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Arianespace Wins Yahsat Contract
[Satellite Today – 1-15-08] Arianespace will launch the Yahsat 1A communications satellite in late 2010, Yahsat announced Jan. 15.     The satellite, being manufactured by the consortium of EADS Astrium...
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iDirect Wins Asian Broadband Contract
[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] iDirect has signed a deal with Australian Satellite Communications, which will help the operator expand its services into other parts of the Asia, the companies announced...
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ABS Makes Supreme Deal
[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) has signed a multiyear capacity deal with Supreme Master Television, the company announced Jan. 14. ABS will broadcast Supreme Master Television on...
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Sea Launch Prepares For Tuesday Launch
[Satellite Today – 1-14-08] The Sea Launch Commander and the Odyssey Launch Platform have arrived at the launch site and initiated a countdown, Sea Launch announced Jan. 12.     Liftoff...
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Globecomm Receives Infrastructure Contract
[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] Globecomm Systems Inc. has been awarded a $2.1 million infrastructure contract from an unnamed telecommunications operator in Honduras, the company announced Jan. 10.     The network...
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OpenTV Lands Asian Middleware Deal
[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] OpenTV has signed a middleware deal with TrueVisions UBC, one of Asia leading pay-TV operators, the company announced Jan. 10.         TrueVisions UBC offers digital...
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IDC Captures Satellite Receiver Deal
[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] International Datacasting Corp. (IDC) signed a letter of intent to supply an unidentified customer with a new generation of satellite receivers, the company announced Jan. 10....
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C2Sat Signs Marketing Deal With DRS
[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] C2Sat, a provider of shipboard stabilized satellite communications terminals, signed a marketing and sales agreement with DRS Technologies, C2Sat said in a statement.     Under the...
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Correction
[Satellite Today – 1-11-08] The article titled “Proton’s First 2008 Mission On Schedule”in the Jan. 10 issue of Satellite Today should have read that the spacecraft held the Express AM-33...