Satellite News

The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-14, provided its first visible full disk image of Earth on 27 July.
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Protostar Secures Series B Funding; Appoints Chairman
Azerbaijan to sign AzerSat contracts this year
Astra 1M launch date set
Eutelsat 2007 survey of satellite and cable homes
Bulldog Technologies, Put To Sleep?
Cartosat-2A and IMS-1 cameras switched on
Futron Appoints Peggy Slye To Lead Space And Telecommunications Division
Starchaser, PTC Renew Partnership

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.has signed a contract for C$4.6 million (EUR3.0 million, US$4.3 million) to provide Radarsat-2 satellite imagery to the European Space Agency.
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COSMO-SkyMed Spacecraft Ready For Launch
Business as usual: Angara further delayed
GPS demo payload arrives
CrIS passes structural test
Harris Corporation uplinks to Milstar via AEHF terminal
NAB Urges XM, Sirius To Pull Wireless Transmitters, Stop Signal Bleed
GLAST arrives in Florida to prepare for launch
SES New Skies Signs African Deal

India and the USA have signed a (TSA) that will enable launches of some U.S. satellites aboard Indian rockets.
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MetOp Launch Postponed For Fourth Time
Lawsuit against XM dismissed
Delay of the day: Kaguya
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (Space Systems) results Q3 FY 2009
Fuel cell problem delays Atlantis launch
Chellomedia Seeks Interactive Advertising Boost
CSSI’s SOCRATES-GEO adds 100th satellite
New regional platforms on Intelsat

The European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (EADS) reported financial results for the first half of 2009.
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Planck instrument integration about to begin
Thrane & Thrane Seeks To Buy Nera Satcom
Feed array issues ‘could delay’ TerreStar 1
Satellite Data Show 2004 Sumatra Earthquake Changed Gravity in the Region
First commercial ULA Atlas V launches ICO G1, sets payload record
Dnepr launch delayed three more weeks
NASA creates web site for first Ares test flight
High Growth Rates for hybrid STBs predicted

Orbital Sciences Corporation reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2009.
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Study Predicts Growth in Commercial Transponder Demand To Hit $8.4 Billion by 2011
LEO collision risk up after Chinese ASAT test
MSV Appoints Vice President Of Enterprise Operations
Boeing submits Ares I upper stage production proposal
Astrium to use India’s PSLV for satellite launches
EC proposes Galileo be paid with unused funds
Sirius’ new radio satellite arrives at Baikonur
Mars gets wet, thanks to SpaceDev

Integral Systems, Inc. has warned that third quarter results are expected to be below management’s expectations.
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Telstra Orders $3.5 Million Iridium-Based Systems from Beam Communications
Planck starts manoeuvre aimed at L2 arrival
GeoEye Receives U.S. Government Awards
Delta IV Heavy to launch NROL-15 spy satellite
Iridium Appoints Campbell As Executive VP
Arianespace Receives Contract For Globalstar Second-Generation Constellation
No, Mars Won’t Look as Big as the Moon in August
India may quit Galileo over security concerns — report

Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments and Virgin Group announced that they have agreed to enter a strategic partnership, which will see Aabar take an equity stake in the commercial spaceline Virgin Galactic. More important in the context of this newsletter: Virgin Galactic may also launch satellites.
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Galaxy 19 delivered to Sea Launch Home Port
Omid 1 burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
Atlantis gets additional September launch opportunity
FTC gives clearance to United Launch Alliance
Lockheed Martin completes sale of ILS
STSS satellites complete acoustic tests
NASA Taps Telenor, Verso To Modernize Satellite Communications
Space Micro’s Proton100k Computer Reaches Space

The NFL season is fast approaching, and that means a financial decision is in order for many hardcore fans. No I’m not referring to those who buy season tickets for their favorite team. This is the time of year that many have to decide whether the NFL Sunday Ticket package is in their budget. Lets take a look at a few of the frequently asked questions about this popular package.
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NASA Adds Platforms To Rapid 2 Stable
Iridium Seeks Information For Next-Generation Satellite System
Eutelsat moves, renames damaged satellite — again
Proton crashes shortly after lift-off
Advantech squeezes 155.52 Mbps into 36 MHz bandwidth
Hughes to provide Globalstar with ground network and terminal chips
Eleventh EchoStar in orbit
Integral Systems, Inc. results Q2 FY 2009

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