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Archive for June 6th, 2007

Wanted: the Galilean rabbit

June 6th, 2007 by

“The question is where this extra money is going to come from. Is it going to come out of a hat?” — An unnamed source quoted by Thomson Financial commenting the discussion over additional public funding for Galileo

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WorldSpace results Q1 2007

June 6th, 2007 by

WorldSpace announced results for the first quarter of 2007 ending 31 March 2007.

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Japanese experimental satellite does not work as expected

June 6th, 2007 by

JAXA has given up hope to perform any meaningful experiments with the experimental satellite Kiku No. 8 (ETS VIII) that was launched in December 2006, the Yomiuri Shimbun reports.

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Lockheed Martin delivers software for SBIRS ground component

June 6th, 2007 by

The Lockheed Martin team developing the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) has successfully delivered key ground segment software to support the launch of the programme’s first geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite.

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SSTL geostationary mini-satellite platform milestone completed

June 6th, 2007 by

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL), has successfully completed its Baseline Design Review for a Geostationary Mini-satellite Platform (GMP). The EUR2.28 million pre-development project forms part of ESA’s Advanced Research in TElecommunications Systems funding stream for ESA/Industry partnerships (ARTES 4).

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Boeing completes Wideband Global SATCOM satellite tests

June 6th, 2007 by

Boeing said it has successfully completed end-to-end testing of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS, f.k.a. Wideband Gapfiller Satellite) payload command and control system, paving the way for the launch of the first WGS satellite this summer.

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