Satellite News

NASA has designated the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to fly aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II Heavy rocket.
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Kopin Corp., a provider of heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) wafers for cellular phones and wireless local area networks, announced that it has been selected for the award of a US$600,000 solar cell development contract from NASA.
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Loral Space & Communications Inc. announced that it has received notice from NASDAQ that the company has regained compliance with NASDAQ’s filing requirement.
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The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) of Pakistan’s Planning Commission has approved what was described as the indigenous development of a communications satellite.
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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that Radarsat-2 completed its commissioning on 25 April 2008 and fully transitioned into commercial operations to deliver advanced radar images of the Earth.
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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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