by

Rocket: Atlas V (401); Payload: Space Test Program 1 (STP-1); Date: 9 March 2007, 0510 UTC; Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The mission deployed the six satellites into two different low-Earth orbits.

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Latest News From Satcom Africa 2007

March 9th, 2007 by

Beginning March 13, SatelliteToday.com will bring you the latest…

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Spacenet Names Kittson For Expanded Government Services Efforts

March 9th, 2007 by

Spacenet Inc. announced that Alan Kittson has joined the company as its vice president of government…

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DirecTV Names New Executives

March 9th, 2007 by

DirecTV has promoted Derek Chang to executive vice president of content strategy and development; Dan Hartman to senior vice president of programming…

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