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Archive for April, 2007

Harris Completes Advanced EHF Navy Multiband Terminal Prototype Testing

April 6th, 2007 by

Harris Corp. has completed formal testing of its Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Navy Multiband Terminal prototype system, the company…

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Lockheed Martin Completes Reviews For GPS-3, MUOS

April 6th, 2007 by

Lockheed Martin has completed a system design review of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation GPS Space Segment — GPS Block 3, the company announced April 5. The review — an interim milestone for a $49 million contract awarded in November — validated that…

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Spacehab receives extension from NASDAQ

April 6th, 2007 by

Spacehab, Incorporated announced that it has received notification from NASDAQ that the company has been granted an additional 180-day period, or until 1 October 2007, to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s US$1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement.

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USGS defines roles for new satellite mission

April 6th, 2007 by

Scientists and engineers from the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA are moving forward in planning a successor to the Landsat 7 satellite mission.

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Lockheed completes GPS III system design review

April 6th, 2007 by

Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully completed on-schedule a system design review of the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System Space Segment programme, known as GPS Block III.

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Five Ekspress launches planned over next two years

April 6th, 2007 by

Russia will put three new communication satellites into orbit this year and another two next year, an official with the Russian Satellite Communications company (RSCC) said.

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Anik F3 pre-launch details

April 6th, 2007 by

A Proton M/Briz M is to launch Anik F3 on 9 April, 2254 UTC from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

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Russia down to two early-warning satellites

April 6th, 2007 by

A Russian early warning satellite has stopped working, leaving the country with just two operational spacecraft of this type, according to the russianforces.org web site.

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