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First Journey For Alphabus Toulouse, France (SPX) Feb 08, 2010 
The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey - from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-day trip was completed last Friday.
The exceptional convoy was made up of a 20 m-long lorry carrying the satellite container, several escort cars and a police escort to close off streets and redirect traffic as they passed through ... read moreatrexx Offers Restoration Of Services Following Anomaly On IS-4 Satellite 
Remagen, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2010atrexx is offering to restore the services of Intelsat-4 customers after the satellite experienced an anomaly resulting in the switching off of the communication payload to conserve battery power. Intelsat is working to resolve the problem. The anomaly occurred at approximately 00.18 GMT on 1 February 2010 in the Satellite Central Processing (SCP) unit. This unit is the redundant SCP that ... more
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Vietnam says parched Red River at record low
China to be world's third biggest wind power producer: media Cost-cutting NASA eyes three cheap space missions Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Russia in secret plan to save Earth from asteroid: official Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax French carbon tax ruled illegal Brazil's Lula signs law cutting CO2 emissions 2009 a 'benign' year of natural disasters: German re-insurer Greenpeace Spain demands Denmark release its director 
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Kazakhstan To Diversify Satellite Suppliers In Future
Astana, Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti) Feb 04, 2010Kazakhstan will not name Russia as a privileged supplier of satellites and will announce international tenders after the launch of its KazSat-2, the head of the Kazakh space agency said on Tuesday. Kazakhstan launched its first satellite, KazSat-1, in June 2006; however, its control systems failed last June. Astana is set to launch KazSat-2 in December 2010. "KazSat-2 will be made at ... more Florida Governor Proposes Increased Space Industry Funding 
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Jan 29, 2010Governor Charlie Crist has addressed the board of directors of Enterprise Florida during the group's annual meeting in Tallahassee to announce his $307.5-million economic-incentive budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2010-11. The Governor, who chairs the board, highlighted his commitment to growing the state's innovation economy, ensuring a competitive business climate, building a world-class ... more AIA President Comments On State Of The Union 
Arlington VA (SPX) Jan 29, 2010We're very pleased that President Obama is making it a priority this year to double exports, enforce trade agreements and reform export controls consistent with national security. Trade expansion and export control modernization are longtime priorities of AIA and recognition of their importance by the President sets a positive tone for action this year. In particular, we're looking forward ... more BSkyB says net profits jump 54 percent in first half 
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2010British pay-TV giant BSkyB announced on Thursday that first-half net profits leapt 54.2 percent on the back of higher revenues and cost cutting, despite the uncertain economic outlook. Net profits surged to 256 million pounds (295 million euros, 416 million dollars) in the six months to December 31, compared with 166 million pounds in the same part of the previous fiscal year, BSkyB said in ... more |
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Slovenia Becomes Sixth ESA European Cooperating State
Paris, France (ESA) Jan 26, 2010Slovenia becomes the sixth European country to sign the European Cooperating State Agreement with ESA. ESA's Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations, Peter Hulsroj, and Slovenian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Gregor Golobic, signed the agreement at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, on 22 January 2010. This agreement strengthens Slovenia's relations w ... more SES To Rebrand Satellite Fleet 
Hague, Holland (SPX) Jan 25, 2010Consistent with its role within SES as the provider of global and American satellite capacity, SES WORLD SKIES has unveiled its updated strategic satellite fleet development plan, as well as a new naming convention for future additions to the fleet that will leverage SES' global reach and powerful brand. Three new advanced satellites in various stages of development and construction by Orb ... more Gilat Extends Service Agreements With Colombia 
Petah Tikva, Israel (SPX) Jan 25, 2010Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that the Ministry of Communications in Colombia has extended and amended the agreements for the provision of services under the Rural Communitarian Telephony (Compartel II) and Telecentros projects for an additional one-year term, through December 2010. Gilat had previously announced that these agreements were to end December 31, 2009 and as such, the ... more BSkyB losses appeal on sale of ITV stake 
London (AFP) Jan 21, 2010British pay-TV giant BSkyB on Thursday lost an appeal over a government order that it reduce its 17.9-percent stake in commercial television network ITV. Britain's Court of Appeal said that a 2008 ruling that BSkyB cut its shareholding in British broadcaster ITV to 7.5 percent on grounds of competition must stand. BSkyB, in which the biggest shareholder is Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, sai ... more |
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