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Archive for April, 2007

Human error caused loss of Mars Global Surveyor

April 14th, 2007 by

NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) orbiter appears to have succumbed to battery failure caused by a complex sequence of events involving the onboard computer memory and ground commands. The causes were released today in a preliminary report by an internal review board.

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Satellite Today Editors Blogging From NAB

April 13th, 2007 by

Beginning April 16, SatelliteToday.com will feature the…

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EVC Adds Ikonos Images To Online Store

April 13th, 2007 by

East View Cartographic (EVC) has added about 700,000 Ikonos satellite images to the online EVC Store, the…

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Transocean Renews Contract with CapRock

April 13th, 2007 by

Transocean renewed an with CapRock Communications to provide broadband communications for Transocean’s drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico…

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Turner Expands Transponder Agreement With SES Americom

April 13th, 2007 by

Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS) signed a multi-year agreement with SES Americom for two additional…

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SISLink Signs Deal With Sky News

April 13th, 2007 by

SISLink has secured a contract to supply Sky News and Five News with satellite services for the next five…

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Envivio To Supply Mobile TV Headend For Indian Pilot Program

April 13th, 2007 by

Envivio Inc. will supply a Mobile TV headend for a DVB-H pilot program operated by India’s Doordarshan, Envivio announced April 12. Doordarshan, the national television service of India, provides…

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Raytheon To Upgrade Satellite Terminal; Receives Approval For NPOESS Antenna

April 13th, 2007 by

Raytheon Company will produce upgrade kits for its Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, or SMART-T, for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps as well as Canada and the Netherlands, the company announced April…

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