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After being rebuffed nearly a year ago, CommScope Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Andrew Corp., including Andrew’s satellite communications group, the companies announced June 27. “We believe that the combination of Andrew and CommScope creates a strong company with long-term advantages for our…
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[Editor’s note: This article is representative of the new Web-based only Satellite Today content which formerly was delivered in the Satellite News blue sheet. Please see http://www.SatelliteToday.com for details.] The key to reducing delays and increasing safety in the aviation industry lies in the quick…
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Dextre, the special purpose dexterous manipulator developed by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. under contract from the Canadian Space Agency, has been delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) and Indiasign Pvt. Ltd., an Indian broadcast services provider and systems integrator, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to jointly launch a C-band MCPC (Multiple Channels per Carrier) platform on AsiaSat 2’s pan Asian coverage beam.
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GenCorp Inc. reported results for the second quarter ending 31 May 2007.
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Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) said that all eight Intelsat VII satellites, initially built by SS/L for Intelsat Ltd., continue healthy operations after surpassing their contracted life.
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The Lockheed Martin Space Radar team has successfully completed on-schedule an Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force, an important programme milestone that precedes the System Requirements Review.
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This week, ESA signed two key contracts with NGL Prime S.p.A. of Italy, one for the definition of launcher system concepts for the European Next Generation Launcher and the other for the development of a European Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV).
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