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Orbcomm Inc. said it has completed an agreement with Lloyd’s List Intelligence (previously Lloyd’s MIU) for Satellite AIS data [i.e. ship tracking] services.
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There are a lot of reasons why you should use satellite over cable. This article gives four reasons why.
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Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) said the static test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 9 March was automatically aborted because of a rather simple problem.
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Thales Alenia Space announced that it has started the development of Sentinel 1B and 3B Earth observation satellites in its Italian and French facilities. These contracts have been awarded to Thales Alenia Space in December 2009, worth EUR270 million, by the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme.
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Three scientific instruments to fly on the FASTSAT-HSV01 satellite recently passed a series of final tests to prove their readiness for spaceflight. Known as MINI-ME, PISA and TTI, these instruments were conceived and built at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and were integrated to the satellite and tested at NASA’s Marshall Spaceflight Center.
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Loral Space & Communications Inc. reported its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ending 31 December 2009.
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Globalstar, Inc. announced its operational and financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ending 31 December 2009.
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COM DEV International Ltd. announced first quarter financial results for the three month period ending 31 January 2010.
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