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SES and Castor Networks announced that the Dutch provider of teleport, VSAT and broadcasting services has signed a capacity expansion agreement on SES’ NSS-7 satellite to meet the growing needs for connectivity throughout Southern Africa.
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SES announced that it has signed a capacity agreement with Romantis, a global provider of satellite capacity and networking equipment, to support the growing connectivity needs across Russia and Central Asia.

Over a month ago, Japan’s HTV3 cargo carrier launched atop a Japanese H-II rocket delivering a software-defined radio experiment to the International Space Station (ISS). This new ISS facility, known as the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Testbed, utilises Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems’ developed antenna pointing system. Initial reports indicate the system is operating as designed.
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SES announced that global satellite communications provider Pactel has broadened its partnership with SES via a multi-year capacity deal on NSS-6.
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