Satellite News

The Navy announced that U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for initial operational use.

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Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems sent the payload module structure of the telecommunications spacecraft KazSat-3 to Thales Alenia Space Italia S.P.A.

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COM DEV International Ltd. has been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver active and passive microwave equipment in support of a major U.S. Government procurement.

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The third and final launch attempt for the South Korean KSLV 1 (Naro 1) has now been set for 0700 UTC on 29 November. The launch window closes at 0955 UTC.

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is designing a GEO Imaging Satellite (GISAT).

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SES has entered into an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support innovation in satellite broadband communication. As part of the agreement, SES’ 100% owned satellite broadband affiliate, SES Broadband Services, is offering a range of broadband services at special conditions to industrial players participating in the ARTES Applications Projects led by ESA.

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SES and Astrium Services announced they have signed capacity deals to deliver connectivity to vessels around Latin America as well as in the North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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Rocket: Proton M/Briz M; Payload: EchoStar XVI; Date: 20 November 2012, 1831 UTC; Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The EchoStar XVI/upper stage separation is to occur 9 hours, 12 minutes after lift-off, i.e. at 0343 on 21 November [too late for this issue].

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