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Express-AM11 spacecraft failure
March 29, 2006 at 3:41 a.m. (Moscow time), the Express-AM11 satellite located at 96.5 East orbital slot had an accident. According to the preliminary finding of the NPO PM spacecraft manufacturer the telemetry information showed that due to a sudden external impact an instantaneous depressurization of the thermal control system fluid circuit had happened, followed by a sudden outburst of the heat-carrying agent. This resulted in a significant disturbing moment generation followed by the spacecraft orientation loss and rotation...

CASBAA, PCTA sign Memorandum of Agreement to strengthen anti-piracy efforts
The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and the Philippine Cable Television Association (PCTA) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that reinforces their partnership to promote and protect intellectual property rights in the pay-TV industry...

ASECNA expands contract with Intelsat for air navigation safety in Africa
Intelsat today announced that the Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) has signed a long-term, multimillion dollar contract with Intelsat to expand its use of satellite capacity in support of its existing civil aviation network in Africa...

ScheduALL announces partnership with ND SatCom for Integrated SNG Workflow Solution
ScheduALL (NAB2006 booth SL1955), a leading provider of broadcast production and operations management software, today announced a technology initiative partnership with ND SatCom, a leader in SNG operations, that will result in an integrated workflow solution for broadcasters using SNG vehicles. The solution, smartSNG, will allow broadcasters to integrate satellite activation and deactivation into their workflow as well as coordinate their SNG remote teams more seamlessly...

Patriot Antenna signs definitive agreement with Spectrum Communications
Patriot Antenna Systems has signed a contract with Spectrum Communications Systems of Henderson, Nevada and Beijing, China, to represent the full line of Patriot Antennas in Mainland China and throughout the Eastern Asian region. The terms of the agreement include distribution of Patriot's Mobile auto acquisition antennas, motorized and fixed flyaways and Patriot's full line of VSAT and large earth station antennas...

Loral Space & Communications report financial results
Loral emerged from bankruptcy on November 21, 2005. Its financial statements reflect fresh-start accounting effective October 1, 2005. References to full-year 2005 financial information throughout this release combine the periods of January 1, 2005 to October 1, 2005 (old Loral) with October 2, 2005 to December 31, 2005 (new Loral). A reconciliation of the two periods is provided in the accompanying tables. References to the fourth quarter of 2005 refer to the period from October 2, 2005 through December 31, 2005...



Globecomm Systems receives contract modification from a Major U.S. Government Prime Contractor
Globecomm Systems Inc.(NASDAQ: GCOM), a global provider of end-to-end value-added satellite-based communications solutions, announced today that the Company has received a contract modification from a major U.S. Government prime contractor increasing the base contract by $3.8 million...

BP selects Telenor to provide global communications
Telenor Satellite Services, a subsidiary of Telenor of Norway (Oslo Stock Exchange: TEL and NASDAQ: TELN), today announced the signing of a three-year communications agreement with British Petroleum (BP) for global broadband services over satellite...


Romania's Euforia lifestyle TV launch transmissions from W2
Euforia lifestyle TV has started broadcasting through W2 for distribution to cable headends and over-the-air transmitters in Romania...

Helius to implement new generation of Corporate Training Technology for JCPenney
Helius Inc., leading developer of distributed IP video solutions for business, announced today retail giant JCPenney (NYSE:JCP) has selected its satellite- and terrestrial-based network solution to deliver corporate training to more than 150,000 employees throughout the United States and Puerto Rico...


HOT BIRD 7A gearing up for service
Eutelsat's HOT BIRD 7A broadcast satellite which was boosted into orbit by an Ariane 5 ECA rocket on March 11, has completed Low Earth Orbit Phase manoeuvres which include fully circularising its orbit at 36,000 km and deploying solar panels and antennas...


Arianespace's second heavy-lift Ariane 5 for 2006 takes shape at the Spaceport
Another Ariane 5 ECA is taking form at the Spaceport in French Guiana as the launcher's buildup begins for liftoff in May with a dual-satellite payload...


MEASAT appoints new Corporate Communications Executive
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“MEASAT”) has announced the appointment of Shawna Felicia as Executive, Corporate Communications...

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