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Archive for May 10th, 2007

DirecTV Reports Revenues Up In First Quarter 2007

May 10th, 2007 by

DirecTV Group Inc. posted a profit of $336 million in the 2007 first quarter, up 43 percent from a year ago, the company announced May 9. Revenues improved 15 percent to $3.9 billion over the same period. In the 2006 first quarter, DirecTV earned $235 million on revenues of $3.4 billion. DirecTV attributed the…

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Iridium Satellite LLC results Q1 2007

May 10th, 2007 by

Iridium Satellite LLC reported financial results for the first quarter 2007.

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DirecTV results Q1 2007

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The DirecTV Group, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter 2007.

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NGA director wants control over dissemination of satellite imagery

May 10th, 2007 by

The head of the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency said that he would like the government to have some control over the way that commercial satellite imagery is used.

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Ukrainian satellite tender by the end of 2007

May 10th, 2007 by

The Ukrainian government has approved a list of priority measures aimed at setting up a national satellite communication system in Ukraine before the end of 2011.

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NASA successfully completes engine hardware tests for Ares V

May 10th, 2007 by

NASA engineers have successfully completed testing of subscale main injector hardware, an early step in development of the RS-68 engine that will power the core stage of NASA’s Ares V cargo launch vehicle.

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