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A Russian Dnepr rocket operated by Kosmotras lifted Germany’s TerraSAR-X radar satellite into orbit June 15, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Kosmotras announced. TerraSAR-X, manufactured by EADS Astrium under contract…
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The Selonological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) satellite, also known as Kayuga, is scheduled to be launched aboard…
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SES Astra and Verhaert Space received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to maintain and operate a satellite ground station in Redu, Belgium, the companies announced June 15. To perform work under a 10-year contract, Verhaert, part of…
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ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts worth not more than $19 million for the U.S. Navy’s Multifunctional Information Distribution…
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Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has named its first eight service distribution partners to support the launch of its new satellite…
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Clearwire Corp. signed distribution agreements with DirecTV and EchoStar Communications Corp. to allow the direct-to-home satellite operators’ offering Clearwire’s high-speed Internet service, Clearwire announced June 14. “Being able to offer services on the Clearwire network will give our customers another…
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Arabsat has selected a consortium of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build their 5th Generation satellites. A firm contract for the two first satellites, Arabsat-5A and Badr-5, was signed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 16 June 2007.
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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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