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NASA has selected six proposals to improve the affordability, reliability and performance of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System (SLS). The awardees will develop engineering demonstrations and risk reduction concepts for SLS, a heavy-lift rocket that will provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.

Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems is to build eight more Gonets-M satellites. These spacecraft are intended to replenish the multifunctional personal communications system Gonets-D1M, which is deployed under the Russian Federal space programme 2006-2015.

Astrofein has announced the planned launch of TET-1 satellite, a satellite for the On-Orbit-Verification (OOV) programme of the German space Agency DLR, on 22 July using the Soyuz-Fregat launcher from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

SES announced an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) to supply satellite capacity and services for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system. Operating under NATO command, AGS will be a major data source for NATO’s system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR).

DigitalGlobe said it has once again met commitments for its EnhancedView contract by completing a series of upgrades to its ground systems.

GeoEye, Inc. announced that it recently signed seven-figure agreements with two international partners in the Middle East and Asia for both the renewal and expanded use of GeoEye imagery products.

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Market characterized by innovative capital investments, emergence of new players, and diverging performancesParis, France, July 12, 2012 –Euroconsult announced the findings of its most recent study of fixed satellite services. The report entitled "Company Profiles, Analysis of FSS Operators," now in its 5th edition, indicates that regional operators in particular continued to see strong business growth from various applications including DTH TV broadcasting, cellular backhaul and enterprise networks. Many of these regional operators are continuing their ambitious expansion plans with growing satellite fleets and a number of satellite launches still ahead in the coming years. read moreOther Posts:XTAR awarded bandwidth contract from Intelsat GeneralGlobalstar sells 7.5 Million shares in IPORussia monitors Kosmos 2421 debrisWatch Portrayal of American Greed on Satellite TVL-3 Telemetry-West to provide test software for GPS IIIUSAF’s WGS satellite supports relief efforts in JapanOne Landsat 5 transponder lost, […]