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Archive for April, 2007

Pegasus XL puts NASA’s AIM in orbit

April 26th, 2007 by

Rocket: Pegasus XL; Payload: AIM (Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere); Date: 25 April 2007, 2026 UTC; Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. The spacecraft separated from the rocket 10 minutes, 20 seconds after ignition as planned.

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SkyWave, Aztech Unveil Satellite Text Messaging System

April 25th, 2007 by

SkyWave Mobile Communications and Aztech Associates Inc. have developed the Spike messaging display…

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Telenor Expands Mobile Satellite Equipment Portfolio

April 25th, 2007 by

Telenor Satellite Services added the Addvalue Communications Wideye Sabre-1 Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN)…

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Orbital Rocket Delivers NFIRE Satellite

April 25th, 2007 by

Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Minotaur 1 rocket launched the Near Field InfraRed Experiment (NFIRE) spacecraft for the Missile Defense Agency…

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Globecomm To Acquire GlobalSat Division Of Lyman Bros.

April 25th, 2007 by

Globecomm Systems Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the GlobalSat division of Lyman…

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Mitsubishi, Arianespace Join For Launch Services

April 25th, 2007 by

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Arianespace have agreed to combine their commercial satellite launch services…

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Thales Alenia Space Wins Telenor Deal

April 25th, 2007 by

Thales Alenia Space received a contract from Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS to manufacture the Thor 6 satellite, the companies April 24. Thor 6 will be based on the…

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Globalstar Simplex services now available in Central America

April 25th, 2007 by

Globalstar, Inc. said it has launched Globalstar Simplex data service to customers throughout Central America and the surrounding maritime region.

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