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Boeing on 15 June successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force, which will monitor and control the new satellite from Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
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Boeing Satellite Systems won a US$13.8 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 2 of the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed (FAST) satellite power generation and propulsion programme.
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Astrium and JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary” announced the signing of a first contract to build a major satellite integration centre that will be part of the future Kazakhstan national space centre in Astana.
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Thales Alenia Space announced the signing of a contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation for the design, development, production and delivery of nine pressurised modules for cargo transport – to include equipment, spare parts, scientific experiments and other items – to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The French Ministry of Defence recently appointed the DIRISI (Joint Directorate for Defence Infrastructure Networks and Information Systems) to notify the whole ASTEL-S market to Astrium Services.
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The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of Global Positioning System (GPS) Block IIR and IIR-M satellites, designed and built by Lockheed Martin, has accumulated 100 years of successful in-orbit operations.
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Have you considered adding a DVR (digital video recorder) to your existing satellite television package? Have you thought that a DVR is just not for you? Alternatively, have you ever wondered what the big deal is about the video recorder? There is actually quite a big deal, and you will see here all of the benefits of choosing a DVR.
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Many people do not even realize that their satellite provider offers many music channels exclusive to their company. That means you can have access to music and radio programs that are not available elsewhere. The great thing is that you can have access to music channels no matter what programming package you choose.
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