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Spacecom has signed an agreement with a European company to provide satellite services to a new DTH (Direct-to-Home) platform for the Ukrainian market under the ‘Xtra TV’ brand.
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Inmarsat and SkyWave Mobile Communications announced the commercial launch of IsatData Pro, a new low data rate service for managing and communicating with remote assets around the world.Other Posts:Companies Introduce Iridium-Based Communications SystemsThings to Know Before Installing Your Own Satellite TV SystemBSkyB Revenues, Subscribers UpNew flight software to prevent Kepler safing eventsInmarsat prepares for satellite relocationabertis plans to increase stake in HispasatBoeing TSAT technology passes ‘Spiral’ testingOrbital Sciences Corporation results Q3 2010

LightSquared announced that it has successfully transitioned approximately 50,000 public safety and enterprise customers from its MSAT satellites to LightSquared’s new SkyTerra 1 satellite.
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SES S.A. and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. have signed an agreement for the delivery of network equipment and Ka-band end user terminals for SES’s satellite-based Internet service Astra2Connect.
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SES Astra has signed an agreement for satellite capacity with ITV, the UK commercial broadcaster.Other Posts:Spy satellite picture of NK rocket lift-off raises new questionsFirst STSS satellite completes thermal vacuum testingIPTV Americas on NSS-806Proton M lifts off with AsiaSat 5 (part I)Pyrobolt failure root case of bumpy Soyuz landingPreparations for next two ILS Proton launchesChandrayaan-1 officially declared lostProgress M-65 de-orbited

Alaskan based ADS-B Technologies LLC said it has teamed with Globalstar, Inc. to develop a satellite based air traffic control management system. ADS-B Technologies is to use its proprietary ADS-B Link Augmentation System ALAS technology on Globalstar’s Second – Generation satellite network.
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Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it has been selected by Hispasat to provide a new broadband satellite IP network based on Gilat’s advanced SkyEdge II System.Other Posts:More EC money for GMES programmeATK Completes Pathfinder For New Launch VehicleOrbital says NSS 9 is readyCourt enters judgement in ICO litigation against BoeingThuraya 3 shipped to Sea LaunchEconomic crisis has little effect on satellite capacity leasing marketNASA issues Ares V RFPFirst EDRS contract signed by OHB-System and Astrium Services

SES Astra announced that ProsiebenSat.1 Group has signed a long-term capacity contract for one transponder with SES Astra. Separately, Ukrainian digital terrestrial network provider Zeonbud has chosen Astra to provide capacity for Ukraine’s first digital terrestrial television network.Other Posts:Small satellites launched from space shuttleLightSquared, GPS Industry Council set up working groupRyanair Announces In-Flight Mobile Access For Airline PassengersPutin allocates more money for GLONASSNASA to skip Phoenix trajectory manoeuvreNo delay for Spektr-RNear Earth Adds Advisory Board MembersLockheed Martin Gets $6 Million To Add GPS Signal