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The Astra 1L satellite has been deployed to its final orbital position at 19.2 degrees East to begin…
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TerreStar Networks Inc. is establishing a pilot project for deployment and testing of its wireless broadband and telecommunications services to…
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. received a contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an evaluation of the capabilities of the Radarsat-2 satellite, including a study of operating a second satellite in tandem with radar imagery spacecraft, MacDonald Dettwiler announced…
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BSkyB added 259,000 broadband customers in the company’s 2007 fourth quarter, bringing the total number of subscribers to 716,000, the company announced July 11. BSkyB launched its Sky Broadband offerings in 2006 following the acquisition of…
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Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. announced that it is providing a SkyEdge broadband satellite network to SatCom Networks Africa Ltd. (SatCoNet), a Tanzanian public data communications operator.
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DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, announced that it has completed its acquisition of SWE-DISH Satellite Systems AB.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. has been selected and authorised to start work on a US$9.5 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force in an extensive evaluation of Radarsat-2 capabilities.
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The Astra 1L broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin and launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 May, is now operational for SES Astra, following successful on-orbit deployment and checkout of all spacecraft systems.
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