Satellite News

SES Astra announced the launch of a new High Definition (HD) bouquet on Astra targeting the Dutch and Belgian markets.
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XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio announced that the companies have agreed not to exercise their rights to terminate the Merger Agreement prior to 15 May 2008.
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EMS Technologies, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter 2008.
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Telemetry data received from India’s remote sensing satellites Cartosat-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) indicates that all the subsystems of both spacecraft are functioning satisfactorily and the health of the satellites is normal.
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The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) received the payloads for Ekspress-AM44 and Ekspress-MD1 satellites from Thales Alenia Space.
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Lockheed Martin announced that it has achieved a major integrated test milestone on the first Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous orbit (GEO-1) spacecraft that enables the start of environmental testing in preparation for launch in late 2009.
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The Jason-2 satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, left its integration centre in Cannes for its launch site. The satellite is slated for launch on 15 June from Vandenberg Air Force Base (California, USA) by a Delta II rocket.
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The two payloads for Ariane 5’s third mission of 2008 are undergoing pre-flight checkout at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana as Arianespace maintains the accelerated launch rate for its heavy-lift workhorse vehicle this year.
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