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[Satellite Today – 5-27-08]  Astrium has won a contract worth 263 million euros ($415 million) from the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build the EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols and Radiation Explorer) Earth observation satellite, Astrium announced May 27.  The news of the deal is a major boost to Astrium. The EarthCARE satellite will...

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] All Mobile Video (AMV) has acquired Westar Satellite Services LP, the company announced May 16. The Westar facility consists of 30 satellite dishes and seven microwave towers as well as a fiber network with co-locations in five other cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Washington D.C.

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has named Stephen Wilson vice president of American sales for Globecomm, the company announced May 27.     Wilson brings 26 years of experience in the broadcast and government services industries to his new position with Globecomm. In his new role, he will report to Bill Raney, SVP, sales...

[Satellite Today – 5-27-08] Orbit Technology Group announced May 27 the delivery of six marine stabilized satellite systems – the OrSat – to AITelecom, a Mexican company operating in the field of satellite communications and ground installations. AITelecom will provide Orbit’s OrSat systems to one of the suppliers of Pemex, the Mexican government’s oil and...

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08] Arianespace completed integration of the two satellites for its third mission of the year, which is scheduled for May 30, the launch provider announced.     Turksat 3A, built by Thales Alenia Space, and will be used by Ankara-based Turksat to provide telecommunication services and direct TV broadcasting over Turkey, Europe, the...

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08]  Thalys high-speed train passengers traveling between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne is now using a combination of satellite and wireless data technology, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced May 22.     The commercial application, dubbed Thalysnet, officially launched May 14. The system was developed by a consortium lead by Nokia Siemens...

[Satellite Today – 5-23-08] Kay Sears has been appointed president of Intelsat General effective June 30, Intelsat Ltd. announced May 23.     Sears most recently served as senior vice president of sales and business development for Intelsat General, a subsidiary of Intelsat that provides secure communications to military and civil government customers. “Our Intelsat General...