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MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. said it has not yet made a decision to proceed with its commercial Space Infrastructure Servicing Initiative.Other Posts:Orbital Express resumes unmated operationsNew rules for commercial U.S. rocket launchesWildBlue to lease Ka-band capacity from EchoStarC-Com Sets Up Service Center In ChinaGlobalstar, Inc. results Q2 2010ATCi integrates teleport for AGH Media GroupCable or Satellite TV – Which One to Choose?Secretive U.S. military space plane mission launched

The recently launched Zi Yuan 3 satellite has sent back its first set of visual data.Other Posts:Intelsat, Ltd. results Q2 2007Military Communications Programs Making ProgressHarris to provide antennas for Inmarsat-5 satellitesCryogenic test of all JWST flight mirrors completedVerizon Taps Globecast To Boost International OfferingLockheed Martin ships Juno spacecraft to NASAHugo Chavez claims Venesat is operationalNorthrop Grumman Corp. (Aerospace Systems) results Q1 2011

Frequency Electronics Inc. has been awarded follow-on contracts to provide timing and microwave frequency sources for the next two satellites of the Wideband Global SatCom (WGS) satellite programme.Other Posts:Satamatics Connects 100,000th Satellite-Tracking SubscriberWorldSpace, Inc. results Q3 2006Mexico tries again to to auction Ka-band licenseMESSENGER visits Mercury for the second timeDLR Center takes over operation of PRISMA satellitesArianespace to launch Mexican satellite Mexsat 3Alcatel-Lucent Begins OperationsEDUSAT reportedly reaches end of life

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd said it is celebrating the sixth year of transmission of signals from its GIOVE-A satellite, which signalled the start of Europe’s ambitious Galileo satellite navigation programme when it secured vital frequency filings on 12 January 2006.Other Posts:Globalstar, Inc. results Q3 2007Looking at the Benefits of Satellite TV Business PlansMDA antenna feed for Alphasat I-XLNorthrop Grumman Corp. (Space Technology) results Q1 2008U.S. DoD Space Test Program flies 200th missionWorldView-3 to fly Atlas V in 2014Orange to fill TV gaps in France using Eutelsat capacityHugo Chavez claims Venesat is operational

United Launch Services was awarded a US$1.516 billion firm-fixed-price contract for five Atlas-V and four Delta IV launches by the U.S. Air Force.
Other Posts:The Importance of Cost Control With Your Cable TelevisionDigital Television and Computers – Watch TV on Your Computer MonitorUniversity of Surrey introduces “CubeSail” de-orbiting deviceNTV-Plus Brings HDTV To RussiaAstrotrech to process WISE missionDelty IV Heavy lifts off with U.S. spy satelliteRosetta closing in on its first targetFrom Analog to Digital

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$21.5 million contract to provide a Launch and Checkout Capability (LCC) to command and control all GPS III satellites from launch through early on-orbit testing.
Other Posts:Ukraine has ambitious satellite plansFCC grants TerreStar ATC authorityNOAA Replaces Environmental SatelliteSpacecom CEO show little enthusiasm over SES offerSirius Canada Adds 100,000 New Subscribers Over HolidaysSBIRS GEO-2 payload deliveredConstruction of Intelsat 27 has begunWorldSpace Revenues, Subscribers, Losses Each Mount

Boeing has begun work on a four-month NASA contract to develop a mission concept study for solar electric propulsion technologies.
Other Posts:What’s going on at RpK?SS/L’s CEO named Satellite Industry Executive of the YearIridium To Unveil Next-Generation ConstellationB-SAT orders BSAT-3b from Lockheed MartinSES Global CEO Reveals Astra2Connect NegotiationsEchoStar Unveils Mobile TV OfferingThe Convenience of Satellite TVDelay of the day: Cartosat 2

Iridium Communications Inc. and KVH Industries, Inc., announced an agreement to offer what they called the first-ever, fully global, seamless broadband satellite communications service for the maritime market.
Other Posts:RCC Adds IntersputnikReport blames ‘sabotage’ on TecSAR launch delaysSpaceX to launch Spacecom satelliteSBIRS HEO payload, associated ground system begin trial operationsGeoeye Receives Contract for Satellite ImagesCalian’s SED division signs C$8 million contract with InmarsatNASA successfully completes engine hardware tests for Ares VSpace shuttle releases small satellites