Satellite News

Arianespace said its initial Ariane 5 mission of 2009 has taken another major step closer to its 12 February lift-off with the launch vehicle’s transfer to the Final Assembly Building at Europe’s Spaceport.
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New ISRO satellite to offer cheaper connectivity
Iridium Provides Links For Weather Data System
WildBlue-1 switched on

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Boeing has received a US$75 million contract extension from the U.S. Air Force to continue risk reduction and system definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT).
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China To Launch A Second Weather Satellite
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Report: Russian Company To Build Kazsat-2
GPS IIR-16(M) pre-launch details
China Plans Satellite Navigation System
Eutelsat Hot Bird 9, W2M pre-launch details
Sea Launch to try Thuraya-3 launch again

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The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) announced that its first domestically-built satellite called “Omid” (Hope) would be sent to space by 20 March, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
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Harris Corp. To Provide Multiband Satellite Terminal For U.S. Navy
Japanese moon probe has new nickname
SpaceDev announces new low shock release mechanism
National Railways of Zimbabwe To Acquire Satellite Tracking Equipment
Intelsat, iDirect and World Vision announce SandukaNet
Antrix leases Measat-3 capacity
Globalstar Extends Simplex Service To Central America
CapRock To Provide VSAT To Otto Candies Fleet

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