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August 31, 2010
Harris Hired To Further Its Falcons For The Aussies (Engineering Services)
[SatNews] Harris Corporation received a vote of confidence for the Australian Department of Defence Land 200 communications modernization program.
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Paradise Datacom... @ IBC2010 With...
[SatNews] New amps... new modems... new solutions... all being demo'd at the upcoming major event in Amsterdam.
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August 30, 2010
Russia... Ramping Up In Ugelgorsk... (Launch)
[SatNews] Last Saturday, in a move to ensure an independent launch facility for the country, Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, visited the location where such is hoped to become a reality.
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Japan... One SatEye On North Korea Succumbs (Imagery)
[SatNews] According to ITAR-TASS reports, a Japanese spy satellite that monitors the situation in the North Korea at any time of day, as well as through thick clouds, has suddenly gone out of order.
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SRA International... SSN Support Studies (MILCOM)
[SatNews] The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX) a task order to be performed under the U.S. General Services Administration Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services contract with an initial annual value of $1 million.
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Boeing... On Spatial Station + On Duty (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Entering service now is the first of 12 GPS IIF satellites.
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August 27, 2010
U.S.A.F... Memo Spells Out Space Responsibilities Realignment
[SatNews] The Air Force has announced the realignment of some Headquarters Air Force space functions, following the recent completion of a review of Headquarters Air Force space management and responsibilities, which was directed by Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley in December 2009.
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August 26, 2010
L-3 Communications...Manpack Motivation (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] L-3 Communications has announced its GCS subsidiary (L-3 GCS) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for its Panther(tm) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) manpack satellite communications systems and associated equipment.
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August 25, 2010
Lockheed Martin... First Photo Recon SatImage Anniversary (Imagery)
[SatNews] Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has congratulated the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on the 50-year anniversary of the first Corona photo reconnaissance satellite image from space, which ushered in new space-based capabilities for the nation.
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August 24, 2010
Boeing Is Going...Ultra High With Intelsat (UHF Satellites)
[SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] has more news... today Intelsat S.A. signed Boeing for a second ultra-high frequency (UHF) hosted payload on another of the four commercial communications satellites that Intelsat ordered from Boeing last year. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Hughes... Infrastructure Protection Presentation (Event)
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) is a global provider of broadband satellite networks and services.
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Thrane & Thrane... BGAN Takes A Bow @ AUVSI (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Thrane & Thrane will be showcasing their portfolio of cutting-edge satellite communication solutions for use on unmanned land and maritime vehicles at this years AUVSI event.
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Emergent Space Technologies + Loctronix... SCP Suits Both (MILCOM)
[SatNews] Emergent Space Technologies, Inc., a provider of advanced systems technologies for U.S. civil, military, and commercial space missions, has announced an alliance with Loctronix Corporation, a developer of high-accuracy, indoor/outdoor positioning technologies.
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August 23, 2010
USAF | SMC... Crucial CDR Completed (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The Space and Missile System Center’s Space Based Infrared Systems Wing and Lockheed Martin held a successful critical design review for the third and fourth geosynchronous satellites planned under the SBIRS Follow-On Production Contract.
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Boeing...USAF Demonstrates Their Confidence x Seven WGS (Satellite Contract)
[SatNews] Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a vote of confidence from the U.S. Air Force with a contract authorizing $182 million.
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U.S.A.F... Aggravating Anomaly (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The maneuvering plan for AEHF-1 may well have to be altered, after the AEHF-1's propulsion system seems to have thrown a kink into the spatial works.
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August 19, 2010
Thrane & Thrane Flying High With The AVIATOR
[SatNews] While some areas of the economy are struggling the satellite realm is resilient, evidenced by the recent success of Thrane & Thrane.
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Honeywell... It's All About Attitude + TT&C (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Critical Design Reviews have been successfully completed by Honeywell for GPS III components.
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Boeing Spreads Out...Takes It To MidAmerica And Brings Jobs
[SatNews] More is better and so the Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it is expanding its St. Louis-area operations with the planned opening of a new manufacturing facility at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah.
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Northrop Grumman... Employing Encryption (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Communications security is a crucial requirement for the nation's warfighters.
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Boeing... Winning Ways With WGS (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] A seventh MILCOM satellite construction contract has been awarded to Boeing by the U.S. Air Force, according to the Pentagon's daily major defense contracts digest.
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August 18, 2010
SPOT and DeLorme Receive 'Best in Show' In Great Outdoors
[SatNews] Just returning from Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake Sity, Utah, Spot LLC and DeLorme announced today that the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w
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August 17, 2010
ARINC... Coming To C4ISR (Event)
[SatNews] The upcoming Team C4ISR Symposium will be the event where ARINC Engineering Services plans to highlight five advanced tools.
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ViaSat... Liberty Counting On COTM (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The efficacy of COTM for MILSATCOM continues to be proven by companies such as ViaSat.
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Northrop Grumman... The Challenge Of Empire Challenge (MILCOM)
[SatNews] Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demo'd emerging command and control (C2) and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to the warfighting community during U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) exercise Empire Challenge 2010 (EC10) .
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August 16, 2010
Thuraya IP...Smallest But Mighty (Broadband)
[[SatNews] Versatile and cost-effective, Thuraya introduces Thuraya IP the smallest practical broadband solution.
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August 15, 2010
SMDC... Von Braun Center Location For Latest In Space & Missile Defense (Event)
[SatNews] The 13th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference and Exhibition will take place at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, from 16 to 19 August, 2010.
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United Launch Alliance Atlas V And USAF Launch The Extreme (AEHF-1 Launch)
[SatNews] It's a first and it looks great...a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the Advanced Extremely High Frequency-1 (AEHF-1) satellite for the Air Force at 7:07 a.m. EDT today from Space Launch Complex- 41.
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August 11, 2010
SatMAX + SAIC... Good News Is Worth Repeating (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] This firm brings wireless, non-line-of-sight satellite communications products and services to the SATCOM industry and they've just completed a repeater delivery.
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USAF Satellites...Arrivals And Departures...One Busy Place
[SatNews] Received notifications from the Los Angeles Air force Base in El Segundo, California in which the Atlas V launch of the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite (AEHF-1) from SLC-41 at the Cape has been set for Saturday, August 14, with a launch window of 7:07-9:06 a.m. EDT.
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AIAA ICSSC... A MILSATCOM Must (Event)
[SatNews] As we rush hither and thither, it's always grand when we are offered additional time to finish actions we truly wish we had completed earlier.
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NASA...FASTSAT Satellite Outside The Box — And The Igloo! (Launch)
[SatNews] Win-win for NASA and their first microsatellite.
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August 10, 2010
China's 'Sensing' Satellite...They Must Have A Sense Of Humor! (Launch)
[SatNews] Today China launched their remote sensing satellite, YaoGan Weixing-10 via a CZ-4C Chang Zheng-4C (Long March) launch vehicle, totaling six launches to date this year.
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Lockheed Martin... All Went Fairingly Well (Launch)
[SatNews] Fairing encapsulation has been completed for a mid-August launch.
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ULA Sets The Stage At The Cape (Launch)
[SatNews] Ramping up preparations for tomorrow's launch began as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency-1 (AEHF-1) satellite was rolled out to its Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad arriving at 7:25 a.m. EDT today.
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August 9, 2010
NGA...'Long' Overdue...Moving On Up
[SatNews] It is reported that the United States has had three female secretaries of state, but until now has never had a woman lead one of its 16 major intelligence agencies.
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Lockheed Martin... Great Going, GPS IIR (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] A SatAnniversary for GPS IIR-5, which has reached a full decade of on-orbit ops of a successful nature.
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SATCON Manage Your Communications
[SatNews] In New York, October 13-14 SATCON, The Satellite & Content Delivery Conference & Expo will open its doors.
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August 4, 2010
DISA... Presentations + Promises (Event)
[SatNews] From a cancellation last May due to the flooding in Nashville, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) successfully held their communication confab in D.C.
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SENSIO... See For Yourself (3DTV)
[SatNews] SENSIO is bringing some of their latest technologies into IBC2010 to display their new capabilities for the 3D market.
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Orbit... A Naval Exercise In Communication (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Communication for a nation's navy is an element that requires total reliability and confidence in the vendor.
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August 3, 2010
General Dynamics + Lockheed Martin... A Win For WIN-T (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Brigade combat teams maneuvering across wide geographic areas will soon be linked with commanders and the Global Information Grid through an on-the-move broadband networking capability.
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U.S.A.F. + Lockheed Martin... A Controlling Interest (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Successful transitions are the meat and potatoes of MILSATCOM operations from the military and commercial sides of crucial projects.
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ViaSat... Understanding A UAV's Encoder Needs (MILCOM)
[SatNews] The use of HD FMV for unmanned systems will play an important role for ViaSat at LandWarNet in SanDiego.
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Northrop Grumman... An Important Display Of DSP Proportions (Satellite)
[SatNews] On-orbit performance of 40 years is demonstrated, with pride, by Northrup Grumman, with a new display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
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Boeing... Welcome Aloft, WGS (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] Now entering service for the U.S.A.F. is a most critical satellite built by Boeing.
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August 2, 2010
Expand Networks... A Military Mindset (Event)
As military organizations continue to seek the best methods to deliver network services, visitors to this booth can learn how a specific technology can eliminate congestion, latency and reliability issues that are being experienced by the forces over satellite links as well as how to maximize military communications, even in the most harsh locations on land, in air and at sea.
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Russian Proton-M... Triple Threat?
[SatNews] A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass-M navigation satellites will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on September 2, Russia's space agency said on Friday.
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Ball Aerospace... A One-Way Trip For STPSat-2 (Launch)
[SatNews] Heading to Kodiak, Alaska, is the first satellite for the DoD's Space Test Program Interface Vehicle Program (STP-SIV).
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August 1, 2010
Air Force Space Command... A Testing Situation For GEO-1 (MILSATCOM)
[SatNews] The SBIRS ground facililties' tests of the GEO-1 have engaged in a major system interfaces level test.
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Global MilSatCom 2010... And Speaking Of Military Satellite Communications (Event)
[SatNews] Europe's leading event for military satellite communications professionals is heading into London.
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