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Intelsat S.A. announced that Etisalat UAE has signed a multi-year agreement for capacity on Intelsat 22, scheduled to launch in late March 2012.
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Measat Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced a partnership agreement with Belgium Satellite Services SA (BSS) for satellite capacity on the soon-to-be launched Africasat-1a satellite.
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SES announced that ICCES, a leading Saudi-based communications services provider and systems integrator, has signed a major capacity deal to serve new markets across the Middle East and North Africa.
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The first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy, was successfully launched on 24 February from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

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Thales Alenia Space today signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites for Eumetsat, the European meteorological satellite organisation. Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor for this large-scale programme, in partnership with German company OHB. The first phase of this programme started in November 2010, and has now been definitively approved by the ESA industrial policy committee.Other Posts:Starchaser Industries Wins ESA ContractSatellite TV Offers – Who’s Got The Best?Cable TV 101: How To Support Your Provider?Galileo ground station takes shape in PacificJWST mirror backplane prototype passes space readiness testsCome Into the New Decade With Satellite TVCOM DEV components for military comsatPortugal Telecom selects Gilat’s SkyEdge

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin team successfully delivered the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency Flight communication satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, where it will be prepared for launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle.Other Posts:Verizon Taps Globecast To Boost International OfferingSBIRS GEO-1 testing continuesLockheed Martin, ITT Form Alliance For GPS CompetitionCrescent Communications signs capacity deal on ABS-7The Top 3 Advantages Satellite TV Offers Its SubscribersDelta IV launches third WGS satelliteImprove Business and Entertain Clients With Satellite TelevisionNorthrop Grumman CEO announces plan to retire

Sea Launch AG, through Energia Logistics Ltd., has conducted a Hardware Acceptance Review of the Zenit-2S launch vehicle [i.e. a Zenit-3SL without upper stage] to be utilised in support of the Intelsat 19 mission.
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