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Thales announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Tampa Microwave, a privately held company specialising in tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals and related products for government and commercial customers.Other Posts:Orbital Ships Optus D1 Satellite To South American Launch SiteNASA’s new upper stage rocket engine ready for testingEmcore Wins Solar Cell OrderMobile gantry for Soyuz launch site in French Guiana nears completionTelesat Names New President/CEOHDTV – An IntroductionIndustry Canada Plans Satellite Licensing InitiativeAsia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited interim results H1 2008

ViaSat Inc. has transmitted the first data over the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite and the WildBlue high-speed data network.Other Posts:HD Free For Life in Dish Network and DirecTVChina’s Fengyun-3B satellite operationalThe Big Switch – Jumping From Cable to Satellite TVEUMETSAT extends Jason-3 deadlineTooway lands in IrelandChang’e-2 has sufficient fuel for return to EarthSonicview IHUB Serial Number in IPCONFIG Now MandatorySix more GLONASS satellites to be launched this year

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Recent observations and analysis have added even more mystery to the case of Russia’s Fobos-Grunt probe, which remained stuck in a low-Earth orbit after launch. U.S. tracking data suggest that at least one object has separated from the spacecraft.Other Posts:EMS To Design Next-Generation Inmarsat PhonesWildblue Secures $350 Million Debt FinancingPlasma engine demonstrates superconducting first stage at full powerNorthrop Grumman Corporation (Aerospace) results Q3 2006NASA announces next opportunity for CubeSat missionEutelsat, RSCC co-operate on KA-SAT broadband servicesUpdate: Sea Launch files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyAlliant Techsystems (Launch Systems) results Q3 FY2007

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for a contract award to support the Reusable Booster System (RBS) Flight and Ground Experiments programme. The value of the first task order is US$2 million, with a contract ordering value of up to US$250 million over the five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract period.Other Posts:Shop Latino TV Selects Intelsat For Cable Distribution PlatformDnepr launch delayed three more weeksESA looking for payloads for second Vega flightExecs See Boost in Satellite ConstructionTAS to build cargo modules for OrbitalNew NPP delay possibleEchostar Revenues Climb On Higher Spending Per SubscriberYahsat’s first satellite arrives at launch site