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Lockheed Martin announced that it has successfully mated the spacecraft bus and the imaging payload for GeoEye’s next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, known as GeoEye-2.Other Posts:HBO to serve Latin America via IntelsatBest Satellite TV Deal – Read First If Considering Satellite TVTelenor Seeks To Withdraw From NasdaqDenmark to try exactEarth’s space-based AIS data serviceSpacehab to support pre-launch preparations for Russia’s MRM1Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe shut downBlame gameSports Exclusives With Satellite

ATK announced the conclusion of the Tactical Satellite-3 (TacSat-3) mission. The Air Force announced on 30 April 2012 that the satellite de-orbited into and burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere nearly three years after its May 2009 launch.Other Posts:Satellite TV Systems and Service – 3 Easy Steps When Shopping for BothGlobalstar CEO Dalton to retireKawasaki delivers payload fairing for SELENE launchNASA to launch three CubeSats along Glory next autumnU.S. Air Force sensor delivered for hosting on SES-2DCC Uses SkyEdge To Extend Nigerian NetworkEgyptSat, Others Are Lofted While TerraSAR-X SitsBall Aerospace to complete Kepler optics soon

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DigitalGlobe, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ending 31 March 2012. The company also announced that it has been notified by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) that its EnhancedView contract has been fully funded for the U.S. Government’s fiscal 2012. Accordingly, the company expects to receive US$250 million in payments under its Service Level Agreement (SLA) for year two under the EnhancedView contract.Other Posts:Third Meridian launch attempt successfulRSCC to sign new satellite contracts sonnRussia launches new Raduga military satelliteThe Features Of Dish NetworkPortable Satellite Dish – RV Satellite Dish TipsLockheed Martin to build, Arianespace to launch JCSAT-13Turning the Home Television Service Into an Education Portal With Satellite TVThings To Learn Before Purchasing A Satellite TV for the Home