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Intelsat to test Internet routing in Space for the US military
Intelsat General has announced that it has been selected for an industry-government collaboration to demonstrate the viability of conducting military communications through an Internet router in space...

Ariane 5 moves to the final assembly building at Europes Spaceport
The Ariane 5 for Arianespace’s second heavy-lift flight of 2007 is now in the Final Assembly Building at Europe’s Spaceport, where it is ready to be fitted with the mission’s dual-satellite payload...

Transocean renews contract with CapRock
Transocean has reentered into a long-term agreement with CapRock Communications to ensure that it continues receiving mission-critical broadband communications for its drilling rigs located in the Gulf of Mexico...

Intelsat works with Sri Lankan authorities to halt unauthorized use of its Satellite
Intelsat issued a statement with regard to the unauthorized use of one of its satellites by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lanka-based terrorist group. The U.S. State Department lists the LTTE as a foreign terrorist organization...

SES AMERICOM launches HD SNG neighborhood
Positioned to meet the rising demand for HD sports, news, and special events, SES AMERICOM has announced the industry’s first HD SNG neighborhood...

Radyne receives over $6.7 million in orders from DirecTV
Radyne Corporation announced that its Radyne and Xicom Technology Divisions received follow-on orders for over $6.7 million for Ka-band power amplifiers and DM-240 satellite modulators to be used in DirecTV's high definition TV expansion. The orders are shipping during the first three quarters of 2007...

ILS Proton successfully launches Anik F3 satellite
International Launch Services (ILS) successfully placed the Anik F3 satellite into orbit today with a Russian Khrunichev-built Proton Breeze M rocket...

Andrew wins ZTE Best Partner Award
Andrew Corporation, a global leader in communications systems and products, has won ZTE Corporation’s “2007 Best Partner Award,” the second consecutive year it has received this global honor from the Shenzhen, China-based provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions...

Mobile TV shows promise for satellite players
NSR has released its newest market survey and forecast report: Mobile TV via Satellite: Assessing S-band and Channel Distribution/Backhaul Opportunities. The report provides an in-depth analysis of two distinct mobile TV via satellite opportunities (S-band and FSS channel distribution/backhaul) and presents forecasts and analysis on the expected number of users, revenues (services & CPE) and transponder demand (TPEs) in each region over the next 5 years...

Apexsat develops a polarization motor for transforming dual axis to three axis
The design supports the majority types of offset antennas available in the market and all types of BUC’s and Transceivers without adding additional hardware...