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Archive for May, 2008

Romantis on Intelsat 15

May 14th, 2008 by

Romantis GmbH, a European satellite capacity trader providing satellite transmission services for European, African and Asian markets, signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for capacity on the Intelsat system to expand its service offering into the CIS, EU and the Middle East.
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EchoStar Corporation results Q1 2008

May 14th, 2008 by

EchoStar Corporation reported financial results for the first quarter 2008.
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ViaSat Inc. results FY 2008

May 14th, 2008 by

ViaSat Inc. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. results Q1 2008

May 14th, 2008 by

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. reported financial results for the three months ending 31 March 2008.
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EchoStar stops construction of mobile multimedia satellite

May 14th, 2008 by

EchoStar Corp. said it was suspending the construction of the CMBStar satellite, apparently owing to technical problems.
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Lockheed expected to win first GPS III contract, WSJ

May 14th, 2008 by

Lockheed Martin Corp is likely to win a contract over Boeing to build the first GPS III navigation satellites for the U.S. military, the Wall Street Journal said today, citing people familiar with the contract.
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Texting costs more astronomical than astronomy

May 13th, 2008 by

A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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SES Americom President and CEO resigns

May 13th, 2008 by

SES Americom announced that President and CEO, Edward D. Horowitz, has resigned from the company to pursue opportunities with Global Entertainment and Media Holdings Corporation.
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