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Venezuela Signs Third Satellite Deal with China
Read more →: Venezuela Signs Third Satellite Deal with China[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] The Venezuelan government has signed a new agreement with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),…
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H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbit
Read more →: H-2A rocket boosts Japanese weather satellite into orbitJapan launched a next-generation geostationary weather satellite Tuesday on the 25th flight of the country’s H-2A rocket, deploying…
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Japanese Weather Satellite Set to Launch First Exelis Advanced Imager
Read more →: Japanese Weather Satellite Set to Launch First Exelis Advanced Imager[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] The Exelis-built Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) will launch Oct. 7 on board a Mitsubishi Electric…
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Station crew completes maintenance spacewalk
Read more →: Station crew completes maintenance spacewalkSTORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Alexander Gerst takes a spacewalk selfie during Tuesday’s EVA.…
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South Africa to Commercialize First Indigenous Micro Satellite
Read more →: South Africa to Commercialize First Indigenous Micro Satellite[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] South African aerospace group Space Commercial Service Holdings (SCSH) has launched its first self-developed export…
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Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Begins Service for US Government Customers
Read more →: Inmarsat’s Global Xpress Begins Service for US Government Customers[Via Satellite 10-07-2014] Inmarsat, in partnership with its Value Added Resellers, has started providing wideband communications capability to…
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ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitions
Read more →: ArSat-1: Argentina to communicate its heightened space ambitionsAn Ariane 5 is set to launch the first satellite of a very ambitious program to develop indigenous…
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Inmarsat Issues LightSquared a Notice of Default for $17.5 Million
Read more →: Inmarsat Issues LightSquared a Notice of Default for $17.5 Million[Via Satellite 10-06-2014] Inmarsat reports LightSquared has not submitted a quarterly Phase 2 payment due on Sept. 30.…
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In-Flight Connectivity Review: Transaero Connect
Read more →: In-Flight Connectivity Review: Transaero ConnectLast week, on a return flight from Moscow to London, I was able to test Transaero Airlines’ In-Flight…
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GS Group to Bring Satellite Pay-TV to Myanmar
Read more →: GS Group to Bring Satellite Pay-TV to Myanmar[Via Satellite 10-06-2014] Following meetings with the Ministry of Communications of Myanmar, GS Group has announced intentions of…
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ISRO to Launch Delayed M3M Satellite for Com Dev in 2015
Read more →: ISRO to Launch Delayed M3M Satellite for Com Dev in 2015[Via Satellite 10-062014] Com Dev International has signed a new launch contract for the M3M satellite originally slated…
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Japan lofts Himawari 8 weather satellite via H-IIA rocket
Read more →: Japan lofts Himawari 8 weather satellite via H-IIA rocketJapan launched its third mission of the year on Tuesday by lofting the Himawari 8 weather satellite atop…