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Hannover Fairs USA, Inc. and Futron Corporation recently announced results of their annual satellite industry survey conducted during the International Satellite Communications exchange (ISCe 2007). For the first time in the six years Futron has conducted the survey, it included questions targeted specifically at military, as well as industry attendees.
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SES Astra has won a contract with ITV to supply additional satellite capacity to the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster.
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COM DEV International Ltd. reported financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2007.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. would neither confirm not deny recent talks about a sale of certain of its businesses but said there currently were no discussions underway with any party about an acquisition.
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Liberty Media and EchoStar Communications will make a joint bid in the auction of satellite provider Intelsat, which ends today, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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Elbit Systems Ltd. said that according to the Israeli Ministry of Defense the recently launched Ofek 7 satellite and its systems were operational and working well.
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Universal Space Network, Inc. (USN) announced the successful conclusion of its support for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the Italian satellite COSMO-SkyMed 1.
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ESA has announced the latest in a long series of delays in the launch of its first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) “Jules Verne,” originally scheduled for late 2004.
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