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- Legacy Systems: Keeping Older Satellite Systems Operating
The launch of a new, more powerful satellite is exciting, as it opens the door to a range of new services and capabilities. But many satellite customers are quite satisfied with their current services and equipment, and as a result, satellite operators and ground equipment vendors alike must be creative in... - Saab Exec Says Sale Is Not The Only Option
[12-17-07 – Satellite News] Saab, the Swedish industrial company, is likely to exit the space industry early next year. The company, which less than two years ago acquired Ericsson's 40 percent share in the then Saab Ericsson Space at a cost of SEK 3.8 billion ($589.75 million) with the view to... - Pascale Sourisse, President and CEO, Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space, one of the major players in the satellite manufacturing arena, has been boosted recently by winning a huge satellite contract in the Middle East. Al Yah Satellite Communications Co. (Yahsat) awarded a contract to a joint team of Astrium and Thales Alenia Space in August to build a $1.7... - Space Debris: Small But Growing Problem
An anti-satellite missile test conducted by China in January brought widespread attention to a threat that many in the satellite industry have been keeping tabs on for years — space debris. More than 12,000 objects larger than 10 centimeters across are known to exist in Earth orbit, and satellite... - Ariane 5 Launches SkyNet 5B And Star One C1
[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] The Ariane 5 rocket placed the SkyNet 5B and Star One C1 satellites into orbit, Arianespace announced Nov. 14... - Northrop Grumman Tests New Engine
[11-15-07 – Satellite Today] Northrop Grumman Corp. has tested a new type of rocket engine that uses oxygen and methane propellants, the company announced Nov. 14... - SSTL CEO Outlines U.S. Ambitions
[11-14-07 - Satellite News] Small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been growing at an impressive rate throughout the last few years, building satellites for European, African and Asian customers . Â Â Â The next stage of the company's growth is to make more of... - Anthony Navarra, President, Global Operations, Globalstar Inc.
Globalstar has made its share of headlines throughout the past year, though not always for reasons the company would prefer. In December, the satellite operator awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space for 48 second-generation satellites. The first of these spacecraft are scheduled to be in orbit in summer... - Satellite Insurance: Operators Returning To Outside Providers
Fixed satellite services (FSS) companies abandoned some traditional forms of satellite insurance in the early 2000s due to high premiums and insurance rates, relying instead on self-insurance through the use of backup satellites. Now as more money flows into the market and insurance rates and premiums... - AeroAstro: Making A Big Splash With Small Satellites
[10-29-07 - Satellite News] AeroAstro, a microsatellite company based in Ashburn, Va., recently was acquired by Radyne Corp.. President and CEO Rick Fleeter talks with Satellite News about how being a part of an established corporation has changed how AeroAstro operates and where he sees the satellite...
