Satellite News

The U.S. Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing has authorised Boeing US$234 million to begin production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite.

Spacehab Inc. announced that its Astrotech subsidiary was awarded two contracts totalling US$3.2 million from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in support of the ground processing of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES O and GOES P.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed that France would be the provider of technology and official development assistance (ODA) for the Vietnam Resource Environment Disaster Satellite (VNREDSat-1).
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Northrop Grumman Corporation announced several structural actions which include streamlining the company’s organisational structure, reducing the number of sectors from seven to five.
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Orbcomm Inc. announced that it has completed a global Automatic Identification System (AIS) distribution agreement for commercial purposes with Lloyd’s Register – Fairplay (LRF).
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ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited and Alcatel-Lucent said they will be demonstrating the world’s first fully integrated satellite-terrestrial network being used to deliver mobile video and interactive two-way communications services during the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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A Glimpse at the Future of Our Sun
SpaceDev flies prototype hybrid rocket lunar lander
South Africa to set up space agency
Northrop Grumman demonstrates methane rocket engine
MBCo pulls plug on satellite multimedia service
Hotbird 8 starts in-orbit testing
Lockheed Martin results Q2 2007
Indian government approves INSAT-4G

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Arianespace announced that it has signed a contract with Intelsat.

Arianespace Chairman & CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall at a press conference outlined the company’s goals for 2009 and reviewed the trends of the launch services industry.