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Bolivia + China—Off + Away For TKSat-1 (Launch)
Dissimilar to the failure of the CBERS-3 launch on December 9th, TKSat-1 made spatial headway on December 20th at 17:02 UTC, as this first telecommunications satellite for Bolivia successfully headed into space via launch by a Chinese Long March 3B/E...
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U.S.A.F. 45th Space Wing—Wing Works Wonders For SES-8
The 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed a successful launch of the SES-8 communications satellite from Launch Complex 40 here at 5:41 p.m. December 3rd.Airmen, Air Force civilia...
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Gilat Satellite Networks + SageNet—Subsidiary Sale (Business)
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has completed the sale of its Spacenet Inc. subsidiary to Tulsa, Oklahoma-based SageNet. The aggregate consideration for the sale is approximately $16 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments a...
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U.S.A.F.—Winding Down At Wallops (Lauch Preparation)
The U.S. Air Force's Operationally Responsive Space Office and the Space Test Program ORS-3 and STPSat-3 are ready for launch aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. Minotaur l launch vehicle on November 19th from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallop...
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NASA images confirm Arctic Ocean sea ice is thinning at alarming rate
A team of University of Washington and University of London researchers have reportedly obtained enough data to confirm Arctic Ocean sea ice really is thinning. The team, using data collected by NASA’s Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)...
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Analysts Believe Iranian Satellite launch Pad is a Ballistic Missile Testing Site
According to analysts at IHS Jane’s Military and Security Assessments Intelligence Centre in London, satellite imagery indicates the possibility that Iran is building a ballistic missile launching facility near the city of Shahrud. Iranian officials ...
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SSL Signs Contract for Multi-Mission Satellite Services
Space Systems/Loral (SSL) announced that it has signed a contract with an undisclosed customer to provide a multi-mission satellite to be used for telecommunications, television broadcast, and other services such as distance learning. SSL, a subsidia...
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AIS Engineering Provides US Government with Ku-Band Services
Engineering has been awarded a Custom Satellite Solutions Small Business (CS2SB) task order to provide U.S., Europe, Southwest Asia and Horn of AfricaKu-Band services for deployable communications. The order includes one base year and four option yea...
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Spacenet Introduces Enhanced Suite of Integrated Wi-Fi Services
Gilat Satellite Networksannounced that its wholly owned subsidiary Spacenet, a provider of managed network and data security services, has introduced an enhanced suite of integrated Wi-Fi services. Spacenet’s tiered Wi-Fi services help retailers prov...
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Technical Problem Delays Delta IV Military Satellite Launch
The launch of the next Boeing-built Wideband Global SATCOM for the U.S. military has been delayed one full day after a technical problem impeded the scheduled liftoff on May 23. The United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket is now set for launch at 8:27...