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Archive for May, 2007

NRC aerospace test helps qualify Radarsat-2 for Launch

May 25th, 2007 by

Canada’s National Research Council Institute for Aerospace Research (NRC Aerospace) has successfully completed an acoustic qualification test on Radarsat-2.

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Starsys completes antenna pointing system for GeoEye-1

May 25th, 2007 by

SpaceDev announced that it successfully completed assembly, test and delivery of an Antenna Pointing Assembly (APA), for the ground link antenna pointing gimbal for the GeoEye-1 satellite, currently being built by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.

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Five Protons may launch 10 ICO satellites

May 25th, 2007 by

ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited has signed a Launch Services and Dual Launch Study Agreement with ILS International Launch Services (ILS).

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DISA Approves ViaSat Modem

May 24th, 2007 by

ViaSat Inc.’s MD-1366 Enhanced Bandwidth Efficient Modem (EBEM) has been certified by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency…

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Airborne Systems To Design Parachutes For SpaceX Rocket

May 24th, 2007 by

Airborne Systems received a contract to provide the parachute recovery systems for Space Exploration…

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Telenor Seeks To Withdraw From Nasdaq

May 24th, 2007 by

Telenor ASA will delist from the Nasdaq because the cost of meeting compliance requirements “outweigh the benefits of…

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ND Satcom, Interactive Technologies Implement Telemedicine Network

May 24th, 2007 by

ND Satcom and Interactive Technologies have launched Bulgaria’s first satellite-based telemedicine network, ND Satcom announced May 23…

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SkyPort Acquisition Of RAMTelecom Called Off

May 24th, 2007 by

SkyPort Global Communications Inc. and RAMTelecom Inc. agreed to terminate the proposed acquisition of RAMTelecom by SkyPort, the companies announced May 22. SkyPort signed a letter of intent in February to purchase RAMTelecom Inc. and had…

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