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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. announced that it has received the initial payment due under the US$254 million contract for the provision of a communication satellite system to the National Space Agency of Ukraine.
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Astrium Space Transportation and ESA have signed a EUR35 million contract for the full development of the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) for the International Space Station (ISS). This contract follows on from several years of pre-development under the prime contractorship of Astrium.
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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Harris Corporation to develop the antenna system that will support NOAA’s next generation geostationary satellite series, GOES-R.
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OHB Technology AG has acquired 100 percent of the shares of Thales Alenia Space Antwerp N.V., Antwerp, Belgium, from Thales Alenia Space France SAS.
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Proton on 16 July celebrated the 45th anniversary of its first flight. Originally named UR-500, the rocket later took on the name Proton in homage of its first three payloads. Its first payload, the satellite “Proton-1,” has a mass of over twelve tons and was inserted into orbit at 589 km apogee, 183 km perigee, and an inclination of 63.4 degrees.
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Satellite internet is similar to other high speed internet services. To use the service, you have to sign a service contract for a specific period of time. In the initial stages of your contract, you often get a lower rate as an incentive for signing up. But then the price increases to regular rates. The increase is often quite a lot. Even so, you can still get cheap satellite internet. Here’s how to do it.