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Archive for April 10th, 2007

EMS to offer commercial anti-jam antenna solutions

April 10th, 2007 by

EMS Technologies, Inc. announced that its Defense and Space Systems (D&SS) Division will offer anti-jam antenna solutions to the commercial space sector.

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EMS to provide RF power distribution networks for Globalstar II

April 10th, 2007 by

Alcatel Alenia Space has awarded EMS Technologies, Inc. a contract valued at more than US$5 million to supply RF transmitter power-combining assemblies for the communications payload of Globalstar II.

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Hotbird 2 apparently not damaged

April 10th, 2007 by

Eutelsat Communications said that the recent Hotbird 2 anomaly was caused by a solar flare fallout, which however does not appear to have damaged the satellite permanently.

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Soyuz TMA-10 launched, docked with ISS

April 10th, 2007 by

Rocket: Soyuz FG; Payload: Soyuz TMA-10; Date: 7 April 2007, 1731 UTC; Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The manned transport spacecraft was successfully placed on the target orbit for another mission to the International Space Station.

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