Satellite News

Transmission of 150 satellite TV channels in China was interrupted on 9 February owing to satellite problems, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said.
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MDA to upgrade WorldView image processing systems
CapRock closes Arrowhead acquisition
GeoEye secures insurance for GeoEye-1
Last launch in 2007: Proton lofts three navigation satellites
NASA engineers complete engine test series for J-2X
Spacehab submits NASA COTS proposal
SS/L to build Telesat’s Nimiq 5
Ciel gets preliminary green light for six satellite slots

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Jordanian and Kuwaiti companies have announced the launch of a new satellite operator for the MENA (Middle East, North Africa) region.
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iDirect Opens New Middle East/Africa Headquarters
Russia’s Teleport-Services To Use Gilat’s Skyedge Broadband For University System
Larry Boisvert appointed new CSA President
Space Agencies Unveil Exploration Strategy Framework
KSC facility upgraded for Orion
EchoStar Goes For Proton
Eaglepicher To Furnish Lockheed Martin With Batteries
Worldspace Stock Hits 52-Week Low Due To Disappointing Subscriber Growth

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TerreStar Europe Limited, a European mobile communications provider and an indirect, majority-owned subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation, announced that it has submitted a filing to the European Commission certifying that it had complied with the Critical Design Review milestone of the Pan-European 2GHz MSS S-band selection and spectrum authorisation process.
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Telenor Satellite Services Unveils Emergency Communications Response Kit
RRSat Global Communications Network Ltd. results 2007
YES3 call for proposals
Boeing, Lockheed Martin To Submit Proposals for GPS 3
Intelsat’s GlobalConnex lands in Brazil
Glentel Launches Satellite Hub
Swift loses orientation, put in safe mode
Radio glitch delays Phoenix schedule by one day

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ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited announced that J. Timothy Bryan, chief executive officer and board member of ICO Global and its subsidiaries, has resigned from his officer and board positions.
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Loral receives NASDAQ staff determination notice
TDRS-1 completes 25 years in orbit
Integral Systems’ IPS to support JCSAT-12
SpaceDev awarded contract from Space Systems/Loral
Spacenet Hires Andreas Georghiou as CEO
Microsats successfully collaborate in space
CBERS-2B to undergo environmental tests
Radyne to buy AeroAstro

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After decades of endless announcements but no action Iran has finally managed to independently build and launch a micro-satellite. But apart from that not much seems to have changed; official announcements usually still range from vague to nonsensical. No wonder western media reports sometimes aren’t much better, either.
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SkyPort Partners With Comdex To Provide Secure Communications Services
China launches two satellites
GenCorp (Aerospace and Defense) results Q3 FY 2006
Launch date for Rascom 1 and Horizons 2
Czech Republic accedes to the ESA Convention
RRSat selects Scopus platforms for video over IP projects
Boeing Wins Air Force Contract
CALIPSO team honoured with NASA Group Achievement Award

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Rocket: Delta II 7320-10C; Payload: NOAA-19 [NOAA-N Prime, NOAA-N’]; Date: 6 February 2008, 1022 UTC; Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. Following a 65 minute flight, the weather satellite was deployed on its mission to improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world.

Boeing said it has successfully completed initial satellite testing and demonstrated end-to-end mission functionality of the ground and space systems of the integrated Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system.

The GPS Next-Generation Control Segment Squadron (OCX) recently completed two System Design Reviews (SDR) and two Modernised Capability Engineering Model (MCEM) demonstrations with contractors Raytheon and Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement.