Satellite News

Boeing announced that the U.S. Air Force has placed the first Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite into operation over the Pacific Ocean region.
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Alliant Techsystems (ATK) said it was today informed that the Canadian Minister of Industry has disapproved the sale of Canadian-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ Information Systems and Geospatial Services businesses to ATK.
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Genesis I, the first test module launched by commercial space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace, has completed its 10,000th orbit around the Earth. The unmanned module is about to start its third year in space since its 12 July 2006 launch.
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NASA engineers have successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA’s Constellation Program.
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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan’s Space & Communications Group, European Mobile Satellite TV Markets, finds that the market earned revenues of US$1.92 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach US$3,273.9 million in 2014.
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SES Astra has signed an agreement for an additional transponder on its new prime orbital position – 23.5 degrees East – for the Czech Pay-TV platform CS Link.
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Orbcomm Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2008.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced financial results for the first quarter 2008.
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