Satellite News

As ESA prepares for the launch of CryoSat-2 at the end of the year, its associated ground segment is now ready, the agency said.
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NAB Urges XM, Sirius To Pull Wireless Transmitters, Stop Signal Bleed
New 2.4 m antenna with interchangeable feeds from Andrew
Qualification testing of NPOESS computers completed
PLDT/Mabuhay exits deals with ProtoStar
Talia launches satellite Internet network on NSS-703
TSAT to be scaled down; contract award up in the air
Juniper’s IPv6 software to be used for TSAT processor/router
Ensequence Appoints VP Of Business Development

The United Arab Emirates Institution for Advanced Science & Technology (EIAST) has received the first images from DubaiSat-1.
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GeoEye initiates development of GeoEye-2
OHB Technology AG results 9M 2007
COM DEV International Ltd. results Q1 FY 2008
Delay of the day: Koronas Foton
Optus selects Gilat for broadband satellite network expansion
First MUOS propulsion subsystem delivered
Globecomm-UTStarcom Develop Satellite IP Wireless Network Using Picocells
TerraSAR-X launch comes closer

Following a year of calibration and validation by an international team of scientists, fully-validated, research-quality sea surface height data from the NASA/French Space Agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite are now available to the public.
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Rokot launches several satellites
Sea Launch to pay HNS after launch contract termination
Boeing gets contract for final GPS IIR launch
EuroNews Names Head Of Distribution For Africa
Progress M-58 completes docking with ISS
COSMO-SkyMed Spacecraft Ready For Launch
XM And Sirius Promise A La Carte Programming
NSR: Consumer satellite broadband to overtake broadband VSAT

Andrews Space, Inc. announced the completion of a new integration lab, mission control centre, and flat floor to support spacecraft integration and hardware in the loop testing.
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t/Space bids for NASA COTS contract
GMV releases hifly v6.0
Astra 1M undergoing launch preparations at Baikonur
Boeing receives Satellite Industry Leadership Award
Virgin Media Open To Bidding
Sirius To Come Standard In Fords, Audis Sold In Canada
Iridium Satellite LLC results Q1 2008
Ariane 5 lofts satellites for Brazil, Vietnam

The Indian government has approved design and development of GSAT-10 spacecraft at a cost of INR7.35 billion (EUR108 million, US$155 million) and with a foreign exchange component of about 8.6 percent.

A deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly from Northrop Grumman Corporation will help NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) map soil moisture and the freezing and thawing cycles globally with unprecedented accuracy, resolution and coverage, the company said.

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center said the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS) will be the first to systematically measure the polarisation of cosmic X-ray sources.

China’s first Mars probe has been transported to Russia for a launch later this year, state media reported.