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Archive for May 14th, 2014

Eutelsat 3B readies for Sea Launch on 26 May

May 14th, 2014 by

Eutelsat Communications announced that its Eutelsat 3B satellite is ready for launch by a Zenit-3SL rocket operated by Sea Launch AG from the ocean-based Odyssey Launch Platform in the international waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Reforms satellite export control

May 14th, 2014 by

The U.S. Department of State published regulations that it said will fundamentally change the nature of U.S. export controls on satellites and related parts and components.

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Xplornet and Hughes sign agreement for EchoStar XIX

May 14th, 2014 by

Canadian rural broadband service provider Xplornet Communications Inc. announced that it has committed to Hughes Network Systems, LLC to a lifetime lease for all of the Canadian satellite broadband capacity on Hughes’ EchoStar XIX, a next-generation high throughput satellite due for launch in mid-2016.

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