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Archive for March 6th, 2008

SUIRG: satellite and WiMax not compatible

March 6th, 2008 by

The Satellite Users Interference Reduction Group (SUIRG) has released the formal findings of a field test on the compatibility of Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) and WiMAX services sharing the C-band spectrum. The test conclusively demonstrated that WiMax communications pose a significant interference threat to satellite signals transmitted in the C-band frequency, the non-profit group said.

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COM DEV successfully completes airborne AIS trials

March 6th, 2008 by

COM DEV International Ltd. said it has successfully completed the airborne validation trials of its advanced Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver solution.

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China to launch new meteorological satellite in May

March 6th, 2008 by

China will launch its first next-generation polar orbiting weather satellite in May, Xinhua news agency reported.

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GLAST arrives in Florida to prepare for launch

March 6th, 2008 by

NASA’s Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, has arrived at the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center to begin final preparations for launch.

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