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SES Americom announced the commercial availability of its Internet protocol television (IPTV) solution, IP-PRIME, an end-to-end and turnkey IPTV solution for telecommunications companies.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has entered into a US$775,000 agreement with the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to assess the change detection potential enabled by Radarsat-2 imagery.
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The winner of the latest Intelsat auction is BC Partners Ltd. The European private equity firm has agreed to buy a majority of the shares of Intelsat Ltd.’s parent company, Intelsat Holdings, Ltd.
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The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics , a US$6.4 million contract modification to continue work on the Alternative Infrared Satellite System (AIRSS) programme.
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Lockheed Martin said it is poised to deliver two spacecraft in the third quarter of 2007 for two customers, the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and the JSAT Corporation (JSAT), both based in Japan.
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Through three new Space Act agreements, NASA is expanding cooperation with companies interested in commercialising access to space. The companies are developing capabilities to transport goods and people to low Earth orbit.
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A contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will allow Northrop Grumman Corporation to continue technology development for the Upper Stage Engine Technology (USET) programme, the company said.
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The contract for purchase of the first four Soyuz ST rockets to be launched from the Guiana Space Center starting in 2009 was inked today.
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