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Archive for August 31st, 2007

Eutelsat Signs MultiChoice Capacity Deal

August 31st, 2007 by

[8-30-07 – Satellite News Today] Eutelsat has signed a capacity deal with MultiChoice Africa for four Ku-band transponders on the Sesat 1 satellite, Eutelsat announced Aug. 30. MultiChoice, one of the…

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ITT Wins FAA’s Air Traffic Modernization Contract

August 31st, 2007 by

ITT Corp. was awarded a contract by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to lead a team to develop and deploy the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system, the company announced Aug. 30. The satellite-based program will replace the current system of ground-based radars and is a key…

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Multichoice Africa takes new capacity on Eutelsat SESAT 1

August 31st, 2007 by

Pay-TV operator MultiChoice Africa has boosted its capacity leases with Eutelsat Communications to support further expansion of its pay television and Internet services in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Dragon receives initial approval from NASA Safety Review Panel

August 31st, 2007 by

SpaceX said it has successfully completed the first of three phases of review required by NASA’s Safety Review Panel (SRP) to send its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Akari ends first phase of observations

August 31st, 2007 by

THE JAXA/ESA infrared astronomical satellite, Akari, ran out of its on-board supply of cryogen, liquid Helium on 26 August 2007, signalling the completion of observations at far-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths, including the All-Sky Survey.

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Vietnam sets up Vinasat information centre

August 31st, 2007 by

The Vietnam Telecom International Company (VTI) has set up the Vinasat Satellite Information Centre to manage and operate ground stations. The centre also will provide services related to Vinasat.

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Thales Alenia Space to deliver Giove-B satellite to ESA

August 31st, 2007 by

Thales Alenia Space plans to ship Giove-B — the second test satellite in the Galileo navigation constellation — from its plant in Rome, Italy, to the ESA-ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, the Netherlands on 3 September.

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JCSAT 11 pre-launch details

August 31st, 2007 by

A International Launch Services Proton M/Briz M is to launch JCSAT 11 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 5 September, 2243 UTC.

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