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Recently, the U.S. Air Force transferred Satellite Control Authority of the SBSS Block 10 satellite to the 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Operations Group at Schriever AFB, Colorado.Other Posts:Unique European gravity-measuring satellite launchedUpdate: Jason 2 in good health after launch from VandenbergThe Evolution of Television Service With Satellite TVHome Entertainment Magic With Satellite TVDelay of the day: Ariane 5, HELIOS 2BFour companies compete for Landsat successorAlcatel Alenia Space Reports Record Orders For 2006Canada’s next microsat to be dual-purpose

Payloads being delivered by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) for Europe’s future satellite navigation system have passed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR), having proved to a panel including the European Space Agency (ESA) that they demonstrated a sufficient level of design maturity.Other Posts:EchoStar Affiliate To Provide S-Band Capacity For Mobile Video ProjectNew Russian dual-use communication satellite put into serviceBSkyB’s Churn Nudges Towards 14 PercentSpace Systems/Loral Wins Terrestar-2 Satellite ContractRaytheon develops world’s largest infrared light-wave detector200th Ariane rocket being assembledGLONASS: just no cuts or even more money?Satellite TV – Big Bang For Your Entertainment Buck

COM DEV International Ltd. announced first quarter financial results for the three month period ending 31 January 2011.Other Posts:Solid rocket motor test firedDirecTV-10 Launch Reportedly DelayedFCC grants TerreStar ATC authorityChina launches new Shijian satellite pairIran (again) says Mesbah satellite readyEndeavour lands after successful missionToslink Optical Output For Dish TV DVR ReceiversSES S.A. results Q1 2009

Skylogic, the broadband subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications, and Sat Internet Services GmbH have sealed a distribution agreement for broadband services using the KA-SAT Satellite.Other Posts:Intelsat: Galaxy 17 operational, Horizons 2 delayedStop Fighting TV and Use it With Kid-Friendly Programming on Satellite TVRussian space consolidation expected later this yearNFL Sunday Ticket For Your BusinessDCC extends network with Gilat’s SkyEdgeFifth anniversary of first commercial Rokot launchNorthrop Grumman announces organisation and leadership changesNASA awards for development of commercial crew transportation

Intelsat S.A. announced it has formed an alliance with BT that expands the reach of its IntelsatONE terrestrial network to new locations in Europe, Africa and Asia.Other Posts:Ericsson Announces Cash Offer to Acquire Tandberg TelevisionSatellite Television Versus Digital Cable Television – Who Comes Out on Top?Boeing ordered to pay US$237 million in damages to ICOEliminating Digital Divide With Satellite TelecommunicationsSpace shuttle Discovery to return to Earth on 10/11 SeptemberICG Gets FAA Approval For Boeing PartsUpdate. Date set for launch of Russian weather satelliteAriane 5 cleared for 21 May launch

Rocket: Delta 4-Medium+4,2; Payload: NROL-27 (classified U.S. military satellite); Date: 11 March 2011, 2338 UTC; Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA. The mission was declared a success by the U.S. Air Force and the country’s National Reconnaissance Office.

Naval Research Laboratory spacecraft personnel make final preparations to ready the TacSat-4 spacecraft for a May 2011 launch. Transported on 1 March to the Kodiak Alaska airport via an Air Force C-17 and trucked to the Alaska Aerospace Kodiak Launch Complex, the TacSat-4 satellite will be launched aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-IV launch vehicle into a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) with an apogee of 12,050 kilometers.

Russia’s geostationary military communication satellite Raduga 1-7 has likely lost communications with the flight control centre, Interfax news agency reported.