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SSPI Timeline: 2009 - SpaceX
July – SpaceX performed the first commercial mission of its Falcon 1 vehicle. The two-stage, liquid oxygen/rocket-grade kerosene vehicle lifted off from the Reagan Test Site on Omelek Island, approximately...
SSPI Timeline: 2009 - ViaSat/WildBlue
October – ViaSat signed a definitive agreement to acquire WildBlue Communications in a cash and stock transaction valued at $568 million. WildBlue’s Ka-band consumer broadband service will use capacity on...
SSPI Timeline: 2009 - Intelsat 14/Intelsat 15
November – Intelsat celebrated two successful launches just one week apart. On 23rd a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted Intelsat 14 into orbit carrying the first government payload...
SSPI Timeline: 2009 - DirectTV 12
December 28 – The DirecTV 12 satellite was launched aboard a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite completes DirecTV’s phased expansion of high-definition television service to...
SSPI Timeline: 2009 - Bankruptcies
Three companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009: In June it was Sea Launch, reporting assets of between $100 million and $500 million and estimated debt of almost...
Services News
Barrett Xplore Launches 4G Network in Quebec Barrett Xplore activated its 4G wireless network in Quebec under the Xplornet brand. The terrestrial wireless network will be complemented by the launch of...
Contracts News
Boeing Captures Military Ka-band Satcom Study Contract The U.S. Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate awarded a $900,000 contract to Boeing to explore ways to modify commercial satellite capabilities to meet...
Executive Moves
DigitalGlobe Names Tarr President and CEO Imagery solutions provider DigitalGlobe appointed Jeffrey Tarr President and CEO, succeeding Jill Smith. Tarr previously served as president and COO of IHS Inc. DigitalGlobe also...