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Bentley Walker, a U.K.-based satellite solutions provider, has purchased an HX System Network Operations Center as a compact satellite solution for smaller networks, Hughes Networks Systems announced July 23. The HX System’s bandwidth management features…
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In preparation for an October launch of the Thuraya 3 satellite, Sea Launch is awaiting delivery of the replacement for a gas, or flame, deflector for its Odyssey Launch Platform, the company announced July 23. Built by the Design Bureau for Transport Machinery of Moscow, Sea Launch’s prime contractor…
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EADS Astrium won a contract from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to develop concepts for a new upper stage of Europe’s Vega rocket, EADS Astrium announced July 23. Vega, a small launch vehicle being developed by the Italian Space Agency under contract to the European Space Agency, is scheduled for its…
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The first U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System Block IIR (GPS IIR) satellite, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin, has surpassed its 10-year design life of on-orbit service.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded a contract to British company DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii) to provide satellite imagery of 38 countries in Europe.
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EMS Technologies, Inc. said it recently completed delivery of key anti-jamming hardware to Northrop Grumman for installation on the payloads for Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) programme.
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Lockheed Martin announced that the payload for the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing.
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The U.S. Air Force’s first Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS, formerly known as Wideband Gapfiller Satellite) spacecraft (SV-1) was shipped to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 20 July. From the site, it was transported to the Astrotech Space Facility in Titusville, Florida/USA, for post-shipment processing.
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