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Archive for June, 2007

DirecTV 10 pre-launch details

June 7th, 2007 by

The DirecTV 10 spacecraft has arrived at the Yubileiny airport of the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

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Astrium to build Hispasat’s second American satellite

June 7th, 2007 by

Astrium has been awarded a contract by Hispasat to design and build Amazonas-2.

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Microspace Partners with Vista Satellite Communications

June 6th, 2007 by

Microspace Communications (Microspace) has entered into a strategic…

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C2SAT Appoints Telemar Scandinavia AB Global Service Partner

June 6th, 2007 by

C2SAT and Telemar Scandinavia AB have signed a global service level agreement, C2SAT announced…

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Advantech Demonstrates DVB-RCS VSAT Terminal

June 6th, 2007 by

In collaboration with Hakusan Corp. and JSAT Corp., Advantech Satellite Networks has demonstrated the industry’s first DVB-RCS VSAT terminal operating in a mesh topology…

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Boeing Completes Critical Wideband Global SatCom Satellite Tests

June 6th, 2007 by

Boeing Co. has completed end-to-end testing of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) payload command and control system in preparation for the launch of the first WGS satellite this summer, Boeing announced June 5. During the tests, the newly installed WGS ground…

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Surrey Reaches Milestone For Geostationary Mini-Satellite Platform

June 6th, 2007 by

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) completed its baseline design review for a geostationary mini-satellite platform, the company announced June 5. The…

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Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics Gain Defense Contracts

June 6th, 2007 by

Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp. and General Dynamics C4 Systems have both been awarded multi-million, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modifications, the…

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